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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin is issued semi weekly during the college year by Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association. It is entered as second class matter October 19, 1928 at New York post office under the 1879 act. Subscription rate is 3.50 per year and single copies cost 10 cents.
The staff roster lists Aida DiPace as editor in chief with Audrey Weissman as managing editor and Joan Stearns as business manager. Advertising duties are handled by Maxine Stein.
Ave Arque Vale Bulletin offers congratulations to the graduating class at commencement. It notes many graduates will not pursue further schooling, choosing work or marriage and homemaking, and urges applying a liberal arts education to future living with an active mind and steady courage.
A reflective note on the four month summer break, urging a measured return to routines and a reassessment of academic goals. It discusses highs and lows from the year, international events affecting life at home, and the aim to pursue a balanced, intelligent path forward before the new term begins.
Barbara Ritter 51, publicity chair, and Virginia Kraft 51, senior ball chair, arranged the prom at the Hotel Ambassador on June 1. Private James Hardcastle, stationed at Fort Dix, received leave after Ginny Kraft wrote directly to President Truman. The telegram reached Barnard late in the day confirming the leave. The story drew heavy media attention from the New York Times and New Jersey papers. Hardcastle, an English major at Columbia College before service, and Barbara had dated five years. Jim and Barbara became engaged two weeks before his enlistment. Ginny Kraft had previously invited the President to events like Harvest Hop, which he declined.
Senior Ball guest Billy deWolfe received an honorary Doctor of Humorosity at Barnard College on June 1 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Hotel Ambassador. Vir ginia Kraft chair led the introduction. About 200 guests enjoyed Hal Etkin and his Orchestra and the South American Orchestra.
Dr. Carl Binger warned Vassar's faculty as predominantly female creates an atmosphere hindering male-female interaction and studying. He proposed more married couples on staff and balanced sexes among faculty, noting 119 of 195 members are unmarried women. Barnard shows a near even split with 13 male and 12 female department heads, though a female psychiatrist may influence development.
Anne Curtiss, Barnard class of 1951, earns the French Club scholarship to study in France and Italy. She will travel on the Anna Salon, attend a five week course at the Sorbonne graduate school, study contemporary literature, and live with a French family. She plans to pursue an MA at Columbia in French and a career in college teaching.
Beulah Sternberg profiles Barnard class of 1951 alumnae officers Margaret DeVecchi Naomi Loeb and Barbara Ritter. DeVecchi served in Student Council dormitory leadership and Seven College Conference roles while planning a world tour. Loeb, a Princeton Wilson Fellow and Princeton Barnard Murray Fellow, will marry and study Renaissance English at Columbia after graduation. Ritter, history major and secretary treasurer, hopes to join Altman’s training program after a summer job and marriage set for September, also mentoring through Student Development and Wigs and Cues. She cherishes a Hemingway correspondence received after writing the author.
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