Barnard College Bulletin Details Staff and Publication Facts
Barnard Bulletin published semi weekly during the college year with exceptions for vacations and exams. Editor in Chief Elaine Ryan. managing editors Astry Beeck, Helen Serrell, Phyllis Brown. News board lists Ruth Aney and others. Town staff includes Amelia Coleman and more. Business staff includes Alma Jean Beers and Marianne Reichert. Printed as second class matter October 19, 1928, at New York Post Office under the 1879 act. Subscription 10 cents per issue or $1.00 per year.
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Barnard ‘College
New York
Academic freedom and civil rights in modern America
In this editorial BULLETIN argues that civil liberties face twofold danger from anti communism and loyalty probes. It condemns the Hollywood inquiry and government actions while urging level headed, lawful methods and respect for constitutional rights to defend democracy.
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Bulletin
Hollywood
House Committee On Un-American Affairs
State Department
Philadelphia
America
Holywood
Fashion Highlights: Skirts Down Replace Earlier Silhouettes
Dorothy Clark surveys postwar fashion shifts. American designers and magazines forecast trends with Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar guiding changes. War era padding and pencil skirts give way to longer hemlines and the new five o'clock length for evening wear, with bare shoulders and hats pairing with gowns.
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United States
Vogue
Harper's Bazaar
Couturiers
John Fredericks
Martha Muse profile and Congo leopard tale at Barnard
Joan Houston profiles Martha Muse chairing Barnard's Curriculum Committee and recounts a Congo leopard hunting episode. The piece traces Muse from Dallas to New York, noting her student leadership roles, presence on Honor Board, Senior Procitors, and Representative Assembly, and her plan for a more representative method of electing Curriculum Committee members.
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Susie
Martha Muse
Congo
Belgian Congo
Marty
Adventurer’s Club
Dallas
New York
England
Tower of London
Barnard
Rep
Interfaith Council Founded To Unite College Religious Groups
The Interfaith Council at Columbia, launched in 1940, aligns with campus religious groups under Chaplain Stephen Bayne. It organized an introductory chapel, Thursday Barnard chapel lunch, and the Interfaith Assembly on October 21 with speaker Father Gerald Walsh. Plans include fundraising and a Three Faith music program.
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Interfaith Council
International Conference of Christian and Jews
Stephen Bayne
Columbia
Barnard Day
Gerald Walsh
Fordham University
Mrs Lamb Sheds Light on Spain Visit For a Book Project
Mrs Ursula Lamb of the History department traveled to Spain to research Nicolas de Ovando who governed in America from 1501 to 1509. She met Miguel Musioz de Pedro Conde de Canilleros, descendant of Hernando de Ovando, in Caceres. A bone discovery at the Convent of Alcantara prompted a dramatic, documented examination with a photographer, a doctor, a archivist, and the Count present.
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Spain
Ursula Lamb
History Department
Caceres
Fixtremadura
Cortes
Pizarro
Miguel Musioz de Pedro
Conde de Canilleros
Hernando de Ovando
Ovando
Nicolas de Ovando
Order of Alcantara
Alcantara
Episcopal Club Forms Altar Guild at Barnard Campus
The Episcopal Club of Barnard, linked with Columbia's Canterbury Club, forms an Altar Guild for Saint Paul's Chapel. Led by Eleanor Holland, with Chaplain Nishi guiding training on altar care and Holy Communion duties, the group aims to deepen religious insight through active service. Mary Lou Clark, newly elected president, urges member participation.
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Episcopal Club of
Barnard
Columbia
Canterbury Club
Columbia University
Kings’ College
Saint Paul’s Chapel
Episcopal Club
Eleanor Holland 50
Nishi
Mary Lou Clark
Altar Guild
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Barnard Bulletin
Elaine Ryan
Astry Beeck
Helen Serrell
Phyllis Brown
Ruth Aney
Margaret Baruth
Esther Jones
Betty Lou Birtley
Marilyn Karmason
Amelia Coleman
Dorothy Clark
Inge Falk
Gloria Hillman
Sally Langley
Elizabeth Hayman
Carol Reynolds
Barrie Tait
Marlies Wolf
Sue Cox
Marion Freda
Muriel Fox
Joan Houston
Myra Koh
Amalie Mayer
Jane McInnis
Norine McDonough
Esther Mendelsohn
Rosary Scacciaferro
Roselin Seider
Alma Jean Beers
Dorothy Gaebelein
Marianne Reichert
Jean de Santo
Jane Stein
Mary Wilson
Betty Pobanz
Nancy Auster
Anne Terry
Ruth Landesman
Marilyn Schwartz
Marguerite ST John
Betty Wall
Tom
Aouen
Barnard's Jungle
Helen Pond
Jane Clark
By Esther Mendelsohn
Mrs. Lamb
History Dept
Betty Poban
Nicholas de Ovande
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