Barnard Battles Influenza Across Campuses
Barnard reports rising absenteeism at 14 percent with many students out due to Asian flu. Over ten dorm residents compete for space in Columbia Infirmary while four upper respiratory cases are housed in Barnard dorms. No classes suspended though attendance will be tracked for three sessions.
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Barnard
Marjorie Nelson
St. Luke’s Infirmary
Hewitt
Columbia Infirmary
Doctor Nelson
Professor Reads Browning Poem Why Stay We on Earth
English professor David A. Robertson discussed Browning's poem Why stay we on the earth unless to grow addressing the imaginary Greek poet Cleon. He introduced the piece read an abridged portion and examined themes of imperfection and the afterlife as Browning’s broader work is considered. The dramatic monologue was written in 1854 and published in Men and Women in 1855.
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Cleon
Robert Browning
David A. Robertson
Robertson
Browning
Barnard President Millicent C. McIntosh Marks Ten Years
Barnard College commemorates Millicent C. McIntosh completing a decade as head administrator with a 5 to 6:30 p.m. reception in the James Room, honoring her leadership and ten-year tenure. The event follows a busy week including a Board meeting at the New York Public Library and multiple trustee gatherings.
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McIntosh
Millicent. C. McIntosh
Barnard
Board of Trustees
James
McIintosh
Samuel Milbank
Helen R. Reid
Virginia C. Gudersleeve
Ule
Barnard College
Millicent C. McIntosh
Syracuse
Newark
New York Public Library
James Room
Political Council
Brearly School
New York
Bryn Mawr College
Millicent Carey McIntosh
College
Brearly
Informal Campus Talk Explores Sex and Religion
Reverend Perry R. Williams leads a Brooks Hall discussion with Evvard and Columbia students on sex and religion. Participants consider religion’s role in suppressing sexual instincts and its emotional effects, noting varying restrictions by orthodoxy. Further informal seminars on politics and international issues are planned.
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Perry R. Williams
Brooks Hall
Ev Vard
Columbia
Dr. Williams
Slides Illustrate Landforms and Architecture in the British Isles
William A. Hance of Columbia presented slides at the English Conference showing how topography shapes regional architecture in the British Isles. He cited chalk and flint in the southeast forming foundations and plaster or flint homes, with elegant church and mansion stones imported from abroad. W Cabett Greet praised visual aids as a substitute for travel to England.
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British Isles
William A. Hance
Columbia
Hance
Isles
Hent
W. Cabett Greet
England
Bulletin Probationary Staff Training Sessions Start Noon
The Bulletin urges all interested in working on staff to attend a series of training sessions for editorial probationary staff starting today at noon in room 301 Barnard. Introductory session will announce future meetings and cover news writing feature writing headline writing and general news gathering for publication.
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Bulletin
Barnard
Teacher Stresses Control of Democracy in Education
Educator Joan Dunn speaking at an Education Colloquium warns that overextended democracy in schools breeds anarchy and lazy students. She criticizes lax discipline and courses, urges intense work and formal English, and argues schools are becoming adjuncts of the community, losing primary purpose.
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Joan Dunn
Education Colloquium
Miss Dunn
Lafayette High School
Dunn
American Civilization Group Plans Cultural Field Trips
The American Studies Society led by Fran Horak announces a lecture series and field trips themed New York as a Cultural Laboratory. Activities include Hyde Park visits to FDR’s home, a closed rehearsal of a New York Theatre production, and a Museum of Modern Art tour. Basil Rauch oversees the American Civilization program at Barnard, funded five years ago by the Carnegie Corporation.
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New York
American Studies Society
Fran Horak
Barbara Reider Stevelman
Judy Kotik
Miss Horak
Vics
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
New York Theatre
Museum of Modern Art
Basil Rauch
Barnard
Area Studo
Carnegie Corporation of
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