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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
4
A Barnard Bulletin letter asks why scholarly students are judged by engagements and marriage announcements. The writer critiques attention to betrothals, class celebrations, and ring display, urging focus on intellectual topics rather than romantic news. The Bulletin reprints the 1909 letter in full.
The Faculty Committee on Instruction met on October 10 to discuss affixing pluses and minuses to letter grades as official records. It decided the student Curriculum Committee should poll students next month. All students urged to consider the issue seriously and cooperate.
Lynn Kang president of the junior class reminds those who have not ordered rings to do so promptly. Orders go to Patricia Foley ring committee chairman. Transfers urged to place jewelry now. contact Miss Foley via Student Mail for design and price details.
Dr Clara Elliott Freshman Advisor spoke to Milbank Theatre students on October 11 noting education mirrors pioneering. She urged persistence, cited class 1953 facts: 244 members from 22 states nine foreign countries, average age 17.5, with talent in music and dance.
Barnard and Columbia students will audition for a CBS Television Show on Wednesday October 26 at 11 p.m. Winners receive prizes while Barnard gym hosts auditions from 4 to 6 p.m. Singing piano instrumental and imitations are sought. WKCR invites writers for dramatic radio shows with Sam Kaplan as contact.
The junior class met to elect a new Mortarboard business manager under the revised elective rule and to discuss the upcoming class dinner and Junior Show. Lynn Kang spoke at the dinner with Marion Bell reading the class history as Barbara Ritter announced the Junior Show committee and urged transfer students to participate.
A senior class meeting held last Tuesday at 1 p.m. in 189 Milbank Hall elected Rosemary Beeching as secretary and Betsy Richards as Senior Week Chairman. Martha Greene reported on class funds and the budget. Carolyn Ogden discussed two faculty teas planned this year.
Barnard's Placement Bureau on the fourth floor of Barnard Hall urges seniors to register by November 1. The blue registration cards feed the Set of Credentials used by state departments, the FBI, and employers to assess studies, activities, and employment preferences.
Students praised the lounge as a break from the library with many noting improved focus and reading speed. Barbara Jacks and Bettina Blake say it signals real campus life for day students while Marie Louise Limpert urges a large clock. Suggestions include waste baskets mirrors and in lounge playing cards.
A CU player expresses growing ease with Barnard College emphasizing its friendly informal atmosphere. He notes the new teaching experience feels different from the rest of the University and anticipates a long association with the college.
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