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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1939
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin issued semi weekly during the college year by Barnard College students for the Undergraduate Association. It is entered as second class matter October 19 1928 at the New York NY post office under the March 3 1879 act. Subscription is $7.00 per year or 10 cents per issue.
The item lists the 1939 student newspaper staff with roles including editor in chief business manager and associate editors. It provides names and class years for editorial board, news board, and staff members, set in a weekly issue format.
The list shows women named Helen Merle Baker Alberta Bell Fanny Brett Deborah Burstein and others serving on the Associate News Board with graduation years like ’42 ’43 and 743 appearing beside several names. A related Business Board includes Patricia Slingworth Mildred Kolodny and Helene Gottesman with class years noted.
Grace Barrett 42 Mary Damrosch 742 Marjorie Davis 40 Roberta Hadley 741 Ellen Hammer 41 Katherine Hanly 42 Fay Henle 40 Phyllis Kenner 42 Muriel Margolin 43 Hedwiga Pilecki Rebecca Price 40 Eva Spitz 40 Elizabeth Barron 42
The fiftieth anniversary celebration of Barnard College highlights national convocation participants and the college's expansion from 343 Madison to Morningside Heights within Columbia University. It notes increased enrollment, faculty, facilities, and Barnard's role in advancing women's higher education and the arts and sciences.
A Barnard alumna recalls how she landed a good position via a friend rather than a formal interview or the Barnard Vocational Bureau. She jokes about misdirected advice, while a former Phibete offers verses on confidence and appearance, ending with a witty line about nepotism.
Students and faculty discuss directing funds from a Community Chest to causes such as Red Cross Europe relief scholarship for undergraduates and foreign language study, with opinions ranging from charity to music records and campus polls for distribution.
Fragmented letters discuss funds for undergraduates, senior hygiene lectures, and scholarship needs. Authors urge keeping money for student use,Advocates favor a single fund to serve the needy and improve organization. A few comments critique drives and donations.
Town theatre month in November features “39” and new crowd turnout as Last year's crowd clings to this year's boards. Producers report strong box office though none of the shows are true plays with cohesive plots.
Review hails Too Many Girls as the most original current musical with bombshell dialogue and dazzling performances. Abbott presents the show with extravagant production values while Rodgers and Hart supply standout lyrics and tunes. Marcy Westcott and Mary Jane Walsh captivate as coed leads, Hal Leroy adds dainty ornamentation, and a brisk chorus including a Rockette routine elevates the production.
The piece lauded Gertrude Lawrence in Skylark with Donald Cook and Glenn Anders but criticized its overpraised tricks and warned against overreaching. The Time Of Your Life drew sharp lines, calling it not a play yet a long talk scene where Julie Haydon seemed miscast, leaving audiences with a mixed impression.
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