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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
1
Barnard College students publish a semi weekly paper during the college year excluding vacations and exams. The issue is Volume 35, number 45, dated May 1, 1984.
The World section lists the Editorial Board with Editor-in-Chief Helen Block and a team of managing editors, assistant editors, and staff. It includes names such as Miriam Rosenthal Evelyn Raskin Ethel Greenfield Margherita Sylvestre and others with class year annotations.
Editorial notes King Pradradhipok of Siam visiting to study voting and campaigns. It argues democracy’s corruption is a normal risk yet urges leaders to challenge cynicism and elevate young Siam’s political ideals. The piece links local New York graft debates to broader reform lessons.
In a letter to the editor Gertrude Gordon argues the Barnard Physical Education system should grant credit and honor points for gym work. She notes current rules devalue attendance and effort while penalizing failures with degree loss, urging a shift to positive crediting to motivate students.
A native of Allentown who has been blind from birth recently regained his sight. Governor Pinchot invited him to Harrisburg to view the capitol and his favorite woods now beautified by spring. The note ends with a light wish for Pinchot to rise to national prominence.
European politics show dramatic maneuvering as Edouard Herriot is re elected mayor of Lyons by a two vote margin in a 39 member city council. Herriot had initially refused the post saying he wanted broader authority.
President and Mrs. Hoover joined a large gathering at Cape Henry Virginia to mark the 324th anniversary of English colonists landing. A brass band and officials attended but a rain shower disrupted the celebration and sent attendees seeking shelter.
A historical note contrasts Philadelphia’s crime rate with the twenty five largest US cities noting fewer robberies burglaries and thefts yet higher murder rates. The piece remarks on citizen passions and the influence of a strong police presence and the statue of William Penn in maintaining order.
Review discusses Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author as a profound exploration of reality versus illusion. It describes six fictional figures seeking an author, their tangled destinies and tragic fates, and argues the play proves characters more real than everyday people. Walter Connolly is noted as the actor to watch in the production.
The Lewishons present a mixed program featuring Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and Bloch string quartet interpreted for dance. Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Benjamin Zemach, and Blanche Talmud perform with The Golden String Quartet and Nina Koshetz and Carlos Salzedo assisting, delivering strong but uneven pieces with notable solo standout from Humphrey and a successful medieval dance fantasy.
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