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Vol. IX, No. 2, Octoberj11, 1922

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BARNARD STUDENTS | SUBMIT}

PLAN FOR FRESHMAN COURSE



enaral Surveys of History, Biology,
- Mathematics, Literature Planned

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(From the Nation)
The Student Curricular Committee of

; Barnard College has lately worked out a

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The earth in telation to the universe.

revision. of the currie¢ulum which makes.it
satisfactory from the *students’ point of
view.- The proposed Freshman required
courses ere printed below:
History or MANKIND: A synthetic sur,
vey course. designed to bring -out’ the chief

‘aspects of man’s relation to his environ-

ment by tracing present conditions and
tendencies to historic processes. The course
‘would include the following featyres. it
the’ order’ named:

1. The physical nature:of the universe
The
geological epochs.

«2, Man as a product of evolution, in-
cluding the general outlines of biological
evolution, leading to the emergence of
man. ... :

3. The-early history of man. . .. Types
of primitive culture. Distribution of peo-
ples. Racial theories.

4. Historical processes leading to. pres-
ent cultural conditions. This will be by

- far thfe most extensive part of the course

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and. will deal. with the emergence of po-
litical forms, ecoriomic development, and
the development of institutions and ideas

5. Modern problems, political, economic
and social. ... ee

INTRODUCTION. TO HUMAN. BIOLOGY AND
PsycHoLocy: 1. Outlines of human body
traced from the simplest living units.

3. Specific human development of the
sex - reproductive - child - rearing function
(a) The facts of structure, functions, de-
velopment, and hygiene of the sex and
reproductive apparatus of the male and fe-
male; (b) the outstanding facts of. ma-
ternity and paternity; (c) effects of sex
on individual human development from
fertilization to maturity; (d) the nature
and power of the sex impulse; (e) the
gradually developed sex controls imposed
on the individual by society; (f) the
pathological effects of pervérse and unso-
cial uses of sex in society; (g) the facts
underlying a satisfactory adjustment in
marriage and home-making.

GENERAL MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS:
First semester: 1. Philosophical concepts

of number and form. 2. The function con-.,

cept.- Problems of variation. Graphical
methods. 4. Fundamental theorems of cal-
culus, emphasizing their practical applica-
tion.
nometry. Theory and use of logarithms.
Second semester: 1. General introduction
to statistical method. Averages. Mathe-
matical basis of index numbers. .Measure-
ment of variation. 2. Theory of proba-
bility as the basis for statistics.
of chance. Law of large numbers, when
applicable. Correlation. . 3. Application of
above principles to specific problems in the
natural and social sciences. 4. Emphasis
on purely formal nature of statistical re-

sults; statistics as a tool.

ENGLISH LITERATURE: “The aim is to pre-
sent literature as an aspect of\Jife. The
emphasis ~ is therefore on subject matter. |
The work of the first semester deals rather |
than on technical or historical problems
with those writers such as Homer, Dante,
Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Spenser, who
may be said to have presented a view of
dife' as a whole. In the second semester
the development of various significant
themes in English poetry and prose is
traced, as, for instance, the set of ideas
which had their origin in Plato’s Sym-

.posium. Modern writers are in all cases

introduced with a view to giving the stu-

dent an° understanding and appreciation of}

the growth and permanence of literary’ t re-
actions to life. : a



ayainealann Notice

All physical examinations for Freshman
must be completed by October 18.

4. Fundamental theorems of trigo-| ;

Concept |

-In' the New ;

Book Room .



So many new books have cdllected. in
the New Book Room over the summer that
it is hard to .pick out a list that will be
most satisfactory; there is:

Man, by Eugene O'Neil, which. everyone
is -still seeing or talkjng about.

Books and Characters, _ by - Lytton
Strachey, which. everyone has. probably
used gas a sailing or birthday presént for
middle-aged friends, but which is really
very nice for any age; with its.story of
Lady Hester Stanhope,’ who kept house
for Pitt,*her uncle, was the talk of all
London, and made a’*triumphal march
through the Orient, where she scandalized
the Turk by riding astride and unveiled,
and won the heart of the Arab by her
horsemanship, her shooting, and her cour-
age; with its estimates of Racine Sir
Thomas Browne, and many others and, per-
haps most amusing of all, its account of
Madame du Deffand, famed for her bon
mots.

Bliss, by~-Katherine~ Mansfield,: a Knopf
book of some fourteen short stories by a
little known writer. Opinions about. this
book vary widely, but the most enthusiastic
must admit that some of the stori¢s as the
Little Governess ‘just do not “come off,”
and that even- the best are suggestions
rather than solutions.
~-Poetry is unusually “well ‘represented in
the collection, there is: .

Beowulf, translated by Fr. Klaeber.

Old English Poetry, by Spaeth, for old
English enthusiasts.

