Outstanding Educators and Scholars Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary
Professors Howard Shapley, Marjorie Nicolson, and Michael Rostovtzeff spoke at the morning assembly marking the fiftieth anniversary exercises. Dean Virginia Gildersleeve presided as faculty, university presidents, and students attended. Shapley urged turning intellectual adventure into material effort, noting space exploration as life’s fun.
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Howard Shapley
Harvard
Marjorie Nicolson
Smith College
Michael Rostovtzeff
Yale
Virginia Gildersleeve
Shapley
Princeton
Masks At Folk Dance Feature At November Party
The Athletic Association hosts the second Folk Dance Party on November 30 with masked performers whose identities remain secret until evening. Miss Margaret Holland and Louise Van Baalen lead planning as students and faculty attend in costume to boost color and mood. Dolls in country costumes will line Jake during the party week, with a daily country display and a committee member to answer questions. A Christmas folk dance is planned for the afternoon of Friday December 15 as part of Friday playdays.
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Athletic Association
Margaret Holland
Louise van Baalen
Jake
Folk Dance Committee
A.A
Barnard Dinner Marks Million Dollar Fund Milestone
About 1 200 attended a Barnard College anniversary dinner at the Astor as the Fiftieth Anniversary Fund surpassed the first million dollars. Trustee Dave Hennen Morris announced the milestone. gifts followed including $250 from Dr. Alfred Meyer. Lord Lothian urged women to push for constitutional abolition of war. Mayor LaGuardia praised Barnard graduates and urged more.
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Dave Hennen Morris
Belgium
Barnard
Alfred Hess
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Alfred Meyer
Marquess of Lothian
Great Britain
United States
Lord Lothian
LaGuardia
Wigs And Cues Chooses Cast For Pride And Prejudice
Wigs And Cues selects cast for Helen Jerome's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice after try outs. Elizabeth Bennet roles include Nancy Swan and sisters are played by Nancy Wagner and Jean Sauer. Mr Bennet and Darcy cast, with Barbara Heinzen as Mrs Bennet and additional leads across the ensemble.
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Helen Jerome
Nancy Swan
Persephone
Elizabeth Bennet
Jane
Lydia
Nancy Wagner
Jean Sauer
Joann McQuiston
Elizabeth
Charlotte
Mrs. Bennet
Barbara Heinzen
Jane Hoyt
Miss Bingley
Winifred Anderson
Mrs. Gardiner
Thursabelle Hanen
Lady Lucas
Jane Pierson
Maggie
Beatrice Bellis
Lady Catherine
Darcy
John Gifford
Bill Hubbard
Bingley
Mr. Bennet
Bill Hochman
History of Barnard reviewed at convocation tribute to Dr. Barnard
Leaders including M Lebranchu and Priscilla Loomis praised Barnard's beginnings and ideals at a convocation. President Neilson spoke on youth attitudes toward war and peace, noting shifts since Barnard's birth and increased study of world affairs at women’s colleges. The remarks closed with a prayer and benediction. Continued on Page 4.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Dean Gildersleeve
William Allen Neilson
Smith College
Priscilla Lockwood Loomis
Lumnae
Barnard
Henry Sloane Coffin
Union Theological Seminary
Frederic S. Fleming
Trinity Parish
Dr. Neilson
Neilson
Dr Coffin to Deliver Thanksgiving Address at St Pauls Chapel
Reverend Henry Sloan Coffin president of Union Theological Seminary will deliver the Thanksgiving Service address on Tuesday November 21 at one oclock in St Pauls Chapel. Members of the Chapel Choir under Lowell P Beveridge will sing. A block of seats will be reserved for Barnard students.
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Henry Sloan Coffin
Union Theological Seminary
St. Paul’s Chapel
Lowell P. Beveridge
Barnard
Jubilee ceremonies brighten Barnard gym with festive colors
The Barnard celebration marked fifty years with two ceremonies that transformed the otherwise somber gym. Faculty and students paraded in ceremonial robes beneath blue, green, and red decorations as Professor Jas Moore and Dr Har Simmons planned music, while St Paul’s Chapel Choir added color.
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Mth
Jas Moore
Har Simmons
St. Paul’s Chapel
Barnard
Barnard’s Fifty Years Reflected in Old Barnacles and Bulletins
Florence Fischman traces Barnard College's half century through archived Bulletins and Barnacles revealing early 1900s campus life. The notes show 1903 caution about social dancing, dorm absence, and sport facilities, and 1911 social events at Fiske Hall with calls for suffrage and a new building.
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Barnard
Bulletin
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ASTOR
Lothian
Jerome
Barbara Suter
Patricia Illingworth
Betty Lotz
Louise Giventer
Lucia Quintero
Jane Kass
Peggy Binder
Charlotte Cassell
Minor Latham
Nancy Crowell
Anton Hardt
Mary Bennet
Mary
M. Lebranch
M. Jean-Yves Lebranchu
International Relations Club
la Societe Francaise
Maison
Pacific Affairs
Angleterre
Pierre Denoyer
Dr. Coffin
By Betty Koenig
By Florence Fischman
Whittier House
Milbank Quadrangle
Brooks Hall
Fiske Hall
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