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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1931
Page
1
Publication note states it is issued semi weekly during the college year except vacation and exam periods by the Students at Barnard College for the Undergraduate Association.
The piece comments on Mayor Walker likely leaving office after a re election and questions his motives amid New York City budget concerns Seabury inquiry and social unrest It notes the mayor's awareness of pre elections promises and hints at tensions with socialist critics and the political scene of 1932.
Miss Friedmann reports on last summer's program noting gains among the 34 students chosen from 100 applicants. Seven nationalities, led by Russia, were represented along with America, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Italy, and the British West Indies. Vocational focuses included gar d at industry with other trades. 17 unionized and 17 unorganized women aged 22 to 28. Miss Hilda W. Smith of Bryn Mawr spoke on national progress and new schools arising, while Wiscon sin and Barnard developments were outlined.
Miss Butler outlines gradual political advancement from base to influence, stressing the need to join a party and canvass in one district. She explains the convention process, the delegate's role, and frames the national convention as a New England town meeting tradition with both merits and faults. Introduced by Miss Jane Perry Clark of the Government Department.
A critique contrasts Galsworthy’s The Roof with Scribe traits and theatre devices. It notes dramatic focus on stage mechanics, fire on a roof, and mixed value of characters especially women. The piece links to Gluck-Sandor and the Intimate Theater movement shaping American dance.
The text laments the cry for entertainment for the man on the street and the indifference to dance. Vaudeville revues and Sunday recitals shape the dance world while audiences rarely recognize the talent in the city. It notes the occasional Carnegie Hall appearance by a world famous dancer as insufficient exposure.
An exhibit and sale of Near Eastern handwork will run Tuesday November 24 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Union Theological Seminary Broadway and 120th Street. Refugee women under Near East Foundation supervision produced linen items and dress pieces now offered at 50 percent discounts. More than 2,000 women and about four dependents each have gained support through this work.
Former Barnard fellows pursued advanced studies and appointments after overseas programs. Barbara Zar niko studied in Berlin and earned doctorates in mathematics and physics. Julie Averkieva from Russia joined Alaska field work with Dr Boas before returning to Barnard. Mary Mackenzie continued studies in England after London exchange. Dorothy Miner, the first Barnard abroad recipient, studied Medieval Literature in London and later received a Carnegie Fellowship at Columbia. Margaret Goodell studied at the Sorbonne and Santahdar. Sue Osmotherly pursued economics after London schooling. Madeleine Russell studied in London and Heidelberg, earning a Columbia MA in history and teaching economics and government at Brooklyn College. Anne Gary, current holder, is at St Hugh’s Oxford.
Arnold Johnson of the League for Industrial Democracy will address the Social Science Forum on the miners’ difficulties in Harlan County Kentucky. He speaks Monday November 23 at 4 PM and returns to Kentucky November 24. The college invites all to attend.
After a lecture at the Institute of Arts and Sciences on November 17, American novelist Fannie Hurst described Russian college students as arrogant and mentally intoxicated. She attributed the view to their ignorance of international intellectual theories following a tour of Soviet Russia.
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