Our History
A Brief History of the Barnard French Department
- 1890-1891: Bernard F. O’Connor is Officer of Instruction and Government for French classes
- 1896-1987: various French professors, with names such as Chardenal
- 1910’s: French and German are now required as part of the “Modern Language Requirement” in Barnard admission: students must show basic proficiency in both languages
- 1924: Associate Professor Louis Auguste Loiseaux, Professor John Lawrence Gerig, Henri F. Miller, Alma de L. LeDuc, Marguerite Mespoulet, Winefred Sturdevant, Isabelle Wyzewska, Ninon Andre, Jeanne Vidon-Varney, Helen M. Phelps, and J.G. Clemenceau LeClerco
- 1954: Barnard’s French Club, La Société Française, is well-established by this year
A Look at Our Past
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