Margaret Irish Studying Abroad in Strasbourg
Margaret Irish 25 is studying literature on a Weltin Fellowship in Strasbourg. An honors Barnard alumna and Phi Beta Kappa, she writes of public courses being postponed and professors taking vacations. She follows several courses and values method in literature study amid French course variety.
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Margaret Irish
Strasbourg
Miss Irish
Barnard
Mortarboard
Alfred de Musset
Dijon
Jane Dewey Works On Chemical Problem in Copenhagen
Jane Dewey, winner of the first International Fellowship, studies a chemical problem under Professor Ohr in Copenhagen, Holland. A letter to Dean Gilder-Sleeve notes Dewey is obtaining measurements of the intensity of spectral lines of helium in a strong electric field for an experimental check on atomic structure theories.
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Jane Dewey
Professor Ohr
Copenhagen
Holland
Dean Gilder- Sleeve
Miss Dewey
Associate Alumnae President Speaks of Its Work
Mrs. Lowther, President of the Associate Alumnae of Barnard College, told the Representative Assembly about the group’s efforts to secure dormitory housing for undergraduates and the new Barnard Club. She urged Alumnae Day as a chance for closer ties between alumnae and undergraduates and emphasized February 12 as a date for contact between current and former Barnard students. The Undergraduate President read a letter from the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs. The Assembly voiced unanimous thanks to the Faculty committee for its generosity toward the Studies.
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Lowther
Barnard College
Representative Assembly
Barnard Club
Barnard
Professor Erskine to Speak at College Assembly
Professor John Erskine will address the College Assembly next Tuesday at 1 10 P M detailing his lecture topics and expected audience impact.
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John Erskine
College Assembly
Fall Freshman to Study Under New Curriculum
The college adopts a revised program for autumn starting with freshmen. Only English A and C, Physical Education with Hygiene, and compulsory sight reading in one foreign language will remain prescribed. Students will select one subject from three major groups: languages and fine arts, social sciences, and natural sciences.
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Dean Gildersleeve
Rosenblatt Reports From Abroad at Grenoble
Louise Rosenblatt describes life at the University of Grenoble France as both French provincial and international. She notes courses for foreign students and her plan to study French literature toward the License while pursuing independent work aligned with her interests.
Alumnae Day at Barnard College Brings Alumni On Campus
Barnard undergraduates join Columbia alumnae for Alumnae Day 1914 events. A class meeting runs from two to three, followed by a Brinckerhoff Theatre program featuring a Booth Tarkington satire and a Kenyon Nicholson burlesque with listed cast members. Tea, open house, a Glee Club program, and a six o'clock Alumnae-Undergraduate basketball game complete the day.
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Anny
Columbia University
Barnard
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Booth Tarkington
Kenyon Nicholson
Mary Benjamin
Isabel Cooper
Denver Frankel
Edith Halfpenny
Dorothy Lazar
Jeannette Mirsky
Hortense Operauer
Christine Straiton
Iia Walton
Glee
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Louise Rosenblatt
University of Grenoble
France
Miss Rosenblatt
Bulletin
Caroline Duror
Christina Phelps
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