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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1939
Page
1
Dean Gildersleeve signals delaying the new academic building. Trustees urge extending teaching staff, funding fellowships, and scholarships as vital needs. Students must decide which is most important and allocation will follow their choice to aid financially needy entrants and current students.
A humorous self mocking piece recalls a past elevator operators strike and notes preparations for a possible future disruption. The narrator warns of an Adolf Hitler ultimatum offering twenty four hours to evacuate the world.
Readers weigh in on the Peace Assembly debate with opinions praising two speakers Mumford and Stowe while offering mixed judgments on their proposals. Several letters endorse conflict to defend civilization, and others suggest Russia Britain and France alliances could avert war or avert it by Russia joining.
Readers dissect English papers and public figures with wit and critique. Letters reference C. L. 41 1 and 39 42 classes, Mumford Stowe Chamberlain and pacifism, modern culture and patrol of campus debates. The piece surveys opinions on idealism realism and the value of constructive programs.
A review praising Philip Barry's play for tackling social ills with clear dialogue and steady mood. Katharine Hepburn leads a strong cast delivering a smooth, direct performance though the production remains only near first-rate.
The film stars Charles Boyer as a wealthy Casanova and Irene Dunne as a working girl who fall in love during a voyage to marry a millionaire heiress. When Dunne is gravely injured, she plans to reveal her love only after a cure, while a refined supporting cast including Maria Ouspenskaya adds wit. The drama blends elegance with emotional depth, making it a standout Hollywood effort.
Columbia Records profiles Walter Gieseking delivering Beethoven Waldstein Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 with flawless technique and vivid articulation. The fast Allegro con brio remains clear and effective. a Bach Bagatelle Op. 33 No.1 in E flat is also included, rendered with charm.
The London Times sketches a vibrant season with eight plays from G. B. S. to Geneva and Candide. It notes Clare Boothe’s The Women with an all American cast, Disney ants and Wilbur the grasshopper, and a Stratford on Avon theatre parallel with daily Shakespeare, a Dickens festival in Portsmouth, and a final nod to billiards.
A loan exhibition Life in America for three hundred years opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on April 25 and runs through summer. Sacha Guitry's In discretions will premiere in American at the Fifth Avenue Playhouse on April 29, portraying marital satire. The Parisian fire damages to Chinese art objects delay the Cy Art Exhibition at the Ardens until May 16.
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