1 10 4 https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/b57e05a05e7932eaa04554056aadc95a.pdf 26926c5b0d930ee9b1de6efd0e5c6f1f PDF Text Text T'T -':;'(""1- R THE ALUMNiE NEWS Publi.hed Monthly by the Associate Alumna e of Hunter College of the City of New York Entered U lMICond clau matter, 1815, at the poet-oftlce at New Rochelle under the Act of March ., 1171. VOL. XXXVIII NEW ROCHEILE , N. Y., DECEMBER, 193:3 No. a A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNAE A Merrv Christmas to aU i-with peace on earth, good-will to men. And my heartiest ·wishes for a New Year of hope, achieve'ment, and happiness . 1933 has carried so nfany hardships ~nd disappointments, that Jhe only way to reach peace of mind is to rorlret ;-and then remember how much we still have for which to be grateful. My loving wishes to you all, and my thanks for a year of fin e cooperation, and my hope for its continuance. May 1934 see the fulfillm ent of all yo ur dreams. . IRENE BRANDON GRAFF, President. APPEAL TO THE EXECUTIVE COl}N:CIL MADE ON WED., NOV. 8. J have often wondered how many of the members of the Alumnae read the monthly issues of the A~UI<[NAE N E·WS as edited so capably by our most esteemed Mrs. Hahn. In the past three years, during which I have been Chairman of the Unemployment Committee of the Associate Alumnae, I have never missed ~riting an appeal in the ALuMNA~: NEws to the members of the Alumnae for help for our destitute graduates. Th e r(' .rpnnse has been mo-st discouraging. It is not mv intention to find fault with the members ~f the Alumnae for their lack of cooperation with the work of my committee; but I have often wondered if the members realized what my committee has accomplished with the few dollars it has had at its disposal, and I feel I might be pardoned in calling this lack of cooperation so frequently to your notice. I have hea rd it said that the Bureau of Occupation of Hunte r College takes care of our needy graduates. Thi s is not entirely correct. The Burea u had a ruling which excluded those graduates who h ad taken a pedagogical course. Consequently this large group of graduates was left strand ed during this most drastic depression. It was only after your Committee on Unemployment wa~ appointed that this group was given consid eration and help. But what a meager help! Through ollr efforts $150 a month has been allocated to this group from the t eachers' contributiom. Thi s means that five girls a month are giYcn employment three days a week at $2 a d a~" $6 a week for a C()Zl e(J1' Gradual!'! And if our Unemployment Committee has ~lIfIi('ient funds one, two, or three more g irl s are g iven employment at this starvation wagc. Ashamed of this condition, I appealed to our President. Mrs . Graff, and at her suggestion I am again appea ling to yo u, asking for your advice, as king for your cooperation, as king for your help. What are we going to do about this? Do yo u feel any sense of r esponsibility to you r classmates, to your fellow graduates in thi s hour of their need? If you do not, I need say no more. i3ut if you do-I have this suggestion to make to yo u. There ~re present at this meeting to-day r epresentatives and members of many classes of many yea rs. I suggest that each class appoint a sub-committee of our Unemployment Committee to represent their class in rai sin g funds to augment our unemployment fund. By so doing each class would be rep resen ted in this drive and would in ' fact be members of the Unemployment Committee. I have no doubt th at a sufficient fund would be raised in this wa.y upon which thi s committee (~o uld r ely to carryon its activities this winter in a more liber al and humane manner and one more fitting to the traditions and honor of Hunter College. JUI,1A YAN DERNOOT, Chairman on Unemployment 1112 Park Avenue. COLLEGE NiOTES In these troub"tons times Hunter College is fortunate in having as its president Dr. Eugene A. Colligan. In his add ress to th e staff at a meeting of the American Association of University Professors h e revealed :t fin e lInderstandin'g of the students and fa cnlty in their r elation s to each other and to the problems which face them in the present difficult and cha ngi ng state of society. His philosophY of edu ca tion as expr essed in hi s address hold s out hope. H e said: "Yon mllst as k yourselves three questions: 1. What a re we trying to do? 2. How can we do it? :3. How shall we know when we haye don e it? " In order to carry out this philosophY IlC IlTged that ,'ve strive for a better understanding of our students by cons id ering tlleir ha ckground. their trainin{!". th eir capab ilitie s. th eir t alents, and tbeir needs . We must fit them for "a progressive II ntl const antl y ch ang ing socicty" . Dr. Colli/!a n proposed th a t we mnke a ("lose study of th e existing cur riculum . When we 11 re st;tisfied tlwt it ha s heen organized to tIl e point of greatest effici ency we mllst add tG it snell ('ourses as will offer n ew opportunities for the training and development of the