Seniors Hold Class Dinner On Thursday
Two hundred twenty one members of the Class of 1938 attended a Senior Banquet at Hewitt Hall dining room Thursday evening. Edna Jones, class president, read the class roll as graduates answered married or engaged.
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Hewitt Hall
Edna Jones
Carol Gluck
Claremont Avenue
Elizabeth Jordan
Frances Kleeman
Margaret Boyle
Jane Hoyt
Ann Strobridge
Deborah Allen
Florence Dubroff
Caroline Duncombe
Shirley Ellenbogen
Alumnae Elect New President and Officers for 1938 39
Mrs Alfred Loomis becomes president of the Associate Alumnae for 1938 39 succeeding Dr Elizabeth Wright Hubbard. Anna I Von Shelly first vice president John Miles Thompson second vice president Edith Deacon secretary Edith Halfpenny treasurer. Alumnae Fund totals 21083 32 with Lucy Morgenthau Heineman as chair. Dean Gildersleeve to speak via radio on Barnard Day.
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Alfred Loomis
Elizabeth Wright Hubbard
Anna I. von Shelly
John Miles Thompson
Edith Deacon
Edith Halfpenny
Lucy Morgenthau Heineman
Alumnae Association
Class Treasuries
Barnard Clubs
Dean Gildersleeve
Barnard
Hubbard
Seniors Welcome Opportunity To Relax At Class Picnic
On Memorial Day about one hundred seniors enjoyed a carefree picnic at Barnard Camp escaping formal events. They hiked in the countryside played volleyball and baseball with energy while Janice Wormser starred in baseball. After sunbathing and resting their legs, they returned tired yet cheerful, praising committee chair Valma Nylund for arranging the pleasant outing.
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Barnard Camp
Duo Uuese SuTrounUmMgs Te Gris
Janice Wormser
Valma Nylund
Ivy Ceremony Marks Barnard Ivy Planting By Raebeck
Helen Raebeck, 1937-38 Barnard Bulletin editor in chief, planted the ivy at the official Ivy Ceremony. She spoke on enduring attachment to Barnard and the value of intellectual honesty beyond four years. Edna Jones, class president, spoke after the planting.
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Barnard Bulletin
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Step-Singing Ceremony Marks Class Promotions at Barnard Hall
The May 27 step-singing on Milbank Hall steps celebrated class promotions with freshmen and juniors in white, seniors in caps and gowns, and roses handed by sophomores. Edna Jones, Class of 1938 president, bid farewell to each class, urging Sophomores to improve their record at Barnard.
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Milbank Hall
Barnard Hall
Milbank
Hudson
Edna Jones
Jake
Barnard
Barnard Graduates 245 at Columbia Commencement
Barnard College marked the class day and commencement for 245 graduates of the class of 1938. The event, part of Columbia University’s 184th annual exercises, featured Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler presiding, honorary doctorates, and an address by Butler after a procession from Barnard Hall to the library plaza.
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Barnard
Barnard Hall
Seth Low
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Butler
Columbia College
Mendelssohn
Walton
von Weber
Kaisermarch
Wagner
Columbia
Butler Addresses Columbia Graduates on Democracy
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, spoke to about 20,000 candidates for degrees at the 184th commencement. His main address titled The Abdication of Democracy followed the prayer by Chaplain Knox, with the full text to appear on page 4.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Butler
Chaplain Knox
Seniors Dance At Annual Ball
The Class of 1938 held its final undergraduate Senior Ball Saturday May 28 in the Gym from nine to two. 145 attendees danced to Hal Marley and his Blue Lions with Chinese lanterns in the Gym and on the terrace. Guests of honor were Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve Elspeth Davies Edna Jones and Adi Kent Thomas.
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Hal Marley
Ruth Insche
Gertrude Boyd
Mary Hayes
Eleanor Heide
Shirley Hageman
Mary Rhodin
Caryl Rothschild
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Elspeth Davies
Edna Jones
Adi- Kent Thomas
Dean Gildersleeve
Barnard
Elspeth Vaughan Davies
Seniors Host Informal Party At Friday Luncheon
Rain kept many underclassmen away as seniors dominated the afternoon with table tennis, slap-jack, and bridge games. Undergrads favored table tennis while seniors enjoyed dancing and social chats with a Columbia donated phonograph.
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Columbia
Barnard 1938 valedictory honors class for service and learning
Elspeth Davies delivers the 1938 valedictory at Barnard College Class Day with Edna Jones giving the Salutatory and Elspeth Vaughan Davies presenting the Undergraduate Association address. Dean Gildersleeve praises the cohort for opportunities in liberal arts, toleration, and community service.
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