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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1914
Page
4
Humorous verses lampoon a poultry show mutiny and college life. A Barnard slangy student floods the room with dues notices while exams loom after Christmas week. The student council reveals a mascot swap from dragon to goat, an odd but noted change.
The piece ribbings about a poultry number and Phoebe birds tease neighbors with comic wordplay. It notes a Chirpa Ditty Society plan of a ten day funeral dirge and jokes about the upcoming meetings of Wigs and Cues and a closed chatter session.
The 1914 senior class meeting approved a minstrel show for freshmen to be held on Wednesday February 4. Seniors were asked to consider a chairman for Senior week and elect it at the next gathering. Marion Barber and Julia Pierpont were elected associate members of the class.
At the January 7 1915 class meeting Eleanor Louria the treasurer reported the treasury is $50 short due to unpaid dues. Helen MacDonald head of the Junior Ball Committee urged timely payments and set bulletin room office hours January 16 19 and 20 to collect dues.
The 1916 class meeting was exceedingly dull with report after report read and approved. The chairman Seph Shaw caused a hoarse interruption as a mellow-voiced member read her list. A reader extracted $6.00 from the exhausted treasury to pay for Soph. Show pictures.
The hood color indicates the degree and the lining shows the institution Theology scarlet Philosophy blue Law purple Medicine green Pharmacy olive Science golden yellow Arts white
Princeton launches a new undergraduate paper this fall as part of student media expansion. Johns Hopkins hosts lectures by Karl Rathgen of Hamburg and a Columbia University professor on political economy, while Michigan plans self government for women. Smith publishes Our Intellectual Attitude in an Age of Criticism. Union College features John Dewey lectures on psychology of social behavior. Tulane instructors join Columbia Summer Session 1914. Randolph Macon adopts new fraternity rules to curb faults and limits pledges.
Barnard students thank devoted alumnae for a tough yet successful opera benefit. The effort raised six thousand dollars toward the goal of a two million dollar endowment, a figure that symbolizes the community's resolve despite difficulties.
Trustees of Columbia University announce an exhibition of manuscripts and text books illustrating the history of classical teaching from the 12th to 19th centuries. The items come from the George A. Plimpton library and will be shown in the University Library Exhibition Room from December 18, 1913 to January 15, 1914.
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