Freedom Symbol in Library Dedication Speech
Miss Barbara Ward, British economist, called the Adele Lehman Hall and Wollman Library opening a symbol of freedom for a people. She warned that Western ideas face danger from Communism and urged evolution of institutions with changing technology.
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Barbara Ward
Adele Lehman Hall
Miss Ward
Adele Lehman Hall and Wollman
De Gaulle Overlooks Democracy in France Crisis
Dr Dorothy Pickles of Columbia warned at a Government History Majors meeting that euphoria over de Gaulle has faded as France faces continued crisis in the Fifth Republic. She argued his push for unity may overlook democracy's disunited nature and warned dictatorship could loom if an immediate situation demands.
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France
de Gaulle
Dorothy Pickles
Columbia
Fifth Republic
Pickles
Columbia Barnard Arts Festival Showcases Student Talent
The Second Annual Arts Festival runs April 19 to May 1 with events across Wollman Auditorium John Jay Lounge McMillin Theatre and Low Rotunda. Highlights include an all Vivaldi concert by NY Sinfonietta Chekhov farces Ussachefsky electronic music readings and a Jazz Festival with Marty Sheller Columbia Blue Notes and Barnard's Columbines.
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Barnard
Columbia
Wollman
New York Sinfonietta
Columbia Players Drama Workshop
Vladimir Ussachefsky
John Jay
Barnard Gilbert
Sullivan Sacety
John Gay
Latham Playhouse
Barnard Modern Dance Group
Jan Stockman
McMillin Theatre
Columbia University Orchestra
McMillin
Professor Analyzes Individual In Japan
Dr Gordon Bowles Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Columbia University told sociology majors that the struggle of the individual within the family lies at Japan's postwar changes. He noted a surface effort to preserve traditions but suggested a reverse trend toward individualism may be beginning.
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Japan
Gordon Bowles
Columbia University
Bowles
University of Tokyo
Bishop Lilje Sees Dangers in Nazi Era Belief Shifts
Bishop Johannes Lilje warns that success or lack of political philosophy weakens resolve under dictatorship. He cites three dangers: vague political ideas, indecision, and courage to resist. He urges clear study of freedom and responsibility and timely moral stand against totalitarian pressure. He recalls Daniel and contrasts German and Japanese societal shifts before and after the war.
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Johannes Lile
Lie
Hitler
Lile
Lilje
Nazi Germany
Hitle
Japan