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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1924
Page
1
The Barnard Bulletin is published weekly during the college year by the Students at Barnard College to serve the undergraduate community and inform readers about campus affairs and activities.
Gertrude Gottschall, class of 1925, News Editor. Elinor Curtis, class of 1925, Assistant News Editor. Edith Blumberg, class of 1926, Assistant News Editor. Hannah Kahn, class of 1926, Assistant News Editor are listed as the publication’s editorial team.
Display highlights personal notes and rare items. Keats’ letter with a poem to a friend who sent roses during illness. Charlotte Bronte’s The Professor, rejected by publishers yet printed posthumously. Bunyan’s arrest warrant tied to Pilgrim’s Progress. Blake’s Book of Job illustrations. Leach’s Dickens grotesques. Thackeray watercolors reveal exotic, clever conceptions.
A witty verse shows a cat returning to ease exam stress as students juggle history outlines quizzes and daily themes. The playful piece portrays a very old friend guiding minds toward relief during a busy season.
The Representative Assembly and Student Council clash over their functions in governing Barnard. The Assembly would legislate Undergraduate Association policy while the Council would execute it. Key policy questions include Honor Board jurisdiction curriculum opinions GREATER BARNARD association and liberal education versus specialization. The assembly aims to involve the student body to ensure meaningful decisions.
A forum luncheon poster requires all signers to pay fifty cents even if they do not attend. Dormitory girls who sign and eat in the cafeteria must also pay. The poster is removed the night before the luncheon, so signers who cannot attend should cross out their names beforehand. The speech starts at 12 20 and all should arrive by then.
The piece argues the Student Body should reflect college life through a thinking body and that mid term exams policy must be set by the Student Council as the executive arm. It critiques the Representative Assembly for busying itself with details and proposes an agenda committee of Assembly and Council members to separate policy from execution.
A mixed grid of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with light humor and wordplay. Clues include abbreviations for states and company terms, and references to college life and daily routines. The puzzle lists many multiple choice style prompts and classic crossword conventions.
The Sophomore class hosted seniors Thursday December 11 at Milbank Theatre from four to six. Virginia McAvoy organized the event. A jazz band led by Celia Corte on piano Katherine Kridel on traps and Margaret Goodell on violin provided music. Edith Harris performed a solo dance and the chairman introduced various dances.
The Civil Service Commission announces an examination for a Junior Social Economist in the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor. Salary is 1860 dollars, with duties in Washington or field research on minor employment and child welfare. one year training or experience beyond college required. Notice available in the Occupation Bureau.
Women are employed to handle mathematical work such as drafting design checking and estimating. Barnard graduates have worked in large concerns. Sallie Pere Mead 13 serves as engineer for AT and T. Clara Froelich 15 does mathematical engineering at Western Electric. Next week more on professions and mathematical work.
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