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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1932
Page
1
The bulletin argues for reform of the Student Fellowship selection at Barnard College. It suggests open nominations by signing names on posters and a faculty committee to finalize the winner and an alternate. The piece contends the new method would ensure unbiased, mature consideration based on records and qualifications. It invites alternative plans.
Jane Rine urges Barnard women to contribute worn but wearable clothing including bathing suits and coats for children at settlement houses. Miss Weeks’ office will collect items to aid underclothed children, with parcels left for Jane Rine at noon in the downstairs office.
University of Alabama club events called dime dances attract large crowds with many men and women attending separately. Held weekly, the dances raise funds for a scholarship awarded to a senior female student, aiding her final year of study.
A New York City teacher recalls a boy whose coat was hard to fasten. She asked if his mother had helped, and the boy shockingly replied that she bought it. This Heaton News item highlights surprising child independence.
Melbourne students engage in a knitting protest against co-eds who have embraced football as a leading sport. The NSFA notes campus tensions as knitters target football culture in a public display.
Conn College News notes two freshmen asked if a student attends a dance stag. The humorous reflection suggests a world where being male at the door could be treated as a gatekeeping rule.
At Wittenberg University a debate pit three blonde coeds against three dark-haired peers on whether brunettes are more intelligent. The brunettes were declared the victors, supporting their position with the outcome.
A University of Wisconsin student mails a questionnaire to gauge why people drink intoxicating beverages. He plans a thesis based on the findings.
A mixed review condemns Mademoiselle as a weak three act drama despite strong performances by Alice Brady Grace George and A E Matthews. It notes the production’s translation flaws and questions its lasting appeal. The piece also surveys 1900s American painting and sculpture at a New York exhibit praising Inness Bellows Sargent and modernists while listing numerous artists.
Whistler's mother figure returns in the exhibition coverage. The text notes her stay in Luxembourg rue de Paume and the Louvre and hints at critique of idealizing Schoft for the American Sunday in May. The passage ends with a vivid description of her enduring presence.
In a second Students' Dance Recital Dorsha presented an interpretive approach to educating audiences in modern dance. She prefaced each number with brief remarks, dividing the program into From the Modern Scene From the Life Within and Character Dances. The opening Nostalgia and Challenge sought to convey abstract ideas while Blues Futility aimed at mood over clarity. Dance to the Morning showed stronger rhythm and energy, and the Character Dances such as the Shawl Tango and Street Arab drew strong audience approval.
The article discusses how performances like the Peasant Dance and Javanese Sarimpi Dance convey meaning through costume and technique. It raises whether such explanations aid the uninitiated or reveal a loss of spontaneity in modern dance. The next recital by Hans Wiener is slated for January 14.
The film Rackety Rax is described as a lumbering satire on college football with heavy handed, vulgar humor. Knucks McGloin, a reform target who buys a college team, drives the plot as rival plots and misuses football clout unfold. Victor McLaglen’s performance and Greta Nissen’s scenes are criticized as flat and vacuous.
Barnard's athletic policy based on the National Amateur Athletic Federation of America. The federation promotes physical activity for all members and discourages commercial exploitation of athletics. The AA president will explain this policy today.
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