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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
3
Virginia C. Gildersleeve, in her first Assembly address in years, urged vigilance against propaganda funded by foreign powers. She warned against outsiders on campus influencing students, stressing the need to keep the college free from partisan turmoil while pursuing peace with awareness of current events.
The junior write ups for the 1942 Mortarboard will feature broken phrases and fragmentary sentences. Helen Kandel associate editor in charge announced at a literary staff meeting that the board will inaugurate this style to reflect each individual's personality. The staff will supplement factual yearbook data with personal interviews where possible and seek each Mortarboard member’s approval before final junior portraits are published.
Claire Lawler announces year’s assembly schedule at Russell Sage College. Lucienne Prosser cites wartime defense goals including nursing basic skills, emergency mechanics, clerical training, censorship, and science techniques. Upcoming programs include lectures, playwriting, and interfaith events through January 7 with talks by Ms Wayman and representatives from Elizabeth Arden.
The Barnard Funds Committee of the Undergraduate Association earned 420 from the Spring Dance and directed its use toward science lab needs. Botany bought three Arnold Sterilizers, Chemistry acquired an analytical balance, Geology obtained a Multiplex Wall Type Map Display, Physics funded a polarizing spectrometer, and Zoology purchased mounted lower primates for human evolution studies under Dean Virginia Gildersleeve.
The first in a series on college studies and national defense has been postponed to Thursday November 7. Professor William T. Montague chairman of the philosophy department is expected to lead the discussion on Philosophy Religion and War.
Ten Barnard College students join a New York area conference of ten colleges on November 2 at the Foreign Policy Association to debate The Nazi Challenge to the Americas. Grace Barrett and Alice Gershon will co chair the committee, guiding a discussion on five major aspects of the topic.
The Barnard CollegeWorkroom drives a British War Relief effort with heavy knitting demand. Students knit in classrooms libraries and gyms for soldiers while some resist wearing khaki or pink angora socks, facing mockery from peers.
Barnard College alumnae plan a relief drive funded by this year s Opera Benefit proceeds with most money directed to scholarships. The committee aims to raise outside funding and will notify newspapers to recruit hometown support. Faculty participation is urged as donations are welcomed year round.
Registration for PE indoor programs occurs Thursday October 31 from 8 45 to 1 00 and 2 00 to 4 30 in the gymnasium. New Activity Grades required except seniors who earned A or B in spring. Senior physical examinations start Friday November 8. Watch the Bulletin Board for the signup poster.
Frances Perkins and Mary Donlon will speak at a pre election assembly at 1 pm in the gym. Perkins backs Roosevelt and Donlon backs Willkie. Perkins is an author and former NYS official. Donlon is a Cornell trustee and active Republican and women’s groups leader.
Professor Robert I. Chaddock of statistics died. he taught at Barnard from 1912 to 1935 and authored The Principles and Methods of Statistics. He served as president of the American Statistical Association in 1925 and chaired the association’s advisory committee to the census director since 1937.
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