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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1939
Page
3
Edward S. Harkness donations of 100000 bolster Barnard Scholarship Endowment as January February gifts total 127953.03. Overall drive since January 1 1936 reaches 872500.03 with 126615 pledges outstanding.
Mabel Houk appeals Barnard students to donate to the Refugee Fund answering objections to the drive. She warns anti Semitism is a path to fascism and urges support for refugees of Jewish Catholic and Protestant backgrounds. The drive aims to cover all expenses except Barnard tuition with pledges due by March 3.
The Barnard Glee Club will host its first major concert in two years this Saturday at 8 30 in the gymnasium. Princeton Glee Club members will participate and a formal dance will follow with tickets at 50 cents for concert only and 1 50 per couple for both events. The program features pieces by Gershwin Moore and Browning set to music, with joint performances by Barnard and Princeton and a girl cut dance.
A campus poll by the Student Council and Barnard Bulletin selected American Foreign Relations and the Neutrality Act as the top topic for the April 20 Peace Assembly. Fifty nine students favored it, with other topics ranking as possible discussion points and additional suggestions for the event.
A survey of Columbia and Barnard men reveals preferences for college attire. Strapless dresses with bouffant skirts win admiration, with many favoring knee length or calf skimming looks. Opinions range from chic to practical, but most agree students should balance style with class.
The all university rally sponsored by the University Refugee Committee has been postponed. Proposed speakers Thomas Mann Mayor LaGuardia and Dorothy Thompson are unavailable. Barnard plans a refugee assembly soon to support the fundraising drive.
Professor Harry Gideonse announces major revision of the social science curriculum planned for 1939 40. New joint majors in economics and sociology and in economics and government align with issues like money policy labor trade. Courses condensed with core changes including a single semester on The Development of Capitalist Institutions and a new International Economic Relations course.
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