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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1955
Page
1
Barnard College semi weekly student paper details its publishing scope and post office entry. Editor in chief Roberta Klugman and business managers Arlene Zullow Margie Gallanter listed with managing board members Miriam Dressler Tus Carla Hitchcock.
The Currie Curriculum Committee is urged to study Barnard College introductory courses focusing on sectioning practices. It proposes placement by preparation and aptitude, with faster sections for advanced language learners and reading emphasis for scholarly foreign language use.
Barnard College faculty survey shows cautious support for enrollment growth with most departments favoring 10 to 20 percent increases and higher dorm occupancy. Roles and resources would shift modestly with 12 percent more introductory classes and four advanced courses needed if enrollment rose 10 percent, while curriculum likely stays largely unchanged.
Mrs. Helen Bailey associate professor of French at Barnard has assumed duties as Dean of Studies and Senior Class Adviser this fall. She welcomes interaction with faculty and students and invites seniors to visit. Bailey teaches French Literature in the Nineteenth Century and holds A.M. and Ph.D. from Columbia with study at McGill and the Sorbonne. She has led the French Graduate Union of Columbia since 1954 and remains its president.
A set of questionnaire items asks about Barnard College enrollment targets and expansion plans. It covers optimum enrollment, feasible increases with current facilities, need for new classrooms and dormitories, ideal dormitory to day student ratio, expansion responsibility, staffing needs for a 10 percent rise, impact on course offerings, and required space and equipment.
Gloria Richman describes Barnard students facing a Columbia College interview routine. Questions cover name school origin major and courses with probing follow ups about motives and truthfulness then a determined interviewer may seek a phone number. A savvy applicant can deter by preemptively revealing details or choosing a distant commutation point.
Judy Smith surveys McMillin Theater offerings at Columbia University. Festival of foreign prize-winning films Wednesday nights costs 1.10 dollars, travelogues on Norway Alaska and Indo-China, and Tuesday and Friday showings. Social Affairs Council presents Les Misérables and Death of a Salesman for 3.50, plus bursar receipt. Thursday folk-singing series runs Oct 27 to Mar 22 with artists Josh White and others, 8:30 start, tickets 1.50 single or 5.00 season. Subscriptions available in College Activities Office.
The Jester announces a beauty contest to pick eight Ideal Ivy League Women. Barnard girls are urged to submit photographs after Columbia College failed to submit any from Barnard, with entries due by Friday October 28 at the Jester Office 416 John Jay Hall.
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