27 Sep 1951
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
1
In opening convocations, Columbia and Barnard reflect on liberal education, aiming to form sound minds and moral integrity. Grayson L. Kirk and Professor Oscar Campbell urge freshmen to pursue dispassionate study of civilization, social knowledge, and lasting values for four years of growth.
Well Done Bulletin commends planners of orientation programs while suggesting revisions. It proposes replacing Columbia Barnard dance at John Jay with an open house in Barnard residence halls to foster student mingling.
Over 400 Barnard students worked this summer in roles from small town newspaper reporting and modeling for Mademoiselle to guiding visitors at Rockefeller Center and working with disabled children aboard a moving boat. Joan Steckler joined the Roxyettes for four months, while others pursued journalism, nursing, and museum jobs through the Barnard Placement Office.
A Barnard freshman details the chaotic start of orientation at Columbia and Barnard campuses. She recounts mail overload from Wright and Ditson, a quirky program packet, a surprise dance at John Jay Hall, a Lions campus presence, and a relay race filled play day before embracing her new identity.
Bettina Blake, undergraduate president, stood out among Barnard admissions selections, excelling academically and in extra curriculars. She pursues French with aims for a Fulbright in France after graduation, spent six weeks at Middlebury, and has been on the Dean’s List for three years while serving in multiple student government roles.
Vivacious Dr. Maris tella de Panizza Bove is named executive officer of the Italian department. She became an American citizen on July 2 after a papers mishap delaying the naturalization, and has taught in Rome and at the College of Saint Elizabeth before joining Barnard.
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