“Late Lyrics and Earlier, hy T. Hardy,
poems which Siegfried Sassoon recom-
mended ,so earnestly when he was at Bryn
Mawr. There is a Jong preface or
“apology” by the author, in which he ex-
plains a bit of his philosophy of poetry
and where he says that “those who care
for any of my poems will care for these.”

- There are several new collections of pic-
tures and very scientific tomes of art that
are so big they have to live on the lower
shelf, but the book of most interest prob-
ablyin-this line tothe lay reader—is:

Since Cézanne, by. Clive Bell, 4n amus-
ing and comparatively understandable dis-
cussion of the moderns,. Malisse, Picasso,
Duncan Grant and so on, with chapters on
criticism, “Plus de Jazz” and what not.

There are many informative books from

I'he Immigration Problem, by Jenks. and
Lauck, to . Py

The Conduction of Heat, by Carslaw.

But the largest collection of all is in
foreign books, French and German, for the
most part; perhaps here ,the most interest-
ing one to the average reader is:

Maria Chapdelaine, by L..Hemon, a tale
of Canada, which has been charmingly

Lhe Hairy Ape, Anna Christie, The First’

‘|. Miss Amy Lowell.



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translated into English, but ‘which, ‘like
eveMthing else, is better in the original.

Amores, by earlier collections.

New P gems, by ‘D.-H. Lawrence, a latei
collection and interestingly dedicated _ tc

Rivers to the Sea, Love Songs, and lame
and Shadow, by Sara Teasdale. ,

My Memoirs, ‘by Pritice ‘dia Win-
dischgraetz., This is the story of Hungary
in thg war,-a story which takes dramatic
quality, romance and tragedy from., the
character of its. author. Prince Windisch-
graetz. js of the old Hungarian nobility,

grandson of the famous. general of the|

evolution of ’48, soldier and man of the
world. As-.a~young» man -he~-saw~ action
in the Russo-Japanese War. He travelled
extensively in: Asia and America, meeting
such historic characters as Sir Robert |
Hart. On his return to “Hungary he be: |
came a member of the Table of Magnates,
where he -knew_intimately..MichaelKarolyi:
Upon the outbreak of the war he entered
the army. Of his book he says: »

“l am writing to tell how | tried to
save Austria~-Hungary—an empire and its
peoples—aye and its throne, too, when it
was far too late: ..;. A tale for the benefit
of the rising generation; which it is to be
hoped will be -wiser than. the one which
preceded it.”

An Adventure With a Genius, by Alleyne,
Ireland, is a book of recollections of that
eccentric, brilliant and blind millionaire,
Joseph Pullitzer. The book, while too de-
tailed and slow in parts, is interesting for
its sympathetic character study.

Two receit books on joiirnalism are,
The History of American .Journalism, by
James Melvin Lée, and Fifty Years a
Journalist, by Melville E. Stone. The His-
tory of American Journalism describes the
growth of newspapers in this country,
based entirely on facts and documents
quoted. The last chapter only is a discus-
sion of the present day paper. Quoting
Arthur Brisbane, the author says; “A
newspaper is not a shadow on the wall.
It is a mirror reflecting the public; a
mirror more or less defective, but still a
mirror,” oe

lifty Years a Journalist relates the per-
sonal experiences of Melville E. Stone,
who is widely known fot'his work with
the Associated Press. It is d revelation
of the great service rendered to the nation
by The. Press.

The Leisure of an Egyptian Official, by
the ae Lord Edward Cecil, K.C.M.G.,
D. S. A., is a humorous and informal ac-
couht of the lighter side of fhe Egyptian
service before the war.



Alumnae Notes



Sarah Stiles; ’99, is professor of
nomics and acting dean of Simons’ College.
Grace Downing Mitchell, ’99, is teaching
mathematics and physics at Miss Fine’s
School. :

Sylvia K. Lee is teaching Greek and
Latin at the Winsor School.
A bronze tablet has been placed -on the
east wall of the cloister in memory of
‘Constance Lewis, to commemorate the me-
morial-scholarship pres@ited in her name
to Bryn Mawr College. by the ciass of 1904,
at their fifteenth reunion.

Margaret Emerson Bailey, ’07, had her
first book published last spring, The Value

Co.). ‘A book of essays mostly about
gardens will follow shortly, published by
the George H. Doran Company.
~May Putnam, ’09,-is, in addition. to her
other work, medical adviser for Radcliffe
a for the coming year... ,
_.Gertrude.Emery,-’15,-is to-be.an- instruc
ie in Physical Education at Boncit this
year.



Summet School, and will teach smaites

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of Good Manners (Doubleday, Page &.

Cecile Bolton, a, studied ‘at Columbia}



matics and athletics. this winter at St.
Anne’s School, Charlottesville, Va.

Helen Irving Murray, '21, is assistant
librarian for the New York State Bar
Association.

