20 Apr 1928
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
1
Barnard College weekly bulletin for the undergraduate association issued April 20 1928. Student notices and college affairs are presented in the standard Barnard Bulletin format for the spring term within the college year.
Editorial discusses the value of Junior Month as a rare chance for any student to study social problems by living with peers from twelve colleges and engaging with New York City social work. It argues against viewing it as limited to Economics and Sociology majors and promotes practical knowledge beyond four years of college.
The piece argues Greek Games provides broad participation and real benefits beyond academics. It praises the event as the most valuable extracurricular, uniting freshmen to seniors in dance and athletics and offering a shared goal the whole class can pursue.
Elective blanks major slips and summer session forms must be filed by 4 P.M. May 4 1928 in the Registrar's office. The trustees impose fines for late filing and for delays into fall. The notice outlines meetings for prospective seniors juniors sophomores and transfers under old and new curricula with room assignments and advisory schedules.
Barnard announces several promotions including W A Braun to Professor of German Languages and Literatures and D C Moley to Professor of Public Law. New assistant professors include Eleanor Keller, Norman W. Haring, Agnes R. Wayman, Georgina S. Gates, and Gladys A. Reichard. Douglas Moore named Associate Professor of Music on the Joline Foundation, establishing a Barnard Department of Music with a $100,000 chair endowment and a $10,000 scholarship and instrument fund from Mary E. Larkin Joline. Moore, Yale graduate and former Columbia music instructor, will collaborate with Columbia University Music. Hoxie N. Fairchild named assistant professor of English, a Columbia 1917 graduate and veteran, who has been teaching at Barnard College and University Extension.
Contacts can bring. Junior Month is the answer to those seeking practical education at college. It has outgrown its experimental stage and is now an institution at twelve colleges. As a summer vacation, it is nearly unmatched, offering a view of real life beyond classrooms and a potential career direction after college.
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