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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
1
Barnard College announces semi weekly issues during term with breaks for vacation and exams. The bulletin is published for the Undergraduate Association and entered as second class matter October 19 1928 at New York Post Office under the 1879 act. Subscription rate is $3.00 per year with a 10 cent single copy price.
The page lists senior staff and roles including Editor in Chief Irene Lyons Business Manager Patricia Illingworth Managing Editor Rita Ro her Evten Hamre About Town Editor Marjorie Lawson Advertising Manager Evita Beeth Smith Circulation Manager Helen Rupp Owes Photography Editor and related duties.
A student body advocates weekly one o'clock assemblies and varied programs. They call for using the gymnasium and Brinckerhoff Theatre, featuring discussions on foreign policy, community sings, plays, and dance demonstrations to ease calendar strain and broaden interests.
In a lighthearted college column the writers lament May exams arriving early and the strain of outlining papers. They joke about notes, cards, and the alphabet as metaphors for study habits, admitting stubborn habits and preferring a loose-leaf system.
A reflective piece notes college life as enveloping and restless amid impending doom. The narrator comments on seeking thrill through newspapers and nightlife, then laments moral pangs and a shift toward knowledge, ending with a comic encounter over splitting infinitives on a subway platform.
Readers urge Barnard assemblies to feature more common interests, lively student talent, and public speakers. Suggestions include adding choir and dance programs, humorous or cultural content, discussions on current issues, and invitations to notable figures and writers.
The Iranian Institute presents a compact Persian art display featuring rugs illustrated manuscripts and pottery. The piece highlights delicate script bold colors and precise geometric patterns across miniature works carpets and architecture while noting the restraint and elegance that distinguish Persian from Western art.
A homey account of married life focuses on Anne Shirley and John Garfield with Claude Rains as the earnest father. The plot traces dishpans, grocery bills, and family quarrels culminating in a hinted arrival of a baby. Gertrude Donnie Moore steals scenes with a New York washroom quip.
A basement exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York displays four childhood scenes from 1700 to 1900 including a girl by a store window, a scornful man, a younger brother with a baby top hat, and other vignettes of play, schooling, and domestic life with period gowns and toy furniture.
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