Barnard College Student Union Publication Note
Published semi weekly during the college year by the Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
1
Published semi weekly during the college year by the Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association.
The page lists editorial leadership and staff roles including Editor in Chief Helen Block 32 Managing Editors Evelyn Raskin Gertrude Epstein 34 and Assistant Editor Anna Jacobsont 134. It names copy editor Edith Kane 35 and a roster of various reporters and assistants across sections like College Clips About Town and Office Printing.
An editorial denounces a new policy of enslavement by Liberian authorities. It cites forced labor, debt pawnage, and brutal beating of Africans, with US protests noted. The piece condemns domestic hypocrisy from American descendants in Liberia and critiques the nation’s masochistic stance.
Dr Fernand Baldensporger a Sorbonne professor now with Princeton discusses how literature breaks national divides. He notes progress in American appreciation of classic foreign works and urges universities to foster international sympathy for a more uniform understanding worldwide.
The author cites how a persecuted people endured severe physical handicaps and separation. He recalls America’s own division and emancipation, arguing that a nation freed from bondage should avoid reliving past misery. White men once sacrificed for abolition. now the released people face renewed persecution.
The author argues for gym work to have defined academic value. Without two to three hours weekly, students would suffer during winter. Gym should be granted positive points or be treated as separate from academics, ensuring fairness in scholastic standing.
A critical survey of The Plough and the Stars and The McGonlin in the Yellow River discusses Denis Johnston's themes of youth rebellion against foreign power. It praises Dobelle's negative creed and slow tempo, notes Philip Moeller's brisk directing, and extols Abbey Theatre’s sculpture and gallery displays as counterpoints to the drama.
Central gallery at Grand Central Station has received little attention but is worth a special trip for its varied exhibitions. The same group of artists is repeatedly shown, with current displays offering notable works.
Irma Sivano’s March 15 Town Hall recital featured Beethoven Appassionata Op 37 Chopin Scherzo in C sharp minor Ravel Pavane Pour une Infante Defunte Debussy La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin Albeniz Gno menreigen and a Liszt Polonaise in E major. The review notes reserved expression in Beethoven and clipped phrasing in Chopin and Debussy though overall technique and light touch were praised, with some critique of interpretive depth and spontaneity.
Vera Schaffer attends Templé for the first time and notices players gathering for prayer in unison after a spy game, describing a moment of shared reflection amid the event.
A Berlin court recently upheld the right of university students to engage in friendly saber duels, a stance seen as a setback to reformers seeking to banish the custom. Despite declines after the war, duels persist among some student groups with worn saber cuts symbolizing pride and status.
About 5,000 inmates in California State Prison systems may enroll as extension students of the University of California without charge. Roughly 3,000 are currently taking part in this privilege, Adelphi Fortnightly reports.
A Swarthmore Phoenix report notes Tulane University Medical College juniors are required to swallow rubber stomach tubes in a course to understand patients’ experiences. The device is used as part of the curriculum to illustrate medical procedures.
Skidmore News reports Johns Hopkins ends the practice of flunking and places students on their honor regarding studies. A student must prove to a board of collegiate studies that he is worthy to remain at the university based on interest and ability.
The Curriculum Committee at Bryn Mawr reports sophomores labor the most hours, followed by seniors and juniors, with freshmen working about normal amounts. The finding clarifies workload distribution among class years.
The Maine Campus reproduces a Spotlight item alleging a chemist at Indiana State Teachers College discovered an element named Womans. It is described with fanciful lab book entries detailing its ubiquitous occurrence, varied physical traits, strong affinities for noble metals, volatile reactions, and rapid aging, ending with a claim of strong magnetic attraction.
A Radcliffe College study reviewed by Dr. W Marston finds men from Tufts and Columbia hold a better opinion of themselves and a harsher view of women, while 92 percent of girls favored a love affair over a million dollars in a survey.
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