Barnard College News February 28 1944
Barnard College News issue dated Monday February 28 1944 published by undergraduate association staff and editors. Features include editorial assistants Miriam Burstein Carol Ruskin Betty Sachs and June Walls with news board members Annette Auld Dolores Drew and others. Monthly schedule notes semi weekly publication during year with student leadership listed.
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Barnard Lege
Pont
New York
N. Y
Miriam Burstein
Carol Ruskin
Betty Sachs
June Walls
Barnard Students Call for Action in Constitutional Reform
In 1944 Barnard faces renewed debate over the Undergraduate Constitution as the Constitutional Revision Committee fails to gather student input. The piece urges Representative Assembly and Undergraduate Association to engage, utilize existing powers, and advance meaningful reform despite public indifference and vague wording.
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Constitutional Revision
Representative Assembly
Barnard
Congress of the
United States
Candidates Call for Up to Date Barnard Constitution
The three candidates urge revising Barnard College student government rules to remove obsolete documents and ensure a usable Constitution. They favor regular updates, clear rights, proportional representation, and a balanced Council to improve interest and efficiency in Student Government.
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Barnard
Representative Assembly
Athletic Association
Revision of Constitution Could Shape Student Government
Alecia Conner notes the Undergraduate Association's proposed constitutional revision aims to clarify mechanics and principles. The effort arose from a grievance over voting rights for club presidents in Representative Assembly and seeks to boost understanding, participation, and reform across Barnard student government.
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Barnard
Representative Assembly
Bulletin
Puckett Upholds German Individualism
Professor Hugh Wiley Puckett argues German individualism, citing freedom for students and lack of exams in pre Nazi Germany. He traces the trait to Martin Luther and German philosophers, and says postwar re education must emerge from internal leadership rather than external imposition.
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Hugh Wiley Puckett
Forum For Freedom
Germany
Puckett
Martin Luther
Ruth Gordon stars in Down Away flippant maiden tour de force
Ruth Gordon headlines Down Away a playful show set in a Florida army wives bungalow with Paula Wharton and Max Wharton in a wartime social satire. Loring Smith Marshall strong support as a publisher with Sidney Dixon and others. the play blends farce and high minded comedy, with Gordon delivering a famed reptilian gait and scotch scenes.
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Ruth Gordon
Three Sisters
Dorothy Parker
Paula Wharton
Lupton
Max
Air Corps
Patton
Hisenhower
Palmetto Court
Florida
George S. Kaufman
Miss Gordon
Robert Drexel Gow
Max Wharton
Loring Smith
My Dream Prince Reflections on a Medical Student Dance
Light verse humor about courting a medical student and the clash between romance and anatomy. It playfully contrasts charming expectations with long nights over bones, exams, and medical jargon, ending with a humorous punch about bottle reactions and addiction metaphors.
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Martha Messler
Florence Levine
Gloria Kingsley
Wee Rete
Phyllis Brand
Marcia Holstein
Elaine Jose
About Town
Annette Auld
Dolores Drew
Nancy Edwards
Joan Raup
Meade Shackelford
Joan Leff
Joan Zeiger
Ruth Janis
Anita Klein
Beverly Weisbere
Faith ‘Zimmer
Ruth Berger
Anne Bukowski
Iris Davis
Bernice Lindenberg
Avella Malouf
Sabra Folett
Mary Wilby
Alecia Conner
Gardner
P.f.c.’S
Medical School
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