Columbia College to Host Intercollegiate Democracy Conference
Columbia College plans an inter-collegiate conference this Saturday on The Demands of Democracy on Education. About seventy students from Eastern colleges attend with two delegates each from Barnard and Columbia. The event is run by Columbia and Barnard students with no outside speakers. Morning addresses come from Brown and Haverford, followed by ten student-led panels. A Vassar student will summarize the discussions in the afternoon.
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Johnson Hall to Add Dorm Rooms for Barnard Students
Johnson Hall plans add 50 rooms to house Barnard resident students next year as enrollment grows from 279 freshmen to over 300. Officials say current facilities support about 1200 students, with 1154 now enrolled, and a future need for more dorm space is acknowledged though funds are not yet available. The proposed site is between 116th and 117th Streets on Broadway opposite Hewitt Hall.
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Atkinson Praises Wigs and Cues Don Juan in Russian Manner
Brooks Atkinson, NYT critic, calls Wigs and Cues Don Juan in the Russian Manner an interesting Chekhov notebook entry. He attended Barnard College student premiere, notes semi professional acting, and says the play remains too long despite cuts. He suggests clearer workshop location on tickets.
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Honors Assembly awards by A A recognize seniors and athletes
The Athletic Association held its Monday awards meeting naming Florence Berg as Senior Honor Award winner for versatility and leadership. Nancy Nims Eleanor Ver Nooy received Senior Service Awards. Jean Ricketts won Special Service Award. Camp and Basketball Minor Awards went to several students, with Certificates of Merit for basketball awarded to five. A sign up poster appears on Jake for committees and a May 2 Spring Barbecue event.
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Rep Assembly Elects Brown Currie Head
The Representative Assembly elected Tobi Brown 55 as chair of the Curriculum Committee amid debate on the 1954 55 budget. Brown proposed studying seminar and survey courses and the freshman Man and His World program while pledging to continue the honors system. The budget discussion continued with allocations for Athletic Association Debate Council and Freshman Class approved from last year. BULLETIN received a 210 increase for more issues, and Focus requested a 300 rise.
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Gellen Wins $400 Putnam Prize and Pratt Awards
The fourth annual honors assembly on Tuesday April 27 awarded twenty eight prizes. Millicent C. McIntosh presented two $1000 Murray and Rice fellowships to Percy B. Sheats and Elena Ottolenghi. The $400 Putnam Award went to Audrey Gellen for a novel in progress. Lillian Firestone received $100 honorable mention. Other honors included Estelle M. Allison Prizes to Rael Isaacs and Linda Hilles, and $500 Richards Prizes to Jo Clare Mangus and Patricia Hazeltine. Nancy Huang won the $600 Allen Prize in Mathematics. Lenore Prostick received the $50 Rosamond E. Lafferty Prize in Oral French.
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Columbia University Band to Perform Outdoor Pops on Low Steps
The Columbia University Band under Hunter N Wiley performs eleven selections in an Outdoor Pops concert on the steps of Low Memorial Library Friday afternoon April 30 at 4 15. Featured pieces include Prokofief Opus 99 Rodgers and Hammerstein selections Die Fledermaus Waltzes and Folk Rhapsody. University band members include Barnard sophomores Alessandra Comini Judy Jost Sue Kogen and Gloria Poetto in the hour long program part of the second annual outdoor concert series.
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Students urged to sign up for executive training course
Seniors may interview for Abraham and Straus executive training this summer and fall in the Placement Office with the Divisional Merchandise Manager on Tuesday May 4 from 2 to 5 p.m. The Columbia Indian Society meets April 30 at 8 p.m. in Fayerweather Lounge. Emanuel Celler will discuss India Now. Admission is free. The Faculty-Student softball game is May 3. Brau haus Ball proceeds May 7 at John Jay Hall with tickets 2.50 per couple.
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Scholarships Offered to Barnard Students by Two Organizations
The Deans Office announces two scholarship opportunities for Barnard students. The Institute of World Affairs offers a session at Twin Lakes Salisbury Connecticut from July 12 to August 30 with one available slot for a Barnard junior or graduating senior. The Colonial Dames of America provide a separate academic year 1954 55 scholarship for students of Colonial descent with American ancestry before 1776.
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