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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
1
Dr Kallen praises the proposed curriculum as a real improvement yet notes administrative and personal hurdles prevent immediate adoption. He says the plan remains abstract and dialectical and recommends starting with practical, current problems and expanding outward. Boas supports underlying principles while favoring a one year program focusing on familiarity with core material.
A Barnard College student curricular committee urges major revisions to the Freshman program and later years. Proposals include History of Mankind, Human Biology and Physiology, English Literature, and Expression Technique. Beatrice Lownes Earle commends student initiative and calls for faculty alumni and student input to shape a conference on changes. Professors Beard and Nearing welcome student involvement, urging more history of thought and international language study. The New Republic views the effort as a pivotal start toward richer, more active study under Columbia's shadow.
A correspondent supports Dorothy Thomas and her committee for a broad curriculum aimed at self expression without overspecialization. The writer argues social complexity requires broad vision and warns against narrowing focus to a single mission, urging a balance in early surveys of man and culture.
Barnard College unfolds a busy week with Chapel sessions, Junior Show auditions and performances, tea times, and sports events. Notable items include Barnard vs TC baseball on May 1, a May 8 open swimming meet, and Mrs Annie Nathan Meyer authoring a play The Advertising of Kate premiering May 8 at the Ritz Theatre.
Fragmented text discusses concentrated work in the last two years as an effective means to fill the student with life possibilities. It mentions training required for original and efficient work after graduation and references SEVELWN Preston.
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