New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-12
CLASS DAY AT BARNARD.
SOCIAL SIDE OF THE COLLEGE LIFE DURING
THE LAST YEAR.

THE LAST YEAR.
The little theatre Of Barnard College will be the
scene this afternoon OF the annual class day exer-
cises OF Barnard. The Glass Day Committee. con-
sisting OF Evelyn Osborne. chairman; Helen Cole,
Florence Leslie Kyle. Virginia Newcomb Florence
Miller Sill Katharine Van Horne. Julia Cooper
Watkins and Mary Loockerman Cioidsborough, has
arranged the following programme: salutatory by
Mary Loockerman Goldsborough rollcaH. Hnda
Newborg; class prophecy, Julia Wurzburger: class
song, Ellinor Ten Brock Kelley class poem Jean
nette Bliss GilIespy: presentation speech EIlinor
Ten Brock Kelley; farewell song Of Barnard
seniors; valedictory. Florence Lippincott.
In connection with this final social incident of
Barnard undergraduate life It interesting note
what Mrs. Alice Duer Miller has to say in The
Columbia University Quarterly She says in part:
With the passing of 1905 Barnard Will lose the
last class which spent any part OF its undergrad
uate life IN the orownstone house in MadisoI-ave.
outside the attainment of knowledge. where it
where the bursars Office but too evidently de-
signed by the builder for back nall bedroom. and
when everybody asked you where Barnard Col
conditions is naturally eecflnE eaav sHrking
graduate body.
The most important of the innovations the
dormitor1=s. At present It is true, the pcepon-
derating element there is not the undergraduate,
Barnard remains dominated by the girl who goes
evn or not it is certainly means by which Bar
nard draws an interesting class OF women. There
generation an incredble amount of Dretutlce
able come to Barnard who could never have
broken down their parents opposition to a more
The other great change that has come to Bar
menNthe girf who has come to college not Tor the
love of learning, but expecting to amuse herself,
not wholly scholastic, Under this influence it has
become become the custom roF each class TO give play
has increased these plays have grown more and
There have long been given four teas in the
course of the year one under the auspices Of each
class, and OF late these have grown more and
impressive. Here often for the first time upper
your EeIallVes' mere your professor pre-,
sents himself. accompanied by his wife and fixed
derful OF a! to those Who remember earlier days,
! TO the new element, too we owe the athletic as
sociattOns, the varsity basketball team, the four
the rumor that before long we shail have boat
on the rver-as soon that is to say as the aIumnee
| Not the least important factor in life outside the
classroom the fraternities. Since l891-alrnost
since tue Ioundatloh OF the coIlege-there mas been
chapter OF Kappa Kappa Gamma at Barnard. In
there. Between them they contain some thirty
members or about 10 per cent OF the total student
! body
! Barnard has as yet no newspaper or magazine
/ Of its own though it contributes to the editorial
STAFF of two OF the Columbia papers-'The Literary
! Monthly and The AIo-ntngside.' This state of
/ affairs seems pity. for my mind. there is a
/ great deal OF literary ability, and that OF dis
not apt to lose her head in enthusiasm over her
/ work. but she comes nearer TO doing her
VIII an ESSAY e tIePoeS in red i1 e "a 9
rive peagre ron tbst xce men IN 10 D Gs
OF all this. The MOrta-board IS the only publ
class and compares most favorabiy With Others o:
its kind II Is tolerahly characteristic OF Barnard.
! excellent feeling for literary forms especially
it's own 61s so f Is a0 be sa 20 Pe
porting. and at times has so far exceeded expecta
ton as to bring the class treasury substantial adj
/ diton 10 its revenue.
Class feeling, which is particularly strong at Bar
/ minds
men when IN the autumn the sophomores initiate
since the :oundat Of the college has been known
Unfortunately, for the last few years the seniors
have been but little at Barnard. since many OF the
them The Mortarboard comments on this state
has never tried It.
The year before I graduate
Ri never ne S soe p R5o Bar aaq g tss
But have my lessons with the
Indeed. II II is possible to generalIze concerning
e9 @ IS v 996y should SAY 1t was Ta1 yi
I Gently and in order. It's aim is sanity Even its
the oyerDersonaI note OF intimacy. and through all
he changes IN its c4Tnposit9n and surroundings
! and sense OF humor.
| Besides those mentioned in Mrs. MllIer's article
/ there have been several other noteworthy feat
! during the last year in the social life at
! Barnard. The Women's Graduate Club Joined with
! the Graduate Club OF Columbia in giving four
| ciaI evenings with reading and a reception. The
| Richard Hovey, Edwin Markham and DR. Rob
| erts, Of Washburn College ConstantinopIe The
| Associate Alumni gave most brilliant musical
! for the Students Aid Fund. Mrs Arson Phelps
! Stokes lent her house. Nine; schumann-Heink and
! VI. PlancOn and other artists kindly gave their
services and considerable amount was realized to
! be loaned 10 students who cannot otherwise get
! college education. The orchestra, with member
/ ship Of fifteen, praCtised regularly through the
! winter. but gave no concert This year. The Bar
/ nard College Chorus has been organized but will
| not begin work TIL next year. The Basketball Club
has secured out o. door field. opposite the coll
| lege where Il play during the spring and fall
/ The Tennis Club has membership OF thirty and
! has Just secured q court south Of the college