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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1913
Page
2
Barnard Bulletin lists editorial staff and student contributors for the 1914 15 year. Editor Louise H. Fox, business manager Lucy Morgenthalu, and assistant Edith Mulhall head a roster of names including Elizabeth Macauley Ruth Marley and more. Subscription remains one year one dollar fifty, mailing price one eighty.
The piece critiques college social culture and calls for improving grooming and manners among Barnard students. It argues that most girls leave college unchanged in civility, suggesting a kinder but honest approach to address the issue rather than snide labeling.
The author urges Alma Mater and fellow alumnae to play the role of a stern sister, calling out vanity in dress and disruptive habits. She argues that college girls mocked for unkempt hair, fussy combs, and constant talk of ailments suffer humiliation that could be tempered by candid, loving guidance from peers.
Students seeking departmental honors must follow page 69 of the current Announcement. Freshmen and special students are ineligible. Candidates must confer with the relevant department and file a written notice of candidacy with the Registrar by December 10 of the year they wish to take honors, with filings encouraged promptly.
Students seeking prizes or honors are directed to the catalogue for general details and to department heads for further information. The note emphasizes consulting the catalogue and departmental leaders for specifics.
Calendar notes Chapel lectures by Dr S Parkes Cadman and Prof E L T Thorndike in Brooklyn. Dec 11 12 feature theatre performances of Mice and Men with showtimes while a quirky Buzzing department mocks student life and suggests a humorous contest involving a non leaking Waterman pen and editorials.
The Buzzings column invites contributions from readers with questions answered by the department. A limerick contest will be conducted, with details in this issue. Prizes may include a lunchroom dessert check for exceptional entries as announced later. Editor H. D. Locker 202 Junior Study.
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