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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
1
Barnard College publishes semi weekly issues for the college year excluding vacations and exams. This June 1931 issue is volume 19 number 49 issued by the Undergraduate Association.
The document names the 1930s editorial team and staff roles for the publication, listing Helen Block as editor in chief and Miriam Rosenthal Evelyn Raskin as managing editors, with roles for assistant editors copy editor correspondent and various department staff across several years.
An editorial frames Barnard College seniors as they depart amid forebodings of the Great Depression. They hear warnings of economic crisis and grave unemployment and question the value of higher education as immediate financial independence seems elusive.
Madeleine Gilmore defends the Student Council against claims of neglect and details proposed changes Bulletin supports. She cites pass-fail grades, reading periods, Honors Course review, and abolition of ABC grading and final exams as Council initiated or debated reforms. The letter praises Barnard as a center of thought and personal growth beyond classroom training.
A Barnard College study finds liberal students more radical than conservatives across departments. Mathematics and natural sciences lean conservative, humanities and social sciences more radical, with New York area and inactive church members showing higher radicalism. First-year students resist change, while sophomores show greater shifts.
The Bijou Theatre presents Precedent a revival by Provincetown players dramatizing the Mooney and Billings case. The piece questions justice and mercy amid wartime censorship and a corrupt system, signaling a new birth for Provincetown theatre movement and a possible move toward Broadway.
The Bliss Collection at the Museum of Modern Art offers notable works by Degas, Aedon, Puvis de Chavannes and Picasso, with strong prints by Seurat and Daumier. It also includes weaker Cubist pieces and a few paintings by Matisse and Kuhn, while Monet’s cliff offers a redeeming, worth-the-trip centerpiece. Marianna Neighbor.
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