18 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
1
A reader asks about Christmas vacation plans and mentions a grand time visiting friends who've returned from college. The note also looks ahead to waking up refreshed for New Year’s Eve, reflecting seasonal anticipation.
Undergraduate thoughts on theater travel and leisure. Short personal reflections mention Broadway plays movies skiing Mt. Washington and plans around exams and holidays. Several unsigned names and ages accompany light musings on study and rest.
Bartok Recordings Quartet No 2 in A minor performed by the Budapest String Quartet on RCA Victor. The piece blends Hungarian folk elements with bold dissonances and strong rhythm. second movement overlong but overall praised for craftsmanship and vivid execution. Also includes student reflections on exams holidays and college life with humorous asides.
The editorial criticizes the Columbia campus peace movement for shifting from antiwar to supporting democracy vs fascism. It cites Barnard peace workers and a Forum letter, warns against pacifist appeals becoming mercantilist, and laments loss of unity and purpose toward outlawing war. It recalls 1917 rhetoric to end with a call to refocus on antiwar goals.
A mixed critique notes excellent performances by Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea but says Banjo on My Knee fails to fully deliver its fresh plot and pace. The film blends Mississippi romance with Shakespearean echoes, ending with a flood driven reunion and Buddy Ebsen providing the high spot with song.
Mr Arnold Lunn spoke to the Newman Club on December 14 in Room 401 on The Truth of the Spanish Situation. He argued the revolution would affect American press bias against Catholics and warned of possible Catholic persecution, comparing European Catholics to Crusaders and noting pessimism for the Church’s future. Tea followed with discussion led by Mary-Lou Kelly.
An excerpt from The Narrow by Elizabeth Reynard, printed with permission, describes Cape Cod heroines and a ghostly tale. Aunt Cynthia, a Methodist, recalls a cemetery encounter with the Devil and the sisters’ belief in spirits. A folk chronicle praised as illustrated reads and prompts a Christmas wish for a copy.
A fragment from an ex-editor's letter mentions Walter Pitkin and a class discussion on a tribe in French Guiana with a belaphrastic language. The writer seeks a one-word, quick answer to a pointed question about a drunken home visit and a family illness.
A fragment from a column hints at a mystery woman about to be drawn into a personals list. The piece references Professor Fairchild and a veiled note about hair saved by his mother when he was fourteen, with a faded outside legend about hair and dogs.
A reader from a midwestern college town laments perceived lack of intellect in a campus magazine and questions the value of intellectualism in American life. The writer warns of consequences if readers do not engage and respond to the discussion.
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