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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1907
Page
3
Barnard Union held a Friday meeting on April 5 with no quorum so informal discussion occurred. The group proposed revising the constitution and reorganizing the club on a new basis. A Tuesday April 10 executive vote dissolved the Union as formed and called a joint meeting of club presidents and Union officers to discuss absorbing other clubs and reorganization.
Monday’s discussion covered universal suffrage for women on the same basis as men. Affirmative speakers Fanny McLane and Juliet Points won 13 to 12 with Points named best debater. criticism by Miss Haskell noted poor proportion and use of notes. Next debate slated to consider dissolving the Barnard Union with Marion Crowell Florence Wolff Marion Gibson for affirmative.
Friday, April 1st, the second undergraduate tea was given. The Dean and McWhood attended as classes made the usual effort to their studies.
The article notes the seniors achieved the greatest impact on originality while rooms were made appealing and refreshments arrived on time. Committee in charge included Josephine Pratt chairwoman 07 Agnes Ernst 07 Cornelia Flack Elsie Helmrich 08 Hilda Wood Hilda Hedley 09 Bessie Holzman Helen Worrall Juliet Points ex officio.
The Deutscher Kreis staged the short comedy Das Ganschen von Buchenau last Wednesday at Brinckerhoff Theater before a large audience. Cast included Louise Traitel as Baroness and Eva Voth Baur as Agnes. Dr. Braun aided rehearsals. The practice lacked a professional coach, but the ensemble showed spirit and good command despite foreign language challenges. Refreshments and dancing closed the afternoon.
The YWCA sponsored a Silver Bay Conference appeal on Wednesday April 16. The north lunch room was crowded with Barnard girls eager for the event and the personal gains of a Silver Bay visit. Mabel Stearn urged the benefit of attending. Juliet Points urged a large Barnard delegation to match other colleges.
Excerpt from a 1906 letter to the Barnard College editor promoting a College Settlements Scholarship. Miss Jessie Adinet Barnard, the first Fellow, studies occupations of girls after leaving elementary school. It notes a public East Side school survey on schooling years, skill levels, and lack of relevant training, urging seniors to apply for the fellowship next year.
Four Settlement Fellowships of $500 each for 1907 1908 year established under the Joint College Settlements Association and Association of Collegiate Alumnae Fellowship open to members of the latter association. Five colleges Barnard Bryn Mawr and others listed in continuation on page 2 second column.
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