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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
4
A Barnard College reader laments the abandonment of the Junior sister program and urges more class spirit and student input on the Freshman Sponsors plan. The letter also addresses Honor Board actions after a large exam cheating incident and calls for stronger student responsibility and system support.
The Mortar Board asks sophomores with proofs to return them before July 1, 1948 to The Picturemakers. 1949 Mortar Board copies will be ready in June in the Student Mail Office on Jake from 9:30 to 4:30 for those who have not yet received theirs. They will also be available in the Fall.
A renewed program for the class of 1952 introduces a dorm weekend led by a sophomore committee headed by Paige Morris. Juniors become sponsors living in residence halls guiding freshmen through Saturday activities, Sunday picnics, church services, and campus events, with extended sponsor meetings through Monday and Tuesday.
Barnard College seniors favor teaching as their top career for the first time in years. Laboratory work is second, with editorial work third. Many grads enter education from nursery to college. Twenty three percent plan further study. fifty seven percent seek jobs. twenty percent are unsure.
Student government plans a fall carnival as the Freshman orientation climax. All clubs religious groups and publications will display programs policies and activities to stimulate student interest. A show featuring dramatic productions Greek Games and a junior show will be included.
Two Barnard graduates Sigrid de Lima and Nona O Neill contribute stories to American Vanguard a 38 writer collection from the New School for Social Research edited by Don M Wolfe. De Lima writes Captain s Beach and O Neill The Visit both published under New School and Cornell University Press imprint.
The annual Athletic Association banquet announced numerous honors. Dorothy Perotti received the Posture Award, Grace Peters and Helen Pond won Senior Profiency Awards, Barbara Hewlett earned the Senior Honor Award, and Lawrie Trevor got the Senior Service Award. Rose Sgammato and Mary Louise Heffernan received the Camp Service Award, with Doris Biggio also cited for 1946-47 work. Major and minor awards covered archery, badminton, basketball, dance, deck tennis, tennis, volleyball, and swimming, with Margaret Cont notable for the first time in five years.
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