Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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departmnet of Clascal tlolog EDWARD DELAVAN PERRY, Ph.D., LL.D .... . Projessor NELSON GLENN McCREA, Ph.D. ... ... . Professor CHARLES KNAPP, Ph.D. . . . Professor GERTRUDE M. HIRST, Ph.D. . Instructor T. LESLIE SHEAR, Ph.D ... Tutor EDGAR H. STURTEVANT, Ph.D. Tutor department of Bomance Languages ♦BENJAMIN D. WOODWARD, Ph.D. ... ... Professor CARLO LEONARDO SPERANZA, B. is L., A.M. Professor LOUIS AUGUSTE LOISEAUX, B.S. . . Adjunct Professor HENRY HARGY, A.M. . Instructor HENRI F. MULLER, B. es L. . ... . Tutor DINO BIGONGIARI, A.B. . . Lecturer JOHN LAWRENCE GERIG, Ph.D. Lecturer department of B ermantc languages CALVIN THOMAS, LL.D Professor WILHELM ALFRED BRAUN. Ph.D. . Instructor ALEXANDER OTTO BECHERT, A M . Tutor ALLEN WILSON PORTER1TELD, A.M. ... Tutor department of £ reefe rc ology and £rt JAMES RIGNALL WHEELER, Ph.D Professor Officer?; of aammtetration N. W. LIGGETT. A.B. . Bursar ANNA E. H. MEYER, A.B . Secretary AGNES OPDYKE, A.B . . Registrar FREDERICK A. GOETZE, M.Sc. . Consvltiua Engineer JAMES H. CANFIELD, Litt.D. (Oxox.) . . Librarian BERTHA L. ROCKWELL . Custodian, Ella Weed Readinq Room Absent on leave. [ 13 ]

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iLtft at JSroofts Hall Brooks Hall opened, not without difficulty, on Monday, the 23d of September, 1907. The workmen were still in the house, but in spite of their presence everywhere, the fifty-six students managed to make themselves comfortable and treated all inconveniences with good humor. The temporary dormitory had helped to prepare for us this good spirit of cooperation, and Broaks Hall feels that it owes a great deal to the Alumna; and their successful little community on 122nd Street. The residents have increased in number from fifty-six to sixty-one and are from all parts of the country, Oregon, Utah, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, and even New York City. There are both graduates and undergraduates and we feel that there are many advantages in combining the older and the younger students. The government of matters relating entirely to student life is in the hands of a committee of residents, acting with the advice of the Hall Council composed of the chairman of the committee, Miss Hubbard, of the English Department, and the hall mistress. The condition of the hall for some weeks after it was opened made it impossible to do much in a social way. The acting-dean, Mr. Brewster, was the first guest to be entertained at dinner. He was honored by the students afterwards with appropriate songs to which he replied with a friendly talk. The house-wanning occurred on Hallowe ' en, when the first fire was kindled on the hearth by the chairman of the student-committee. Shortly after, we welcomed President and Mrs. Butler to the Hall, and after dinner, Dr. Butler addressed the students on the subject of community life. Just before Thanksgiving, Miss Bissell gave a candy-pull in our big kitchen, which proved an occasion of great jollity. In addition to these larger affairs, a number of the faculty have been entertained at dinner, and we hope that many more will honor us during the year. Young as Brooks Hall is, it is already establishing a few traditions of its own, our Sunday suppers being one of the most popular. The students serve themselves and sit where they please, enjoying the new groups thus formed, and the informality and home-like character of the meal. Another custom we are founding is that of the Thursday teas, to which the residents are invited and urged to bring their friends from the college; the Alumnae are also invited and it is hoped that other friends of Barnard will come from time to time and that thus all elements interested in the college may keep in touch with her growing life. It is the earnest wish of those who have the task of establishing its policy and spirit that Brooks Hall in all these ways may take its place, not as a mere accommodation for a certain number of students who need board and lodging near their work, but as an active and growing part of a great institution; and that, in addition to providing a happy and helpful resident-life, it may enter into the life of the college as a whole, and render some service to other students besides those who live within its walls. €J e i$a l Council Miss Mabel Foote Weeks, A.B Hall Mistress Miss Grace Hubbard, A.M Faculty Member Ruth Kate Stowell, 1908 Chairman of Hall Committee Ctjc i all Committee Ruth Kate Stowell, 1908 Chairman Anna Petitt Seventh Floor Representative Florence M. Wolff, 1908 Sixth Floor Representative Marjory Harrison, 1909 Fifth Floor Representative Lilian Egleston, 1910 .... . Fourth Floor Representative Miss Mabel Foote Weeks, Ex-officio [ 15 ]