Weather Boosts Cheer as Spring Appears
A northern paper notes fair and warmer weather heralding spring and invites readers to brighten mood with songs as the season nears.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
8
A northern paper notes fair and warmer weather heralding spring and invites readers to brighten mood with songs as the season nears.
Poem-like verse celebrating arrival of spring on campus. Speaker urges snow to melt and garments to shed as zephyrs return. The speaker vows to wear a new straw hat in honor of the season and greets the vernal warmth.
In a Lit Crit class, the professor chooses Dante's Divine Comedy but says they will skip Paradise and feels more at home in Hell. The remark highlights a playful stance on the epic's sections.
Dr Hollingsworth addresses Abnormal Psychology students asking how many will be prepared to go up the river Saturday. The remark implies an upcoming excursion or field outing with unspecified details. The quote hints at plans dependent on student readiness.
A postcard style reflection recalls a drama class moment when a student laughs at how the word business slips into stage directions. The text jokes about languages and literature, ending with a quip on being happy and rich.
A ditty from THE Farm features Armand the farm hand as a rustic idol in Bedford village. The playful verse calls him the seed of the hay and the kink of hoboes, with Mary and Sarie abandoning tools for him.
Axiom, an engaged girl, finds no use for her left glove as she prepares for a day of formal duties. The scene highlights social expectations and personal quirks in a restrained domestic setting.
The Red Cross Workroom will close to-morrow Friday until after exams. Officials hope attendance rises after examinations end and stress the unit will maintain its dignified title of attendance. A full report of finances and activities will appear in the first Bulletin of the new semester.
Alumnae News reports Ruth Wheeler class of 1917 engaged to Corporal Robert Nutt Jr of the 302nd Infantry.
A series of marriage notices from 1916 and 1917 include Miriam I Campbell wed in 1916, Orville E White in June 1917, Marie Louise Chancellor married a lieutenant in 1916, Roy C Miller on December 25 1917, Gertrude Helen Clark married Frederick Matthew Hitchcock on December 12 1917, and Florence duBois Rees wed John Brooks Moore on December 22 1917.
Mrs. H. LaRue Brown of 1910 welcomes newborn daughter Eleanor LaRue Brown born August 1 1917.
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