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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
3
Barnard and Columbia host gatherings to discuss peace and foreign policy. The 19:1 presentation of Femaelstrom opens at Brinckerhoff Theatre with a Junior Show blending noon to night life scenes. The cast features Nancy Wagner and Judith Johnson among others, with a pony ballet resembling Radio City Rockettes.
Dean Gildersleeve addresses the incoming and outgoing Student Councils at Barnard College's installation. She stresses academic freedom and independence from outside censorship within the university, praising Barnard’s status as a free branch of a larger system.
The University-Wide Rally for Peace at eleven today on South Field features Senator James M. Mead of New York Representative John M. Coffee of Washington Dr Bella V Dodd of the American Federation of Teachers Frederick Myers executive of the National Maritime Union and Professor Harry J Carman of Columbia to chair The speakers will discuss keeping the United States out of war Representatives hail from various university sectors and public leadership roles.
In the April 16 issue the margin story misstated the margin by nine points and identified the wrong council member. The Sophomores won by seven points and the second page item was corrected from Royle to the correct dent Council reference.
Ruth Taubenhaus recalls two regrets in life one missing time with freshman sisters and the other not being in Junior Show. She notes Toby’s election as undergraduate president crowned a long college career started at Bernard and tied to Greek Games in 1938.
The piece urges Barnard students to attend a peace assembly to protest war and endorse peace. It notes a prior misunderstanding about Barnard's withdrawal from the university rally and directs readers to the Bulletin for explanation while calling for thoughtful participation in the peace poll.
The spring issue features Mary Pratt's Villa Twenty Past Five as the leading story with a Florentine love tale of an American girl and Italian lad viewed from Fiesoli. The piece ends with the love affair called off to address cultural difference.
Jean Ackermann was elected chairman of Senior Week for the Junior Class Meeting held Wednesday noon. Phyllis Snyder Verna Mayberry and Mary Scully won the posts of Social Chairman Vice President and Secretary. Delegates to Representative Assembly include Marjorie Leahy Nancy Wagner Phyllis Mann and Helen Ranney. Ackermann is editor of 41 Mortarboard and serves on the Editorial Board of Bulletin. Snyder is vice president of her class and on the Junior Show Staging Committee. Mayberry and Scully hold committee memberships in the Community Chest and Junior Show Staging respectively.
The 1941 Mortarboard, 342 strong, arrives at the college Monday April 22 in light blue en graved navy buckram with a satin ribbon bookmark. The yearbook is published early this year to be read while events are fresh. Jean Ackermann notes distribution will follow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Barnard College schedules an 11 o clock Peace Assembly featuring C Hartley Grattan Willard Waller and Walter Millis to present isolationist sociological and pro allied views Each speaker promotes a different stance on America foreign policy The event prompts a campus pause in classes and a public peace survey in Bulletin throughout the day
The Athletic Association cancels its annual banquet after a joint meeting of old and new Executive Boards. An informal tea will replace the banquet to present awards. Catharine Donna, Banquet Committee chair, will arrange the tea and announce its date.
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