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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1936
Page
1
Editorial argues student officers receive practice in theory but no handover process for practical leadership. It urges new students and the class of 1940 to attend meetings, use information centers, and study poster archives to gain campus knowhow beyond precedent books and posters.
Students chime in on reforms across exams scheduling practical courses and funding. Responses include abolishing marks and replacing with pass fail systems extending morning classes and creating affordable access for all.
A reader notes Father Divine advocates abolishing required class attendance and proposes education for the financially unable. The editor shares a letter from the Social Service Committee about visiting Father Divine and a reply dated October 6. The exchange appears in the Barnard Bulletin.
A 1936 letter column shows Father Divine proposing Barnard College be handed over or sold, with social events and relaxed exams suggested. Correspondents discuss injecting intellectual life, reducing politics, and improving student life while preserving the theater adaptation Lady Be Careful as a comedy.
In Ossining campus notes a playful piece celebrates a “Professor of Tree Climbing” who risks an audience to fix a wire. Barbecue moments share a city girl’s misadventure with sumac branches, while campus updates praise Barbara Binder as Baseball Manager and AA’s shift to end-of-season awards.
The Barnard College forum states that the Social Science Union serves as a link to the American Student Union without direct affiliation to the larger organization. It emphasizes coordination of Barnard's undergraduate social science activities and memberships are independent.
All juniors who have not yet scheduled photographs for the Mortarboard must send their programs to Adelaide Murphy immediately. Without appointments, it will be impossible to have your picture in the 1938 Mortarboard.
A. A. teases fall outdoor events with planned hikes to Palisades and Westchester sites. Ten hikers will keep groups small to avoid crowds, inviting Margery Ray to coordinate. The notice hints at a forthcoming sports week and a secret Archery Manager project slated for next week.
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