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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1924
Page
2
Student Council meets as usual. Marion Mettler announces Barnard will host the conference of undergraduate presidents of leading eastern colleges on February thirteenth and the two following days. Funds from a book sale will go to the Fellowship Drive.
Stark Young argues that a critic should judge a play by its own time and intentions, not by modern standards. He notes criticism is shaped by the critic’s background and experiences, and that an artist’s own soul colors his judgments. He recommends broad study of arts to train sensibilities and avoid absolute labels.
The class of 1925 met December 3 in room 304 Students Hall to apportion funds for Senior Week and the class gift, with executives and Senior Week committee to decide. The treasurer’s budget report passed with an amendment raising employees’ Christmas fund to ten dollars.
Two years ago a group of class of 1926 freshmen formed La Societe Francaise to meet informally on French life and literature. The club raised funds for a French scholarship and staged plays and lectures including Mlle Marguerite Mespoulet and Cyrano de Bergerac. Proceeds supported the scholarship fund and a Faculty Club luncheon marked year end. This year the group continues its program and works on an informal Christmas play.
An oriental bazaar will be held December 15 16 17 in the Hotel Roosevelt grand ballroom to aid three Near East colleges Robert College Constantinople The American University of Beirut and Constantinople Women's College. Proceeds fund working capital endowment and the colleges cooperate with governments while sixty alumni associations assist.
The December 1 Social Service Tea discussed reorganizing Barnard’s social work along defined, supervised lines. Miss Davis will supervise and broaden students’ exposure through speakers, groups, trips, and supervised tasks, with weekly reports and Monday office hours at Barnard.
The Brooks Hall winter dance occurred Friday December 5 with Cornélia Howell as dance committee chair and J Smith, B Barton, E Beck, and M Clark as members. Chaperones included Miss Abbott, Miss McBride, Miss Carey, Miss Hirst, Mrs Seals, Ballew and Miss Jesse. The John Jay dance followed Saturday at Brooks with Martha Cree chairing assisted by G Mcllifern S Remaley and A Slack. chaperones listed as Miss Abbott, Mrs McBride, Mrs Sealsy, Miss Salle, Miss Jesse and Miss Hirst.
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