Student Council Holds December Meetings Discuss Appointments
At December 6 and 13 meetings the Student Council accepted Marjorie Haltt's resignation as Chapel Committee chair and named Helen Stevens as successor. They assigned points for Greek Games committees and formed a joint alumnae undergraduate panel to study a Barnard farm possibility, with Vivian Tappan as chair of the ring committee and various club point allocations approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Hal‘tt
Helen Stevens
Barnard
K. Harrower
M. Bernholz
A. Pollitzer
G. Geer
M.pdyke
S. Lewin
H. White
V. Tappan
M. Wesendonck
M. Travis
Vivian Tappan
Circolo Italiano of Columbia
Brinderhoff Theatre
Miss Boyd
Senior Class Meeting Dec 12 Deliberations 1917 Party Planning
The Senior Class met on Tuesday December 12 and decided that 1917 should allocate 85 for the Children's Party. Kath erine Harrower urged Senior Play suggestions. There was little business transacted.
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Katherine Harrower
Doll Day Delights with Dolls Art and Japanese Finds
A Wednesday theatre display showcased boy and girl dolls Sunbonnet Sue and debutantes plus a Cos sack ensemble. Prizes went to Margaret Gillespie for the prize baby and Lilian Sternberg for the best poster. Japanese prints and novelties, calendar sales, and credit to Dorothy Bryan highlighted a festive sale benefiting a charitable cause.
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Margaret Gillespie
Lillian Sternberg
Dorothy Bryan
Child Labor Exhibit Draws Donations For National Committee
The Barnard exhibit on child labor welcomed the visit of Thomas Mott Osborne as a second sign of progress. Attendance and pledges reached 110 dollars, and the distributed literature drew strong interest though the event was described as not uninteresting. Readers unable to attend may contact Genevieve Hartman, 17, or Ruth Amberg, 719, to offer help or learn more about the National Child Labor Committee.
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Thomas Mott
Osborne
Barnard
National Child Labor Committee
Genevieve Hartman
Ruth Amberg
Christmas Innkeeper Lesson From Professor Erskine
In chapel Professor Erskine returns to illuminate the Christmas story through the innkeeper. He contrasts hospitality and commerce, urging virtues as spirit not profession, and ends with a brief poem lauding the innkeeper yet underscoring humility. The message blends sacred reflection with social critique.
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Professor Erskine
Christ
Erskine
Classical Club Reads The Story Of Eleusis
On Tuesday December 12 the Classical Club staged a semi dramatic reading directed by Miss MacVay of Wadleigh High School. The undergrad audience numbered about forty with the author present. Cast included Celeus Grace Merritt Hades Ruth Jensen Demeter Elinor Sachs Hermes Cleisidice Ruth Morrison Demo Elinor Taylor Galatea Bunny Rogers Arethusa Callimache Margaret Schlauch Persephone Sylvia Hecht Tea followed and socializing completed the evening. For details see The Story of Eleusis by Louis Ledoux.
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Miss MacVay
Wadleigh High School
Mt. Aetnnn
Eleusis
Louis Ledoux
Celeus
Grace Merritt
Old Man
Hades
Ruth Jensen
Demeter
Cyane
Elinor Sachs
Hermes
Cleisidice
Ruth Morrison
Demo—Elinor Taylor
Callithoe Galatea
Bunny Rogers
Arethusa
Callimache
Margaret Schlauch
Persephone
Sylvia Hecht
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