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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1942
Page
4
The 1942 43 Blue Book will be issued this week for every student. It includes the 1942 Undergraduate Association Constitution revision and the charter of a newly formed Political Association. Changes in eligibility rules and updated cover design are noted, with material compiled by Betty Sachs and Patricia Galloway assisting in production.
Columbia's radio CURC resumes full operation on an 18 hour schedule with campus and world news dramatic programs and music. A highlight this year is broadcasting all campus sports including freshman football varsity basketball wrestling and swimming. President Martin Lane Scheiner directs and seeks student volunteers from Columbia or Barnard for engineering dramatic writing news analysis and other roles.
Barnard College reports 350 residents in the residence halls including four new foreign students and twenty graduates. The cohort includes over 70 freshmen and 20 transfers from 19 states. Navy occupation of Johnson Hall has moved selected graduates, among them Nancy Lincoln and Emily Gunning, into the halls alongside Frances Nunes of Italy Raquel Taylor of Mexico Winona Beamer of Honolulu and Winnie Latilda Baker of Argentina.
The Barnard and Columbia summer programs reported sharply higher enrollment with 547 Columbia College undergraduates registered, up from 116. Directors praised the accelerated pace and concentrated study, noting initial success especially among freshmen while warning outcomes depend on later performance.
S.A. Report notes British and Indian delegates reach common ground on independence for colonies and equal rights for minorities. Eleanor Roosevelt highlights women's roles in a talk on The Peoples' Century. Plenary voices support for an interdependent postwar order and national coalitions. The I.S.S. will sponsor tools for foreign students.
Dr. Virginia D. Harrington assumes duties as Assistant to the Dean in Charge of Student Organizations and Social Affairs at Barnard College. A Barnard alumna and historian, she previously taught at Brooklyn College and earned a PhD from Columbia in 1935.
Seniors register Thursday morning from 8 45 to 1 00. Other students register Thursday afternoon 2 00 to 4 30 and Friday 8 45 to 1 00 and 2 00 to 4 30.
Miss Eleanor Jordan, Russell Sage ’42, replaces Jane Harting as physical education instructor at Barnard. Miss Mabel Thurlwell succeeds Dr Bessie Burgemeister as department secretary. Jordan, from Boston, studied PE at Russell Sage and has logged gym measurements for freshmen. Thurlwell, born in Toronto and now a U.S. citizen, is a University of Iowa graduate who has done Red Cross publicity and once worked as a Toronto World reporter.
Dr John J. Swan, Comptroller, says cafeteria prices will stay at a minimum to cover operating costs. If food costs rise, Barnard Cafeteria may raise prices or cut portions. Prices are not fixed yet. Located on Barnard Hall fourth floor, it opens this year the day before classes begin and runs daily 11 30 to 1 30 during term.
The Institute of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University announces its 1942 43 public lecture program. From October to April prominent speakers present on These Significant Times literature music and drama travel talks and Our American Heritage discussions by Columbia faculty at McMillin Theater.
The Barnard Book Exchange operates daily from noon to 2 PM in the Milbank basement with hours to be set. It is non profit. buyers pay two thirds of the prior owner’s price and the seller receives payment via Undergraduate Association check after sale. Freshmen may apply to Simonette Laws for working positions.
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