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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1939
Page
4
A booth will collect contributions to the Refugee Fund with aims for broad public support. Adents are urged to contribute as soon as possible as the drive is slated to close March 15.
Rehearsals run today from 4 to 7 and 10 this evening in Barnard Hall. Students in the show should watch the kickboard for announcements.
The complete Quarterly staff must attend a required meeting on Tuesday February 28 at the Quarterly Office. The session will cover quarterly planning and operations with all 12 staff members required to participate.
The 1942 class asks members who have not answered the questionnaire in Mrs Read’s office to file promptly. List activities of interest and roles you would like to serve on the card with your name in the alphabetized Student Interest File.
A Math Club business meeting will be held at 12 in the Conference Room to elect officers. All those interested in mathematics are invited to attend.
The Maison Francaise at Columbia University invites the public to an illustrated lecture by Charles Sterling of the Louvre at 5 o clock on Wednesday March 1. The talk is titled Le Portrait Francais de Fouquet a Cezanne and invites wide attendance.
Social Service leader Dr Robinson will speak Thursday at 4 PM in the Conference Room about neighborhood conditions and the tasks of the service volunteers. Students interested are urged to attend to learn how the project helps the community.
The class of 1939 is urged to attend the March 3 to 5 Senior Weekend at Nard Camp, the last chance for undergraduates to participate before graduation. Ty Senior is encouraged to join.
An erratum notes that only two lectures by Bu will be held instead of the prior plan. The second and final lecture is scheduled for next Friday March 3 at 1 o clock.
The class of 42 hosts its first social of the year, a Freshman Dance at Casa Italiana on March 3 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Charles O Neill and his orchestra play for about fifty signed-up students with Juliette Kenney as chair of the committee. Subscriptions are $2.25 per couple. fourteen dances are planned with refreshments during intermission and smoking allowed in the lounge.
A Columbia campus survey compares taste in hair and fashion with Barnard students. It notes a general dislike of up hair and a preference for short, fluffy, soft looks and strapless gowns, along with comments on jewelry and plaid sweaters. The piece closes with a blunt verdict that Barnard women are rarely listed among the ten best dressed.
A Barnard audience attended a matinee of Massenet Thais at the Metropolitan Opera House last Friday. Dean Gildersleeve announced a $100,000 gift from Edward Hark ness during intermission. The event featured John Charles Thomas and Helen Jepson, with special Barnard seating and alumnae luncheons preceding the opera.
Mrs Louise Ladd assistant to Chaplain Knox will lead three Friday afternoon discussions at St Pauls Chapel crypt after the weekly luncheon. Topics cover An Introduction to the Christian Era Elements of the Christian Religion and The Apostolic Church. A larger March 9 meeting is planned in the Conference Room.
The February 24 BULLETIN features drawings by Jean Johnston class of '39. The images first appeared in the 38 Mortar Board last year with the freshmen feature section.
Miss Helen Page Abbott announces room selection for incoming seniors, juniors, and sophomores in Brooks and Hewitt Halls on March 14 15 and 16. A $15 room deposit by March 14 qualifies. rooms are drawn by hat number with class and early numbers receiving priority.
Jane Mantell 40, chair of the volunteer student committee, announced the Book Exchange is closed for the semester. The revised system and larger quarters improved efficiency. The cooperative began with three students and expanded to ten. Payments are now underway, with funds to be paid out by Margaret Boyle 40, the undergraduate treasurer.
Miss Anna Hill Johnstone, costumer for Broadway shows, speaks at a Wigs and Cues tea this afternoon in the Conference Room. She and Henela Pons share experiences and advise on play costuming, listing works like Hamlet and Knickerbocker Holiday.
Professor Gideonse expresses desire to keep the consumer course central in a women’s college and notes growth depends on student response. Dr. Baker will take a sabbatical in the second term next year, and students should plan Baker’s courses for the first semester. Freedom and Order, currently a graduate seminar by Gideonse, will open to seniors next year as a full year study.
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