individual student. �BACK TO NORMAL Wh en we wer e College Students, forty yea rs ago ('~T e do not m enti on fi g ures in the outside world , oh no! ), ".ve were e arn es t~ ,ve were eage r, we ,vere brave when we began Tllilt cln ss ien l s uggesti on, th e untri ed five-y ear p lan . Vv e sharpened :)Ir p encils nnd we sh arpened ollr wit, Tackl ed Latin and letters with seholnrl y g rit; Our progr am wn s balanced, sc ience equa ll ed with art.; W e were n ever Pt'Chllltic, we were n ever too smart. After strenUOllS study and arduou s crams, A ftc ,' pond erous lectures a nd lengthy exams, ·'Vc ·t' re tri ed, we were tested, an d proclaimed 'cl1 el]uipped: Intu eneh h a nd exp ecta nt, n sh eep skin was slipp cd . To th c ru shed crowel we hurried, impatient to appear As "ppli eants with training and ca rvc a great ca reer. Tn Life's IInive rs ity, hy neeess ity', grim foree 'Ve delved in mnny probl ems not included in our cO llr~ (' . W e need ed nil Our wi sdom , all we had in mind. W e resorted to philoso phy for the daily grind. '1' (' had t o b,ke c1iclation; Ilnd in th e econom ic pl1t.h T o mak e our hud ge ts hlilan ce, we n eeded hi gher mnth . And the new veins of knowl edge m ude th e load more h a rd. Most of our p e t theo ries we' re expected to disca rd. Th e mod ern Iren er a tion ha s mncl" us a ll di sce rn As w ise tc"C'h e rs :lnd wise lTIotlH'rs, we h ad alwa ys mor e to le" rn. HilL hen' wc' re ha ck to N orm a l, we ca n b e na tural now, Brush a 11'" " (:"l·h wen ry ,vear, th a t wrinkl e from your brow. Awn.v with g ruwll lip d uti es, awa y with dignity, B e th ". '<,m e .i()~' O Il S co mrad es that wc werc in '9:1. Ren ew id e,,: , o f f ri end shi p, the views of youth r e~ tor <' . Bo und hy H1f'mtlr ies . t''e 1'111 0 I"e". 'lI" ~' we he, "Lovin g comrad es Gt:rrrHIJl II': CO I.U:.: LJ::J:lHBl1G I::R. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highlights from the Hunter College Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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Alumni Hunter College of the City University of New York Poem https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/37e0ae93de2fc437067364a60d19992a.pdf b274b9d4062e16711fd5fe601ae1a786 PDF Text Text Published Monthly from October to June, inclusive, at 12-14 Lawton Street, New Rochelle, N. Y., by the Associate Alumnae of Hunter College 6f the City of New York Entered all ~d THE ALUMN£ NEWS N:EW ROCHELLE, N. Y., JANUAThY, 1938 class matter, 1895, at the poo-oftlce at New Rochelle under the Act of March 8, 1879. VOL. XLIII No.1 A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE Happy New Year! Eagerly we look forward to 1938, in the hope that it will bring happiness to the world, and surcease from strife. There is no sentiment more beautiful than that contained in the words-"Peace on Earth. Good Will to Men." Let us therefore cherish that sentiment above all others so that it shall guide our every act, and bring to fruition the hope of the world?eace and Happiness. And that is my wish for you! IRENE BRANDON GRAFF, President. It is with pleasure that I announce that Mrs. Julia Van Dernoot has consented to take the chairmanship of the Legislative Committee. We are fortunate indeed that one so well equipped is willing to give us of her time and ability. 1. B. G. ALUMNAE BREAKFAST The Committee in charge of the Alumnae Breakfast, to be held on F ebruary 12th, Is most eager to interest members of the Alumnae and other gI'aduates of HunteI' College who for various reasons may have temporarily lost tb eir enthusiasm for the social side of the Alumnae Association, or who because of many interests and demands on their time have not attended the Breakfasts. To those friends of Hunter we are now appealing, and we feel certain that a large number will respond to our call for attendance at the next Breakfast. Let us all work hard and pull together to make our annual party a social and financial success. Please have checks accompany reservations and send tbem in not later than January 15, 1938. Tables seat t en p ersons. Wben r eservations of less than ten are made, please state year of graduation so that you may be congenially placed. Time of Breakfast, Feb. 12th, 12 :30 P. M . Place-Hotel Astor. Price-$2.50 per ticket. GENEVIEVE B URKE CnOTTY, Chairman, Alumnae Brcakfast Committee. Address communications' to Mrs. J ames A. Crotty, 200 West 90th Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone Schuyler 4-6274. CALEI NDAR, JANUARY-FEBRUARY Wed., Jan. 5-Officers and Directors Wed., Jan. 12-Executive Council . Wed., Jan. 26-Commencement Sat., Feb. 12-Alumnae Breakfast Wed., Feb. 16-Birthday Celebration COLLEGE NOTES The annual Alumnae Chapel of Hunter College was held on November 24th, at the Central Synagogue, 55th Street and Lexington Avenue, at 11 o'clock. President Colligan welcomed the former students to their old Alma Mater. Mrs . L eslie Graff addressed the gathering. Professor E. Adelaide Hahn, H ead of tbe J)epartment of Latin and" Greek, paid a tribute to