Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Tomorrow ' s the future still, this is today. . . . But step-singing echoes soon die away, tomorrow all too quickly becomes today, and today means — the new job! Vocational Committee has helped us throughout college by providing speakers, holding meetings and discussions, gathering in- formation in relation to our particular career interests — whether we wanted to act, teach, write, draw, sing, psychoanalyze or legislate. Now, with our A.B. secured, we knock at the door of the world, ready to enter and learn the rest of the alphabet in a world of experience. Miss Doty, who has previously supplied baby and tutoring jobs, as well as summer employ- ment, even as we go forth from our microcosmic world into the real one, does not desert us, but points out possible permanent opportunities for our talents. And the cumulative effect of our years at Barnard is such that we know we have fulfilled the Dean ' s ideal; we know we are equipped for our work in the world, ready for whatever life the future may bring. And it is a good feeling, and a proud one. Occupation Bureau: Students ' entrance to the ivorld beyond. 29

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Rose Ceremony. Festive yet solemn, excited yet dignified, we look forward eagerly to new beginnings, look back sadly on a life now ended — graduation is essen- tially this, a series of paradoxes. As we engage in Senior Week activities — receive our single rose, token of Barnard ' s affection for us, plant our ivy, token of our remembrance of Barnard, and as we participate in the ceremonies of grad- uation — attend baccalaureate services, walk in the academic processional, prepare to accept our degree — we know we are passing from our own world of women to another bigger, more chal- lenging world — we know we are commencing . Planting the ivy. May it grow tall. Baccalaureate Services: The be-all and the end-all

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.4 world of sports—here our life is as variegated and interesting as the aeademie 9 for tiarnard 9 s athletic Mvorld includes an abundance of activities — some of than prescribed, some volant arg. Yet ire tike them all.., the required ggm classes, {even tenikoit on the roof at four or conditioning exercises!) ...the between- hours skating parties and tennis matches. .. the Health Com- mittee posture con test s 9 to correct tha t slump—, and cinnnmon bun burs. .. and Greek Games 9 where we displag our best skills. Our athletic world teaches us 9 too 9 the rerg reul value of the Dean ' s ideal, recreation for our future life.