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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
6
In a humorous exchange a professor quizzed a grouch about inventions. The professor asks who first used steam as an agent for force, and the groaner replies If it wasn't Watt I don't know who it was. The scene reflects playful dialogue on technology and legacy.
A journalism class considers a Chemists' convention story noting American chemists equalling Germans in dye invention. The prompt asks for a punchy headline in the period style reflecting this notable fact.
An economics class scene features Professor Tu Tru asking a Chinese student for Rhode Island’s origin. The student, with imperfect English but sharp insight, quips that Rhode Island descended from God and Massachusetts.
A fragmented poem-like passage mocks Republicans and Democrats drifting from Maine to Arkansas with scattered phrases about sermons and court society. It juxtaposes aristocrats and social unrest, ending with a surreal line about a simple soul overwhelmed by knowledge and confusion.
Continued discussion on presenting three original one act plays by Prof. Baldwin's English 3-4 class as the spring show. The experiment of student plays, their success or failure, and the use of Benefit prices remain undecided.
The chapel hosts Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick on Monday to discuss the YMCA and YWCA aid for American soldiers in training camps and prisoners of war in allied countries. He will describe non partisan relief efforts aiding Protestant, Catholic, Hebrew, and atheist groups alike.
The article describes a WWI era farm camp run by Dr. Ogilvie and the W A C where women workers, called farmerettes, performed hoeing, harvesting, and packing. They earned 50 cents a day plus board, lodging, and laundry, with workers transported by bus. Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman visited, impressed by outcomes, and suggested federal takeover may occur. The camp plans to expand next year to address farm labor needs.
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