Van Doren Stresses Politics as Human Art in Talk
Professor Mark Van Doren of Columbia argues that politics is an art all humans should practice and that life requires balancing will and wisdom. He cites Aristotle Lincoln Britain and America to illustrate politics as a subtle imperfect craft guiding nations and individuals. Dean Mintosh presents the Virginia Gildersleeve Freshman English award to Paola Ottolenghi for her John Webster essay.
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Mark van Doren
Columbia University English Department
van Doren
Aristotle
Lincoln
God
Professor van Doren
Germany
Great Britain
America
Dean McIintosh
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Paola Ottolenghi
John Webster
Ottolenghi
Julia Richmond High School
Focus
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Class Assessments Fall Short of Goal in 52
The class of 52 conducted their first voluntary class assessment from April 10 to April 20, aiming for one dollar per student. They fell short by about 67 dollars, risking future assessments, with funds intended for a senior gift alongside Junior Show profits. The plan had been approved by Student Council as an experimental measure.
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Jake
Exam Debate Closes Series at Barnard Debate Council
Barnard Debate Council ends its activities this year with a WKCR radio debate against Columbia College on May 10. New president Judith Reisner outlines next year’s schedule including debates at Barnard Hall and out-of-town weekends.
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Barnard Debate Council
WKCR
Columbia College
Lois Schwartz
Harriet Newman
Barnard
Debate Council
Judith Reisner
Barnard Hall
Barnard Group
Harvard
Yale
Colgate
Amherst
Cornell
Syracuse
Princeton
Williams
Annapolis
Reisner
SC Proposes Annex Change at noon for beverages
Student Council moved to recommend opening the Student Annex at noon to serve beverages to students who bring lunches. Miss Jean Palmer said cleaning methods must be worked out by students while Hewitt dining halls crowding declines since Barnard Cafeteria closed. Representatives named for Curriculum Committee and Student Development Plan Steering Committee with seniors Elaine Herera Naomi Loeb and juniors Jo Lockwood Barbara Skinner Grace Grasselli Hannell Hall Ellen Schleicher. Election actions postponed to next Monday.
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Millicent C. McIntosh
Jean T. Palmer
Hewitt
Barnard
Jake
Elaine Herera
Naomi Loeb
Jo Lockwood
Barbara Skinner
Grace Grasselli
Hannell Hall
Ellen Schleicher
Condon to Close Eastern College Science Conference
Dr Edward A Condon director of the National Bureau of Standards will close the Eastern College Science Conference with a speech on A Physicists Impressions of Science in India The fourth annual event is hosted by Barnard College with about 500 delegates from around 100 colleges attending at the college venue.
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Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Eastern College
India
Condon
Columbia
Princeton
University of Minnesota
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Barnard
Dr. Condon
ECSC
Charlotte Grantz
A A Awards and Installations at Tea
Emily Klein receives the Senior Honor Award the highest A A prize for versatility and leadership in physical education. Connie Collins wins Senior Service Award. Martha Green gains Senior Proficiency Award. Marilyn Schulhof honored. Certificates awarded to graduates and underclassmen. major and minor sports honors listed.
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Athletic Association
Emily Klein
Jo Boettjer
Miss Klein
A.A
Connie Collins
Martha Greene
So Dee Ee
Marilyn Schulhof
Grace Robertson
Corinne Bize
Barbara Hesse
Margaret DeVecchi
Martha Green
Barbara Stone
Zoan Fox
Lynn Kang
Ann Ward
Joann MacManus
Bettina Blake
Averil Genton
Margaret Chew
Bonita Johnson
Eunice Messler
Juliana Koegler
Lucille Gottlieb
Elaine Herera
Dorothy Holland
Edith Smart
Arden Tinti
Jane Connington
Doris Rogers
France Schmidt
Frances Conn
Marion Hemann
Mimi Moberg
Helene Boettjer
Marilyn Winter
Joan Munkett
Phyllis Maxfield
Harriet Hemann
Charlotte Grantz
Phyllis Daytz
Julianne Roegler
Chris Rennie
Dorms Retain Room Choices After Ballot
Residence students voted 196 to 88 against reselection of rooms for next year with 284 of about 340 residents participating. Miss Marion W. Smith defended keeping adjoining room reservations and noted class distributions showed no abnormal concentration. A hand vote approved referring the issue to a formal resident ballot.
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Marion W. Smith
Erratum Corrects Admissions Directors Names
The Erratum Bulletin corrects an April 24 issue noting Mrs. Robert Dayton and Mrs. John Adams were named Associate and Assistant Directors of Admissions, not of the Residence Halls as previously stated.
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Robert Dayton
John Adams
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Marietta Dunston
Lillian Holmberg
Jackie Hyman
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Josephine Lockwood
Columbia Observatory
Louis Fieser
Sam C. Hooker
Aubrey Gorbman
Zoology Department
Paul A. Smith
M.I.T
Norbert Wiener
Grantz
Paul Smith
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