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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
3
Flickinger won the Honor Board chair post in a Dec 14 15 election. She succeeds Julia Gray Butler as board reforms move forward and includes revisions to the constitution discussed by the Student Council.
The winter Quarterly features an essay by Professor Willard Waller on Women and War reporting the results of a modern conflict. Short stories by Catherine Rodney Steckel Pat Highsmith and Marion Pratt, poems by Rebecca Price Olga Scheiner, plus reviews of The Changing West and The Philosophy of Physical Science. Apprentice staff listed include Deborah Burstein Faith Fair Marie-Germaine Hogan Peggie Morris Georgia Sherwood and Dorothea Weitzner.
All freshmen must assemble in Brinckerhoff Theatre at 1.10 for a talk by Dean Gilder on exam preparation. The Dean will offer pointers for a sane attitude and effective test technique. Attendance is required and will be recorded.
A humorous column urges girls to seize the leap year’s opportunities before year end. It advises embracing social life, signing up for classes, and courting with care, noting the extra day allows thoughtful action. It playfully warns seniors about class banquet heckling and old traditions.
The annual Barnard Opera Benefit features Tristan und Isolde with Kir sten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior at the Metropolitan Opera House on January 11 arranged by the Associate Alumnae. Some upper seats remain. call the Riverside Building committee office for reservations.
The American Youth Congress Citizenship Institute hosts a February 9 to 12 convention in New York to promote youth participation in national affairs. Delegates, including Barnard representatives, will hear prominent speakers and plan travel for the Washington pilgrimage endorsing the American Youth Act and broader social programs. A preparatory New York meeting for delegates is set for February 3 to outline journeys by train or bus.
The 1941 Mortarboard yearbook is dedicated to Professor Henry E. Crampton of the Zoology Department. Crampton notes the coincidence of this honor in his 41st year of teaching at Barnard and 47 years at Columbia. The yearbook features juniors, student identifications, and an H. G. Wellsian Riv erside Building plan. Two hundred copies remain unsold as February 15 subscription deadline nears. no extra copies will be ordered and payment can be delayed until publication.
Evelyn Hagmoe, vice president of the Undergraduate Association and chairman of the Board of Senior Proctors, orders all Senior Proctors to file examination schedules with her by tomorrow on three by five inch cards. She needs the cards promptly to compile mid year proctoring and prevent conflicts with other schedules.
The American Student Union met in Madison with about 400 delegates representing 20 000 students to shape next year's program. Debates centered on Finland Roosevelt policy and promoting unity to keep the US out of war. A peace resolution urged nationwide student action against involvement and described the England France Germany war as imperialist.
The Representative Assembly revised Article IX of the Undergraduate Association constitution to clarify Honor Board functions. Changes include nomination of the chairman by the outgoing Board and Student Council, election from a slate by the chairman, and a report of each member’s vote on cases. A semi annual Board report and the right of accused students to appear are noted.
Dorothy Day editor and Catholic Worker publisher will address the Newman Club this afternoon at 4 in the college parlor. Her talk titled Christ on the Waterfront promises insights from a leading pacifist and author of Houses of Hospitality and From Union Square to Rome.
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