Nancy Porter, ’21,-and Betsy Kales, ’21,
have entered ‘Rush Medical School, at the

University of Chicago, and have taken an
apartment in Chicago for the winter.

Betty Kellogg, .’21, is teashing English
Latin, Folk Dancing, and Woodwork in the
Lower School at Rosemary. this winter.

- Susan Brandeis, ’f5, formed a law part-
nership with Benjamin S. Kirsh, Special
Assistant to the- United States Attorney,
and Samuel I. Rosenr&an, Assemblyman in
the New York Legislature for the Eleventh
District, Manhattan.

Elizabéth Emerson, M.D., ’17, has estab-
lished a practice in Santa Rosa, California,

partnership‘ with another woman doétor.
' Emily Kimbrough, '21, will study at the
Somonpe-ond-the-fomédie Frangaise—this
winter. _»

Helen Hill, ‘21, is studying re a Ph.D.,

DR. MEEK--EMPHASIZES OUR
"___ RESPONSIBILITIES’

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and Fellows Subject of Sermon



Taking-responsibility to god, to our-
selves, and to our fellowmen, as the sub-
ject of his sermon, Dr. Meek, Chaplain of
the College, preached for the first time in
Taylor Hall last Sunday evening.

“I wish to bring to your attention ‘yout
responsibility -to- God,” ‘said: Dr Meek,
_ responsibility. must apply at home to

“at 18 Hot someone's élse, but ours,
pe sarisiat individual. We are made in’ the
tmage of God, human beings.” Dr. Meek

went on to explain that we are intelligent
and that*since we can investigate things in
the world we must draw from .experience
of life certain conclusions He added that
as moral beings we
right and wrong.

“What if our responsibility?” continued
Dr. Meek. “First it is for our beliefs.
We must think scientifically along religi-
ous lines for We are responsible to God
for our religious position. We are respon-
characters. It is not God
Who condemns’ us, but’ we ourselves. We
are punished, not f6r-our sins, but Ee our
sins.’

“We are ‘sponsible for our beliefs and
character to our felkewmen.” Man lives
too often solely. to himself and ‘for hin-
self.” Lastly, Dr. Meek emphasized again
our responsibility to God. He saidvthat we
owe our very existence to Him for in Him
we “live and move and have our being.”

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sible for our

Born

Eugenia Miltenberger Upstick, ’09, (Mrs.
W.1L. Upstick) has a daughter, Ellen, born
in: May,-"-

Margaret Ames Wright, 09, (Mrs. C. F.
Wright) has a daughter, born also in May. -

Alta Stevens Cameron, ’09, (Mrs. A.
Cameron) has a second son,» Anson Cam-
eron, Jr., born July 2

Dorothy Thayer Noble, ’11, (Mrs, Floyd’
Noble) has a daughter, Alice, born July 12.

Ellen Pottherg -Hempstead, ’11, (Mrs.
Alfred Hempstead) has a son, David
Geer, born September 2.

Aida Barnes B. Parker, ’13, (Mrs. M.
‘Reid Parker) has a secorid son, Blakeslee.

Katherine Stout Armstrong, 713, (Mrs.
Julian Armstrong) has a fourth child. °

Ruth Cull. Sith, is Chee: 6. M.
Smith) has a daughter, Constance, born
last winter. '

Sarah Morton Frantz, '18, (Mrs. S. G.

| Frantz) has a daughter, Katherine, born

last March.

Augusta Dure Howell, 718, (Mrs. N. W.
Howell) has a second daughter, Virginia,
born last winter.

Ruth Cheney Streeter,
Streeter) has a third son, Thomas,
born last February.

18, (Mrs. T. W.
Jt,

Engaged

Dorothy I. Smith, ’09,.to.Mr. Rollin. T.
Chamberlin, Associate Professor of Geol-
ogy at the University of Chicago.

Marguerite Morgan, ’09, to Mr. Joseph
K. Weaver, of Lansdale, Pa. :

Peggy Dent, '20, to Lawrence Connell.

Leita Harlan, ex-’20, to Dr. John Paul.

Jane S. Davis, graduate scholar 1918-20, °
to David Murray, Binghamton, New York.
‘Mr. Murray is the brother of .H. I.
Murray, ‘21. aoe
Ottolie Wickes,

Brewster.

~ Married

Grace Collins, ex ’01, to Mr. hub in
Richmond, in June:

Helen Emerson, '11, to. Dr. Peter’ Pineo
Chase; at Diamond Hill, September 23.

ex-’24, to Mr. Donald



Cary, in ‘Germantown, May 27.

Dorothy Sippel, ’16, to Mr. William

Henry Maltbie; in Baltimore, June 14..

Peggy France, ’19, to Dr, Ernest Caul-
field, in New Haven, in~September.



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Margy Littell, ’20, to Mr. William pecs
on June 3.

What Man Owes to: God, Himself ,

can discern between *-

Mary Goodhue, 15, ‘to Mr, Richard dg