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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1950
Page
3
Politi cal Council sponsors a Town Meeting March 14 at 4 p.m. in College Parlor. Dean McIntosh, Prof John A. Moore, and Prof French Fogle will debate free cuts with Ruth Schachter chairing. Faculty committee notes issues on inclusion and honor system, with a vote planned next meeting.
About three hundred eastern high school and college French teachers will attend Barnard College’s second annual conference on the teaching of French. The day will feature René de Messieres’s luncheon address, a survey on entering freshman French knowledge, and a discussion of the Cleveland plan led by Emile B. de Sauze.
The Barnard Cafeteria will discontinue beverages soups and desserts starting Monday March 13 to cut losses. Students may still eat there with their lunches or move to Hewitt Dining Room where provisions are arranged. Dietitian Mary Alice Currier says Hewitt will provide quicker service.
Nominees Marilyn Rosenthal Loeb Mary Gray Stilwell and Aline Wegrocki of the junior class stand for Honor Board Chairman on a closed slate with Student Council consent. Loeb, former Honor Board representative and editor, advocates extending the honor system to all student life and opening the slate to the entire school. Stilwell, transferred from Packer, chairs Term Drive in 1950. Wegrocki previously led the Student Government Association and Honor Board.
MacManus Engelman and Simon win the posts of vice president secretary and treasurer in the Undergraduate Association elections held March 7 and 8. Five hundred seven students voted. MacManus previously led the sophomore class and student council delegations. Engelman serves as Residence Halls secretary and Bulletin editor. Simon sits with Menoran IZFA and Residence Halls Social Committee. New officers to be installed April 11.
Barnard College hosts the History Department conference on Individual Liberty and the American Tradition. Harvard professors Kenneth Murdock and Ralph Perry speak with Columbia’s Jacques Barzun and others. Open meetings feature W. H. Auden, with Barnard undergraduates presenting a Saturday program of dance drama and song.
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention opens in McMillan Theater with 3500 high school students and advisers attending. Barnard hosts a tea in Brooks Hall, hosted by Admissions. guest speakers include Benjamin Cohen and William Haskell, with Herman Dinsmore and Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing sessions and a Waldorf luncheon to conclude. The Low Library exhibit showcases world school newspapers and a comics history display. Awards for best high school newspapers are announced Friday morning.
The Government Department of Barnard and the International Relations Club announce the Mount Holyoke Institute on the United Nations. Four weekly sessions run June 25 to July 22 with William Henderson of Barnard to join panel discussions. Fees cover room, board, and tuition. Ruth Schachter coordinates IRC contact.
Keynote speakers Mr. Roger Baldwin and Dr. Harold Taylor will open a two day conference at Brooklyn College and Midwood High School on March 11 and 12. About 800 delegates from metropolitan campuses will discuss discrimination economic difficulties and academic freedom with panels and final plenary action.
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