the late Professor George Meason Whicher; and two students, Lucille Ryan and Tippins Brown, read two of Professor Whicher's poems. Joyce Gale, President of the Student Council, r ead President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving Proclamation. Vocal and instrumental music by the students completed the program. The seventh semi-annual Pre-Admission Program began with two assemblies in the auditorium of the Julia Richman High School, held on Thursday evening, D ecember 2, and Monday evening, D ecember 6, for high school students applying for admission to Hunter in February, 1938. At these assemblies, which more than 1,200 students and their parents attended, the entI'ance requirements and the new curriculum of the College wer e explained and the students were advised on the election of courses . Speakers were Mrs. Mary Belden James Lehn, Chairman of 'the Committee on Admission; Professor Marie K. Gallagher, Chairman of the Bureau of Educational Guidance; and Professor Philip R. V. Curoe, Chairman of the Curriculum Study Committee. After the assemblies, departmental conferences between the prospective fr eshman and a r epresentative of the department in which she had indicat ed her first choice of a field of specialization were scheduled for tbe weeks of December 13, J anuary 3, 10, and 17. At these conferences the individual problems of each student are discussed and advice on election of courses is given by the departmental counsellors. The Pre-Admission Program, which was started in December 1934, under the direction of President Colligan, as an attempt to integrate high school and college experience, h as proved very successful. The percentage of change from one field of specialization to another during the first t erm has decreased from 8% to less than ' 2 ro of the class, investigations made by the Bureau of Educational Guidance have shown, and the work of the students bas indicated that tbey have been more judiciously and h appily placed in a program of studies than were those who in the past did not have the advantage of the Pre-Admission Program. �THE ALUMNAE NEWS .5 THE ALUMN£ NEWS Published Monthly From October to June, Inclusive, at 12-140 Ln.w ton St., New Rochelle, N. Y., by THE ASSOCIATE ALUMNAE OF HUNTER COLLEGE President, MRS. LESLIE GRAFF 41 West 83rd Street, New York, N. Y. Editor, MRS. OTtO HAHN MO Riverside Drive, New York, N . Y. Telephone Edgecombe 4-8071 Price 40c a year, or 20% of the Annual Dues. THE WOMEN'S COLLEGE CLUBS OF WESTCHESTER Pl ~ns are being made for a united meeting of twelve college alumnae groups, including Hunter, to be held on January II th, at the Contemporary Club, White Plains. With the "Far Eastern Scene" as the subject, 'the speaker will' be Dr. Ch'ao-Ting Chi. Mrs. John C. H eintz, representing Hunter, invites all alumnae r esiding in Westchester to communicate with her at once at P.·O. Box 140, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Mrs. Heintz also wishes to announce that the Westchest er Hunter Alumnae plan to have at least two tables at our Breakfast on February 12th. VIOLA Y. HARTMANN. We have three opportunities of celebrating the College Birthday this year. Two days ahead of time, on Saturday, February 12, we shall gather at the Astor for our traditional Breakfast. On the day itself, Monday, February 14, we shall travel to the Bronx Buildings for a tea in our honor at four, followed by a performance of Hunter's own operetta. And two days afterwards, on Wednesday, February 16, we shall join the students of the Lexington and Park Avenue Buildings at the regular Birthday Chapel. Here's hoping we shall meet in great numbers on all three occasions. And here's to Hunter, three times three! "A SCHOLAR ANJI) A LADY" The .diploma granted by a school in New Hampshire more than eighty years ago to Lydia F. Wadleigh certified that she was "a scholar and a lady." She was also a teacher who had a unique experience and distinction as a pioneer, here in the very midst of the great city. Before there were any public high schools in Old New York (that is, Manhattan and the Bronx) this scholarly ladyteacher from New England conducted a "senior department" for girls who wished to go beyond the elementary bounds. When the Normal College fqr the Training of Teachers was organized she was made "lady superintendent" of the institution; and when the first high school for girls was established, her name was given to it in recognition of her pioneering work. Today, the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of this widely known school is being gratefully celebrated by nearly five thousand students now in attendance and by many more thousands of graduates. "Wadleigh" has approximately sixteen thousand graduates, among whom are great numbers of teachers and professional women; but she is also "mother" of all the other high schools for girls in Manhattan and the ·Bronx. The present building is overtaxed and the celebration will not only review the glorious work of the past but will also look forward to a new and