Van Doren to Speak on A Poet's Vision at Noon Meeting
Columbia English professor Mark Van Doren will read from his poetry and discuss his writing methods in a Noon Meeting titled A Poet's Vision. He won the 1939 Pulitzer for Collected Poems and has published Liberal Education.
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Mark van Doren
Columbia
van Doren
National Institute of Arts and Letters
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New School For Social Research
James Muilenberg
Union Theological Seminary
Muilenberg
Eric Bentley
Cherbonnier Explores German Thought on Death Wish
Assistant Professor Edmund Cherbonnier tells a Colloquium that the idea of a world as a nightmare of suffering lies at the heart of German death wish philosophy. Caroline Cady and others illustrate the concept with music and Romantic 19th century German literature.
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Edmund Cherbonnier
Caroline Cady
Schopenhauer
Cherbonnier
Germany
Cady
Waegner
Brahms
Survey on Intermarriage Attitudes at Columbia Barnard
The Seixas Menorah meeting at Earl Hall hosted Hershel Shanks who reported 586 replies from 1200 Jewish undergraduates on intermarriage views. Among respondents 35 percent favored Jewish non Jewish marriages, 43 percent were neutral, and 22 percent opposed. Age and education level influenced opinions with 27 percent under 17 in favor versus 46 percent over 21.
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Columbia
Barnard
Seixas-Menorah
Earl Hall
Hershel Shanks
Shubert Aids New Milbank Theatre Drive
A five thousand dollar gift from Lee Shubert helped launch Barnard College’s $150,000 drama workshop appeal. Joshua Logan spoke to alumnae trustees and theater figures at Milbank Hall as plans to renovate the Brinckeroff theater for classes and productions were outlined.
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Lee Shubert
Barnard
Drama Workshop
Maynard C. Wheeler
Joshua Logan
Aline MacMahon
Millicent C. McIntosh
Milbank Hall
Richard Rodgers
Logan
Miss MacMahon
Undergrad Officers Take Formal Oaths
Sue Nagelberg 54, newly installed Undergraduate Association President, addressed the Installation Assembly on Tuesday. She spoke about a sober examination of student government traditions and promised further scrutiny of these issues for the coming year.
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Sue Nagelberg
Nagelberg
Bulletin Boards
Renee Madesker
National Students Association
Columbia University Student Council
Madesker
Lynne Bresler
Ruth Canter
Seal Enders
Sandra Kleinman Herman
Joan Sacknitz
Nancy Amsterdam
Joan Harris
Julie Koegler
Judy Leverone
Pat Root
Miss Nagelberg
Student Council
Representative Assembly
Millicent Carey McIntosh
Milbank Hall renovation progresses with fire partitions
Fire partitions rise throughout Milbank Hall as renovations begin under Robert Johnson Inc. Electrical heating and plumbing contracts follow end of week. Building will evacuate at May 15 and resume full speed then.
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Milbank Hall
New York City Fire Department
Robert Johnson, Inc
Editor Speaks on TV Panel on National Issues
Geraldine Kirshenbaum 54, editor in chief of Bulletin, joined three college editors on the Kate Smith TV show last Friday. The coast to coast program, moderated by Ted Collins, covered topics from investigations of alleged Communist students to prayers at United Nations meetings. Also on the panel were James Alexander of Paterson State Teachers College Ray Higgins of Adelphi and Joseph Flood of Seton Hall.
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Miss Nagelberg
Barnard
Bulletin
Geraldine Kirshenbaum
Ted
Spectator Elects Editor and New Managing Board
Charles Selinske C'54 has been elected editor-in-chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator. Lester Friedman C'54 is business manager. Judah Berger chosen Managing Editor with Richard Werksman sports editor, Michael Nover news editor, Bernard Brecker features editor. Associate editors include Lawrence Gartner, Schafer, and Kobrin.
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Columbia Daily Spectator
Lester Friedman C
Spectator
Judah Berger
Richard Werksman
Michael Nover
Bernard Brecker
Lawrence Gartner
Lawrence Schafer
Lawrence Kobrin
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