Grant Wood Talks on Art Declares American Taste
Grant Wood argues in a McMillin Theatre lecture that Americans should develop native art and not imitate foreign models The French and Italians are not inherently more artistic but rely on commercial tourism He cites his studies in Paris and Germany noting Emphasis on local color without emotion and praise for Flemish German detail
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Grant Wood
McMillin Theatre
Wood
Academy Julian
France
Germany
Barnard Junior Show Holds Tryouts for 1938
Auditions for the Barnard Junior Show “It Doesn’t Happen Here” were held in the theatre with acting and dancing roles cast. Production directed by Evelyn Lichtenberg with Judith Lenert supervising. March 12 and 13 slated for the revue featuring sketches on campus life and references to Carroll O Neill Wells and Hearst.
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Barnard
Lewis Carroll
Eugene O’neill
William Randolph Hearst
H. G. Wells
Warner Brothers
Judith Lenert
Evelyn Lichtenberg
Carol Gluck
Caryl Rothschild
Jean Goldstein
Claire Murray
Marjorie Ashworth
Bulletin seeks missing November 6 issue for files
Copies of the November 6 issue are lacking from the Bulletin office files. Anyone owning this issue is urged to send it in to Bulletin at 407 Barnard or place it in the Jake mailbox. A complete file is needed for advertising reference and future records. Bound volumes start from 1903 in the Bulletin office and the library.
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Bulletin
Barnard
Jake
French Club Observes Epiphany With Tea in Traditional Manner
French Club hosts Epiphany tea with candles, Magi figures, and a bean prize in a Columbia setting. Renee Pequet explains the La Reine Le Roi cake tradition while Mrs Read and Mr de la Rochelle claim tokens. the group sings Gregorian chants and old French tunes.
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Sand
Houge
Col‘felor
la Societé Fran- Civ
Aint Sternberg
France
Renée Pequet
Les Reutes
le Roi
Paula Thibault
Columbia
Youth Pilgrimage to Washington Presses Youth Act
The American Youth Congress sponsors a Washington pilgrimage February 19 to 22 to present a petition signed by over a million youths urging passage of the American Youth Act. Delegations will meet Congress and the president, with hearings, a wreath laying, and a council meeting. Round trip train fare is six dollars eighty five cents, housing arrangements are being made, and Barnard Youth Congress members are coordinating petitions.
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Washington
American Youth Congress
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
American Youth Act
Publc
Washington’ Monument
National Council, American Youth Congress
Representative Assembly
American Youth Congress Committee
Youth Congress
Barnard Youth Congress Committee
Ruth Frankfurter
Nancy Haydock
Barbara Lake
Helen Raebeck
Miriam Weber
New York City
Barnard Committee
Basis Of Aid Grants At Bernard College
Applications for aid have been handed in as students seek help for the coming semester. Miss Minahan explains aid is based on need and scholarship, with promising applicants prioritizing the high demand. During the low mood trustees added funds, allowing hundreds of girls to stay in college, while scholarships require maintaining a minimum average and may be forfeited if standards slip.
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Miss Minahan
Barnard Colege
Box on Jake Opens Mental Hygiene Question Forum
A box will be placed on Jake to collect questions for Dr. Alsop’s four upcoming mental hygiene forums next semester. Seniors are invited to submit questions to guide the sessions, with the course limited to seniors unless expanded by demand. The aim is to help students with personal life and college adjustment.
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Jake
Dr. Alsop
Newman Clubs Plan Meeting at Waldorf Astoria
The Eighteenth Annual Convention of the Newman Clubs of the New York Province gathers representatives from 21 clubs at the Waldorf Astoria January 15 to 17. A reception opens events, with a Princeton discussion on science and religion, a Grand Ballroom dance, and a St Patrick's Cathedral corporate communion.
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Newman Clubs
New York
Waldorf*Astoria
Jake
Marie Meixel
Father Ford
Earl Hall
Hugh Stott Taylor
Princeton University
Grand Ballroom
Mary Hayes
St. Patrick’s
Blanche Mary. Kelly
Freshmen Urged to Sign Up for Greek Games Entrance
Deborah Allen, Freshman Chairman, called a class meeting for freshmen to enroll in Greek Games Entrance. Miss Allen stressed that the class with the most entrants earns vital points toward victory, while Shirley Ellenbogen outlined traditions and the Athens origin of the annual Barnard procession honoring the twelve deities.
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Deborah Allen
Miss Allen
Shirley Ellenbogen
Miss Ellenbogen
Athens
Athena
Barnard
S.S.U. Plans New Policy At Columbia University
The S.S.U. allied with the ASU plans an active membership drive and a conference of University ASU chapters at Columbia. A cooperative for books and stationery is proposed, with meetings set for February and March and plans to invite Maxwell Anderson as a speaker.
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S.S.U
As.c
Jake
A.S.U
A.s.u.’S
University -A.S.U
Columbia University
Francis Smith
S.S. U
A. S.U
Ruth Borgenicht
Chicago
Ss.u
Miss Smith
5.5.L
S.5.u
A.‘S.u
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Europe
Ford
AYC Pilgrimage
Demand For Youth Act
Newman Clubs Plan Meeting
Columbia A
Spur Campaign
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