adequate building before the jubilee . year is reached-ten years hence.From the New York Times, Dec. 11, 1937. A IV OF 90 That age is but a convention and can be dropped at will was demonstrated in a delightful way at the annual luncheon of A IV of '90 held on November' 17th at the Hotel Croydon. This annual gathering, never once omitted through the changing years since A IV was graduated, has been a striking testimonial to the deep roots of old associations and early school friendships. This occasion, however, was a special one, for the call was heard beyond the immediate circle of the old girls. N:ot only did it bring them together, twenty strong and as active and energetic as if they were at least twenty years younger, but - and here is where time was utterly flouted-it brought two of the teachers who had taught the c1 ass in the far-off days of Training School. There was Mrs . Tunis wearing her eighty years as jauntily as she did her bonnet; she had come by train from Boston especially to see the little girls who had .been hers in the third and fourth years of primary school. And there was Mrs. Douglas, formerly Miss Rutter, beaming on us with the old remembered smile of kindliness and affection; she had- taught these same small children when they had left Mrs. Tunis's hands. They peered into our faces to see us as we looked back of the years, they called us by our childhood names, they recalled little incidents of the class-room, they told us of their own lives, of their struggles and successes. It was strangely touching to be able through the eyes of these older women to get again glimpses of ourselves as little children, and to realize that in spite of the lapse of time we were still young to them and still loved as part of their cherished past. Are the t eachers of our children and of our ' grandchildren, we wondered, going to remember t hem with like affection, and are they in turn going to be so remembered? Or was there something peculiarly personal and close in the relati_ onships between pupils and teachers in the old, old days of Training School? INEZ C. POLLAK. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highlights from the Hunter College Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Y., by the Associate Alumnae of Hunter College 6f the City of New York Entered all ~d THE ALUMN£ NEWS N:EW ROCHELLE, N. Y., JANUAThY, 1938 class matter, 1895, at the poo-oftlce at New Rochelle under the Act of March 8, 1879. VOL. XLIII No.1 A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE Happy New Year! Eagerly we look forward to 1938, in the hope that it will bring happiness to the world, and surcease from strife. There is no sentiment more beautiful than that contained in the words-"Peace on Earth. Good Will to Men." Let us therefore cherish that sentiment above all others so that it shall guide our every act, and bring to fruition the hope of the world?eace and Happiness. And that is my wish for you! IRENE BRANDON GRAFF, President. It is with pleasure that I announce that Mrs. Julia Van Dernoot has consented to take the chairmanship of the Legislative Committee. We are fortunate indeed that one so well equipped is willing to give us of her time and ability. 1. B. G. ALUMNAE BREAKFAST The Committee in charge of the Alumnae Breakfast, to be held on F ebruary 12th, Is most eager to interest members of the Alumnae and other gI'aduates of HunteI' College who for various reasons may have temporarily lost tb eir enthusiasm for the social side of the Alumnae Association, or who because of many interests and demands on their time have not attended the Breakfasts. To those friends of Hunter we are now appealing, and we feel certain that a large number will respond to our call for attendance at the next Breakfast. Let us all work hard and pull together to make our annual party a social and financial success. Please have checks accompany reservations and send tbem in not later than January 15, 1938. Tables seat t en p ersons. Wben r eservations of less than ten are made, please state year of graduation so that you may be congenially placed. Time of Breakfast, Feb. 12th, 12 :30 P. M . Place-Hotel Astor. Price-$2.50 per ticket. GENEVIEVE B URKE CnOTTY, Chairman, Alumnae Brcakfast Committee. Address communications' to Mrs. J ames A. Crotty, 200 West 90th Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone Schuyler 4-6274. CALEI NDAR, JANUARY-FEBRUARY Wed., Jan. 5-Officers and Directors Wed., Jan. 12-Executive Council . Wed., Jan. 26-Commencement Sat., Feb. 12-Alumnae Breakfast Wed., Feb. 16-Birthday Celebration COLLEGE NOTES The annual Alumnae Chapel of Hunter College was held on November 24th, at the Central Synagogue, 55th Street and Lexington Avenue, at 11 o'clock. President Colligan welcomed the former students to their old Alma Mater. Mrs . L eslie Graff addressed the gathering. Professor E. Adelaide Hahn, H ead of tbe J)epartment of Latin and" Greek, paid a tribute to the late Professor George Meason Whicher; and two students, Lucille Ryan and Tippins Brown, read two of