30 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1945
Page
1
The Barnard Bulletin announces the semi weekly publication by Barnard College students. Editor in Chief Joan Raup and Managing Editor Bolores Drew lead the board with Mary Farley and others on News and Contributing EDITORS. Publication notes include the post office registration and subscription details.
A college audience urges continuous support for a nationwide war policy beyond V E Day. Emphasizing that Europe’s end does not end the fight, it calls for sustained sacrifice and transfer of many troops to the Pacific, with policy lasting through the duration and six months more.
A campus appeal notes a $3650 goal for individual gifts set by Miss Wickersham’s committee. It urges average student gifts of three dollars, citing class reports showing averages near two or one dollar. The drive ends this week and calls for those who have not yet given to contribute, aiming to surpass prior carnival success with a surplus.
Roberta Wickersham, an Italian-born American citizen, recounts a life spanning Naples to Baltimore with schooling in Italy Switzerland France and England. She attended Barnard College after arriving in the U S in 1943 as a Spanish major planning further study at Columbia and dreams of Cuba and South America.
A sermon recalling the San Francisco Conference and urging nations and Christians to act together to build a lasting world order. The speaker honors past westward spirit, calls for faith, sacrifice, and unity to realize a brotherhood of man and secure postwar peace.
The Caraity Show at Barnard College presented a satirical piece titled Second the Motion featuring Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve in a Mayor La Guardia role. Ferdinand Monro played multiple characters including Mrs. Roosevelt, while Murray Rothbard delivered a sharp La Guardia impression. The skit mocked New York politics with scenes from Persia to Hartley Hall and included the Pony Ballet and coordinated piano performances.
A humorous reflection on college life focusing on lectures sleep and a geology professor. The narrator notes sleepers in class, professor tricks to wake them, and amusing digs at student behavior and academic life. The piece ends with a teasing hint of continuation on page 4 column 5.
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