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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
1
Barnard College semi weekly student produced bulletin notes publication schedule and entry details. It lists subscription rate three dollars per year and ten cents for a single copy with postal filing under the 1928 act.
The masthead lists editors and staff for the January 9 1940 issue including Florence Diprort Eliza Beth Prigh Shirley Fllenbogen and Jutta Epwarps. It shows managing editor and associate editors along with a large slate of news business and associate boards.
The Student Council urges reviving a prior resolution to host a civil liberties conference. An interfaith meeting is supported, aiming to foster intelligent opinions on peace, war, neutrality, and isolation. Students pledge reasoned, fact based discussion free from prejudice while engaging in youth civic duties.
Old business completes a systematized honor code with a board in place urging all students to reread their pledges before exams. The code commits Barnard students to honesty in academic work and college life and to foster a spirit of integrity for its own sake.
A collection of campus verse and quips from 1940 reflecting odd topics from amoebas to insects. Students joke about biology class life and experiences including a moonlit boat ride, dance memories, a Boston airplane trip, and humorous portraits of creatures.
A crowd filled Fiesta Danceteria with four cloakrooms handling about 4000 patrons each Saturday. A lost coat leads to a dog sniffing the right rack, then the owner retrieving it. a clever rescue labeled man’s best friend. Various yearbook-like lines note memories and travels from 1940 to 1942.
The piece stacks 1939 film achievements noting Gone With the Wind as the standout with length and spectacle. It lauds Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier, praises Wuthering Heights as the best picture, and lists top films like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Dark Victory, Ninotchka, and Stagecoach. It highlights acting by Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Rosalind Russell, and others, and comments on the Atlanta battle scenes and Technicolor.
The film narrates English French diplomacy with fairness and clear Edward VII portraits. Victor Varcen plays the king with sincerity and humor, celebrating a union of two nations. The review praises the balance of fact and fiction and endorses the film as undiluted history on screen.
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