25 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1930
Page
1
Barnard College students publish a semi weekly college year paper for undergraduates. The issue dated February 25, 1930, appears as the thirty first edition in volume NXIV with publication pattern during term time and breaks.
Barnard College announces editorial and business staff listings for the Barnard Bulletin. The notice lists editors reporters and production roles along with the one year mailing price of 3.50 in advance and mailing class details and address for communications.
Editorial praises English Department for exempting second term seniors in English from end term exams. It argues the move frees study focus, views it as pioneering toward broader exemption across departments, and frames the shift as a move toward a European style untraveled study testing knowledge at degree time. The piece notes student independence and adviser guidance, with the school watching closely and grateful for faculty experimentation.
A college essay argues that classroom discussion, despite large classes and reluctance to speak, sharpens thought and counters passive note taking. It advocates combining lecture and discussion as an ideal, practical method for certain subjects.
Carnegie Endowment expert Dr James T Shotwell spoke for twenty five minutes on world peace on February 17 urging two paths to peace. He argued war armaments must be curbed by establishing an international community and courts to decide disputes, rather than relying on goodwill.
The New York Times Current Events Contest at Columbia will take place March 3 at 2 PM in Room 702 Hamilton. Winners receive 150 for first, 75 for second, and 25 for third. 19 colleges participate including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Michigan, Amherst, and Columbia's Orrin N. Clark.
The 1931 Barnard Junior Prom at the Ritz Carlton concluded as a glamorous success. Irene Staubach chaired the event with Bert Kaplan’s orchestra providing music in the Grand Ballroom. The favors included cigarette boxes for the girls and book ends for their escorts, with guests listed as Professor and Mrs Mullins, Miss Mabel Foote Weeks, Professor Braun, Miss Gertrude Braun, Miss Barbara Krueger and Mr Maxwell Savelle.
The reviewer notes Mei-lan-Pung’s skill in three favored tan roles the warrior maid princess and faithful wife. He blends conventional and formal dance with realistic content, showing a distinctive interpretation while preserving surface beauty through meticulous craft.
The Neighbor hood Playhouse at the Mecca Temple staged a choreographic fusion of symphonic music and dance led by Miss Irene Lewisohn with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra under Nikolai Sokoloff. Martha Graham and Charles Weidman danced, but the effort mostly failed to sustain emotion though moments of poignant flow suggested a fused art form may yet emerge.
Review notes Coburns in The Plutocrat a light hearted American satire at the Vanderbilt. Casts include Walter Edwin and Suzanne Coubaye with Booth Tarkington’s book adapted by Arthur Goodrich. Despite episodic plot and sentimental moments the play delivers easy laughter and broad Americanism, inviting audience affection.
Professor Fairchild explains a comprehensive exam to test four years of English literature knowledge, replacing heavy focus on a single objective. Seniors in June 1931 will devote their final term to preparation for one examination in English, with no extra course exam exemptions.
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