Professor Whicher's poems. Joyce Gale, President of the Student Council, r ead President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving Proclamation. Vocal and instrumental music by the students completed the program. The seventh semi-annual Pre-Admission Program began with two assemblies in the auditorium of the Julia Richman High School, held on Thursday evening, D ecember 2, and Monday evening, D ecember 6, for high school students applying for admission to Hunter in February, 1938. At these assemblies, which more than 1,200 students and their parents attended, the entI'ance requirements and the new curriculum of the College wer e explained and the students were advised on the election of courses . Speakers were Mrs. Mary Belden James Lehn, Chairman of 'the Committee on Admission; Professor Marie K. Gallagher, Chairman of the Bureau of Educational Guidance; and Professor Philip R. V. Curoe, Chairman of the Curriculum Study Committee. After the assemblies, departmental conferences between the prospective fr eshman and a r epresentative of the department in which she had indicat ed her first choice of a field of specialization were scheduled for tbe weeks of December 13, J anuary 3, 10, and 17. At these conferences the individual problems of each student are discussed and advice on election of courses is given by the departmental counsellors. The Pre-Admission Program, which was started in December 1934, under the direction of President Colligan, as an attempt to integrate high school and college experience, h as proved very successful. The percentage of change from one field of specialization to another during the first t erm has decreased from 8% to less than ' 2 ro of the class, investigations made by the Bureau of Educational Guidance have shown, and the work of the students bas indicated that tbey have been more judiciously and h appily placed in a program of studies than were those who in the past did not have the advantage of the Pre-Admission Program. �2 THE ALUMNAE NEWS Professor Wilbert Snow of the English Department at Wesleyan University made the Phi Beta Kappa address at the initiation of new members into the Hunter Chapter on December 8. He spoke on "American Poetry Since 1920". The thirty students inducted are as follows : Junior Members--Class of June 1938 Helen L. Escher Betty J. Pessin Anita H. Gauss Norma Rhoades Anna M. A. Holz Ruth D. Rothenberg Nettie Horowitz Rhoda T. Seretean Margaret V. Nelson Mary Van Brunt Helene E. Parnass Margaret R. Vogel Senior Members Class of September 1937 Frederika F. Hearst Class of January 1938 Dora Buchwald Helen F. Levin Shirley H. Eron Rosemary Muenich Charlotte Fich Helen B. O'Connell Eleanor Fuhrman Adell R. Paymer Pauline Gensler Rose Rosberg Mildred Gorin Evelyn Ray Safier Elizabeth G. Heinrich Estelle Siutnick Gladys Kozinn Bertha Slutzker Lillian Wolfe The traditional burning of the Yule Log in the Bronx Buildings of Hunter College took place on Thursday, December 23, with President Colligan leading the celebration. The guests of honor included President and Mrs. Colligan; Mrs . James Lyons, wife of the Bronx Borough President; Mrs. Walt er S. Mack, Jr., Chairman of the Administrative Committee; Dean Hannah M. Egan; and Acting D ean Mary M. Fay. They and the H eads oj Departments met Assistant Dean Anthony, in charge of the Bronx Buildings, in her office and formed a procession toward the lounge in Student Hall. Before the actual burning of the 'log, the Bronx orchestra played two selections and the Bronx choir sang two carols. Before lighting the Yule Log, President Colligan made his customarv address and introduced Mrs. Mack. The c~remonies were followed by the annual Christmas luncheon of the Bronx FacultyStudent Social Relations Committee in the faculty dining room. Among those attending were the guests of honor, the Heads of Department, and seventy-five Bronx students chosen by lot. Professor Blanche Colton Williams, Head of the Department of English, gave a tea to the members of her Department at the Hotel Plaza on D ecember 11. At a meeting of the Woman's Press Club held on Saturday afternoon, November 27, with Mrs. Otto Hahn, the Club's Chairman of Literature, as Chairman of the Day, Dean Hannah M. Egan was a guest of honor, and the speakers were Professor E. Adelaide Hahn, of the Department of Latin and Greek, who spoke on "The Love Poetry of the Ancients", and Professor Eleanor G. Clark, of the Department of English, 'w ho spoke on "The Practice of Fustian in Elizabethan Literature". Professor Broderick Cohen, Director of the Evening and Extension Division and the Summer Session of Hunter College, was reelected President of the New York Academy of Public Education at the meeting of the Academy held on Thursday, November , 18, 1937, at the Waldorf-Astoria. The Academy, whose members are selected for their contributions in the field of Education, has this year celebrated its silver jubilee. The basic purpose of the Academy is to consider and promote public education. Recent speakers at the College have