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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1934
Page
4
A Dear Ma reader requests correction of a Christmas Quarterly piece on the Social Science Forum at Barnard College. Eleanor S. Goldberger states the article was a club activity summary not the forum’s formal political stance and urges proper framing in future issues.
A writer apologizes to Miss Goldberger for any injustice to the Social Science Forum in the Christmas site symposium. He explains sending identical notes to Barnard club presidents and clarifies publication deadlines and editorial openness for future statements.
Mrs. Mary Harriman Rumsey died Tuesday. The Barnard flag was lowered to half mast in her memory. She was a former Barnard student and trustee, helped start programs in science and biology, mentored students, and led community efforts. She ran the City’s War era women’s committee and chaired NRA initiatives, founding the Junior League and its Community Council.
The El Circulo Espanol party entertained Spanish department students in the College Parlor on Tuesday. A violin solo opened the program followed by skits by elementary classes. The life of Boabdil, mother and wife, and El Cid were portrayed with a horse on a bicycle. Six episodes of the hero’s career were staged and the finale included song and dance. Tea cake and Spanish candy were served as guests sang carols in Spanish. Professor Marcial Dorado and Miss Castellano attended.
Dr. Binder closes remarks at Barnard gathering envisioning a future evolution of a clearly Jewish musical idiom. Attendees include Mrs Annie Nathan Meyer founder of Bar nard Dr Hoffman the Jewish students' advisor and Mrs Hoffman Dr Florrie Holzwasser from Barnard Anthropology and Mrs Gottheil wife of Dr Gotheil, department head.
Readers praise Edith Kane's shoppping tour article South of Sixtieth Street and Dorothy Walker's Theatre Union piece while noting mixed opinions on Stevedore and the poetry in the issue. They favor dedicating the issue to Conrad Aiken and await promised articles on Professor Crampton. Tea followed with Barnard Menorah host Ruth Saberski.
Miss Helen Page Abbott hosted the annual Christmas tea for Brooks and Hewitt Hall residents with about four hundred guests including Dean Gildersleeve and faculty. A mixed quartet led medieval carols, then the crowd joined in traditional carols and candlelight decor. The Christmas dinner followed on December 20 and seniors carried out the halls caroling, ending with refreshments indoors.
The Deutscher Kreis held its annual Christmas party in Brooks Hall reception room with a life size Fra Angelica angel playing carols on violin. A nativity play directed by Miss Gwendoline Cotton was part of the program.
The press group lists directors and committees for Columbia Publications. Herbert E. Meyer chairs the main committee with members from Columbia Jester Spectator Barnard Bulletin and Seth Low Talisman. A scholarship fund plan is noted for board members with three years on publications. Leonard Robinson chairs another panel including Barnard Bulletin and Columbia Review members. The executive committee, led by Herbert F. Meyer, recommends union shops for member printing with Edith Kane as associate chair and seven other members.
At a Student Board meeting on Tuesday the wording was set for the poll and ballots will be valid only if questions 1 and II are answered.
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