Barnard College Student Publication Note
Published weekly during the college year except the last two weeks in January by the students of Barnard College.
24 Feb 1914
Page 1
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1914
Page
1
Published weekly during the college year except the last two weeks in January by the students of Barnard College.
The document lists 1915 staff attributions for a school publication with roles including business manager Lucy Morgentha u assistant Isabel Totten managing editors Florence Schwarzwaelder Rhoda Erskine Estelle Kraus Margaret Pollitzer and others. It details specific departments from class news to religious activities and athletics with year designations.
Readers are invited to share opinions on whether college life is “dead” this year and propose remedies. The piece asks Freshmen and Sophomores alike for thoughtful commentary on the issue and for reflections on voting preferences in class leadership.
The piece urges Barnard undergrads to vote rationally for class presidents and officers. It argues judging candidates by proven work, such as held committees, predicts performance, especially in a transitioning college needing strong leadership to sustain spirit and activities during a period of limited building space. It calls every undergraduate to participate.
New York Branch of the Associate Alumnae of Vassar College will stage George Bernard Shaw Man of Destiny and Charles Reade Nance Oldfield at the Aerial Theater on February 27, 1914. Proceeds support the Anniversary Fund of New York College Settlement at 95 Rivington Street. Tickets range from 1.50 to 15.00, orders to Miss Elizabeth Williams.
The schedule lists a Thursday program with a theater event at 4 and a Craigie Club sponsored lecture open to the college. Friday features a Philosophy and Mathematics club meeting at 4 and a sophomore dance at Thompson Gym at 8.
The college is invited to a joint Philosophy and Mathematics Clubs meeting to hear Prof Ralph Burton Perry of Harvard discuss The Plasticity of the Mind. The lecture is set for Friday February 27 at 4 PM in Room 139.
E H D Grouch writes to the Bulletin criticizing the notion of college spirit and urges action. He notes lack of lunchroom contributions, student apathy toward events like Phoebe birds and Wigs and Cues, and calls for meaningful effort to improve study focus and campus activities. He urges shaping the college’s destiny with practical steps rather than complaints.
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