14 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1939
Page
1
The Barnard college community launches a refugee fund drive to bring a homeless student from Germany to study. Dean Gildersleeve pledges to raise tuition, urging students and faculty to contribute and show democracy support for those facing dictatorship.
The Lion's Den at John Jay Grill opened with fanfare on Saturday signaling a shift toward college social hubs on Morningside Heights. Originating from Columbia College undergraduates, the project aims to foster social ties among Columbia affiliated schools, including Barnard, and reflects a campus trend toward themed hangouts.
A school column reflects on exams and effort as consolations for poor marks, the misfit student Robert who answers a trick question, and debates about study plans and deadlines. It recalls Voltaire and comic Valentine shortages, ending with a light note on fear of unintended affection.
A long-standing campus card tradition prompts student responses on Barnard College coffee dances and the cut-in system. Collected notes from Columbia and Barnard students reveal mixed approval, calling for more direction and two-way participation.
Review taunts Maurice Evans production of Shakespeare history comedy Henry IV for weak plotting and heavy verse. It credits Evans with a masterful Falstaff performance that salvages the piece despite an overlong, poorly interwoven drama and aging supporting roles.
Review notes that the film adaptation of Robert Sherwood's Idiot's Delight mutters its pacifist core under a merry farce. Norma Shearer and Clark Gable deliver lively performances, with Burgess Meredith offering a notable pacifist speech, while the MGM emphasis centers on Irene and Harry and a lighter romance.
Trade magazine Down Beat ranks Artie Shaw as king of swing in current polls and highlights his Bluebird releases They Say and A Room With A View as smooth sweet swing for dancers Bob Crosby and Decca feature Summertime with lively minor harmonies while Guy Lombardo and Royal Canadians offer dulcet readings The write up notes Benny Goodman and Fats Waller solo turns and mentions other Verities like Clinton and Kerry Dancers in varied jazz styles.
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