Harvard Tercentenary Invitation and Founders Dedication
A colonial society announces the Harvard College tercentenary celebration to honor John Harvard and the founders. The notice recalls Harvard’s founding in 1636 by Massachusetts Bay General Court, its library bequest, and the university’s ties to Cambridge and Oxford. It invites participation in ceremonies to be held September 6 to 18, 1636.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colony
Massachusetts Bay
Company of
Boston
John Harvard
Harvard College
Colony and Commonwealth
Cambridge
Immanuel
John Harard
University of Cambridge
University of Oxford
Bologna
Paris
Germany
Harvard University
Feniel
Ats
Barnard Donates 200 Books for Book Sharing Week Drive
The Book Sharing Committee received over 200 texts from Barnard during a week long campaign April 16 to 23. Dean Gildersleeve presented 20 books to Lucy Appleton, chief organizer, as photographers recorded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Dean Gildersleeve
Lucy Appleton
Social Service
Barnard
Rupert Brooke
Walter de la Mare
Nicholas Murray Butler
Walpole
Barnard Students to Attend Model Republican Nominating Convention
Forty three Barnard students will join peers from City College Brooklyn College NYU and Long Island University at a model Republican Nominating Convention at New York University Washington Square May 8 9. Delegates will represent seven states Delaware Michigan Montana Nevada New York Rhode Island and Wyoming with New York sending 24 delegates and Montana 3. Each state will sit on the Rules Credentials and Platform Committees and nominate candidates while delegates speak for state views rather than personal opinions. The Barnard delegation is led by Diana Hirsh Eleanor Ortmann and Helen Raebeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
New York University
Washington Square
New York City
City College
Brooklyn College
Long Island University
Diana Hirsh
Eleanor Ortmann
Helen Raebeck
Delaware
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New York
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Barnard Forms Veterans of Future Wars Unit
Barnard plans a Home Fires Division of the Veterans of Future Wars now called the Veteranettes. Anyone interested should contact Pat Maher via Student Mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
The
Veterans of Future Wars
Veteranettes
Pat. Maher
Medical Students Case Considered at Front Strike Meeting
A United Front Strike Committee meeting at Hartley Hall discussed action for six Physicians and Surgeons students dismissed last year for anti-war activity. A special issue of University Against War was approved. Agnes Leckie said the University Peace Committee will mail postcards to all P and S students about forming an independent peace league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Front
Hartley Hall
Physicians and Surgeons
University
University Peace Committee
P. and
Agnes Leckie
Florentine Ball Plans Announced
The Italian Club hosts a Florentine Ball on May 1 to fund the Student Building Fund. Barnard figures like Dean Gildersleeve and Professor Riccio attend, with Prince Colonna and Manhattan College students invited. Columbia orchestra Joseph Doll and the Silhouette Club play. tickets are $2 per couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ata
Barnard
Prince Colonna
Italy
Manhattan College
Dean Gildersleeve
Riccio
Marshall
Ladd
von Helms
Columbia
Joseph Doll
Silhouette Club
What They Say In Forum Letters on Oxford Pledge
Excerpts discuss the Oxford Pledge and its roots in ancient teachings with contrast to mass murder. A Hunter Bulletin view questions radical usage while noting the pledge may be conservative. The piece also reflects on Sunday dates, walks, and dormitory life shaping young couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forum Colummns
Oxford
Hunter Bulletin
Alfred Fiat Lux
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harvard
Hay Bear
Rae
Siversarkay
Phe
Poeum T. Brewster
Thaiiment
Baar
Jeremy
Hamlet
Kathleen Norris
Eleanor
Humphrey Ward
Zane Grey
Margaret Kennedy
Radclyffe Hall
United States
James Warburg
Pierre S. Dupont
Madison Grant
James Waterman Wise
Bertrand Russell
Riverside Drive
Caracas
Venezuela
Harpers
Fortune
Readers Digest
Atlantic
Scientific Monthly
Punch
Vogue
New Yorker
Miss Weeks
Perry
Ida Ogilvie
Delia Marble
Florentine
Mrs. Herr
Martha Reed
Alice Corneille
Claire Murray
Charlotte Haverly
Marie Smith
Barbara Yaculigais
Denyse Barbet
Katherine Owens
Marjorie Ashworth
Mary Jacobi
Virginia Mix
Vivian Enello
Genevieve Perri
Amy Gamble
Louise Nosenzo
Phyllis de Stefano
Rose Bucciarelli
Gertrude Boyd
Margaret Gabrielle
Lina Beghe
Quad
Swarthmore Pheenix
Mount Holyoke
Columbia College
Columbia Spectator
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!