Welcome to February Freshmen and Lingering Sing Song Skepticism
The piece addresses February freshmen feeling isolated and urges inclusivity. It notes a possible lack of participation in Sing Song tied to a critic from Mary Boyd of the Massachusetts Agricultural College who argues college songs are overly sentimental and dull. The author questions whether sentiment alone drives disengagement.
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Mary Boyd
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Miss Boyd
Scholarships 1926 27 Applications Due March 1
Notice from Dean V. C. Gildersleeve states that all college students must file scholarship applications for the year 1926 27 in the Dean's Office before March 1, replacing the April 1 date listed in the catalogue.
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V. C. Gildersleeve
Dean Responds to Barnard Course Election Controversy
Virginia C. Gildersleeve assures readers Barnard tuition and staffing remain separate from Columbia finances while faculty hold dual university roles. She notes freshman class size similar to 1922-23 and emphasizes Barnard’s independent undergrad policy with selective course restrictions. She invites reports of catalog promises unmet or seniors denied graduate work to be reported.
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Columbia University
Columbia
Barnard
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mrs Hamilton to Speak on Labor Movement Lecture
Mrs Mary Agnes Hamilton will address students in the economics government and history departments on Monday February 8 at 4 pm in the College Parlor. The subject is Ramsay MacDonald and the Labor Movement. Non majors may hear by registering with Miss Weeks.
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Mary Agnes Hamilton
Ramsay MacDonald
Sutherland Wins Nation Prize for Summer Work Memoir
Margaret Lindsay Sutherland of Antioch College wins $125 first prize in the Nation's Student-Worker Contest for an essay recounting her factory summer. She details hard labor ladling hot jam, strict forewomen, and cross cultural dynamics with a Black coworker named Roxie, describing burn injuries and exhausting nine and a half hour days.
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Margaret Lindsay Sutherland
Antioch College
Robert Leeper
Allegheny College
A. George Purdue
Yale University
Roxie
Classroom Changes in Colleges and Universities
University of Colorado and Ohio State University discuss reforms to teaching. Colorado favors discussion and experimentation over rote note reading, while Ohio State experiments with written reports, limited midterms, and more guided self study to treat students as capable adults.
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University of Colorado
Ohio State University
Occupation Bureau Receives Change in Student Hours
Students registered with the Occupation Bureau must inform the bureau of changes to free hours for the fourth semester as soon as possible.
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Barnard Bulletin
Marnard College
Lcndergraduate Association
Edith Blumberg
Hannah Kahn
May Friedman
Rowena Ripin
Ruth Perl
Helen Williams
Edith Burrows
Louise Gottschall
Ruth Magurn
Harriet Walinsky
Dorothy Frankfeld
Harriet Reilly
Eugenie Frivourg
Ruth Torrey
Mildred Gluck
Margaret Watson
Business Board
Bryan E. Mason
Circuation
Sedechowar
Maling
New Years
N. J
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Toe Barnabruy
Barnard Cellcgy
University Broadway
Jimh Sirvet
New
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Dean
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Chas. Friedgen Annex
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