Word: barnard
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Protestant Episcopal Diocese of New York began to twitter. In 1923 there was a famed dance service, celebrating the feast of St. Nicholas, which was erroneously reported in the Press as a "bare-leg, bare-hip affair." Actually it was performed by a troupe of respectable, well-clad Barnard girls. But Bishop William Thomas Manning refused to countenance Dr. Guthrie's practices, forbade any further goings-on. Dr. Guthrie stood his ground, went on giving ritual dances. In 1924 Bishop Manning ceased his episcopal visitations to St. Mark's in-the-Bouwerie. There were no confirmations; the children...
...interesting and diversified collection of first editions, fine press books, rare bindings and autograph manuscripts now on display in the Treasure Room of Widener Library constitute a loan exhibition of books owned by members of the John Barnard Associates, a club of bibliophiles, composed primarily of undergraduates of Harvard College...
...Barnard Society, which comprises thirty-four active members and a number of honorary associates, including G. H. Palmer '64, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Emeritus, Bruce Rogers and D. B. Updike, prominent Boston publisher, was founded a number of years ago, and takes its name from the Rev. John Barnard (1681-1770), a Harvard graduate of the class of 1700, who, after the fire of 1764 generously donated his own library to the College and remains today one of the earliest benefactors of the great collection now in Widener...
...nasal, twangy accent of Alfred Emanuel Smith was described by Professor William Cabell Greet of Barnard College as "coastal," typical of speech everywhere on the Eastern seaboard...
...manuscripts-ranging from verses written for Manhattan's smart, democratic Lotos Club to an address before the German Reichstag- outstripped in number the voluminous writings of Chairman George Woodward Wickersham of President Hoover's Commission on Law Observance & Law Enforcement. (Chairman Wickersham is a trustee of Barnard College, Columbia unit...