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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
1
The Barnard Bulletin is issued weekly during the college year by Barnard College students with a brief note about its publication schedule and student involvement.
The page lists managing editors Hildegarde Diechmann Elsie Oschrin Elizabeth Wright and associates Sophie Amson Florence Barber Fifi Carr Berenice Despres Lucy Karr Edith Lowenstein Dorothy Teall with Alumnae Editor Sarah Butler. Business Board shows Florence Cuttrell as business manager and assistants Lenore Gunzendorfer Marian Levy Ethel Mott Lilian Sternberg Agnes Surgeoner.
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve of Barnard College spoke on The Spirit of Scholarship at Goucher College chapel on March 14. She traced secret societies to ancient times and urged that scholarship be pursued with zeal, joy, and personal delight in learning.
Dean Gildersleeve extols the scholarly life as the delight of uncovering new truth and expanding knowledge. She praises imaginative freedom, open minded judgment, and the belief that all knowledge feeds intellectual hunger while demanding absolute accuracy and truthfulness among Phi Beta Kappa members.
Spectator quotes part of an editorial mocking Barnard class teas. The facetious remark notes the prevailing spirit is to grab food and bolt, questioning the purpose of such a tea event. The piece reflects campus tensions over student behavior and social routines.
The bulletin for next week will go to press on Friday March 30 and appear on Wednesday April 4 due to the Easter vacation.
A historical calendar from late March to mid April lists events at the college. Rehearsals for 1920 and 1919 G G choruses in Elec Lab Lunch Room Theatre and Italian Club rooms, Deutscher Kreis nominations for Undergrad President, and voting in the Dean and Italian Club sections. Greek Games are noted for Saturday April 14.
On March 29 Professor Crampton will speak on the Mobilization of Columbia for National Service. On April 2 Mrs. Wm. R. Stuart of Nanking China will speak at Chapel. Alice Duer Miller, ’99, will visit soon. her coming date will be announced in next week’s Bulletin.
At the Classical Club meeting on Tuesday Dr Young presented a lecture with stereopticon views titled a trip through the Peloponnesus. Following the talk Greek snacks were served in Undergrad Study and Tate provided tea for attendees.
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