This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
4
A student council special meeting on February 8 reviewed two options for finishing the year for Barnacle. The plan favored publishing two more Barnacle issues to meet subscription pledges, while an extra 10 cent blanket tax was proposed to cover debt, with no definite action. A second meeting was set for 6:00 p m in Hewitt Hall to decide the matter and consider censure.
Barnard College announces eight new instructors for the Spring Session. Visiting Professor Dona Maria de Maeztu of Madrid teaches Spanish and holds Smith College folklore. professors Shenton and Hawkins cover Sociology and Economics. Absent dean Ogburn prompts multiple cross appointments including Hankins, Prentiss, Roby, Tehuiss, and others amid Columbia and Amherst connections.
Dean William Russell told the Assembly on February 15 that new scientific methods are revolutionizing education. He cited spelling reforms using a 4000-word list graded by difficulty and a review-focused method, and noted additions teaching now target pupils' strengths and weaknesses.
The Chaucer plays will be staged this afternoon at 4 30 in the theatre under Miss Reynard direction. Three pieces including one comedy and two tragedies by the Misses Fine Metzger and Krenning feature students in roles such as First and Second Rioters Old Man Apothecary Chanticleer and Pertelotte with scenes set on a road before an inn and in a barnyard.
The University of Wisconsin will start an experimental college next fall to test improved methods for the first two years of college work in letters and science. Dr. Alexander Meiklejohn will chair the venture, with Glenn Frank noting the plan to admit 125 freshmen the first year in a 250-student, self directed program.
Important notice to current college students to file all scholarship applications for the year 1927 28 in the Dean's office before March 1. Application blanks available from the Dean's Secretary. V C Gildersleeve.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.