Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CONTENTS AN INNER MEANING 6 Explaining the book. Editor ' s self-justification. THROUGH THE GATES 8 About the campus. Our conception of Riverside Building. A four- block boundary is an asset. | THE SEED OF WISDOM 18 Our faculty, informally posed. What they mean to us. Instructors can be inspiring. I TAKE THE BOOK 32 The four classes. Junior activities. Student portraits and descriptions. We are a versatile group. YOUTH AND PLEASURE 104 Life outside of classes. Government, clubs, publications, alumnae. Barnard is fifty years old now. THE EXCELLENT JOYS 146 Athletics round out student life. Sports on a city campus. The Hellenic spirit lives anew each year. WHEN YOU ARE OLD 166 Where students live. A lasting way to remember friends, revive memories.

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COPYRIGHT, 1940 Jean Ackermann, Editor-in-chief Priscilla L. Burge, Business Manager

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AN INNER MEANING Under the outward form of any story an inner meaning lies. OMAR KHAYYAM. FULLY in the inherently serene and stately tradition of Barnard is this year ' s MORTARBOARD, we feel. It is an integrated story of our college, and, as befits a story, there are preface, chapters, table of contents and other literary devices. Quite a departure from former yearbooks, it is one that best portrays the true Barnard, the Barnard of informal teas in the Deanery, of impressive senior carol- ing, of memorable Step-Singings. The spark which kindled this break with precedent was the 1939 Scarlet Letter, yearbook of Rutgers University. This, a quiet, bookish volume, was well received by its readers. To quote from the Editors ' Preface, The intention was that it should forever grace the bookshelves of the men it describes and ever be to them a reference and retrospection into their college lives ; and its content and make-up assure the fulfill- ment of this w ish. The 1941 MORTARBOARD was intended to be a permanent, ac- cessible, readable, and unpretentious creation. Its size, binding, format, continuity, and style are all parts of the plan. If our readers feel that this MORTARBOARD is closer to them and truer to Barnard than the average yearbook, we have attained our ideal. In our efforts, Professor Clare M. Howard has played no little part, and we gratefully acknowl- edge her assistance. THE EDITORS.