Student Council decision on Bulletin ads and finances
Bryna Mason reports the Bulletin finances at the February 12 meeting and explains the plan to give commissions to girls who secure advertisements. The council approves a semester trial and transfers the Bulletin account to the Undergraduate Treasury. Elizabeth Patterson becomes Eligibility chair, replacing Catherine Baldwin.
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Bryna Mason
Bulletin
Catherine Baldwin
Elizabeth Patterson
Margaret Goodell
Madge Turner
Southern College
Miss Rockwell
Barnard Observes Alumnae Day with Dances and Tea
Margaret Weed and Margaret Reinheimer both 1924 performed a specialty dance and a lively tango with Florence Seligman 1924 on piano. Weed played a male role in a comic dance and gave a jig as an encore. Dean Gildersleeve welcomed alumnae at a tea attended by alumnae, graduates and faculty.
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Margaret Weed
Margaret Reinheimer
Florence Seligman
Joan Lewison
West End ‘Avenue
Dean Gildersleeve
1927 Class Meeting Sets Greek Games Roles
Detailed arrangements for the 1927 class meeting were made on Friday February 13. Each girl in the class was assigned her part in Greek Games and rehearsals were scheduled.
Assembly votes investigation of admissions continues
The committee on Election reports unanimous support for undergraduate nominations from the floor at open meetings. It urges officers to begin in April to ease transition, revises election dates, and adopts a resolution to study club representation with a plan to fill absences by next highest nominees.
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Alice Killeen
Representative Assembly
1925 Class Meeting Elects Officers and Patrons
At the February 13 1925 class meeting Rosemary Baltz was elected Honor Board Representative and Chairman of the gift committee. Mary Roche joined the Eligibility Committee. Helen Yard became Entertainment Chairman replacing Dorothy Putney who resigned. The class voted to be patrons at the Junior Show and for Senior Week patrons.
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Rosemary Baltz
Mary Roche
Helen Yard
Dorothy Putney
French Club Hosts Tea Celebrating Ronsard Tercentenary
La Societe Francaise at College Tea on February 11 presented a short program by three French Renaissance students. Dressed in sixteenth century costumes they sang Ronsard odes with virginal accompaniment and performed a ballet decour style verse imitation.
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la Societe Francaise
Ronsard
Students Weekend at Bear Mountain
Twenty one girls joined the Bear Mountain weekend amid grippe fears and re exams. They explored the new bridge over the Hudson and hiked the cliff road while snow allowed climbs and snowball fun. A sleigh ride, music, and a sociable fire plus good cooking made the outing feel like winter with cheerful surprises from fellow sports.
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Althe Grippe
Bear Mountain
the Hudson
Snn
Professor Montague Lectures In West
Professor Montague argues that division into smaller groups with more instructors could improve class work though the prospect of many college graduates remains favorable for the next generation.
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Montague
West
Six Colleges Confer at Barnard
Barnard hosts a conference with delegates from six colleges discussing representative government. Debates cover honor systems and student indifference, with emphasis on practical, frequent rule reviews and smaller, focused meetings. Future intimate conferences are anticipated.
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Barnard
Whitridge on Editorial Writing and Newspaper Standards
Mr Whitridge discusses the craft of editorial writing noting speed pressures and the need for clear, essential reporting. He argues readers learn by reading and stresses the value of university and newspaper standards joining for better housing coverage and broader public understanding.
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al Smith
Mr. Whitridge
Egypt
Whitridge
Feels New Social Order Is at Hand
Harry Laidler delivers a lecture before the Social Problems Club on February 10 in the School of Business arguing a new social order is near driven by stronger labor unions and public desire to share ownership and management. He cites industrial waste from unemployment, child labor, unsafe conditions, middlemen, unneeded advertising, and lack of standardization as evidence of a planless system.
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Harry Laidler
Social Problems Club
School of Business
Laidler
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