Jester spoof at Columbia praised for humor and wit
A New Yorker's Jester feature mocks Columbia humor and campus life with pieces like Campus Fugit and Jester Dining Out. It praises the magazine's satire of Barnard traditions, honor code, and campus culture, noting illustrations and a True-False exam style in Collegiate Atmosphere.
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Alumbia
Barnard
Hfon
Barnacle
Bulletin
Peter Arno
Broadway
Eve
Mortarboard Time Comes to Invite Subscriptions
A campus notice quotes a walrus voice urging Barnard students to subscribe to Mortarboard. It highlights the spring edition’s artwork and articles, emphasizing special value and the request for a subscription fee.
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Barnard
Writers Club Hears Two Famed Authors
The discussion centers on depictions of Indians in literature with Henry La Farge recounting experiences that reveal native actions align with their own moral standards rather than surface judgments.
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Writers Club
Red Man
Mr. la Farge
Virgils Influence on Italian Poetry Discussed by Prezzolini and Knapp
Professor Knapp questioned if Aeneas is a mere puppet as he quoted a scene from Virgil. Prezzolini traced Virgilian influence on Dante Petrarch Tasso Foscolo and D Annunzio noting D Annunzios weaker Virgilian ties while highlighting the professor's Italian remarks and audience reaction.
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Virgil
Trrnus
Aeneas
Trunus
Pallas
Turnus
Professor Knapp
Verezzolini
Dante
Petrarch
Laura
Tasso
Jerusalem
Prezzolini
Foscolo
Gabriel D’annunzio
Terrible Tarantula Bites Music Editor
A quirky note describes a chaotic theme song set for examinations and performances. It lists titles such as Why Was I Born and Find Me a Primitive Man linked to departments while joking about virus effects and a coming play called The Game of Life and Death.
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Habitat
New York
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Jess
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Ohn J Held Jr Engraver
Irglesry
Nell
P.L. Co
Elke
Ogap Gig
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