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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1947
Page
1
Barnard College students publish the Barnard Bulletin semi weekly during the academic year excluding vacation and exam periods. It is entered as second class matter October 19 1928 at New York Post Office under the March 3 1879 act. Subscription rate is 3 dollars per year or 10 cents per single copy.
A fragmented roster lists Eastor-in-Chief Elaine Ryan Ruth Landsman Marilyn Schwartz Umarguerits St John Betty Wall and a group labeled feature editors managing editors and copy editors. Additional lines name advertising and orientation managers, photographers, and a news board with multiple staffers and contributors.
New York City children describe country and camp vacations under the Herato Trince Fresh Air Fund. The drive shows $701.13 raised by March 28 toward a $3000 goal, with fundraising extended as student giving lags. Helen Trevor notes Barnard’s outward expansion, urging timely contributions to help a child enjoy a summer.
Betty Posan reports on the Fresh Air Fund Friendly Towns program begun in 1877. Eight field secretaries recruit 550 towns to host New York City welfare children ages five to twelve for two weeks or more. Homes are vetted, medical exams occur before departure, and reinvited children travel with red tags. About three thousand children were sent to Friendly Towns last year.
Hortense Heffelfinger writes about alumnae life fifteen years after graduation in 1932. She recalls aging, shifting careers, and changes from the Terrible Twenties to modern day, noting many become housewives or pursue varied paths while remaining connected to their college memories.
Two NYC children recount summer experiences with the Fresh Air Fund. Samuel Kramer of the Bronx details hikes, frog hunts, and city contrasts at Gl Falls and Auger Lake. Marion De Rosa from New York City recalls train travel, barefoot running, picnics, and staying with a welcoming host family.
France presents Carnival of Sinners a new slant on a deal with the Devil told in French with English titles. Pierre Fresnay leads a cast including Josseline Gael Noel Roquevert Guillaume de Sax and Robert Vattier in a Maurice Tourneut production based on Jean Paul Le Chanois. The story follows a mediocre artist who gains success at the price of eternal damnation aided by evocative music and photography.
Virginia Reynolds reviews Sonja Henie and Arthur M. Wirtz production Icetime at Center Theatre praising lavish costumes and sets, precise skating, and polished chorus routines. The Nutcracker Suite numbers and humor act by Freddie Trenklex and the Three Bruises please eye and ear, with James Caesar performing a daring blindfolded hoop jump main feat. Joan Hyldoff shines as the Sugarplum Fairy.
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