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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1930
Page
4
Freshmen urged to sign up on a poster in Barnard Hall for the new student board. The meeting adjourned after a brief note that a compulsory freshman Assembly will be held next Tuesday.
At the first Menorah Meeting of the season on October 6, editor Leon Hurwitz outlined plans for a non-partisan study group. The semester will feature lectures by Jacob de Haas on Zionism history and its modern implications amid European tensions and Arab Jewish questions.
At the October 8 meeting Wigs and Cues voted to resume closed membership after a heated, narrow vote. The open plan was abandoned though it had grown the audience. Marjorie Bahouth was elected president and plans for future productions were outlined. Tryout dates will be set at the October 16 meeting for actors, stage crew, and costumers.
The poem recalls Mysteries Supper falling and being tombed, prompting sophomores to host a large Freshman gathering at the cafeteria and gym after classes. The proposal promises fun, laughter, and a bid for the cutest kid prize as a salve for the calamity.
Mortarboard staff hosted a tea on Wednesday October 8 in the College Parlor replacing the regular College Tea to boost Mortarboard awareness among freshmen and the student body. Dora Breitwieser the business manager plans increased publicity to inform students about the yearbook and its value. Juliet Blume and Anne Gary poured as faculty Miss Weeks Miss Abbott and Mrs Seals attended.
Professor Charles Knapp of Barnard College plans a series of lectures tied to the Vergilian Bimillenium this month and next. His schedule includes talks at Morris High School on October 6, Philadelphia on October 13 and 14, William and Mary College on October 15, Williamsburg October 16 and 17, Detroit October 24, Northwestern University October 27, Iowa University October 28, Knoxville October 31, Asbury College November 1, and the University of Kentucky on November 3.
Miss Dorothy Harrison, president of the Barnard Honor Society, urged loyalty to the Barnard Honor System. Mr. Beveridge, new choral professor, hoped for future joint concerts with Columbia groups and encouraged musical participation. The gathering ended with singing Stand Columbia conducted by Beveridge.
The Eligibility Committee requires a 2.5 or higher average for office eligibility with points assigned by grade, health review, and extracurricular load. Entrance conditions in freshman year do not affect eligibility, while future conditions may be overridden by a 2.75 average. O. K. slips needed before taking office and for event participation. failure may bar activity for up to two semesters. Josephine Grohe chairs.
Senorita Mistral visits Barnard's Spanish faculty and comments on American and Latin culture. She notes Americans absorb Latin gentleness and praises U.S. student bodies as morally strong, despite criticism of unscrupulous business men. She discusses language studies and Latin influence in curricula and plans to teach at Vassar if acclimated to the cold.
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