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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1919
Page
4
A Brooks Hall Halloween gathering drew farmer-people in pajamas and derby hats around a log fire. Elizabeth Corse led the crowd with pumpkin treats and fortune telling, as the Virginia Reel followed by modern music.
A meeting at 3 50 Thursday afternoon October 31 in the Undergrad Reading Room organized the Contemporary Verse Club. About fifty attended despite perceived arts disinterest and agreed to Thursday readings from five to six with a dollar per member for books. A year end gift to the library is planned. The committee comprises Professor Baldwin Miss Sturtevant Margaret Nicholson Bertha Walterstein 20. Miss Vivian Tappan Barnard 19 is asked to serve as secretary treasurer.
Barnard College marks the first anniversary of the armistice with an Assembly in the gymnasium next Tuesday at 1 pm. Professors Biongari and Muller will share experiences from military service in Italy and France. Students are urged to attend and sing patriotic songs.
Dr. Lyman Abbott, former minister and Outlook editor, spoke on Barnard Day at St Pauls Chapel urging law and order amid labor unrest. He urged emphasis on government and enforcement of social, religious, and political codes aligned with Roosevelt era ideals.
Barnard's French Club welcomed Professor Muller who spoke on women's contributions during the war. He described morale-boosting efforts by wives and peasants alike including a Verdun village woman who provided coffee for three years. The talk drew many listeners who begged for more anecdotes.
Dr Scudder father of Miss Scudder gave a valuable talk on India in the Lecture Room Monday. He spoke on the past oppression of Indian women and harsh marriage laws, yet offered hope for the future and showed a Hindoo maiden on a bicycle in a slide.
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