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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
1
Barnard College published biweekly during the academic year listing the editorial staff of the Undergraduate Association. Editor in Chief Helen Block and a large team of editors, assistants, and staff members are named with class years, outlining roles in news, world, town, printing, business, advertising and circulation departments.
Bulletin announces with pleasure the appointment of Miss Anna Jacobson, class of 1934, to the office of Assistant Editor.
The Hunter Bulletin editors resign over what they call intolerable dictatorial powers exercised by Hunter College authorities. The Barnard Bulletin staff expresses strong support, arguing the move hands the staff’s weapon to the administration and questions its impact on readers and administration.
The Barnard Bulletin publishes a full reprint of a cheeky questionnaire response from Columbia men. Authors Arthur J. Geiger and Leonard Robinson 35 tease questions with sharp humor about college life and gender in a dated campus exchange.
Fernando Cortes, a prize winning Spanish actor, appears at Brinckerhoff Theatre under the Spanish Club on Friday night at 8. He will recite works from famed Spanish authors and join three other professionals in a short comedy. Dancing follows. tickets are fifty cents.
Formal teas for seniors are planned with Adelaide Bruns chairing the committee and Christiana Furse as Senior Class president to receive guests. The assisting committee includes Caryl Cohn Irene Wolford Helen Bleek Roberta Meritzer Juliet Blume Helen Appell and Mary Nelson at the Department of Physical Education events.
The passage discusses a potential mass protest by six thousand students and a vigorous campaign to compel administration to capitulate. It argues for a sustained effort lasting beyond a single retreat and highlights the power of a large organized student body and staff to press demands.
A long review of Arthur Goodman’s Tf Booth Had Missed notes strong theatre elements and sympathetic Lincoln portrayal but weak drama and overlong sensationalism. It praises Flo’s staging and condemns Mrs Lincoln’s portrayal. It also surveys Karl Free Fantasia and works by J Getlar Smith and others, praising the group’s overall quality and previews a one man show next week.
The Modern American Art group widens its Barbizon Plaza show with new members and works by artists already represented. Notable pieces include Sine Mackinnon’s Quai de Paris with its quiet high seriousness, sunny grey tones, clear detail, and nearly straight linear composition.
Bernard Wagenaar’s Divertimento for orchestra received its New York premiere on February 9 with Leon Barzin leading the National Orchestral Association. Audiences responded with enthusiasm to a modern work in four movements Cortege Paspy Pastorale and Rondo. The critic praises its intricate texture and witty, compact form showing strong formal structure and musical wit.
Twenty years ago Friday morning students noted upperclassmen hair styles and dress as preparations for the Junior Promenade at Bretton Hall began. The ceremony featured brand-new gowns, flowers, patronesses, and a two thirty A M finish after an evening of dancing amid marble pillars.
On February 16 the Musical Art Quartet premiered Efrem Zimbalist's new quartet. The work, melodic and warm, reflects Russian romantic influence with four movements. The finale Moto Perpetuo features violin as solo over string trio. Jacobsen excelled in the finale. Rosanoff and Kaufman delivered notable solo passages.
Contest participants for a $5 prize to design the program cover were reminded the entry deadline was February 20. Those who submitted their names to Rhoda Freudenthal by February 20 may have until February 26 to complete their designs.
The piece urges a campus fundraising push for a new building. Students and alumni are invited to contribute a brick, with jingles and rhymes shared in the Bulletin to boost participation and sustain interest in the drive.
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