Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Deutscher Kreis Christmas Party The annual Christmas party of Deutscher Kreis, held on December 16, featured an enactment of the Nativity by members of the club. A chorus from the Chapel Choir, dressed as angels, and a string quartet from the Columbia Orchestra also took part in the play. Each member of the club was presented with a gift and typical German refreshments were served. Inge Hieber, President of the club, was in charge of the party. Glee Club Rehearsing faithfully twice a week, the sixty- five members of the Glee Club, with Betty Clifford as President, took part in several concerts. Every other Wednesday evening, joint rehearsals with the Columbia Glee Club and the Orchestra were held in preparation for performances throughout the year. In collaboration with the Columbia Glee Club and Orchestra, a concert was given in the Barnard gym- nasium on December 14. Later in the year the club met with the Glee Club of Wesleyan college for a concert in the gymnasium and another took the members up to Wesleyan. A banquet in May in honor of outgoing members brought the season A scene from the Christ mas play given by the Deutscher Kreis in Brooks to a dose. Parlor during December as fart of its annual party to the college. The Glee Club in its usual haunt, 408 Barnard. Back row : E. Grimm, B. Becker, N. B ickft t, C. Virgien, C. Law or, I. Schocken, M. Rinsfoos, and J. Morrell. Third row: D. Howell, A. Rosensweig, T. Scott, B. Lowell, M. Cayot, B. Havill, A. Kltemand, N. Merer, F. Edwards, M. Greider, S. Shreve, D. Whitaker, and R. Whitaker. Second row: C. She ton, A. Sirch, J. Amsden, B. Clifford, President and E. Young. First row: S. Holt, B. Flynn, S. Cole, E. Clark, F. Phtlpotts, M. Hoffer and M. Root.

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F. Brat, J. Su, nd escorts pause to ga%e into the fire during the Christmas Formal in Brooks while M. Malon:y and partner dance by the tinseled tree. RESIDENCE HALLS Let the alarm clock ring! Don ' t bother about the run in that stocking. What if you didn ' t put your hair up last nightr Qualifications for participation in these privileges requires but one thing. Be a dorm girl! The inhabitants of Brooks and Hewitt, Barnard ' s two residence halls, live a gay life unruffled by subway skirmishes or cold dinners. The Residence Halls Students Association presides over the dorms, The Christmas Formal Committee coming down the Brooks Hall steps at the Christmas Dance. From bottom step to top: . Johnson, N. Wagner, Chairman, M. Sirman, M. Rader, H. Sessmghaus, and E. Troop. while appointed Council members sup- ervise quiet hours. An interesting plan just inaugurated is the arrangement of informal gatherings in order that under- classmen may discuss with the majors of various departments details ofapartic- ular course. This, too, was the first year the Executive Committee Chairman, Ruth Stevenson, attended the College Leaders ' Conference. Supper dances, floor parties, Sunday Coffee hours, and faculty teas provided a full and varied social calendar. How- ever, the climax of the year was reached at a Christmas Formal, when the dorms, attired in holiday decoration, presented a gala appearance. The dance, held for the benefit of British War Relief, was opened to the entire college for the first time and the enthusiasm with which this was accepted was manifested by the necessity of opening both dining- rooms for dancing. 22

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Christmas Assembly Barnard welcomed the Christmas spirit at a traditional assembly held in Barnard Hall on Tuesday, December seventeenth. Over a nation-wide hook-up on station WJZ, the Barnard and Columbia Glee Clubs accompanied by the Columbia University Orchestra presented a pro- gram of Christmas carols. Each participant wore a gay sprig of holly and the auditorium was decorated with garlands of evergreen. The highlight of the half-hour broadcast was the ad- dress by Dean Gildersleeve in which the season ' s greetings were extended to the college and the radio listeners. In her message, the Dean read a passage from the Nativity of St. Luke in the New Testament, and reminded the audience that in our celebration of festivities we should not forget those to whom the words, Peace on earth to men of good-will, is merely an empty phrase. After the broadcast, the entire college joined in a spirited community sing led by Mr. James Giddings, director of the Glee Club. The Christmas Assembly closed a series of celebrations including dances, parties, and teas by the college ' s various clubs and organizations. Anxious to return to their widely scattered homes, the students prepared to set aside academic duties for a round of welcome gaiety. Dean Virginia Gilthnlecrc brMikasting greetings at the Christmas Ammbly. 24