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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
5
Barnard College Professor Raymond C Moley spoke to Barnard Alumnae on Faith in Facts arguing for restoring government to the people by expanding democracy. He cited the initiative referendum and short ballot as keys to new freedom.
A Barnard College survey shows the radical temper of students varies by section and major. It sampled history, government, psychology, statistics and sociology majors with 86 freshmen 111 sophomores 81 juniors and 63 seniors responding. The study, designed with Dr Harper and Judy Harp, routes teachers to adapt the instrument for Barnard students.
The Occupation Bureau has not yet determined which teacher in training examinations will be held this summer. The Board of Education states it is not probable that any candidates taking the examinations now will be placed during the coming year.
The senior class wrapped up Senior Week with Step Singing at Milbank Hall Steps on May 29, followed by Baccalaureate in St Pauĺs Chapel on May 31. Highlights included Senior Ball with Japanese Lanterns, Class Day June 2, a commencement reunion, and a final Senior Banquet at Brooks Hall.
Letitia Grierson reviews Barnard Quarterly praising overall merit in all fifteen contributions. She highlights Miss Thompson's strong plot in Captain Angus Come to Port and notes nautical terms and Scottish dialect blur the realism. The Benefactor features a brutal father balanced by a sympathetic, pathetic schoolmaster as a subplot.
A reflective bulletin describes Senior Week as a peculiar transition filled with mixed emotions among seniors, sophomores and juniors. It notes how freshmen view graduates, while juniors feel a wary pride and mournful readiness to face the world, offering quiet sympathy for the class moving on.
More than 225 Barnard seniors bid farewell in a Class Day ceremony with an 800 gift honoring Dr. Virginia C. Gildersleeve for a new English reading room. Acting Dean Mullins urged graduates to delay employment for deeper study amid global unemployment. The event closed with honorary degrees for Edna Ferber and others as President Butler spoke on poverty and reform.
Barnard visiting history professor Madame Ebib praised youth in Turkey and the U S as similarly striving for freedom. Junior President Madeleine Gilmore and Christianna Furse spoke, Mathilde Rodger read the class history, as 33 seniors bid farewell to the sophomore year at Hotel Barbizon solarium.
The bulletin expresses well wishes for a bright and enjoyable summer break for the college community. It highlights leisure and learning opportunities ahead and invites students and staff to return refreshed.
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