Women Colleges Confer On Finances Need Aid
Delegates from seven eastern women's colleges met at Radcliffe College in Cambridge Massachusetts the weekend of April 29 to discuss a severe financial crisis in women's higher education. The conference follows a Barnard initiated event and urges detailed public reporting and mass meetings to gain endowment funds for salaries scholarships and equipment.
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Gena Tenney
Margaret Gristed
Collees of
East
Radelle College
Cambridge
Mass
America
Barnard
Endicott
Alumnae Committee
Sven
Tells Classics Majors Of Great Archaeology
Dr John Day of the Bar tard Classics Department spoke to Classics Majors on May 3 about archaeology as the science of monuments. He described Greek life through slides of coins goblets perfume vases and jewelry and explained methods of ancient industry and socialization. Bartnica attended the lecture.
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John Day
Bartard
Milbank
Drluv
Ated
Education and Social Change by Florian Znaniecki
Professor Florian Znaniecki of the University of Posen spoke on Education and Social Change at the Economics Major meeting. He argued that defining social change is complex and that modern education emphasizes technical training at the expense of broader personality formation. He cited vocational schools, country life preparation, women's education, and domestic training as examples, concluding a deficiency in civilization due to education lagging behind technical development.
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Florian Znaniecki
University of Posen
Maciver
Columbia
Znaniecki
Ile
Znant‘ecki
Final report on fellowship plans and drive totals
Frances Smith outlines September London fellowship plans at London School of Economics with study aim on League of Nations and potential work with Miss L Susan Stebbing. Student Council reports a fellowship drive net of 990.07 with class gifts showing 1935 pledges 231.50 paid 227.50 and 1934 pledges 222.50 paid 218.00.
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Frances Smith
England
London School of Economics
League of Nations
League Council
L. Susan Stebbing
Bedford College
University of London
Barnard
Miss Stebbing
London
Barnard Bulletin
London University
Angeline Bouchard
Kesseveseteenenes
Dean Calls for Action for Progress at Brooks and Hewitt Halls
Dean Gildersleeve urged residents to engage locally and in Barnard to elect better candidates, support education, and fund scholarships. She noted her Sussex trip and radio contact with Europe, contrasted American programs with English ones, and urged America to lead from chaos to stability.
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Dersleeve
Barnard
Gildersleeve
Dean Gildersleeve
Sussex
England
Europe
America
Mortarboard Transforms to All College Memory Book
The Mortarboard yearbook shifts from class to all college scope with reduced humor and minimal memory book elements. Foreword cites funding limits and the editors aim for dignified, concise presentation.
Florence Pearl Wins Tatlock Prize in Latin
Florence Pearl earned the Tatlock Prize for Latin proficiency with an honorable mention to Helen Hennefrund. The competition drew 31 students, and Gertrude Ilirst chaired the Tatlock Prize Committee noting an unusually high level of excellence.
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Florence Pearl
Helen Hennefrund
Geneva Scholarship Awarded To Dorothy Crook For 1932
The Geneva Scholarship for the summer of 1932 is awarded to Dorothy Crook. Dorothy is 33 years old. Katherine Reeve named as alternate. W Cy Gildersleeve Dean.
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Geneva
Dorothy Crook
Katherine Reeve
W. Cy. Gildersleeve
Drama Class Stages Old English Comedy Roister Doister
Professor Latham’s drama class presented Ralph Roister Doister a sixteenth century farce with authentic costumes and lively pages. Adelaide Bruns as Roister-Doister and Rosa lis Vander Stucken as Merygreke drew laughs. the cast impressed with polish and period flavor before a sizable audience.
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Ralph Roister- Doister
Latham
Ralph Roister-Doister
Merygreke
Adelaide Bruns
Roister-Doister
Rosalis Vander Stucken
Miss Vander Stucken
Alice Black
Constance Smith
World Crisis Topic at Silver Bay Conference
The Annual Silver Bay Conference runs June 21 to 29 with the theme The World Crisis and Student Responsibility. Faculty and student groups from Mt Holyoke Smith Elmira Barnard and other colleges will discuss international racial social and economic crises and student responsibility. Ruth Anderson Barnard 33 serves on the general conference committee. Interested students should sign up on the Barnard Hall poster.
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Silver Bay
Mt. Holyoke, Smith
Elmira
America
Seals
Barnard College
Barnard
Ruth Anderson
Barnard Hall
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Women’s Colleges Sonfer
Radcliffe
Tells Classics
The
Bouchard
Dean
Brooks Hall
Brooks and Hewitt Halls
Dean Gil
Fairchild
By Hoxie N. Fairchild
Tatlock Prize
Gertrude Ilirst
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