Letters urge more donations to World Student Service Fund
A Barnard College Term Drive letter criticizes low student giving for the World Student Service Fund. It notes $272.65 received by Nov 28, with Freshman and Senior classes contributing small amounts, and urges every student to give one dollar to reach $1,000. Contributions can be sent via Student Mail or Brooks Hall Post Office. make checks payable to Barnard College.
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World Student Service Fund
Bulletin
Carol Steinhorst
Brooks Hall
Barnard College
Bitten Jensen
Holiday calendar reform urged by Columbia University student
Agnes Rumage writes to the editor urging Columbia University to adjust the calendar so students return to classes earlier after Thanksgiving. She argues the Friday after Thanksgiving harms learning and warns instructors may be forced to post a partial class. She asks for action to press Columbia University toward shifting dates.
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New York
Columbia University
Agnes Rumage
Currie Changes Take Effect in Spring Semester
Barnard announces several course changes for Spring Session 1950. History 37 38 Russia Since Peter the Great continues. History 38 covers 1905 to WWII. English 56 Contemporary American Theater and History 44 The History of American Thought added. Some courses (English 16 58) not offered. New and existing courses open to certain students. tentative program cards due by noon December 6.
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Barnard
History
Russia
Peter the Great
Soviet Union
Rosa
Miss Gilder
Darwin
John Fiske
Carnegie
Lester Ward
William James
Mahan
Lippman
Veblen
Holmes
Hhnry Adams
Freud
Eugene O'Neill
Irving Babbit
Henry L. Mencken
Mortimer Adler
Reinhold Neibuhr
Debaters Enter Hofstra Tournament Challenge
Debating teams from Barnard will travel to Hofstra on Saturday December 8 to argue the national topic Resolved Basic Non agricultural Industries Should Be Nationalized. Bernice Liberman Judy Reisner affirmative and Frene Gutwala Jane Lewis negative make Barnard’s bid after last year’s gold plaque sweep.
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Debate Council
Barnard
Bernice Liberman
Judy Reisner
Frene Gutwala
Jane Lewis
N.Y.U
City College
China
Hofstra
Columbia
Deadline Set for Deferred Payment Options at Bursar Office
Applications for deferred payments must be filed at the Bursar's Office by December 15 with a $1.00 fee for two payments per semester or $2.00 for three payments. After December 15 the fee rises to $5.00. A promissory note signed by a parent or responsible person is required for each payment. First payment and notes must arrive by January 15, 1950 to avoid a $15 late registration fee. new students face February 6, 1950 deadline. A $5.00 penalty applies for each overdue note.
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Bursar
Ant
Theater Group revives Massinger satire in New York
The Columbia Theater Associates opened Philip Massinger's The City Madam at Brander Matthews Theater on West 117th Street last night at 8 40. Performances run nightly through December 6 at 8 40 except December 4 with tickets at the Brander Mathews box office noon to 6 pm. This is the United States first presentation and the first production since 1642. The group has previously staged The Alchemist and Eastward Ho.
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Columbia Theater Associates
Philip Massinger
Brander Matthews Theater
West 117Th Street
Brander Mathews
Messinger
United States
Oscar J. Campbell
Columbia University Department of English
New York
Meeting on Comprehensive Exams Sparks Debate
A November tea by the Curriculum Committee explored whether major exams are a policy decision or part of a broader education system. Professors Greet Harrington and others discussed goals, fairness, and alternatives like seminars or essays, with student voices urging better preparation and reform.
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Cabell Greet
Virginia Harrington
Meg Mather
Helen Pond McIntyre
Profesor Greet
Sarah Lawrence
Bennington
Greet
Miss Harrington
Helen Pond
McIntyre
Mather
Professor Greet
Placement Office seeks girls for part time work
The Placement Office advertises part time work paying 1.50 dollars per hour for girls wearing shoe sizes seven to nine with widths AA AAA or AAAA. Inquiries should be made at 401 Barnard Hall.
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Barnard Hall
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