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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1940
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin published semi weekly during the college year by Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association. Entered as second class matter October 19, 1928 at New York Post Office under the 1879 act. Subscription rate 300 dollars per year or 10 cents per copy.
Local notice lists Florence Dustor EvizaBeTH Price and Jutta Edwards among associate editors and staff roles for the January 16 1940 issue. Names like MuriaM Margolies Ellenbogen Naomi Letsky and Elizabeth Smith appear in author or staff lines. The page includes roles such as Associate Editors About Town Editor Advertising Manager Circulation Manager.
The Representative Assembly votes to start an integrated fundraising drive in the new semester. A six week contribution window opens, with a committee to direct efforts and a March 15 target. At least one thousand dollars must be raised for a graduate fellowship. student support is urged.
The student curriculum committee reports a factual survey of student opinion on the foreign language curriculum. The faculty may consider revising the language requirement based on this statistically sound evaluation and the committee notes progress toward a focused report.
A fragment discusses a quirky word riddle claiming the pronunciation of g h o t i is fish. It then pivots to a rumor about Texas Governor Hogg’s wealth and imagined daughters named Ima Ara and others, lampooning media plausibility and public figures.
Students debate subscribing to Mortarboard with reasons ranging from cost and relevance to class status and potential value as a yearbook. Many say juniors only. others test interest, quality, and the book’s reflection of college life and friendships.
A Dublin upbraids Paul Vincent Carroll and lauds his Kindred while Maxwell Anderson’s Key Largo receives praise amid notes on its prose. Paul Muni delivers a forceful lead, elevating the revival to a noble, if flawed, Broadway experience.
MoMA plans a January 26 exhibition of Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculptures. Highlights include Botticelli Birth of Venus Rafael Madonna of the Chair Titian Portrait of Pope Paul III and Correggio Madonna and Child Donatello Bust of a Young Man Della Robbia The Annunciation Michelangelo Madonna and Child relief and Verrocchio David. These works were brought from Italy for the San Francisco World's Fair and then shipped to the U.S. to stay.
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