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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
1
Barnard College students publish a semi weekly bulletin for undergraduates. The notice lists publication cadence exemption periods and postal registration under the 1879 act with a $3 annual subscription and 10 cent single copies.
A concise staff roster lists the Editor in Chief, Business Manager, Managing Editor, and Associate Editors as the leadership team of the publication. It notes their positions and roles within the newspaper hierarchy.
A list of names likely representing a news board or student roster: Jean Ackermann 41, Helen Kandel 42, Grace Barrett 42, Elizabeth Koenig 42, Ruth Blumner 41, Marion Pratt 40, Clytia Capraro 42, Zenia Sachs 42, Naomi Sells 41.
The Representative Assembly passed a resolution creating an Interfaith Council to promote understanding among Gare faiths at college. The council aims to coordinate programs of five religious clubs, sponsor one all college meeting per semester, and combat religious intolerance while informing the student body.
The piece argues for individualized happiness using pills such as benzedrine for wakefulness phenobarbital for sleep and aspirin for headaches. It critiques generic advice from books experts and columns saying personal regulation of life suits the self best.
The piece discusses various pill types used to alter behavior during visits and in daily life. It cites amyral luminal and medical agents in drinks to render guests comatose, caffein pills for anglophiles, and suggests benzedrine for students with empirin for professors.
A man fixated on a streetcar conductor’s fare ditty seeks relief from his obsession. A park walk brings temporary calm but leaves the psychiatrist muttering the same chant, illustrating a stubborn, ironic obsession with a single lyric.
Readers weigh in on a proposed Columbia Town Meeting to foster cross campus discussion. Opinions vary from strong support for university life topics and lectures to cautions about attendance and scope. Several favor political and social topics, including current events and library access concerns.
An American Viennese company brings gracious refined entertainment to New York. They prize craft over satire and treat performance as life. Exiles from Vienna since 1938, Lotte Goslar and colleagues forged a unique Klein Kunstbuhne style.
The second offering by Viennese Americans uses an informal, warm style performed in the aisles and on stage. Skits critique art and society with playful mimicry. Lotte Goslar’s dancing blends De Mille and Graham, while the revue celebrates shared humanity and lighthearted love across borders.
The Northwest Passage tells of Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War as they slip through French lines to strike terrorizing Indians. Kenneth Roberts shapes the expedition with realism, not heroics, showing long marches, starvation, and men pushed to the edge. Spencer Tracy dominates the screen as Rogers, delivering a restrained yet forceful performance.
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