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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
2
On October 13 Dean Gildersleeve will address the freshmen at the Assembly. A larger gathering on October 20 features Dr Stephen P Duggan director of the Institute of International Education who will discuss Russia and international questions after returning from extensive travels.
At the first class meeting held September 30 in the Theatre the Senior Class decided to wear caps and gowns from October 6 to October 16 during assemblies and Mysteries. Eleanor Newcomer is elected cheerleader. Seniors were asked to consider candidates for class chairman of the college gift but no nominations were made.
At the Friday October 2 Junior Class gathering Gertrude Hargrave was elected cheerleader. Subcommittee and Mortarboard topics were discussed including dress guidance for class pictures. Freshman and Sophomore activities followed with nominations and traditions.
A discussion of Finnish higher education outlines degree lengths for different majors from two years in chemistry to six years in English. It explains major and minor exams, the approbate cum laude laudata system, and the final Magister degree after a major field treatise. Miss Stenberg studies English and other languages at Barnard on a Finnish university scholarship.
A Barnard student reflects on three months with the Geneva Federation, where leaders from various nations lectured and students debated, highlighting group discussion, cross national perspectives, and the formation of friendships. She emphasizes an atmosphere of peace, arbitration, and international goodwill guiding future hopes.
Dean Gildersleeve announced plans to form a coaching club pending student demand and support. Miss Coleman was authorized to proceed with organization, with two assistants named. Gildersleeve praised faculty student cooperation and wished the Assembly a productive year.
Dean Gildersleeve urges students to gain a college education through personal effort and to develop individuality to seek Truth and share it with others. He ends with the Columbian library inscription about advancing the public good and the glory of Almighty God.
The American Fellowship of Youth for Peace at Swarthmore Swarthmore College held a September conference endorsing outlawry of war and United States entry into the Permanent Court of International Justice. They backed a Harmony Agreement with court leaders, urged a 1928 world youth conference, opposed economic imperialism and the Japanese Exclusion Act, and rejected compulsory military training as incompatible with American democracy.
Miss Killeen spoke at the politics club about the League of Nations. She described its limited sovereignty and functions including enforcing peace promoting cooperation executing pre‑League treaties and supporting international labor. Her Geneva visit reinforced her belief in its practical businesslike approach to world peace.
The Christian Science Society of Columbia University will hold its regular meeting in Room K at Earl Hall on Tuesday at 8 P M. The University public is welcome to attend.
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