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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1937
Page
2
Helen Best 40 ring sizes and a $3.00 deposit are accepted Wednesday November 7 from 12 to 1 oclock in the Little Parlor.
The Debate Club will host a debate on Roosevelt in 1940 with Shirley Greene and Flora Ginsburg opposing and Santi Sells and Kathryn Smul supporting the affirmative. Judges are Dr. Clark, Dr. Peardon, and Dr. Baker. Tea will be served and the entire college is invited.
Tonight's Alumnae gathering will feature Miss Margaret Irish Lamont discussing Labor Problems and Mr. Walter Rubiamen giving a talk on Music Appreciation. Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve is guest of honor. Mrs. May Newland Stoughton hosts. invited guests include the 343 classes.
The schedule lists photo times for multiple clubs this week. On Tuesday November 16 in Room 401 Barnard the German, Spanish, Menorah, and Junior Prom committees are photographed. On Wednesday November 17 timed sessions include Debate Club, Lutheran Episcopal and Wycliffe Clubs, and Newman Club near the Chapel. Thursday November 18 features Patriot's Club, Italian Club, Social Science Forum, and French Club in the Conference Room.
The Freshman Class elected seven officers at a November 12 meeting in 304 Barnard. Priscilla Burge was named class president, with Alice Drury treasurer, Patricia Lambdin social chairman, Judith Johnson assembly representative, Doris Williams honor board representative, Adelaide Bostelman class historian, and Charlotte Cassel song and cheer leader.
Theatre critic Brown assesses a season of plays, praising Surrey Players for lyric Shakespearean verse and noting standout performances by Gertrude Lawrence and Meredith. He grills The Star Wagon, Susan and God by R Crowthers, and Amhpytror 38, while highlighting Processional and Many Mansions as noteworthy modern works.
A 1939 junior class group portrait prompts rueful chatter as Mortarboard proofs arrive. Students mock their looks and the studio captions while freshmen rush to front rows, sophomores arrive late, and juniors fill the frame amid a wave of nostalgia and humor.
The council opened the Thursday session with the conference program announcement and introduced Irwin Kaiser editor in chief of the Columbia Spectator. He urged greater enthusiasm for the Peace Courts noting poor attendance at the evening conference and the noon rally at Sou Field and said the 1937 Columbia Peace Conference epitomized a broader decline in the progressive movement at Columbia.
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