Barnard College Weekly Publication Note
Published weekly during the college year except for the final two weeks of January, by the students of Barnard College.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1915
Page
2
Published weekly during the college year except for the final two weeks of January, by the students of Barnard College.
Editor in Chief Carol Weiss leads a team including business manager Ina Ror, managing editors Cora Sener and Dorothy Bionnet, and associate editors Edith Grossmann Doris Mapow Evinore Sacus Erstz Oakley Exiza Marquiss Basette Deurscu and Margaret Moses.
The notice announces subscription rates for one year at 1.50 and strictly in advance 1.80. It records entry as second class matter October 21 1908 at the New York NY post office under the 1897 act.
The piece urges new students to act with individual choice during early college days. It cautions against rushing into cliques, encourages greeting peers, and suggests selecting activities thoughtfully rather than blindly joining every group. It even hints at rethinking traditions like colors and mascots to suit personal fit.
A quoted speaker urges restraint and discretion toward Barnard College administration. The remark discourages loud talk in the library and physical confrontation, while permitting free action otherwise, concluding with encouragement to proceed as desired.
As senior week columns fade, editors weigh delaying a spring Commencement number of the Bulletin. The piece argues the plan would ease publication logistics and better reach a dispersed college community.
Professor Muller, fighting in the trenches, is slightly wounded and has returned home on a brief leave. Later this year the Bulletin hopes to publish a letter received from Professor Muller.
The text invites seniors through freshmen to feed the college paper, urging joint representation from all classes and groups. Editors promise new leaders next year from active contributors and request typewritten, single-sided submissions by the fifteenth of the month, aiming for varied stories, verses, and articles.
Dean Gildersleeve becomes the first woman to deliver the annual Phi Beta Kappa address at Columbia. The event marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Barnard and occurred May 31 1915. The Dean’s oration offered guidance for feminine energy and is printed in the September Columbia Quarterly.
May 28 special meeting chaired by Ruth Salem with six members present. Carol Lorenz and Ruth Salom chosen as delegates to the Vassar College Conference October 11-13. sinking fund discussion for the pageant. no action taken. September 29 regular meeting chaired by Carol Lorenz with eight members. Undergraduate Association to pay for tea for Freshmen on October 1. notices to advertise for positions on Columbia publications. Vassar Conference topics discussed. action deferred to next special meeting. Freshman class meeting vote on Honor System. monthly meetings open to undergraduates with interest.
School to hold field day in fall with practice beginning Monday on the Quadrangle from four to six each afternoon and Saturday mornings. All students urged to attend as schedules permit.
Hockey practice starts Monday with a large meeting for enthusiasts on Tuesday October 5 at four o'clock in Room 139. Freshmen are especially invited.
Entries for the tennis tournament are listed in studies and will close Wednesday October 6th.
Upperclassmen and sophomores are invited to a Mysteries event Friday evening October 8 with rain date October 9. Attendees should wear caps and gowns.
President Butler will speak at the chapel service scheduled for Thursday October 7 with students and faculty expected to attend.
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