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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
3
Barnard College and the Columbia Spectator will launch an orientation against war poll on Monday to gauge student views. The survey asks whether the United States should enter Europe’s war, sell supplies on cash terms, or refuse support to belligerents, among other questions.
The American Civil Liberties Union hosts a two day national conference at the Hotel Biltmore New York with 16 cooperating organizations. Attorney General Frank Murphy Senator Elbert Thomas and other leaders open with a dinner and seven panel sessions cover censorship rights of aliens labor religious liberty and academic freedom.
Columbia University Institute of Arts and Sciences announces a 1939 40 season with Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt addressing December 7 on The Individual and the Community Prominent speakers include LaGuardia Lehman Cooper Kaltenborn Sheean Alley Van Paassen Mencken Eastman Mumford Miller and others The program covers world affairs books drama citizenship U S life and art A six concert musical series features Lily Pons Heifetz Benny Goodman and orchestra McMillan Theatre tickets available through Dr Russell Potter.
Betty Koenig reports four Barnard College students discuss their reactions to being nominated for Undergraduate Secretary. Harte stresses responsibility, Fansler praises campus democracy and friendliness, Whitten notes strong sense of duty, and Gunning values cross country culture and French films at Barnard.
Voters may cast ballots today from 10 am to 4 pm for the Undergraduate Association secretary nominees Margot Fansler Emily Gunning Alice Harte and Margaret Whitten all sophomores. For camp chairman Frances Heagey 40 and Jane Stewart 41 were nominated after Beverly Brown 41 resigned.
Doris Williams chairs a required meeting naming eight candidates for freshman class president. Nominees include Marjorie Eilers Red Hook Grace Sherman Sandy Hook Sally Lou Falk Manhattan Phyllis Hagmoe Seattle Mary Jo Jordan Glen Ridge Peggy Jackson Brooklyn Dean Miller New York City Carol Parker Flushing. Twenty eight nominations were cast and the field will be narrowed to four before final selection.
Today is the final date for filing eligibility slips in Mrs Read s office. Slips due by 4 o clock must be completed by the president or secretary of each organization. Muriel Byer 40, chair of the Eligibility Committee, says the Blue Book eligibility chart has the required information.
The Bar nard Glee Club under James Giddings of Columbia starts its year mixing sacred and secular music. Sixty four members finished tryouts and will perform in pairings with Rutgers and Columbia University, a Princeton concert, Wanamaker's annual concert, and a Christmas broadcast.
During the regular noon chapel services this week Reverend Robert G. Andrus counselor to Protestant students Rabbi Hoffman adviser to Jewish students and Reverend Dunkelberger Lutheran counselor discussed students attitude to religion. Andrus called faith in God's purpose imperative as rain falls on just and unjust. Hoffman stressed renewal of faith and view of things in proper perspective. Dunkelberger spoke on Devotion to Whom continuing the same thought.
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve opened Barnard College’s first undergraduate assembly of the year urging students to resist smugness in neutrality and build peace through study and goodwill. She cited Sweden’s economy and a recent international conference as examples of rational cooperation among nations. She outlined November plans for Barnard’s fiftieth anniversary events including a dinner with mayors, ambassadors, and presidents, and highlighted student government and honor code as pillars of democracy and integrity.
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