21 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1939
Page
1
The Representative Assembly shows split opinion on bear pins for undergraduate awards. A large minority questions the ethical basis and argues participation in student government should be its own reward, favoring modification or elimination of Council involvement in selecting award recipients.
A humorous rain day notice set on Brooks and Hewitt bulletin boards asks for the return of a yellow umbrella taken from the Hewitt living room. A playful Abe Lincoln parody personal note pleads for its return, promising no questions asked and a lighter rainy season.
Residents fear for safety as dorm administrators deploy night watchmen to remove keys from doors and transoms and stash them in the post office. Tenants report frequent lockouts and neighbors swapping stories as the floor erupts in panic when the crew arrives. One woman pleads from the bathtub as her key is taken.
Readers name Pygmalion Hamlet The Citadel The Lady Vanishes and The Boys From Syracuse among top theater and film choices. Critics praise acting psychological insight and storytelling across stage and screen.
A review of The American Way follows a German immigrant family embracing American liberties amid social tensions. It portrays democracy as fragile and praises national pride while warning that unresolved poverty and unemployment threaten democratic rights. Frederic March and Florence Eldridge are highlighted for strong performances.
The review finds the Paramount film Tail Spin weak compared with the WPA stage production One Third of a Nation. Sylvia Sidney and Leif Erikson headline a plot that centers on romance amid New York slums, with housing issues sidelined and the social drama diluted by airplane glamor and familiar love-triangle tropes.
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