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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1935
Page
4
A Barnard College Political Union poll surveys student views on arms and budget questions. Results show broad desire for smaller air and naval forces, with general moves toward reduced military size. next poll in January under the same sponsor.
The German Club plans a Christmas party featuring a nativity play and a tall tree with candles in Brooks Hall. The performance centers on Christ victorious over death with Death in a mask and includes Marie Beslojova and Esther Wasmen in key roles amid a German Christmas celebration.
The Bulletin recalls Barnard College events from a decade ago. Miss Fannie Hurst discussed creativity at a student assembly, Hewitt Hall opened with tours, and Blue Room refreshments followed. An Athletic Association dance noted dress as men due to absent date, while a forum debated free speech.
Barnard Glee Club performs a festive program featuring You Merry Gentlemen Gloria from Mass in D Minor and Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes with combined glee clubs and orchestra. Cherubini pieces Cum Sancto Spiritu and Holy Night followed by final with holly sprigs for all attendees.
A lively posture contest closed with the freshman winner praised for poised, straight stance. Hattie Carnegie patrons, Charlotte Haverly, Mary Hagan named for elegance. Marjorie Tuzo directed as Ruth Gould accompanied on piano and Margot Kuhlman led the event with skill.
Alumnae Monthly highlights Barnard students enforcing student made rules that curb leftist activism, claiming conservatives in the student body hinder the Voice of Barnard. The issue also profiles alumna Helen Rogers Reid and James Lees Laidlaw, noting awards, leadership roles, and views on action for peace and women’s professional advancement. Activities of Barnard College clubs across Boston, Bergen, Long Island, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington are listed, with a photo of President Butler and the Nevilles.
Over 250 delegates attend a conference examining civil liberties at the Medical Center. The group urges support for independent labor actions to oppose war, proposes a monitoring committee, and calls for legalization and reinstatement of expelled staff and students. Benjamin Brown presides. Waldo Stevens speaks.
The Science Tea, second in a four part series by Senior majors for science faculty, was held Friday in the College Parlor decorated with holly. Dorothy Skene and Charlotte Haverly served, Kathleen Ryan and Katherine Horsburgh poured, and escorting professors and doctors included Lowther Sinnott Reimer Holzwasser Anastasi Forbes Seward Hazen Carey Miss Kinney and Miss Wolf.
The Spanish Caravan a busload of Spanish department students visited New York on a Friday afternoon in December. They toured the Spanish quarter from St to Lenox and Fifth Avenues then the Hispanic Museum and Church of the Esperanza. The trip included stops at Fornos La Bacaina La Bodega and La Iglesia de las Sierras de Maria and a visit to El Chico cabaret with refreshments. They viewed La Prensa and learned about its departments before ending at the Spanish Transatlantic Company offices where Garcia and Diaz hosted a Jeger celebration.
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