included Mr. Henry Levy, Head of the Board of Exaqliners of New York City and Chairman of the Commercial License, a division of the board, who addressed the Art of Business Club on "The Ideal Commercial Teacher"; nil'. Paul B. Sears of Columbia University, who spoke on "Landscaping for Civilization", discussing dustbowls, irrigation, and conservation; Dr. Ralph p. Rosenberg of the German Department of the College, who spoke to the German Club on "Ludwig Borne-A Centenary Appreciation of a Literary Journalist" ; Mr. David Dressler of the N ew York Division of Parole, who addressed the Special Service Committee on "The Adjustment of the Ex-Convict to Society"; Dr. William H. Summerson of the Cornell University Medical Department, who treated the biochemistry of iron before the Chemistry Club; Dr. Ruth Sullivan ,N ovel of the Physiology and Hygiene Department, who addressed the Pasteur Physiology Club on the adrenal glands; and Mrs. Otto Hahn, President of the Home Makers Forum, who spoke at a meeting of the Home Economics Club on Children's Rights. A ChriltmlU Book, a magazine containing essays, reviews, articles, and poems by members of the English Department at Hunter College, was presented to President Colligan on Tuesday, December 7, by Professor Blanche Colton Williams, Head of the De~ partment of English and editor of the Book. It is hoped that this publication will be the first of a series by staff members of various departments. Professor Williams stated, in handing a specially bound copy to the President, to whom it was dedicated, that the contributions ' were written as offshoots of larger works, or as results of research investigation, or as essays developed in connection with courses taught at the College j and that a few are reminiscent of vacation or social work. One third of the staff is represented in this collection assembled, without pretense, to record some of the departmental interests. The title, A ChrUtmlU Book, is seasonal, with small reference to content. The frontispiece is a reproduction of Harry Farlow's portrait of Helen Gray Cone. Professor Emeritus Cone's poem, "A Chant of Love for 'England", is reprinted in the Hunter volume by special permission. �THE ALUMNAE NEWS The Table of Contents, printed for easy A HU N TER THEATER PARTY re fer en ce on the front cove r p age, includes The Hunter students a re planning a thealso: Th e English E pic, b y A ssist ant Pro- a t er-p a rty for S aturday evening, Janua r y f essor Caroline H a rris Steven s, who h as 2 9, a t 8 :45, and invite the Alumnae to join mad e a sp ecialty of Old E ng lish; A Gal- them. " The Troj a n Women" of Euripides lant Lady, a cha r ming essay on L a dy M a r y is to be presented at the Roeri ch M useu m Wortley M ontagu, b y Professor J oseph J. by a n ew dr ama ti c g roup, the American AcR eilly; Caxton's D 1lchess, by Associat e Pro- tors Theat e r, which in cludes one of our g radf essor Dorothea C. H ess, who has mad e a uates, Lncy Land. study of Caxton 's Pref aces ; New Wine in Thi s g roup is d edi cated t o the noble p uran Old Bottle, a study in Dipodic Vers e, b y pos.e of presenti)~g plays of liter a r y merit A ss ist ant Professor M arion Witt; Falstaff seldom or' never offered b y the cOlll me rcial and Cobham, by Assist ant Professor Elea.nor theat er. In this fin e enterprise, whi ch s ureGrace Cla rk, a keen a nd humorous a rticle ly merits support, they ar e making a most growing out of D r. Clark's E lizabethan in- a uspicious beg inning . Their production of vestigations ; Th e Flood Myth, r eminiscent "Tlhe Tr ~j an Women" is genuinely moving p f a course in theology, b y Mis s Babette and impressive, ,as th e under signed, who atM ay L evy ; A Cri tic Criticized, the crit.i- t ended a dress rehearsal, is happy to tes tify . cisms direct ed towa rd Lionel Johnson, by Ticket s, at th e sp ecial r a t e of 55, 70, lind Miss M a r y S almon; H ilar'ius the Man, b y 8 5 cents, may be obtained from the student Miss Eleanor Bryant Cra ig, who has b een in ch ar ge of th e theate r party , Hope Kahn e, doing resear ch in the M edieval Puy ; A Siae- Hunte r College, 2 P a rk A venue. light on R obert Frost, one of h er f ellow New E. AD ELAIDE HAH N. Engla nders, b y Miss Grace Croff; Th e Structur e of Tristram Shandy, a venture in ON THE COLLEGE BIRTHDAY unfolding the plot of the novel, b y Miss The Colleg e Birthday, F eb. 14, 1938, is Isab el L. W alke r; An I nsnlt a.nd a D isen- the d ay which has been set for the fir st p erchantment, growing from social service ac- forman ce of the oper etta on which many tivities at G ander, K entuck y, b y Miss Jos e- staff-m embe rs and students ar e now eage rly phine G ernsheimer; J esons A hatonhia, a at work . It is entitled Ca.lZing P eter, a nd piece of early Americana, by Miss Claire the musical score, ri ch in characteriz ation M cGlinchee ; Wordsworth as a Landscape and variety, is the work of Professor Ch arles Gardener, b y Miss Fred erika B eatty, who W. Hughes, who will conduct at all p erformwill shortly publish