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Barnard Bulletin

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1940

Page

4

Fine Arts Club Plans Exhibit For Year

The Fine Arts Club held its first meeting at a tea last Tuesday to introduce new members and outline plans for the year. About thirty students and faculty attended as painting displays on the origin of modern art will be shown in Odd Study. Virginia Thompson chairs a committee to arrange exhibits with the faculty, borrowing pieces from dealers and museums. The next joint meeting with the Spanish Club is November 18 with a Pan American Art talk. Faculty and guests included Professor Marion Lawrence and Dr Julius Held.

Red Lane Virginia Thompson Marion Lawrence Marianna Bryan Jan Gaston

Eight-Point Education Program Aimed at Public Schools

The American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom releases an eight point national education program. It warns that defense focus could curb civil rights and education and calls for democratic schooling, equalized opportunities, intellectual freedom, child welfare, adult education, expanded vocational training, and teacher and parent participation. It upholds strict separation of church and state.

American Committee For Democracy and Intellectual Freedom West 121 Street New York City

Knitting Room Opens with All Day Workshop Fun

The knitting room welcomes all, with nine to six hours of sewing machine noise and open doors. Products and lunchtime gifts include lipsticks, compacts, earrings, pins, and other small items sold in the workroom as Christmas and birthday shopping are touted. A Milbank underground radio provides hourly news to speed busy fingers, while a knitting book quote closes the note.

Milbank

Inventor to Demonstrate the Solovak Instrument

Mr Hammond will demonstrate the Solovak, an electric keyboard instrument, today at 4 in room 408 Barnard. The Music Club sponsors the event with a short musicale by members before the talk, presided by Diana Klebanow, club president, and refreshments to follow in the College Parlor.

Hammond Barnard The Music Club Diana Klebanow

French Club to Screen Student Comedy Premiere

The Societe Francaise has cast its first student produced one act comedy with talking parts. The secret premiere will be at Brineherhoff Theatre on January 9, followed by a tea for Professor Hofttherr. A French Club luncheon occurs October 22 in Brooks, with weekly luncheons starting October 30 and continuing each Wednesday. Elaine Bernstein leads the club with Sherrill Cannold as vice president.

la Societe Francaise Brineherhoff Theatre Hofttherr Brooks Elaine Bernstein Sherrill Cannold

Election Hop Signups Urged by Athletic Association

Students are urged to sign up for Harvest Hop the Election Day Ball. Posters are found on Jake and the dance is sponsored by the Athletic Association.

Jake The Athletic Association

Campus events and club meetings listed for the week

The schedule lists 12 freshmen meeting in Room 304 Barnard, an Eligibility committee in Conference Room, Senior Proctors in the Little Parlor, plus International Relations Club in Room 304 Barnard and Newman Club tea in Van Am Vickers, with Jake hosting a sale on Tuesday.

Barnard Little Parlor van Am Vickers Jake

1 010 Columbians Sign For Service

The article describes a scene where a registrar assesses a group of Columbians for service and, after a moment of doubt, insists on a color description for eyes. The registrar eventually settles on grey, noting there is no green option.

D.A

Lyrics For March Contest At Barnard College

The Barnard Glee Club announces a song contest inviting lyrics for a march by Miss Gena Tenney. Submissions close October 30 and copies of the music are available via Betty Clifford through Student Mail. A community sing November 12 will introduce the new song to the college.

Glee Club Gena Tenney Betty Clifford Barnard Glee Club Barnard

Tolischus To Speak At Tuesday Assembly

Tolischus, long associated with major newspapers, is set to speak at the Tuesday assembly. The biographical note recalls his career with Hearst's Universal Service, the Cleveland Press, and his roles as Berlin correspondent for the International News Service and the New York Times before 1939.

Tolischus Hearst Universal Service Cleveland Press Berlin International News Service London United States New York Times

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Fine Arts Club Committee States Education Program Robert Sherwood Newman Club Tilson’s Drug Store Broadway 116Th Street Elizabeth Arden Helena Rubenstein, Dorothy Gray Leatherie Caron Harriet Hubbard Ayer Columbia Bookstore
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