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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1949
Page
4
A reader from Barnard requests a social life column for the Bulletin featuring engagements, fashion tips, and human interest pieces aimed at Barnard girls. The writer urges publishing letters to the editor and responses from editors to stimulate engagement, noting past failures and inviting controversy.
The October 19 Columbia Spectator editorial "The Morningside Menace" cites at least six beatings of Columbia students by neighborhood gangs in Morningside Heights and urges reporting to Columbia’s Security Officer. The officer lacks details or incident reports while the Sub Committee of Morningside Heights works on neighborhood problems and notes fewer reports this year but continues safety efforts.
The article notes a shift in tea duties at Barnard College with no longer official pourer. Different girls pour weekly. Miss Farrell and Miss Tarek favor tea pouring as an occasional honor. Faculty may bring Nescafe if they dislike tea. informal faculty and student body access continues with limited planned entertainment and open wandering hours.
Dorothy Tunick was chosen freshman Greek Games Chairman at a noon class meeting last Friday October 28. Nominees Ann In galls French Brown and Jean Chan withdrew before the vote. Tunick backs Merle Marcus ideas for more dramatic and profitable Games and invites feedback from former participants.
Barnard and Hewitt Hall residents celebrated Hallowe'en with pajama attire, home baked treats, and lighthearted activities. Parties featured Ouija board interactions, pumpkin decorations, and themed furnishings. A freshman pumpkin suffered a candle accident while a Hewitt display roamed the hallways and nearby streets.
The International Relations Club sponsors a trip to the United Nations on Tuesday November 8 with a briefing lecture by the Special Service Commission. Members depart from Jake at 9 30 am and dine at the UN cafeteria. Ruth Schacter president and Loigene Nickel in charge organize the events and a follow up luncheon on Wednesday November 9 from 12 to 1 pm in Hewitt Hall faculty alcove.
Barnard History Department hosts a March conference theme Individual Liberty and the American Tradition. Faculty from Columbia Vassar Smith Harvard Yale Princeton Brown Rutgers NYU Sarah Lawrence City College Cornell Bryn Mawr Swarthmore Mount Holyoke Brooklyn College Queens College and Penn attend with students. Dr Allen Clark oversees speakers and program planning.
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