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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1949
Page
4
Claudine Tillier 50, chair of the Assembly Committee, argues Barnard should require regular assemblies to strengthen school spirit and educational value. She cites low attendance at Dr Rheinhold Niebuhr’s talk and invites student opinions via student mail for faculty deliberation.
Ann Edge appeals after hearing Philip Egerton describe a Dutch university’s single worn copy of Toynbee’s History of Civilization and Greek students’ food scarcity. She urges sending books and lab equipment, not just money, to aid true students through the World Student Service Fund.
Florence Pearlman defends Barnard women against The New Yorker review of Chopin books. She argues the piece propagates denigrating images of graduates as mentally unstable and mocks Barnard’s health and intellect, urging Sargent to visit and listen.
A college column argues for regular faculty and student teas as a solution to weak student faculty contact. It notes most students only visit offices for specific questions and proposes a standing volunteer committee to invite faculty and students weekly to the College Parlor on Wednesday afternoons as a social meeting place.
Barnard College plans a senior tea to honor half the faculty this Thursday in the College Parlor, with Barnard Octet entertainment. Senior class social chair Carolyn Ogden explains the custom lets students meet faculty informally, a second tea for the remaining faculty is scheduled in February.
Wigs and Cues advances planning for The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman. The set aims for a Southern decadence look in a single 1900s style stage, with rehearsals starting October 29 at Brinckerhoff Theatre and later daily sessions.
Professor John A. Kouwenhoven of the English department will speak at a Focus staff tea this afternoon at four in the Conference Room. Editorial boards of college publications are invited as he discusses the function and operation of a college publication and answers staff questions with material from Harpers.
The article notes a Red Cross civilian blood program as a wartime necessity and urges public participation. It cites President Eisenhower as a member of the New York Chapter board, stressing the daily need for blood to save lives and urging those who can to respond to the Red Cross appeal.
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