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Feature-- According to A History of Barnard College by Marian Churchill White, the Barnard College Greek Games were a purely spontaneous development. In 1903 some members of the Class of 1905, then sophomores, challenged the freshmen to an informal and private athletic contest. There was only a suggestion of the ancient Greek festivals about it; indeed, a long-drawn-out tug of war was one of the main features of that first afternoon. The costuming was an interesting mixture of makeshift chitons, middy blouses, Psyche knots, and flowing locks. It may not have been very authentic, but it was fun and it was repeated the next year.” By the 1940's, when these movies were made, the Greek Games had grown in both intricacy and scale, even as the College had grown over her first five decades. To view the footage, please click on the bandwith appropriate to your system: high-speed (DSL, T1, or better) Future Features-- The Barnard Film Collection includes about 6,000 feet of motion picture film, most of which has already been converted to digital format and will shortly be available for viewing via the Web. Titles include: Reel
1: Barnard documentary, ca. 1925-ca. 1933 If
you are interested in film collections at Columbia University, or academic
film archives in general, you might want to check out an article entitled
“'Could You Use Me?': Brief Thoughts on Movies and the University”
by Dan Friedlaender, hosted by Fathom:
The Source for Online Learning.
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