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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1950
Page
4
Senior and undergraduate student leaders discuss how April comprehensives clash with office duties and extracurriculars. Lois Campaigne argues no month long study period while Lynn Loeb prefers exams in June if major studies aren’t concurrent. Some leaders anticipate stress, deadlines, and a desire to study after spring break but before finals.
Tony Beckers Sr says his job leaves little time for preparation regardless of when the comprehensive is scheduled. He notes the workload remains heavy and time constraints are a constant factor in planning.
The event gathers Javits Eng les and Poore from three Manhattan districts for informal debates Tuesday October 31 at 3 30 p m in the College Parlor Invitations extend to Roosevelt Coudert Junior and Schlessel.
Quarto the literary publication of the School of General Studies will expand to national distribution starting with the fall issue. Copies will be sold in leading bookshops and college stores nationwide. To accommodate growth, Quarto staff offices will be open to all Columbia University students except the five top editorial posts, which will be filled by General Studies students.
Limited membership is ten dollars for lectures in one series while full membership at twenty dollars grants access to all lectures and six Thursday evening chamber music concerts. The chamber series covers Haydn to modern works with Budapest and Paganini Quartets. Burl Ives Josh White Susan Reed appear in folk songs. Boris Goldovsky Gerard Souzay Kirsten Flagstad in the artists series. Reserved seats are nine dollars and sixty cents, unreserved four dollars eighty cents.
Mrs. Frederick C. Overbury, Barnard alumna, donates a $12 000 rare book collection focused on American women from colonial to early Federal periods. A $15 000 maintenance fund secures care and future additions. 350 volumes arrived. most are English first editions.
Columbia College class of 778 celebrated with a Baker Field reunion as John L. Bogert, 92, the oldest living Columbia graduate and claimed aircraft carrier inventor, returned for parades and prize awards. Nearly 3,000 alumni attended before the Columbia Penn game.
Registration for the indoor physical education season is scheduled for Thursday November 2 from 7 45 am to 4 30 pm announced by Associate Professor Margaret Holland head of the Physical Education Department. Students with conflicts should register with Professor Holland before that date.
Faculty members across departments discuss moving major and comprehensive exams to April. Several favor the change citing student convenience, while others cite scheduling and course sequence difficulties. The Chemistry Physics and French departments show mixed opinions on feasibility and adjustments.
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