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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1934
Page
6
The first contestants started the endurance swim across the Hellespont last Monday. Each class aims to complete 250 pool lengths roughly from Abydos to Sestus, recording progress on a poolside poster. The contest closes in spring and promotes the motto Abydos to Sestus with Leander Byron and Barrard.
In a Wednesday gym matchup the Juniors outscored the Sophomores 27 to 20 after leading 9 to 14 at half. Margaret Conner led with 16 points as the Juniors seized the win while the Sophomores won the second team game 46 to 8 with Schaeffer and Huhiman scoring 18 and 16.
Anita Zahn of the Elizabeth Duncan School will present a free dance recital with six pupils at the McMillin Theatre on Wednesday December 12 at 4 30. The program will feature music and art of dance for music lovers and interested audiences.
Members of the Societe Francaise sing traditional French Noels by candlelight at the Christmas Tea on Monday December 17 from 4:00 to 5:30 in the French Club Room at Milbank Hall. Miss Helen Phelps directs. The event includes a creche display and refreshments and marks the open study day for the French Club Room Members rehearse in advance and the full group performs Minuit Chretien.
A special committee of the National Student Federation meets Dean Morton Gottschall of the College of the City of New York and expelled students involved in disturbances tied to Italian university visitors. The panel, including Diana Campbell Barnard Arthur Northwood Princeton and Kathleen McInerney Vassar, chaired by Joseph Cadden, will report results this week.
Vivian Tenney, social service chairman, appeals for volunteers to aid at a Union Settlement Christmas party. She also seeks donations of toys and books to be given to the attending children.
Washington reports show plans for a Federal Youth Service to address youth unemployment. Dr. John Studebaker backs the effort as a division of the Interior Department with a director and an advisory committee to mobilize support and find solutions in employment education and leisure.
The Debate Society debated whether democracy is a failure with Majorie Friedman Dorothy Botwen and Doris Massan on the affirmative and Angel Leckie Eleanor Schmidt Belva Offenberg on the negative. The club kept the discussion informal with one rebuttal per side and the audience and adviser Dr Hultzen served as judges. Muriel Herzstein, president, said the informal format and audience questioning engage the student body and urged watching bulletin boards for future debates.
Suzanne Strait was elected temporary Model League Chairman at a Student Council meeting on November 26 to begin preliminary negotiations. That same day a Representative Assembly meeting occurred. Jane Kisler and Mary Lou Wright were elected as delegates to attend the NSF A convention in Boston. A large majority favored a two day event in Barnard to raise money for the Scottsboro Case.
In a cheeky note from 1937, the Walrus and the Carpenter boast about evading Raymond and Co. and propose escalators for Milbank Hall after rebuilding. They mock buzzing in ears and mangled bodies, claim better ventilation, and promise to leave once their sister class’s escalators arrive.
The Classical Club will meet Monday December 10 at 4 10 in the College Parlor. Professor La Rue Van Hook will speak on the Dialogues of Lucian. Tea will be served after the lecture. The college at large is invited.
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