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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1939
Page
3
Barnard plans a campus wide survey by the Student Curriculum Committee this semester to assess opinions on the foreign language curriculum and the exit exam. Jane Flickinger, chairwoman, expects results by December as final curricular decisions occur in January for the next year.
After a three week nomination period Mary Jo Jordon was elected president of the freshman class at a Wednesday meeting. The New York non resident student graduated from Glen Ridge High School New Jersey where she served as secretary of the senior class and student council representative.
Italian exchange student Isabella Panzini describes New York as bright and cosmopolitan comparing it favorably to Europe. She spent two years at the University of Grenoble and is studying German and English at Barnard while noting differences in lectures and exams and plans a career in teaching or civil service. She mentions Italian sports culture and her participation in basketball and skiing.
The Barnard magazine Quarterly will not include an editorial in its November 14 debut. Jane Mantell explains editors’ opinions won’t represent the staff, aligning with the publication’s aim to showcase student literary work. The issue also features Marjorie Davis 40’s long short story No Man Is Lost and Patricia Highsmith 742’s Quiet Night, plus pieces by Naomi Letsky 40 on a Mexican summer vacation and Fay Henley 40 on Mexican art.
Professor Louis Allard, Harvard emeritus now teaching at Columbia, spoke to La Societe Francaise on Racine. He linked ten hidden years in Racine’s life to his major plays, defended him against English critics, and urged reading Racine as a noble example of French genius.
The International Relations Club American Student Union and the Forum sponsor a semester long series on factors leading to war. The first meeting Tuesday at 4 p.m. features Professor Peardon and Professor Gayer leading a discussion on Causes Leading to War with floor discussion to follow.
The camp committee releases the weekend schedule for the semester with dates from October 27 to February 6. Sophomores, juniors, seniors, alumnae and open weekends are listed, with openings for college and individual or club groups. Applications to Frances Heagey are due by November 10 with group member lists.
The New York Newspaper Women's Club sponsors a newspaper work course with seventeen lectures by noted journalists including Dorothy Thompson Helen Rogers Reid Anne O'Hare McCormick Arthur Krock and Bob Davis. A ten dollar fee applies and reservations must be made immediately. For details contact the Occupation Bureau.
Four Columbia University students led the fourth annual Student Week chapel services addressing the brothers of man. Doris Williams and Caroline Duncombe spoke on fraternity and campus fellowship as steps toward international amity, highlighting selfish ambition and the China war as causes of global strife.
Professor Robert MacIver opened a series on democracy with a talk on Democracy what it is and what it isn t. He argued political democracy needs economic foundations and equal economic opportunity to stay strong.
Rosalie Hoyt and Louise Hurlburt reach the tennis final while Joan Amberg and Deborah Allen compete in tennikoit. The Athletic Association extends events beyond gym sports with Harvest Hop plans and a campus tea featuring cider and doughnuts.
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