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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin is a weekly college paper issued during the academic year by Barnard College students, with a brief interruption during the final two weeks of January.
Editor in Chief Mildred Blout 18. Assistant editor Eugenia Ketterlinus 19. Managing editors Hildegarde Diechmann 18 Elsie Oschrin 18 Elizabeth Wright 717. Associate editors Sophie Amson 18 Florence Barber 18 Fifi Carr 719 Berenice Despres 18 Lucy Karr 17 Ruth Lewy 19 Edith Lowenstein 19 Dorothy Teall 717. Alumnae editor Sarah Butler 15. Business board Florence Cuttrell 18. Assistants Lenore Gunzendorfer 177 Marian Levy 18 Lockie Parker 20 Lillian Sternberg 20 Agnes Surgeoner 17. Subscription one year mailing price. Strictly in advance.
A critique laments Barnard College turning into a sewing school arguing knitting tatting and crocheting have no place in classrooms and insult professors. The writer questions progress and urges women to stay in the home if domestic tools are needed to reenter public life.
A college of girls within a university outlines its democratic socialist aims and urges novitiates in Barnard to cultivate nobility of mind. It stresses cleanliness, refined speech, and gracious conduct while reminding members that privilege carries responsibility to uphold standards for others.
In a letter to the editor, Dorothy Graffe argues it is just to Miss Guinebargio wsither that the Exchange Articles are written by her with discretion and precision, as Miss Fineman notes.
In 1917 a Freshmen tea on a Wednesday in February at the theater turned into a festive affair. The hostess treated the guests to a Beauty Chorus a Lobster an Indian a song and a dance plus many pleasant entertainments. Ice cream and cake followed as dancing continued and the hostess was praised as gracious.
Trustees establish several new scholarships for next year funded by the Joseph Pulitzer estate. One $300 residence scholarship, two $200 tuition scholarships, and 32 $50 supplementary awards are planned. Total Pulitzer funds next year amount to about $7,750.
A schedule lists talks by Miss Cari ta Spencer in chapel and theatre events from March 8 to March 24. It notes Brooks Hall and 1919 tea times, Glee Club Concert and Dance at Earl Hall, and lectures by Dr Wilder and Prof Montague. Student clubs meet daily in various rooms.
The Y W C A of Barnard College voted not to cooperate with the Billy Sunday campaign as an organization. Members may take individual stands. Mrs Riggs aka Kate Douglas Wiggin will speak at the R P O Tea in Earl Hall on March 16.
At a Tuesday noon meeting the Deutscher Kreis voted to create an annual $25 prize funded by the sinking fund and play proceeds. The award honors the senior who shows the greatest proficiency and interest in German, as judged by the German Department Faculty and the Executive Committee. The prize is expected to be listed in this year’s catalog. Play and Entertainment Chairmen announced developments.
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