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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1952
Page
3
Seniors will nominate class alumnae officers after talks by Florence Goshorn and Mary Reilly at a senior class meeting tomorrow. Juniors sophomores and freshmen meet Tuesday to elect officers, with voting at a later date.
John Smith, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, spoke on The Relation of Religion to Culture at the Interfaith Council in Earl Hall last Wednesday at 4 p.m. He defined culture and religion and argued that life needs culture and meaning requires religion, likening culture to the body of religion and religion to the soul of culture. He said faith expresses itself in a community that is part of a culture and that an autonomous culture will eventually fade away.
Harvard president Dr. James B. Conant spoke at Columbia University on "Science and Technology in the Last Decade" decrying atom age secrecy while urging openness among free nations. He argued advances stem from new theories, not mere empiricism, and noted the evolving role of scientists. Tomorrow he discusses "The Changing Scientific Scene, 1900-1950."
Barnard Camp will host a one week leadership course starting Friday June 6 with Mrs. Marion Phillips as supervisor. The program covers camp management for weekends and costs twenty dollars for food and activities. Apply by May 9 with a letter of interest to Mrs. Marion Phillips.
The third annual Metropolitan New York NSA Regional Congress will be held April 26 27 at City College. Registration opens at 11 a m with a 75 cent fee and an orientation precedes a luncheon at 12 15. Henry Dudek City College Student Council President and Dr George Shuster Hunter College will headline a plenary session with five afternoon panels on student government NSA programs student rights and international crises.
Dr Gertrude M Hirst Barnard Professor Emeritus of Greek and Latin will be honored at a lecture by her former student Jacqueline Dawson Chittenden 38 tomorrow. Chittenden speaks on The Character of Fourth Century Greece and has won Cambridge Craven and Murray Fellowships as the first woman to represent Columbia at Cambridge. A small dinner will precede the lecture with classicists in New York invited.
Mrs. Tilla Van Everen announces engagement discussion groups for girls engaged to absent fiancés. Meetings are held every Wednesday from 5 to 6 30 p.m. in Room 116 Milbank.
Rosalie Landres announces Friday rehearsals for step-singing as part of Senior Week activities. Rehearsals run 12 to 1 pm in the gym each Friday except exam week, with invitations sent to class leaders including Landres Stein Raup and Jung.
Columbia University continues operations with a reduced workforce as cafeteria workers strike for union recognition. TWU Local 241 members picket 116th Street and Broadway while mediation efforts fail without university participation. President Quill pledges support and seeks outside intervention.
The Society of Daughters of Holland Dames provides Dutch descent scholarships for students with either parent or maternal lineage. The Marian Anderson Scholarship Fund has awarded over 20,000 to 30 singers, with applications due by May 30 and 1952 auditions addressed to Miss Alyse Anderson in Philadelphia.
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