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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
3
The all college assembly discussed Barnard’s Honor code focusing on student responsibility and integrity. Key speakers urged self reliance and noted enforcement issues depend on campus spirit, while faculty observers suggested adding mature advice to the Honor Board.
Winners announced at the Honor Board Assembly on October 4. Joan Houston and Jean LaGuardia won for Barnard Hymn, while Marion Freda and Victoria Thomson won for Baby Blue Barnard Bear. Prizes were split between collaborators, with $15 for serious and $15 for light songs, and $20 set aside for an alma mater entry. The winning pieces will be performed at the Student Activities Carnival tomorrow in the gymnasium.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru will address Columbia University in Low Memorial Library on October 17. The event includes an honorary Doctor of Laws from President Eisenhower and a nationwide broadcast if approved. Indira Gandhi and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit accompany him, with embassy and State Department officials present. Attendance is by invitation only.
Columbia's Frosh-Soph Activities Committee seeks Barnard freshmen or sophomores to be queens for the Frosh-Soph Play day. Students must submit the nominee's name class and day or dorm status in the box on Jake by Tuesday at 5 p.m. Frances Zern and Jean Moore head the Barnard committee to select ten nominees, five day and five dorm, from both classes, with Columbia's committee choosing the final two winners.
The class of 1949 shows many graduates in post graduate study abroad and at home, with several entering medical and law schools. Fulbright fellowships go to four graduates. others win fellowships in Florence, France, Belgium, and New Zealand. Numerous graduates take teaching posts at Barnard, Columbia, and other institutions. many pursue further study at Teachers College or research roles at Memorial Cancer Hospital and Brookhaven. The Annual Activities Carnival opens tomorrow at 3 pm in the gym to showcase student organizations and political clubs ahead of the November elections.
The first public fundraising drive for the Development Plan launches with an alumnae tea on October 8 at Seven Springs Farm Mt. Kisco. Mrs. Allan Dick over 40 chairs the event at the home of Mrs. Eugene Meyer 07 trustee. Dean Millicent McIntosh and Dr. Lorna McGuire join a panel on The Value of a Liberal Arts Education with Vir ginia Gildersleeve 89 and others as guests of honor.
The NSA card costs one dollar and provides 10 to 35 percent discounts at thirty Barnard neighbor stores. Cards are sold at the Political Council booth from 12 to 2 p.m. October 10–15 and 24–29 and via Barnard reps Barbara Jacks and Vivienne Feigenbaum. Also available in the Columbia Student Council office. The Columbia NSA chapter runs a citywide student government clinic with meetings to discuss metro college student organization issues.
Absence reports cards for recording academic absences will now be available in the College Physician office rather than the Registrar. All student absences must be recorded to avoid overcuts at semester end.
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