a work on Wordsworth's a nces . The production is being directed by L at er Y ear s ; a nd Some of K ing A lfred's Professor P earl C. Wilson, who wrote the Friends, by Professor M a rjorie Ander son, words. who h a s publis hed in collaboration with Dr. The scen e is la id in the future, and the Williams an Old English Handbook . plot shows, in a humorous and fanciful way, The r eviews are by Mi ss Cecilia A. Hotch- the conflict - between those who want th e ner and Miss H enrietta Tichy, who dis cuss world to be run by machines and those who The Anglo-Saxon S ections of Thomas Warton's H istor.'If of English Poetry, a nd Miss M a rgaret Grennan, who dis cusses Gedl,rge Sand and England's Athenaeum. In the poetry section a r e Miss Mary Lindsley 's T wo Sonnets and Mr. Thoma s Sulkie's Consider th e L ilies. Of special inter est to collectors of Poeana a re Professor Thomas Ollive M abbott's hitherto unpublished letter s of Mary H ewitt to Edga r Allan Poe. K. M. L. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES On November 18, Mrs. M a rga ret A. Koch, of the History D epartment, addressed the L ake M ahopac Parents and T eacher s Ass ociation on Th e Changing R ole of the Parent . The thirty-third anniversary b anquet of the Societ e d es Professeurs Fran<;ais en Ame rique, held at the Hotel Lafayette on D ecember 18, wa s a ttended b y Miss Gabrielle Goda rd and Miss Yvonne Bruye re, both of whom a re officer s of this organization. Miss H arriet Theumann, of the G erman D ep.artment, was a member of the cast of Goethe' s Urfaust , g iven r ecently under the a uspices of the Junior Auxili ar y of the American Association of T e achers of G erman at the P auline Edwa rds Th eater of City College. R.-·M. D. believe that ther e is al so n eed of imag ination. The p e rformances a re for the benefit of the Ernst Riess Scholarship Fund, and will be g iven during the week of F ebrua ry 14th, at five o'clock on the first four days, and at e ight-thirty on Friday. Afternoon tickets at 3 5 cents, 50 cents, and 7 5 cents. Evening ticket s at 50 cents, 75 cents, and one doll a r . Ticket s may be order ed now from Dr. H enrietta V. Apfel, Hunter College, 68th St. and L exington A venue. A tea in honor of the Alumnae who a ttend the first p erformance, on Feb . 14th, will be held at four o'clock in the Lounge adjoining the Little Theat er in the Bronx Buildings. P.C.W. OUR SPRING BRIDGE PARTY Please r eserve the right S aturday for our Spring Bridge ; the date is April second, in the Waldorf Roof Garden . Through a mistake (my own!) the date in l a st month's issue was incorrect. W e hope to have a F as hion Show if it can b e arranged. Save the date ! MARY LO UISE DRADDY, Chairman. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highlights from the Hunter College Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/old/sites/default/files/pdf/archive_articles/a_christmas_book_0.pdf Title A name given to the resource "A Christmas Book" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Alumnae News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource K. M. Lavell Description An account of the resource An introduction to "A Christmas Book" a magazine containing essays reviews articles and poems by the faculty of Hunter College English Department. The Alumnae News (January 1938): 2. English Department Faculty Hunter College of the City University of New York https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/327a008e849c7970208adaf670a9e94b.pdf 35f726f3319c5ecb52e85068aad4e687 PDF Text Text THE ALUMNAE NEWS Enterel'i as second· class matter, December 28, 1945, at ·the po ;t 'office at New York, N. Y .• und<r the act of ·March 3. 1879 . I , Published MOllt4ly from ()ctob'er to June, inclusive, at. 49 East 65th St., New York 21, N. Y., by th(' . Associate Alumnae of Hunter College of the City of New York . , " . VOL. LUI NEW YORK, J UNE, 1948 No.6 two examples of needy cases whose urgency was matched, he said, by many others not specifically described. . Developing the theme enunciated by Presi,d ent Shuster, Mr. George Hamilton Combs, news analyst and student of the political scene, stressed the need for a vivid and dynamic democracy, a democracy of opportunity which will identify leaders and equip them to preserve the way of life we hold dear. On the platform with Mr. Combs, President Shuster, and Mrs. Draddy were Miss THelma Vint, in charge of the Reunion, Miss McLaugi11in, Mrs. Theodore E. Simis, Dr. Ruth Lewinson, Mrs. Leslie Graff, and Deans Ann Anthony and Anna M. Trinsey. Their presence was acknowledged by the audience with applause. The report of the Nominating Committee followed this greeting with the slate as listed, which was unanimously adopted : President, Mrs. Robert E. Draddy 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Samuel 'Bitterman 2nd Vice-Pres., Miss B. E. Kallman 3rd Vice-Pres., Miss Marie K. Gallagher Recording Secy., Mrs. J. P. Thompson Asst. Rec. Secy., Mrs. Harry J. McCallion Corresponding Secy., Miss Lillian Corri~n Asst. Cor. Secy., Mrs. Wilbur