Barnard College Students Publish Semi Weekly Bulletin
Published semi weekly throughout the College Year by the Students at Barnard College in the interests of the Undergraduate Association.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1930
Page
1
Published semi weekly throughout the College Year by the Students at Barnard College in the interests of the Undergraduate Association.
The piece argues for and against the Undergraduate Association’s Representative Assembly as a check on Student Council and a training ground, noting its potential waste of time versus its role in initiating legislation. It frames Monday’s meeting as a significant test of a long-standing, honorable institution.
The Senate on Wednesday re inserted into the bill a provision prohibiting importations from abroad of seditious and obscene books. Customs officers will seize material deemed obscene immoral or treasonable. The language aims to curb contraband literature entering the United States.
A tense parley in a Federal District Court debate pits opponents of restricting access to Lady Chatterley’s Lover against supporters who fear moral decay. Senators Smoot Cutting Glass Reed Smoot spar over what constitutes obscene material as judges face potential censorship.
A college program uses personal swimming cards on file in the pool. Passing all listed events earns an Expert Swimmer Emblem. Physical Ed. Faculty offer pointers to help students earn the award and discover the joy of accomplishment.
Frances Barry argues for a national referendum on the eighteenth amendment. She notes rising alcohol related deaths, prison crowding, and enforcement costs, urging states to choose their own fate with wet or dry policies instead of broad federal enforcement.
A series of concerts and operatic programs are listed with dates in March. Highlights include Tristan and Isolde presented uniquely at the Metropolitan with restored cuts, Wagnerian works, and a Mecca Auditorium closing season concert by Limnivaed Farman performing English organ pieces and Purcell Dido and Aeneas. Mischa Levitski will perform at Carnegie Hall with Rachmaninoff and classical staples.
The fourth loan exhibition features Aristide Maillol and Wilhelm Lehmbruck from Europe and Max Beckmann and Paul Klee. Lehmbruck’s terra cotta figures contrast Mailol’s substantial, meditative sculpture with Klee’s playful abstractions and Beckmann’s dark landscapes. The review notes strong acting in a separate play, praising Nazimova and Dudley Digges for restrained, intelligent performances.
Freshmen with a desire to proofread and literary aims are invited to inspect the innards of Blow to Get Out a Bulletin on Friday at 3 in Bulletin Office and Monday at 12.
The notice fixes a mistake from Tuesday’s issue about Dr. Nicolessi and a misattributed remark. The correction clarifies the original report and replaces the erroneous statement with accurate information.
Production by the Theater Guild with Mamouhan directing and acting version. The review notes the company’s effort on a Tur tone piece and praises the Guild for this year’s stage work despite a malformed program fragment. The item highlights the acting version and direction.
Morley describes the theatre as a heavenly contrast and a desert island of illusion. He praises Hoboken’s litre theatre life and notes a new play by Reisenburg and Grey that may end this season’s run at the lit theatre.
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