Barnard Opera Benefit for Building Fund at Barnard College
A gala performance of Madame Butterfly will be held at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday evening January 3 for Barnard College’s Quarter Century Building Fund. Geraldine Farrar will sing Butterfly. Undergraduates may reserve tickets through the Building Fund Committee in their class, with payment required before reservations are confirmed.
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In Memoriam Edith Thomas 1914
The Bulletin expresses college grief over the death of Edith Thomas 1914. She led the Societe Francaise as president and Brooks Hall as vice-president, and her vivid personality and kindly vivacity are deeply mourned by many friends.
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Brooks Hall
Interclass Swimming Meet Freshmen Win
Freshmen took top honors at the interclass swimming meet on Thursday November 2 earning ten points toward the Field Day championship. 1914 finished second with eight points, 1916 third with seven, and 1915 last with four. The relay opened the meet and was praised as the best in years. In backstroke 1916 won with 1915 close behind. Diving for form saw 1914 win both first and third with Sophie Andrews and Caroline Allison and Lillian Jackson taking second. The 20 yard dash went to Helen Alexander with 16 and 14 tying for second. A large gallery attended in hot room conditions.
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Sophie Andrews
Caroline Allison
Lillian Jackson
Helen Alexander
Y W C A Forum Highlights Global Work and Freshmen Involvement
In a Wednesday theatre forum the Y W C A welcomed over 100 members. Carol Lorenz urged Barnard and other colleges to send more workers and outlined Y W C A activities abroad including Paris homes for students and Swiss Foyers aiding women students. She noted inspiration reaching as far as China and Bulgaria and described East Asia work's fascination and challenges.
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China
Bulgaria
Arden's Address Shapes Acting Theory for Dramatic Club
Mr Edwin Arden told Barnard's Dramatic Association that true preparation comes from studying a character from the inside out rather than memorizing lines. He urged actors to live the part, avoid mimicry, dismiss audience fears, and use common sense to achieve realism through personal interpretation.
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