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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
4
Betty Price 41 appeals to Barnard Bulletin readers to value and support local and national advertisers. She argues ads fund the paper and urges students to try advertised products, stressing advertisers deserve a return on their investment for the college.
The French Club selects cast for its December 17 pageant Tristan et Iseut directed by Marianne Pilenco. A reception and dance follow in Brinckerhoff Theatre with music by the Columbia Recording System and tickets at fifty cents.
Miriam Weber editor of Quarterly announces a second all college literary contest for the third issue. Expository and critical articles on contemporary topics judged by editors and a faculty member may be published if winner chosen. deadline is Friday, January 20.
Open weekend at Camp from December 9 to 11 offers undergraduates a premature country Christmas with snow activities. Snowy weather boosts hopes for white Christmas as campers ski coaste and perhaps sleigh ride Westchester hills. Beverly Brown leads the weekend with tree decorating, holly, wreaths, a turkey dinner, and a Santa visit by the camp fire.
All second semester programs must be filed by 4 p.m. Friday December 9. A $10 penalty applies for lateness. Elective blanks require adviser signatures before registration unless no change is made. Programs should limit to five or six courses not exceeding 15 or 16 points per term. In urgent cases special faculty permission may be granted, but an even average of 15 or 16 points per semester for four years is advised.
The fall production by Wigs and Cues uses authentic sixteenth century tunes through 1607. An orchestra of strings and flute performs pieces from Elizabethan sources including Green sleeves and Sellinger's Round adapted for virginal. Performers rehearse Henry VIII era dances and jigs such as Saint Patrick's Day with Ray Wicher arranging the tunes.
A Christmas folk dance event will be held December 16 in the gym from 4 to 4:35 PM led by Miss Margaret Holland. The program features the Goralski Tanek exhibition and novelty dances with music by an on campus orchestra directed by Miss Marguerite Blackburn. Faculty and students are invited and lollypops will be served. The Polk Fling is set for January 12 as a second semester folk party.
Barnard and Columbia glee clubs present a Christmas broadcast on Tuesday December 20 at 12:00 over station WJZ. Dean Gildersleeve delivers the Christmas message.Selections include Bach cantata two choruses Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren and Ye Holie Days by Gena Branscombe.
The article notes Dean Gildersleeve serving on four New York World's Fair committees including Education Organized Hospitality and Columbia University affairs. It mentions plans for a New Year’s midnight theme by Gershwin and the anticipated sixty million visitors. Proposals for Barnard and Columbia to have a special day at the fair are still under consideration.
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