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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1931
Page
1
Barnard College student publication issued during the college year with the Undergraduate Association activities. Semi weekly issues noted with annual vacation and exam periods excluded.
The document lists the editorial board and staff by role and year, including Editor in Chief Reta Jacobus and numerous managing editors, news board members, editors, copy editors, and staff across departments such as printing, business, advertising, circulation, and contributing editors. Many names appear with year annotations in the 1930s.
The piece condemns repeated surveys that lead to no action and urges implementing the Honors program reforms. It notes faculty support for some changes and student advantages, warns against inertia and waste, and stresses decisive action to improve undergraduate specialization.
Edith Guineai, chair, asks Barnard students to use the main corridor bulletin board for general-interest notices outside college walls. No sign-up posters or club meetings may be posted there. The committee invites suggestions to extend or improve its activities and welcomes student input.
Notorne reports unclear notes about events and individuals. The text mentions Ley, ANG TK, and various fragments suggesting a train or schedule reference and a memory note.
Review of the Maurice Braddell Boon Theatre production mixing English and French farce Topaze and Arnaudy. Notes strong acting by the English professor and French lead, with critique of American farce excess and the play’s irony about money and respectability.
Faculty discusses the Honors program criticizing its reading load and eligibility. Critics say 70 percent A and B grades for 60 points are too low and that emphasis should shift to special abilities. Junior year timing, four year length, and balance of specialization versus general education are flagged.
The piece notes a heated clash between Pauw Block and the Scripps-Howard new power over the Pulitzer Prize press landscape. It highlights a shocked reaction to industry change and questions the direction of journalism.
Dying Navy Representative Britten denounces the failed mavn construction bill and calls the Leapon Treaty a scrap of paper. He blames Bolshevik influence on Congress and warns that American commerce faces international risk without a carrier program, urging stout opposition to pacifist concessions.
The Senate seeks data from the Wickersham Commission on how prohibition laws are enforced in New York. Inquiry targets the methods and effectiveness of enforcing the prohibition act in the state and its impact on observance by a population approaching 20 million.
Report from a frail OCR note discusses delegates and county officials debating oversupply of wheat tied to Russia. Mentions Mr Coolidge and possible pointers. Text is garbled but centers on grain policy and economic impact on breakfast staples.
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