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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1929
Page
1
Barnard College Undergraduate Association publishes semi weekly notices during the college year excluding vacations and exams. This issue is Vol XXXIV No 11 dated November 1 1929.
The piece discusses Norman Thomas and a Barnard straw ballot showing strong support among Barnard girls for him as mayor. It argues the result reflects a selective group, not the general electorate, and contrasts with a year ago. It questions when intellectuals will gain mainstream political leadership in New York City.
Critics George Kauf man and Alexander Wallcott present a witty Normandy wartime farce based on Maupassant. In a roadside inn, Madeleine Rousset the fille de joie is courted by officers while others seek refuge. the plot twists on patriotic duty and social tensions for an amusing two and a half hours.
Letters from India report two chosen candidates could not reach the college due to lack of passage funds. A summer letter was lost, leaving no news at opening. The Federation of University Women in India asks to renew the offer for next year. V. C. Gildersleeve, Dean.
The Social Service Committee seeks volunteers from any major to join clubs and programs. Opportunities include Association of Volunteers in Social Service roles, Hamilton House leadership, University Settlement club work, and New York Association for the Blind dance partnerships. Contact Elizabeth Fitch, Margaret Bullowa, Edith Ernst, Helen Foote, Edith Gutman, Frances O Donnell, or Miss Kruger for details.
A notice outlines exact closing times for weekdays weekends and evenings. Readers must be out by specified cutoffs on Saturdays Sundays and weekdays with book charging barred after those times. The assistant will not answer questions or charge books after the stated deadlines and readers may be locked in if rules are ignored.
Minutes from a Student Council Bulletin staff meeting outline selection for the next Editor in Chief. Fifteen Juniors will write weekly editorials in November, five will be trained in all Bulletin duties, and in March the editor and council leadership will narrow to five candidates for presentation to a joint council and staff vote. The final choice may go to an undergraduate election, a departure from precedent.
Dorothy Kramm chairman of Student Fellowship Drive outlined plans to raise 2000 dollars to fund Barnard students studying abroad and to host a foreign student. She urged strong committees, with a class chairman from each of four classes and fifteen members each, pledges begin in November with payment due February.
Bulletin notes several spelling errors for Italian Faculty members in the October 29 issue. Italian Club tea attendees were Professor Bino Bogongian, Mr Tutt, and Miss Carbonara.
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