10 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1939
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin issued semiweekly during the college year except during canon and examination periods. Published by Barnard College and the Undergraduate Association. Entered as second class matter October 19, 1928 at subscription rate three dollars ninety cents per year, Ji cents per single copy. New York, N.Y. under the act of March 3, 1879.
The Representative Assembly will vote on Barnard's Model League of Nations affiliation at its next meeting. The group seeks undergraduate interest to reflect campus sentiment and weigh whether continued participation educates students or diverts energy from other college priorities.
The Book Exchange relocates to a new and more spacious Conference Room, marking progress after previously operating in a limited area of Jake. The committee hopes for continued administration support to secure space so students can focus on expanding the cooperative’s operations.
In a column from Barnard College, students critique exam length and content, praise or mock new topics, and push for comprehensive instruction on birth control and marital relations. Comments reveal mixed views on dorm life, theatre outings, and the need for frank discussion of pregnancy and child care.
A 1939 production by KOKO features Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, and a Sikh cast amid Rudyard Kipling inspired drama. The regimental water carrier Gunga Din sacrifices life to warn British troops as natives worship Kali. Music praised for left motif. battles sometimes lengthy but overall vigorous and exciting.
Gladys Swarthout, leading mezzo of the Metropolitan Opera, gave her first public New York recital at Carnegie Hall on January 21 to a full audience. The program featured Gluck Dowland Handel and Bach plus Purcell Berlioz Hahn and Granados with Nin and Pitllaura works highlighted. The review praises her vocal fullness and color, noting improved high notes and steadier delivery, and predicts another recital would be welcome in these parts.
Rare Columbia Classical Records reissue features Beethoven early quartet Opus 16 in three movements with Haydn and Mozart influence. Schmitz and Roth Quartet perform, plus Mozart Harpsichord Concerto No.1 in C major K37 by Roesgen-Champion with Orchestre Symphonique of Paris under Gail llard.
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