Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Act I Scene ii Carnival of Activities

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Orientation Chairmen The Orientation program, the purpose of which is to acquaint the new student with the why and how of Barnard, the traditions and the idiosyncrasies of the college, en- compasses freshmen, transfers, and foreign students. The program begins with a week- end at the dorms for the neophyte, and an introduction to what are laughingly re- ferred to as ' Columbia men ' . The ubiquitous tea is part of the calendar of events — Foreign Students Tea, Interfaith — both of which are designed to introduce new stu- dents to their classmates and associates as is the luncheon. These functions attempt to instill in the incoming students an under- standing of the intangible spirit of Barnard. Opening assembly proffers the formal wel- come; the Dean ' s dinner for transfers and Fall Barbecue at Camp complete the initia- tion. After the students have had a taste of classes and an inkling of the amount of work they will have to do, the Student Activities Carnival aids in a wise choice of extra-curric. Barnard Baedekers: Nancy Amsterdam ' 53, Barbara Kerewsky ' 53 Blue Book Can I help you, Miss? Yes, oh dear! Let ' s see . . . You want to know what office gives out loans — Wait! Blue Book — uh — Social Calendar — class and un- dergraduate constitutions — mmm . . . committees — clubs — wonderful guide to Barnard ' s activities . . . covers every phase of college life — mmm . . . eligi- bility. If it covers every phase of Bar- nard, there must be an office for finan- cial aid . . . Ah, here ' s- the directory! Yes Ma ' am, room 110 — You ' re certainly welcome, goodbye. 110, 110 110 ... uh oh, that ' s the Development Plan Office!! 9

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Helen Veisfelt ' 52 Clubs Chairman Barnard Clubs are varied enough to al- low every student an outlet for extra- curricular interests, be they tied up directly with an academic program or aimed at community and intercollegiate projects. Members of the Pre-med Society spend much of their time touring city hospitals, and partaking in programs at Columbia College. The Debate Council office indi- cates the scope of travel and participation in interschool debates by that dynamic or- ganization. The Math Club ' s activities cen- ter on discussion of new theories presented by guest lecturers. The Poetry Club, newly chartered in November, reads and writes together and produces much of the ma- terial for Focus. The Eligibility Commit- tee, by its point evaluation of each stu- dent ' s extra curric, serves as a natural check on overburdened students. The Clubs Chairman has the job of coordinating the clubs ' activities, and receiving Student Council ' s approval of club charters, re- guired each year. We prefer to contei . . . Pie-Med Society We progress geometrically . . . Math Club Eligibility Committee, Claire Delage ' 52, Chairman We agree to disagree . . . Debate Council