Barnard Bulletin Publication Note
Barnard College announces its semi weekly college year publication run by students for the Undergraduate Association.
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1928
Page
1
Barnard College announces its semi weekly college year publication run by students for the Undergraduate Association.
Editors urge adopting blue and white berets as the permanent Freshman insignia. The plan would replace annual class costumes, prevent humiliation, and allow wearing the color in public places like Broadway and the subway. They advise standard distribution of berets to all Freshmen.
Mrs James W Gerard offers two $1000 prizes for best college essay on Why Alfred E Smith Should Be Elected President. Open to students or graduates within two years. Essays limited to 500 words, typed on one side, with author name college and class. Submissions due October 20 to New York Central Regional or New England committees. Each committee selects two best essays by men and two by women for prizes.
Fragmentary letter asking for correction of an error in a prior issue with references to teaching and a French term. Names and context are garbled and difficult to confirm.
A Barnard College bulletin mocks campus routines with humor on ping pong popularity and a daring library number plan. It recounts a senior's midnight library raid, aims at efficiency schemes, and lampoons a mob rush for books.
The rationale favors Freshmen Day early in college to help entering students learn their ranks and bond. Officials say the event is not hazing and its value lies in enabling freshmen to meet and identify with each other as the term begins.
The Barnard Faculty and Governing Student Boards welcome letters to the Forum Column. Write under your name or initials to share opinions on university policies, meetings, and the Honor System. The column serves as a venue for undergraduates and faculty to express concerns and suggestions.
Mrs. Anna L. Lowenberg, lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, University of Geneva, and the Louvre, invites students to join her Outline of History of Art class in the Metropolitan Museum Galleries on Saturday mornings from 11 to 12. Inquire of M. Bullowa, Friday afternoon, in Room 104, Barnard Hall.
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