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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1940
Page
1
Barnard Bulletin lists semi weekly publication by Barnard College students under Undergraduate Association. It states 1928 postal entry as second class matter and provides subscription rate of 3 dollars per year and 10 cents per issue. It also lists several reader names including Irene Lyons Patricia Piinoworik and others.
Educators including Columbia faculty debate President Butler's remarks on academic freedom. The question focuses on whether students have meaning of academic freedom and limits on faculty expression. The American Student Union disputes Butler's claim, stressing student rights while preserving university liberty.
An anonymous note to the Bulletin is rejected for publication without signature. The letter urges student opinion on Dr Butler’s October 3 address about academic freedom at Columbia and calls for a Bulletin poll to represent all factions. A later column mocks campus events with humorous names and air raid shelter references.
The sign on Barnard Hall elevators limits weight to 2500 pounds and 16 persons. The note quips that one must be physically large to ride, joking that 156 percent capacity is involved.
The fragment describes a college setting with mentions of Miss Tuzo, a freshman shopper at Macy’s buying an inner spring mattress, a date with a Columbia student who doubted Barnard origins, and a playful line about building a wooden fence.
A film biography of Mozart on the Little Carnegie screen is crowded with motion picture cliches and melodramatic moments. Stephen Haggard struggles as Mozart while Victoria Hopper’s Frau Mozart offers unintended humor in a poorly structured production.
A playful column turns to politics amid last year’s Pushues and tuition paid, declaring Maggie for Roosevelt and Push for Willkie. The writer promises neutrality and offers short poems to summarize the political moment before the upcoming election.
The piece debates academic freedom at a university, contrasting Butler's view with President Butler’s assertion that freedom does not permit destroying the university’s foundations. It questions how well objectors grasp the underlying principles guiding faculty statements.
About Town reviews Andersons new drama portraying Jesus as a twelve year old visiting Jerusalem with his parents. The first act builds suspense by imagining historical plans and fears, while the later acts sag, ending with philosophical musings that slow momentum.
The Roxy screens Spring Parade amid Vienna nostalgia and a saccharine plot. Deanna Durbin reaches young womanhood with a romantic turn by Robert Cummings, but the reviewer condemns the film as overly sentimental and advises skipping it.
The Holland House Corporation announces continuation of Louis Raemaekers war cartoon exhibit at 10 Rockefeller Plaza until October 18. The collection will have extended hours, remaining open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sundays, with Saturdays extended as well.
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