1912 Seth Low resigns from the Board of Trustees due to failing health. The Faculty votes to grant degrees cum laude and magna cum laude . The Student government revises constitution to include Council. Instructors provide counseling on non-academic subjects. The James Talcott Chair for religious instruction is established.
Students rally for course on the Bible.
Barnard leases two apartments at 99 Claremont Avenue to alleviate part of the housing problem. The Trustees rent six apartments at 606 West 116th Street for housing. 1922 Tuition fees for Columbia courses are now given directly to Columbia. The standard for professors is heightened, greatly improving positions for women. Barnard freshmen publish the first volume of Barnacle, a humor magazine which disappeared with the class.