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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
1
The Barnard Bulletin is a weekly college publication serving Barnard College undergraduates during the academic year, excluding vacation and examination periods, produced in the interest of the Undergraduate Association.
The page lists the editorial board news editors reporters and staff roles for the student newspaper. Names include Irma Simonton Mildred Gluck Harriet Reilly Helen Williams Sylvia Raphael Dorothy Frankfeld Julia Cauffman Margaret Watson Ruth Maguin Eugenie Fribourg Edith Burrows and others with positions in business printing and assistants.
The Curricular Committee led by Sylvia Surat promotes liberalizing academic policy by advocating a free cut system. They push for student responsibility alongside the new curriculum while the faculty signals a broader shift toward more individual accountability.
Barnard students are invited to appreciate a recent tree planting along the brick lane near campus. The move aims to enhance campus aesthetics and provide shaded avenues for studying and strolling.
Brooks notes rumor of a new arbor to be called Griffin Grove and applauds the college for supplying the trees. The piece suggests Mortarboard will benefit with future photos of students enjoying the shaded path as the project unfolds.
An article on a Times inaugurated current events contest held at Columbia where Barnard papers failed to reach the final twelve. A judge praised Barnard work in international topics but condemned domestic policy ignorance, urging balance as essential to educated, responsible students.
The Forum Magazine will run a Prize Debate Contest in June with $250 for papers supporting and $250 for opposing breaking unjust laws. Submissions must reach The Forum by July 25, 1926. A Definition Contest is underway defining immorality with June 1 deadline for definitions and a $5 per published definition.
A Barnard College forum notes a group named Students in Industry plans a ten week summer program in New York City. About fifty students will live as workers in factories and shops with two evenings weekly for discussions on industrial issues. Trips to union HQs will occur and employer perspectives will be shared.
Harriet Marot Taylor protests a Barnard library rule blocking borrowing from Barnard when a Columbia fine is unpaid. She argues the policy punishes minor oversights, urges public notice and education on library use, and questions proportion and fairness of enforcement.
A reader thanks undergraduates and alumnae for encouragement in the first year of the Glee Club. The writer credits members and officers for cooperation and expresses hope the group maintains high standards and the cooperative spirit in its future work.
The Barnard College Glee Club presented its first formal concert last Thursday night with the University Chorus under the Institute of Arts and Sciences. Conducted by Professor Walter Henry Ilall, the program featured Brahms Lullaby Elgar Snow and works by Cecil Forsythe. The Philharmonic Orchestra accompanied, and the group demonstrated good diction blend and earnest performance lifting sopranos and altos in notable passages.
The Occupation Bureau mentions a Barnard alumna call for child placement work with the Children Bureau in a southern city. Interested girls should consult Mr Doty for details.
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