Barnard College Student Association News May 5 1931
Semi weekly College Year publication by Barnard College Undergraduate Association lists editorial board members and staff for May 5 1931. Names include Editor in Chief Helen Block and Managing Editors Miriam Rosenthal and Evelyn Raskin. ALA Correspondent Sylva McElwain and News Board members Anna Jacobson Edith Glaser Marge LeVine Lillian Batlin Rita Guttman Maxine Larson Bernice Guggenheim Janet Modry Editor Madeleine Stern Adeline Tintoer Ruth Sherburne and others are noted. Printing staff Legia Raissman Edith Ogur Mary McNulty Betty Goldstein and Irene Wolford are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Block
Miriam Rosenthal
Evelyn Raskin
Anna Jacobson
Edith Glaser
Marge LeVine
Lillian Batlin
Rita Guttman
Maxine Larson
Bernice Guggenheim
Janet Modry
Editorial Bulletin at Barnard Hopes for Reform Yet Faces Indifference
The Barnard Editorial Bulletin keeps pressuring for reforms such as pass-fail grading and removal of final exams. It asks who bears responsibility for inaction the Student Council, the executive faculty, or the Committee on Instruction. The piece argues the Bulletin reflects student opinion, while power structures treat it as the official junior college organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin
Edgar Guest
Heywood Broun
Barnard
Committee On Instruction
College
League of Nations
Dr Braun recounts Florence trip and student antics
Dr Braun of the University of Florence describes a lively city visit with mass street demonstrations and humorous student activities. He argues a year abroad in foreign language study is worthwhile, noting practical benefits of knowing numbers and phrases despite editorial resistance at the Bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Italy
Spectator questionnaire reveals varied tastes and political views
Columbia Spectator presents student responses listing preferences across courses actors plays films authors magazines newspapers cars and sports. Notable picks include Contemporary Civilization History 71 72 Walter Hampden Jane Cowl Green Pastures Ronald Colman Greta Garbo All Quiet on the Western Front Sinclair Lewis New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post tied, Times as favorite newspaper, Ford as preferred car, Lucky Strike as cigarette, football to watch, tennis to play. Voters split on Hoover second term with 119 against and 110 for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A
Walter Hampden
Jane Cowl
Green Pastures
Ronald Colman
Greta Garbo
Hoover
Columbia Spectator
Public thanks for Tuesday assembly leadership
A student letter to the editor lauds Miss Weeks for taking over the Tuesday assemblies, delivering a broad program with poets critics economists musicians and singers. The writer notes standout talks by John Mason Brown Joseph Auslander and Mr Brebner and praises the Columbia Chamber Music ensemble concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iiss Weeks
John Mason Brown
Joseph Auslander
Brebner
Columbia Chamber Music Ensemble
Miss Weeks
M. R
Tulane Professor Uses Fake Intruder Test in Class
In a Tulane law class Professor Earl D. Myers staged a dramatic security test. A student rushed in with a red pump threatening him while two football players tackled the intruder. The professor then drew a pistol and asked students to record what happened to evaluate reliability of testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulane Prefs
Earl D. Myer
Ben Greet Players Stage Hamlet in First Quarto Form
The Ben Greet Players presented Hamlet in the First Quarto text at University Hall. Critic Russell Thorndike gave an even performance as Hamlet, while Ben Greet as Polonius showed adequacy. design relied on Elizabethan costuming and music, with minimal scenery, producing a mix of novelty and traditional Victorian affect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Craig
Shakspere
Laertes
Hamlet
Ophelia
Gertrude
Variorum
Russel Thorndike
Ben
Corambis
Columbia Laboratory Players Stage Winters Tale Triumph
The Columbia Laboratory Players under Mrs Davis presented The Winters Tale to strong notice. Edward Mammen as Leontes Leo Penn as Polixenes Robert Schnitzer as Camillo Gertrude Keller as Paulina and Phil Humphrey as Autolycus delivered fine performances with humor and wit. The production balanced tragic and comic elements and showcased polished direction making it one of the Lab’s finest offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspere
Columbia Laboratory
Mrs. Davis
Edward Mammen
Leontes
Leonard Penn
Polixenes
Robert Schnitzer
Camille
Gertrude Keller
Paulina
Phil Humphrey
Teontes
Hermione
Pauling
Sicilia
Concert by Chamber Music Society at Columbia University
The Chamber Music Society of Columbia University under Herbert Dittler presented a concert in College Parlor on April 30 at 8 15 P M. The Mozart Quartet in A major K575 featured Katims Brandstader McAvoy and Rado. Hindemith canonic sonata for two flutes was played by McGarrahan and Russamen and Beethoven Op 18 No 5 received high praise. The flute piece drew mixed views and the Beethoven quartet was the standout performance. A small appreciative audience attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber Music Society
Columbia University
Herbert Dittler
Department of Music
Mozart
Koechel
Milton Katims
Eugene Brandstadter
Clifford McAvoy
John Rado
Paul Hindemith
Gerald McGarrahan
Walter Russamen
Again Women Excel in Sleep Study Contest
Dr Donald Laird of Colgate University reports a sleep survey comparing Colgate men and Skidmore women. The intercollegiate contest found women fall asleep easier wake less often stay calmer and feel more alert in the morning than men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Laird
Colgate University
Colgate
Skidmore College
Michigan State Policy Bars Graduation Over Smoking
Michigan State upholds a rule denying graduation to a female student who smokes, a stance reflecting campus moral standards. The college enforces the ban amid broader debates on student discipline and personal freedoms.
Books on D H Lawrence and Tolstoy in New Editions
John Middleton Murray analyzes D H Lawrence focusing on an Oedipus complex and psyche over literature. Rene Fulop Miller edits Tolstoy fragments and reminiscences. translation is weak and original Russian is preferred for true style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Lawrence
John Middleton Murray
Lawrence
Tolstoy
Rene Fulop-Miller
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Barnard College
Ethel Greenfield
Margherita Sylvestre
Gertrude Epstein
ALA
Sylva McElwain
News Board
Madeleine Stern
Adeline Tintoer
Ruth Sherburne
Olga Maurer
Sarah Preis
Legia Raissman
Edith Ogur
Mary McNulty
Ee Betty Goldstein
Irene Wolford
Juliet Blume
Roberta Moritzer
Jean Ehrlich
Geraldine Marcus
Margaret Altschul
Lorraine Popper
Frances Barry
Constance Brown
Ruth Rowan
Muriel Kelly
New York
N. Y
Barnard Bulletin
Broadway
119Th Street
Editorial
DR. Braun
University of Florence
Medici Chapel
Sinclair Lewis
A. New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
A. Times
Ford
Lucky Strike
Ben Greet
University. Hall
Columbia Laboratory Players
Threer
Mrs Retalie
Fy Davis
Mi McMillin Theatre
Columbia Chamber Music Society
Michigan State
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