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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1939
Page
1
Barnard College announces publication of its bulletin biweekly during the college year excluding vacations and examination periods. The office is in New York, NY, and the bulletin is entered under the 1879 Act. Subscriptions are $9 per year, 10 cents per single copy.
The fragment lists staff roles including Editor in Chief Fitzant and Managing Editor Naows DRTSny along with various editors and board members across sections and committees. It resembles a college yearbook or newspaper masthead from October 24 1939 with multiple names and positions.
Amid world conflict debates, Chinese universities stay open and dispatch students to teach literacy while funds go to national defense. The writer urges colleges and undergrad groups to organize a drive to support education in China through sympathetic nations and university networks.
The piece invites readers to enjoy a final outdoor sports week with tennis volleyball archery and more. It promotes a Harvest Hop gala and urges participation or spectating as winter siege approaches and the fall season ends.
A Barnard College style piece recalls a cram course argument and a Cooper Union jab at Art for Art’s Sake. Read about Bermuda letters denying war and the city’s nightlife, cigarette ad concerns, and a lawyer’s alimony article proposal for the magazine.
Since Pins and Needles opened in December 1937 the venue dropped old skits for serious numbers and new sketches like The Harmony Boys featuring Fritz Kuhn Father Coughlin and Senator Reynolds. Rasputin portrayal by Harry Baur in the Milhaud score film receives praise despite uneven plot and overacting. Lotte Lehmann at Town Hall offers Schubert Schumann Brahms and Moussorgsky in a restrained performance marking a tonal shift.
A quirky set of quotes asks who to escort around New York city landmarks. Participants discuss riding buggies, visiting Radio City, Central Park, Canal Street, Hell's Kitchen, Broadway at night, and ferry trips, noting how the escort’s identity and the companion’s interests shape choices.
Ramiel Lefévere, carilloneur of Riverside Church, discusses the art of the carillon. He explains its history, the instrument’s range from the Bourdon to the trebles, and the goal of embedding bells in civic heritage. He notes the bells’ democratic nature and his dream of municipal carillons nationwide.
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