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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
1
Barnard College issues a weekly bulletin during the academic year except the last two weeks of January. It serves Barnard Students with college notices and campus information.
A call for women to join Columbia University’s Committee on Women’s War Work invites enrollment at Room 301 Philosophy Hall. The committee links hundreds of women with war work and guides training, maintaining close ties with agencies in New York Washington and France.
The Committee on Women’s War encourages women to visit, share activities and interests, and allow the committee to assess capabilities. Many placements are for part-time volunteers while several lines offer full-time paid positions to best support the war effort.
Over one hundred women completed a seven week social worker course at the Hotel Biltmore. The program, run by the Department of Extension Teaching with the Committee of Women on National Defense, prepared them for regular volunteer field work.
The New York State School of Agriculture offers a three month Farmingdale course starting March 4 covering Vegetable Gardening Soils and Fertilizers Animal Husbandry Farm Mechanics Poultry Insect Pests. Registration cards are available for the Woman's Land Army of America inviting women of suitable health to join and plan summer work.
Alumnae Day featured stunts by all, including the Dean who transformed before observers from VY to Dean Gildersleeve and back. Mrs. Miles announced the events and opened with a welcome in dual capacity, Wendela Liander spoke as Millie’s proxy, and Alice Judson cheered about the canteen.
Students may apply for the 1918 1919 scholarship by filing a formal application on a blank obtained from the Secretary of the Dean on or before Monday April 1. V C Gildersleeve.
Miss Os burn reports on the Committee on War Work activity at Greater Barnard. The program features Reconstruction and Canteen Workers units, performances by Cornelia Geer ’17, 18, 19, ’20 and alumnae stunts, with songs by the president and Miss Keck, a Pow Wow song segment, and a Greek chorus finale.
Alumnae team dominated early scoring as E Van Duyn and M Wegener led forwards while D Bauer S Pero A Bishop and S Gleason guarded and centered. Isabel Greenbaum Dot Keck contributed baskets though teamwork lagged in the 18 to 2 score against varsity substitutes Keck.
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