Aims for Greater Number of Competitors at Barnard
Barnard College outlines shift from varsity focus to intra mural and inter class sports. The Athletic Association president stresses recreation for all students while Dr. Alsop champions women’s participation and health through exercise. Janet Owen notes Barnard Camp at Card Mountain and a leased lodge for winter activities.
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Sophomores Impose Mysterious Regulations on Freshmen
Sophomores interrupted a Freshman meeting on October 1 and imposed a two week set of rules. Freshmen must wear hair flowing with yellow ribbons and bandage the left thumb. Each freshman must wear a neck plate with a number and perform a license plate style salute to a sophomore.
Evolution of the College Eligibility System
Senior observers note the Eligibility System has evolved beyond the old point system and red tape. The committee prides itself on efficiency and protection of strong college records while acknowledging excess paperwork and ineligible students flagged by academic slips.
French Consul General Speaks at Club Tea
M. Maxim Mongendre, consul general of France to New York, notes Americans are highly honored in France. He spoke at the French Club Tea in College Parlour praising wartime ties, Lafayette, de Grasse, and shared Harvard’s interest in French language and culture.
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New York City
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Lafayette
de Grasse
Harvard
M. Adolphe Cohen
Columbia
Honors Course admits 1926 students and list of honorees
The 1926 Honors Course welcomes Anna Anastasi Myra Art Anastasi Edith Colvin Sylvia Cook Ruth Guild Mildred Lopez Schwartz Sulamith Those receiving honorable mention include Catherine Baldwin Rebecca Kornblith Louise Rome Margaret Steuer Kellner Marguerite Barack Ethel Councilman Elizabeth Marx Dorothy Yamaguchi Megumi Fair Alice Greenblatt Helen Joy Carolyn Rosenberg Eleanor Armstrong A delaide Du Bois Cora Brandeis Irma Marks Margaret Pratt Carleton Corte Clelia Colucci Catherine Frankel Eleanor Manz Helen Beaujean Florence Pallister Helen Burford Margaret Freeman Frances Gavin Ellen Hellman Marcella Rubinov Marguerite. Russia’s stable government praised by Sherwood Eddy at the October 8 Student Meeting at McMillan Theatre. He cites leadership sagacity, interviews with free-class access, and 1912 1913 1923 contrasts, revealing poverty yet improving industry and agriculture toward nine tenths of former production. Eddy to note three points condemned and three praised. liberty limits, atheism, and world-revolution policy criticized. He lauds leaders’ ideals and the social experiment’s scope, sees Russia challenging imperialism capitalism and militarism. unions enjoy broad legislative freedom, signaling Russia as a major 20th century global factor. Eddy notes leave for AFL remarks and hints at Russia trip without discussing recognition. Elizabeth Van Alstyne Barnard. Continued on page 3
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Kornblith
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Steuer
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Yamaguchi
Russia
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Soviet Russia
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Communist Party
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Barnard
Babette Deutsch at Menorah Tea Friday
Babette Deutsch will speak at a Menorah Tea this Friday October 15 at 4 o'clock. The event gathers readers and community members for a literary afternoon at the sponsor venue.
City College Faculty Graded by Students in Fall Ratings
The City College of New York’s publication The Student reports that five professors received failing grades in last fall’s student ratings. Ten professors earned A marks in a six tier system, while the ratings emphasized teaching ability over personality or subject knowledge.
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