Barnard Plans Informal Public Speaking Course For Women
Barnard College readies an informal public speaking course aimed at helping students, especially those without varsity experience, gain confidence before groups. The piece argues stronger communication among women could boost intercollegiate debate, broaden influence beyond campus, and reduce leadership clustering in student groups. It notes hazing traditions mix fun with risk and praises current Sophomore signs for humor while urging balanced participation and respect for individuality.
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Barnard
Chains praised and panned by Chicago critics in New York
The review argues Chains fails as drama and plot originality though Helen Gahagan delivers a restrained performance. Gilbert Emery Paul Kelly and Katherine Alexander earn commendations for their roles while the ending moralizing prompts questions about viewpoint and technique.
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Chicago
New York
Helen Gahagan
Miss Gahagan
Gilbert Emery
Paul Kelly
Katherine Alexander
Milbank noted as surviving intermediate form in quirky student musings
A humorous campus fragment recounts Milbank as the lone living survivor of an historical form while a freshman muses on the honors system, a conventional campus girl, and overheard chat about Richard Barthelmess and Mortarboard, ending with the directory naming quip.
Barnard students urged to join cosmopolitan club
A Barnard Bulletin letter invites students to join the Intercollegiate Cosmopolitan Club, hosting 700 members from 70 lands, with weekly Sunday Suppers and National Nights to study cultures. Headquarters are 2929 Broadway and applications available from Katherine Ashworth, 1925.
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Barnard
China
Japan
India
South America
France
Persia
Holland
Cosmopolitan Club
New York
Cit
International Students ‘Assembly
Special Girl Scout Leaders Training Course Offered
A one hour weekly course for this term trains Girl Scout Leaders under the Department of Physical Education. Miss Elsa Becker from Scout Headquarters conducts the class. Juniors and Seniors may use it as a Physical Education Elective. Freshmen and Sophomores admitted if they are Girls Scouts or Campfire Girls.
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Department of Physical Education
Elsa Becker
Scout Headquarters
Girls Scouts
Campfire
Freshmen Bootblacking Page Sparks Collegiate Banter
Fragmentary OCR text hints at campus rites and social dynamics among freshmen and upperclassmen. Mentions bootblacking, time, good humor, friendly badiness, and group spirit. Lacks clear names, dates, places, or outcomes.
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3 & Ag
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Barnard Bulletin
Barnard College
Board OF Editors
Louise Rosenstatz
Marcaret Maryon
Lucia Alzamora
Marcaret Irisa
Exveanor Korraeuer
Gertrude Gottschall
Epich Blumberg
Spott Schall
Pauline MitcHett
Henrietta April
Blanche Miier
Mary Campsesy
Norma
Lowenstein
N. Y
Columbia University
Broadway
119Th St
Milbank
Richard Barthelmess
Vassar
Mortarboard
Ruhr
Club
114Th Street
International House
Riverside Drive
Grant
Katherine Ashworth
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