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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1939
Page
1
Frora Ginsburg and Evelyn Hope Ara Ponchelet Rubinstein are named in a brief notice. The item lists multiple individuals likely connected to a civil matter or social event, with no further context in the fragment.
The author argues for amending the Neutrality Act to curb fascist aggression and urges a Western Hemisphere cooperative stance. It promotes aid to refugees, boycotts of Japanese and German goods, and a united student front, backing the Barnard Assembly in the fifth national Peace Action demonstration.
The Barnard Bulletin reflects a year of student government changes a heavy social calendar and new curriculum shapes. Peace assemblies were held fall and spring and aid to a student refugee was successful. Barnard’s participation in the University Legislative Conference was strong in numbers and voice. The staff departs as liberal campus life appears revived and the 1938 39 Bulletin claims its role in this progress.
A reflective farewell column looks back at freshman year with nostalgia and trepidation as exams loom in a month. Highlights include zoology, foreign language, writing freedom, Greek Games, all college dances, water carnivals, student elections, and senior year milestones.
A collection of brief quotes where residents discuss cooking ability. Entries show names and ages or codes with quick statements ranging from confident to limited skills. Topics include fricassee, baking, boiling water, and general cooking aptitude.
The piece reflects on shifting college life from 1936 to 1940, noting lost barriers and evolving dances while praising constants like Jungle Jake hats saddle shoes and lemon cake. Readers share quick culinary tales and the value of the Dean and faculty amid a Refugee Drive.
The review surveys Benny Goodman Victor releases including Cuckoo in the Clock and A House in the Clouds with Johnny Mercer on the first. T. Dorsey delivers Peckin with the Penguins and A New Moon and an Old Serenade, while Artie Shaw blends Deep Purple with Pastel Blue. Red Nichols on Bluebird and Les Brown add Our Love and Two Fools in Love. Sammy Kaye offers That Sly Old Gentleman and related tunes.
Mrs. Charles S. Guggenheimer announces the Stadium Concerts Committee plans the most elaborate program in its history for summer 1939. Six regular conductors Massimo Freccia Erich Leinsdorf Fritz Reiner Alexander Smirnov Frieder Weissmann and Willem Van Hoogstraten will each direct a week or more. Three conductors for special events are Walter Damrosch Andre Kostelanetz and Hugh Ross.
A review lauds Family Portrait at Morosco for its harmonious blend of subject and form. Judith Anderson shines as Mary while Margaret Webster’s direction earns high praise for simple dialogue, steady pacing, and effective scene design.
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