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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1954
Page
1
The piece argues against labeling college students as a scared generation amid McCarthy era fears. It notes students forming strong editorial voices in campus papers while some youths fear speaking out, yet highlights many not afraid and standing firm against censorship and conformity.
By Sandy McCaw Greek Games at Barnard continue a long tradition dating to 1903. The pageant blends poetry chorus and dance with original music costumes and stories created by students. Priestly rites at the altar open the ceremony and the entrance is judged now on music and class participation.
Agnes Vlavianos from Athens and Anna Triantafyllou from Lesbos, both Class of 1957 entrants, join Barnard’s Greek Games. Vlavianos notes Erasmian Greek used in events while praising Barnard’s student creativity, and Triantafyllou, a hoop roller, recalls Greek island athletic traditions and hopes to return home after college.
A call to Barnard College students to enter the Mutual Broadcasting System competition "Queen For A Day" seeks a bold entrant for the College Queen of America title. The message urges any potential candidate to submit her picture to gain overnight fame.
Marc Blitzstein and collaborators present The Threepenny Opera based on Gay’s Beggar’s Opera. Set in Soho during Victoria’s coronation, the production blends satire with bawdy humor and strong performances by Lishner Rae Merrill Sullivan and Elson.
The Baronet Walter Reade deluxe art theatre at Third Avenue and 59th Street hosts an Alec Guiness Festival. Seven of the British star’s titles play only while demand lasts, opening March 20 with The Lavender Hill Mob through March 26, followed by The Last Holiday Kind Hearts and Coronets and The Mudlark. Patrons may leave their names by phone to receive play-date notices.
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