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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
1
Barnard College publishes the Barnard Bulletin during the academic year with breaks for vacations and exams. It is entered as second class matter October 19, 1928 at the New York Post Office under the 1879 act. Subscription rate is $3.50 per year or 10 cents per issue.
The Barnard College community contemplates a Social Council and calendar cooperation with Columbia after the Representative Assembly formed an investigating committee. The Barnard Hall fourth floor cafeteria renovation is proposed as a near term fix while a future union lounge remains contingent on the Riverdale Academic building.
Barnard College faces social life problems after a Rep Assembly inquiry. Junior activists Lynne Bresler and Sondra Kleinman led criticism on November 14, proposing house plans. Miriam Shapiro argued such plans would exclude freshmen and require dues. A December 7 town meeting spurred a committee to explore solutions.
Barnard students advocate informal social spaces and more overnight facilities plus closer planning with Columbia College to improve social life. Dorm and day students urge a student union lounge and redecorating the Fourth Floor Cafeteria to host dances while freshmen favor using Modern Living conferences to address social opportunities.
Patricia Ellsworth reviews Mary McCarthy's The Groves of Academe. The essay argues the novel lampoons liberal education abuses rather than education itself, focusing on Jocelyn College figure Henry Mulcahy and tensions in a modern academic setting.
Barnard faculty and administration discuss the Barnard Hall Social Committee report on social life. Gertrude Rich praises a Social Council as a step forward to improve cross campus ties with Columbia while stressing Barnard leadership. Mrs. English counters that Barnard must lead social efforts despite growing cross campus activity and publicity gaps. Miss Benson questions dormitory space and subsidy feasibility.
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