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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1929
Page
1
Publication note indicates semi weekly issues during the college year with exceptions for vacation and exams. It identifies Barnard College students as publishers and notes the Undergraduate Association’s involvement in the paper’s production. The volume and issue number are listed as Vol 34 Nov 12 No 13.
The page lists editorial board and staff roles with names and class years including Editor-in-Chief Mary Dublin and Managing Editors Elizabeth Benson Viola Robinson Thelma Rosengardt Alberta Falk Helene Berman. Reporters and other staff across departments are named with corresponding years.
The piece argues Armistice Day must be a forward looking effort to establish true peace. It praises Student Fellowships studying war as disruption and calls on future teachers and mothers to combat poisonous influences and educate children to love peace and respect nations.
Kleinberger Galleries presents an exhibit of 15th and early 16th century Flemish primitives by artists such as Van der Weyden Memling and Metsys. The two small rooms display religious scenes and portraits with jewel-like reds and blues. Notable works include St Francis Receiving the Stigmata and Portrait of a Man with a Pink. the collection offers two near-perfection Van der Weyden portraits and is described as a rare opportunity for art lovers to see masterful draftsman ship and delicate composition.
About Town highlights feature Flemish paintings at Kleinberger's and modern glass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Boston Symphony Orchestra plays on the 21st. The Ben Greet English Players present Much Ado About Nothing and Everyman at McMillin Theatre after a long absence. Alice McMahon leads Barnard’s Class of 1920. Thomas Dickinson presented as scholar and editor.
The November 7 meeting reported Glady Vanderbilt reading a health week replacement letter from Jean Crawford. The council approved Health Day and set a closed ballot for the Freshman President election supervised by Dorothy Harrison, with Katherine Brehme elected Senior Advisers chair. A campus policing plan was discussed to curb smoking and littering near Milbank and Barnard Halls.
The article discusses the approach to student elections for president among freshmen, stressing judgment, proportion, and sportsmanship as key qualities. It notes practical considerations like math and bookkeeping in a Business Manager role and encourages constructive effort to address criticisms.
A notice states a special mass for Catholic students of Columbia University will be resumed Sunday November third at eleven o'clock at Notre Dame Church Morningside Drive at 114th Street.
The Newman Club sponsors an afternoon of Bridge on Saturday November 23 at John Jay Hall with tea and prizes for players and non players. Subscriptions are one dollar and an invitation is extended to the college community. A business meeting notes Newman Hall nearing completion and future social afternoons to be hosted there.
Lucy Corres Barnard Russian student shared memories of Moscow and Odessa life at the International Club. She recalled a six year old theatre visit to Maeterlinck’s Bluebird, backstage introductions, and a moment of noble indignation with a villain actor. She described Easter in Moscow, the egg crushing game, and the festival that inspired Chauve Souris. Anne Gunther announced a talk by Kahlil Gibran next Thursday.
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