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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1913
Page
1
Weekly Barnard Bulletin lists editors and staff for 1914 15 led by Louise Fox as editor in chief. Names include Ruth Marley Elizabeth Macauley Jean Mohle and others. Subscription price is one year one dollar fifty cents. mailing price one dollar eighty. Entered October 21 1908 as second class matter in New York.
The editorial argues that colleges lack a civilizing influence, noting social manners among Barnard students and calling for frankness toward peers labeled “Great Unwashed.” It discusses cleaning up personal hygiene, finishing, and manners as a form of kindness while urging direct feedback instead of gossip.
The essay urges students to refine personal appearance and curb troublesome habits. It argues Alma Mater should act as a corrective influence to stop whispered ridicule caused by vanity and self centered talk. It asks sisters to confront each other to spare peers public humiliation.
Students aiming for departmental honors must meet requirements on page 69 of the current Announcement. No honors for freshmen or special students. Candidates must confer with the department and file candidacy in writing with the Registrar by December 10 of the year they wish to take honors. Call at the Registrar's Office to file notice.
Students seeking prizes or honors can obtain general details from the catalogue and further information from the heads of the relevant departments.
Calendar entries list December programs at the Central Congregational Church and Teachers College including lectures by Dr S Parkes Cadman and Prof E L T Thorndike. Theater performances of Mice and Men, and a Buzzings humor column discuss quizzes, jokes, and student life with wagers on a Junior Ball and Freshman concerns.
The Humorous Department announces expanded departures and a limerick contest. Readers are urged to send questions and enter the contest with prize details to be announced, while noting the form appears in this week’s Buzzings and editor H. D. Locker invites participation.
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