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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
4
An editor from Merrill Associates invites universities to send men and women who can write radio program scripts. They offer technical script help, promise no payment for samples, and plan to select scripts to pass to sales staff for sponsor hunting. This is a talent search for fresh material, not a sales pitch or proposition.
Freshmen are honored guests at the first coffee dance of the season Friday from four to six in the cafeteria. Sign up today at 12 30 at Mrs Read s office. Afternoon dress required. Attendance limited to day students. Stag tickets 35 cents and couple tickets 40 cents. An extra Spring dance is added. Blue Book November dance canceled. Jean Kranz heads Social Committee. About 125 Columbia boys invited. girls expected to do the cutting in.
The Representative Assembly yesterday selected holders of the second most votes last spring to fill social committee vacancies. Charlotte Wiegard, Martha Lawrence, and Eleanor Webb were chosen to replace Peggy Madden, Priscilla Burge, and Pamela Birmingham. They approved a plan to allocate last year’s refugee fund and set aside most for room and board with the rest held for next year. Jane Kass reported on the American Youth event, and notices will stay on the bulletin board. The budget report’s timing was delayed due to the treasurer’s illness.
Circulation plan starts for Mortarboard with subscription available to students who have not yet been approached. Juniors may subscribe during Junior Pictures signup. No deposit required. Subscriptions due by February 15, deposits via official envelopes to Winifred Anderson in Student Mail.
In cooperation with the World's Fair Barnard offers a special ticket at 50 dollars that includes admission to the Fair grounds and one of six amusements. Tickets are available at the Columbia Book store and may be purchased in multiple quantities. Concessions listed are Sun Valley Merrie England Contemporary Arts Gardens on Parade Victoria Falls and Little Old New York.
The fall issue dated November 14 will feature Marguerite Coleman class of 1928 and New York State Employment Bureau reporting on graduate job types and preparation. A Barnard student’s Mexico impressions and a Mexican art piece appear as companions. Quarterly adopts coated stock, Columbia blue white cover, and invites nonstaff submissions.
The American Independence League formed by Princeton University plans a October 20 meeting in New York City to urge keeping the United States out of war. It aims to influence public opinion with student symbols such as wearable buttons and publicity across radio, newspapers, and newsreels.
Miss Patricia Lambdin announces Mortarboard plan amendments with sections on finances publication and responsibility. The Junior Show Book committee works on ideas while urging class cooperation and subscriptions.
A panel on academic freedom features Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken of Vassar arguing the Bill of Rights does not protect teachers. Quincy Howe notes government censorship is condemned, while a pressure group stance is defended as public opinion. William Allen White calls the Bill of Rights a fighting ground for liberty in the current emergency.
The International Relations Club of Barnard plans small study groups to discuss world affairs topics. President Joan Sengstack says authorities will address members and discussions follow. The club library is for members only, part of the Carnegie endowment. Faculty participation will be included in future discussions.
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