Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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cial respiration practice, while the more com ' mercially minded tickled the switchboard Jkeys for P. B. X. And the mathematically inclined had their day, too — figuring out the x plus y on aerial survey maps. Defense courses even invaded the curricu ' lum, as credit was given for new courses dealing with the cultural aspects of the crisis. Sorry, but the line is busy . . . The Civilian Defense Office phone in Milbank was never free, with Miss Elizabeth Reynard and her cohorts always on the go — making new plans, arranging new courses, and meeting new emergencies. Technique of Public Discussion. First Aid. Motor Mechanics.

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7 [ational Service Professor Elizabeth Reynard, Executive Officer of Rational Service. Mapping the 24th Precinct. Practice in extinguishing incendiary bombs. Even long before the war came to give fullest meaning to the Barnard National Service Program, volunteers donned their over ' alls and rolled up their shirt sleeves to absorb some knowledge useful in time of emergency. And learn they did. In nearby garages, 20 super-mechanics were introduced to the hard, grim realities of the internal combustion engine. Spark plugs sparked and flat tires grew perceptibly flatter, and still Barnardites went on with their motor dissection. The mere domestic problem of what to feed the dear man was presented in diet and canteen courses in terms of mass feeding and mobile kitchen units. First aiders tickled each other for artifi-

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American Studies Under a system of tutorial supervision and seminars, a Barnard braintrust investigated prob ' lems in American life as part of their Advanced American Studies Course. Members of the younger American set learned more about American institutions — school, church, class and community — in a course designed to coordinate and integrate knowledge obtained in history, sociology, English and government. Independent research in American Studies. Community Service Bureau They played with all the little children at Mormngside Center; they visited orphan asylums, hospitals, and prisons; they filled volunteer jobs in hospitals and courthouses — in other words, Carol Camblon, Jane Devonshire, and the former Social Service Committee planned a busy, active program — and they were well pleased with the number of volunteers that responded. Standing: Lazarus, Camblon, Smith, Farrior, Diamond, Loo, Amsden. Seated: Gore, Devonshire, Mamel. 27