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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1949
Page
4
A reader letter notes Barnard College had set a 65 retirement age for officers since 1941 with rare exceptions. Trustees believe the rule benefits both individuals and the College, arguing retirement preserves effectiveness and respects students' wishes for faculty departures.
All unclaimed items held by the Buildings and Grounds Office will be auctioned at noon Friday May 6 on Jake. Students with lost property from the Spring Session should contact the office before May 5 to identify and claim their items.
Nancy Van Arsdel fifty one was elected Miss Fashion Plate of 1949 in a Revlon contest. Five hundred fifty one students voted across three days for a slate of ten girls. Van Arsdel will compete with other campus winners for Miss Fashion Plate of the Nation and a free trip to New York with makeup and modeling courses. She will receive a year’s cosmetics and serve as Revlon campus representative.
Conference delegates discussed inviting club presidents to answer questions and emphasized individual contact and activity lists. Barnard will host the event with two schools as guests and reports will go to interested schools. Mary Huntington called the conference a success and noted pride in their system. She compared Barnard with Radcliffe as a closer match.
The Board of Higher Education announces an emergency one year training course for elementary teaching at City College of New York starting June 20 1949 and ending June 20 1950. Tuition is waived for admitted students to meet a projected 8000 new NYC elementary teaching positions 1949 1954 and similar shortages statewide. For information contact the Placement Office or Dean Egbert M Turner at The City College.
A grey raincoat was taken by mistake and is sought for even exchange. See June Feuer or contact through Student Maul to arrange return.
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