Barnard Bulletin November 11 1927 issue overview
Barnard College weekly bulletin for undergraduates issued November 11 1927. No 7 highlights college activities and student association notices.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1927
Page
1
Barnard College weekly bulletin for undergraduates issued November 11 1927. No 7 highlights college activities and student association notices.
The piece urges expanding the Student Fellowship Fund to send more than one student yearly abroad. It argues foreign exchanges reduce fear and ignorance and foster lucid international thinking, hoping Barnard clubs raise the quota and add a yearly representative to reflect the college’s ideas.
Athletics leaders push to replace heroic Varsity ideals with interclass teams and lax training rules. Critics say strict codes breed quarrels over details while casual play suits all, suggesting voluntary self denial rather than hard mandates.
Forum letter from Edith Behrens praises Miss Rittenhouse for her illuminating account of the student trip to Russia and urges the Bulletin to publicize student activities beyond routine events. It argues for highlighting individual efforts like height measurements for anthropology and a detective agency in spare time as signs of broader collegiate engagement.
The passage urges undergraduates to express their urge to reform the world through student fellowship pledges. It frames this as a noble, practical outlet for liberal impulses against imperialism and socialism, praising generous giving as a constructive path for idealistic energy.
A moving picture event featuring the Russian Student Delegation is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Fifth Avenue Playhouse, set for November 12. Allocations and showtime details accompany the notice.
A Barnard College letter defends its intra-mural policy by praising broad student participation in athletics and argues that a large field of contestants, though slower, benefits the college overall and counters spectator complaints about the track meet.
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