Freshmen Farewell Luncheons Across New York Hotels
Freshman sophomore and junior classes held farewell luncheons in New York hotels including Louis Sherry's Warwick and Montclair on Friday May 31. Dorthy Skene introduced Professor Minor Latham who discussed past plays and future prospects noting the year’s real tragedies were on stage.
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New York
Dorthy Skene
Minor Latham
Howard Lilly
Wilhelm Braun
Elspeth McKenzie
Professor Braun
Barnard Ivy Ceremony of 1935 Marks Senior Week
The Senior Class of 1935 at Barnard College conducted the annual Ivy Ceremony on June 6 at 6 p m on the North Terrace. Roselle Riggin planted the ivy in the presence of the seniors as Georgiana Remer spoke on the tradition and goals for the class. The seniors sang the class song written by Georgiana Remer before sunset.
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Roselle Riggin
Hall
Barnard Bulletin
Miss Strait
Georgiana Remer
Reading picks from Professor Sturtevant for summer students
Bulletin reporter notes Professor Sturtevant organized a summer reading list into giants, finer grains, and social history portraits. Recommendations include Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, Hamsun and Undset’s growth work, Proust Swann’s Way, Mann The Magic Mountain, Galsworthy Forsyte Saga, The Modern Comedy, End of the Chapter, and Krutch The Modern Temper as context.
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Edna Holfsman
Bulletin
Olessor
Sturtevant
Henry
Americas
Leo Tolstoi
MBS
Miss ‘Sturtevant
BOF
Knut Hamsun
Kristin
Sigrid Undset
Swann
Marcel Proust
Thomas
Mann
Miss Sturtevant
John Galsworthy
Galsworthy
Dean Addresses Class Day Audience
Miss Virginia C Gildersleeve outlines the keys to a well rounded life in Barnard Hall as the senior class hears her talk on skepticism enthusiasm and teamwork The ceremony featured a gift presentation by Roselle Riggin and a curtain for Brinkerhoff Theatre plus a 150 donation to the alumnae fund The seniors entered to Mendelssohns War March and Georgiana Remer delivered the salutatorian address
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard Hall
Roselle Riggin
Brinkerhoff Theatre
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Natalie Bachrach
Georgiana ‘Remer
Barnard
Miss Remer
Salamis
Alumnae Reunion Celebrates Lowther’s Three Years Service
Barnard alumnae gather for their annual reunion on Wednesday June fifth with a five o'clock meeting, supper, and reception. Florence de Loiselle Lowther, longtime Central Committee chair, is thanked for three years in a surprise resolutions presentation. Decennial hosts and class fund representatives are noted among moving pictures of the college.
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Barnard
Hewitt Hall
Florence de Loiselle Lowther
Alumnae Fund
Dean Gildersleeve
Lowther
Madeleine Hooke Ric
May Newland Stoughton
Renée Fulton Mazer
Mabel Parsons
Theodora Baldwin
Marguerite Smith
Mabel McCann Molloy
Edith Stiles Banker
Marie Whitlock
Meta Hailpain Morrison
Grace Reining
Georgiana Remer
Barnard Seniors Celebrate 181st Commencement at Columbia
Barnard women and men received the Bachelor of Arts degrees at Columbia University's 181st commencement. More than 4 800 degrees diplomas and certificates were awarded as rain forced the ceremony indoors to Columbia gymnasium. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler delivered the president's address titled A Much Needed Prayer urging deliverance from envy hatred and malice.
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Dr. Butler
Barnard
Columbia University
Columbia Gymnasium
Chaplain Knox
Nicholas Murray Butler
Butler
Brewster Praises 1936 Mortarboard As Herbarium Of Blooms
William Brewster describes the 1936 Mortarboard as an herbarium of historical blooms and a gracious garden where past years’ flowers flourish with current annuals. He notes Barnard’s garden history, honoring Mrs Meyer and Mr Plimpton as first planters, and praises the head gardeners for forty five years of floral display.
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