Barnard College Undergraduate Association Bulletin Note
Published semi weekly during the college year excluding vacation and exams the bulletin serves Barnard College undergraduates. It notes the volume number issue and dates for the period 1930.
11 Feb 1930
Page 1
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1930
Page
1
Published semi weekly during the college year excluding vacation and exams the bulletin serves Barnard College undergraduates. It notes the volume number issue and dates for the period 1930.
The piece argues that college women near graduation will enter the real world with unmet expectations. It laments the shift from admired students to ordinary roles such as stenographers and junior assistants, noting the community’s earlier high regard fading.
Professor Raymond Moley told a Saturday forum that juries are used less in criminal justice and judges hold more power. He urged broader education for future judges, saying they should know medicine sociology psychology and general human affairs as well as law.
In a Barnard Bulletin tribute, alumnae recall Harriette C. Jameson as a compassionate aid to students and animals, noting her time and advice as invaluable. A review of the Edwin Mayer play Children of Darkness praises its wit and flawed length, lauding Mary Mills and Walter Kingsford while criticizing some lengthy cadences and the Hoyden Laetitia role.
The Metropolitan premiere of Pelleas et Melisande with Johnson Bori and Hasselmans yields mixed results. Conductor shortcomings and uneven pacing dull some moments though Clarence Whitehill and Golaud give powerful, restrained performances. The piece remains a rare beauty despite flaws in this production.
The piece urges students to accept college as preparation for life rather than a carefree interval. It notes anxiety about starting routines and insists experience and perseverance help many climb from rank and file to meaningful paths after graduation.
All college students applying for scholarships for the year 1930 31 must file in the Dean's office before March 1. Application blanks may be obtained from the Dean's Secretary.
The annual Wagner cycle premiered with an adequate Die Meistersinger performance. Bodanzky delivered brilliant readings despite illness, Maria Mueller impressed overall, Laubenthal showed breathing difficulties, Schorr as Sachs captured the operas spirit with moving interpretation and refined singing of the cobbler and other songs.
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