F. Throne . Treasurer, Miss Elsie R. Kengla Asst. Treasurer, Miss Josephine Burke Mrs. Draddy then spoke of 'the series of lectures arranged by Mrs. Mari~n Kortjohn and urged the Alumnae to attend these valuable programs. Notices appear in the NEWS. Music for tr.e afternoon was provided by Miss J oan Pont at the organ and Miss SPRING REUNION Several hundred Alumnae gathered in the Dolores Michelini with severa charming College Assembly Hall on Saturday, May songs. After group singing of "The Ivy 15th, at 2:30 ,P . M., to fasten college ties a Leaf", Mrs. Draddy announced tea, which little tighter and recapture for a brief mo- was served in the North and South Lounges. ment the spirit of college days. A warm I n the Alumnae Lounge was an exhibit of spring sun after much bleakness encouraged . creative work of many Hunter Alumnae. ANNE L. HARRIS many to find their way back to what is at least the site of their girlhood, though the scene is so greatly changed. EVENING SESSION ALUMNAE After a greeting by the spirited Mrs. The Evening Session Alumnae met on Robert E. Draddy, President of the Asso- May 20 at the College and elected the folciate Alumnae, Miss Isabel C. McLaughlin lowing officers: President, Hana Hartman; reported briefly for the Membership Com- Vice-President, Henrietta Raymond (Mrs. mittee, which is still several hundred new Irving Raymond); Secretary, Adele G. names short of its announced goal of 1000 Cremona (Mrs. Chris F. Cremona) ; Treasnew members. She urged continued work urer, Clara Labenow (Mrs. Max Labenow). toward the accomplishment of this aim. The next meeting will take place on June President Shuster then informed the 17 in the Alumnae Room (302) at the Alumnae that in honor of the 80th birthday Co llege. Our guests will be the new graduof the College, a plan to aid 80 undergradu- ates of 1948; and we shall have as guest ate students a year would be undertaken. speakers Professor E. Adelaide Hahn, Miss This would require a fund of $250,000 Lily Diana Mage, and Mrs. Robert E. which the Alumnae would assist in rai!?ing. Draddy. Alumnae of all classes will be President Shuster illustrated his talk with welcome. ADELE G. CREMONA PRESIDENT'S GREETING At the end of . my fir;st term in office I should like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to all of those whose wholehearted cooperation has made mi job a pleasant one, namely, to all Officers , Directors, and Chairmen: To Professor Hahn, for her meticulous care in editing the NEWS; to Mrs. Bitterman and Miss McLaughlin, for their splendid zeal in promoting membership; to Mrs. Graff, for her inspired job at Lenox Hill; to Miss Kallman, for her continued activities with her Dutch School; to Mrs. Simis, for the outstanding annual Birthday Luncheon; to Miss Mellor, for her hard work on the Bridge; to Miss Vint, who makes all Reunions very delightful; to Miss Burke, for her fine planning for Alumnae Day; to Miss Miller, who so carefully budgets our finances; to Mrs. Kortjohn, as new Chairman of our Special Activities Program; to Mrs. Thompson, for the fine job she does as Chairman of the Alumnae Hall Committee; to Mrs. Berliner, for the splendid Forums ; to Miss Plumb, for her very keen interest in buying new books for the library ; to Mrs. Mulligan, who continues to keep our Ivy Leaf famous; and to the following whose duties are not so arduous, but always well-done-Mr~ . Newmark, Miss Lewinson, Mrs. Zanger, Mrs. Cohan, Mrs. Burger, Mrs: l'4acLean, Mrs. Grahan, Miss Goodhart, Miss Witmer, Mrs. Flouton, Miss Deis, Miss Martin, and Miss Allegri. Have a pleasant summer. (MRS. ROBERT E.) MARY LOUISE DRADDY �1928-1948 I remember, I remember the school where we were taught; The buildings "Old" and "New" that New York City taxes wrought. On Lexington and Sixty-eighth stood Hunter's building "New"; The ivy-covered Gothic tower embraced Park Avenue. I remember, I remember the day so long ago When Hunter's Fame-'~ong may she Iive"-set Freshman hearts aglow. As little Sophs! as Juniors bold, as Seniors full of glee, We Twenty-Eighters sang our way three times to victory. I remember, I remember-'tis all of twenty yearsWhen Hunter's newest graduates left teachers, friends-with tears. Though older now, and wiser, too--we've traveled far since thenOn this, our anniversary, our hearts are joined again! CECIUA A. HOTCHNEIt, '28 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Highlights from the Hunter College Archives Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context http://library.hunter.cuny.edu/old/sites/default/files/pdf/archive_articles/1928-1948_by_cecilia_a._hotchner.pdf Title A name given to the resource "1928-1948" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Alumnae News Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1948 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cecilia A. Hotchner Description An account of the resource A poem by Cecilia A. Hotchner from the Class of 1928. The Alumnae News (June 1948): 6. Hunter College of the City University of New York Poem