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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1939
Page
1
Barnard College semiyearly bulletin lists publication periods and notices an Undergraduate Association publish schedule. It includes postage details and class matter entry with date and post office details. Subscription rates are 3 dollars per year or 10 cents per issue.
The publication lists Kenner and Smilh among candidates for the 7 editorial board positions. Naomi J T SKY highlighted as a key figure in guiding the selection process. The event signals changes in the newsroom and governance structure.
Dean Gildersleeve highlights new freshman adviser as permanent to smooth transition. Reports success of integrated American Studies and Medieval Studies experiments and independent senior study groups under multiple supervisors. Student Curriculum Committee surveys education policy and pursues integrated science survey for non majors and foreign language testing research.
A traveler wrote an indignant note to railroad officials about his sleeping berth. A courteous reply arrived, but the traveler’s mood darkened when a margin pencil note on the envelope read Send this guy the bedbug letter.
Readers discuss the coffee dance tradition and the cut system. Opinions vary from praise for a lively change to critique of inconsistent participation, with mathematical humor about C and A through D illustrating campus wit.
Nostalgic reflection on past weekly matinees and male idols like Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee. The piece notes social trends shifting toward women as the singers of the era and laments a tone deaf friend’s quip about singing causing others to feel sadness.
Barnard students discuss a social dance system where women sign up with men for introductions. Reactions vary from pride in attending Barnard to concerns about comfort and ego, with opinions on inclusivity and efficiency voiced by seniors and underclassmen.
Butler Davenport runs the Davenport Free Theatre at 27th Street near Leamington. The venue supports classics to moderns with nightly performances except Mondays. He frames theatre as a civic good and a homey space where beauty and living are central, a temple to drama.
Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters is revived by the Surry Players led by Anne Revere and Shepperd Strudwick. The review notes Chekhov’s difficult but powerful mood drama, praising its objective character portrayal and the actors’ integrity in staging.
The season features Katherine Bacon, Efrem Zimbalist, John Charles Thomas, Adolf Busch, and Rudolph Serkin in successive recitals. Bacon opens a Beethoven piano sonata cycle. Zimbalist presents five Saturday recitals covering major violin and piano sonata literature. Thomas offers five Sunday afternoons of song cycles. Busch and Serkin present three ensemble programs. The year marks a shift to multi-event seasons with critics noting varying performance quality.
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