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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
5
The piece traces Herbert Hoover from a Quaker birth in 1874 to an orphaned youth who educated himself in a garret. It highlights his passion for order, his talent for reorganizing human life, and a philosophic blind spot as his life unfolds from spare childhood to a leading role in relief and reform.
On Friday March 16 the class elected presidents for the 1928-1929 year. Lucy Matthews was chosen senior class president while Mary Dublin and Sally Vredenburgh were named junior and sophomore presidents respectively.
The Brooks Hall cinema hosted opening night with free tickets drawing a lively crowd of students and celebrities. The event included screen previews, live music, Irish dancing, and free refreshments. Professor Kenneth Saunders addressed the gathering, discussing India and cross cultural topics in a separate program segment.
The Soiree of La Société Française will be held Friday evening for the French Scholarship Fund. A production of Marivaux's L'Île des Améres features Margaret de Mille as heroine Emily Morris as hero with Janet Gemmell, Miriam Laurel, Deborah Allan, Valerie Frankel and Blanche Devigne in key roles. Professor Muller coaches. refreshments and dancing follow. tickets are fifty cents.
The March 27 assembly at Barnard will announce the Caroline Duror Fellowship recipient and reveal the Phi Beta Kappa electees. The Duror Fellowship, a $600 prize for the graduating Barnard student with the greatest promise, plus early Phi Beta Kappa elections, will draw attention. Dean Gildersleeve will preside and speak on scholarship and scholarly ideals at the Gymnasium event.
The notice invites undergraduates to a Monday March 25 meeting at 12 o clock ET to nominate candidates for undergraduate vice president treasurer and secretary. The event will be held in room 304 B.
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