Mumford to Speak in Fourth Annual Bampton Lectures in America
Lewis Mumford critic and historian will open the fourth annual Bampton lectures in America tonight at 8 30 in McMillin Theater with Art and the Symbol. The series titled Art and Technics examines the art tech gap and how to repair it through five lectures in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Mumford
Bampton
America
McMillin Theater
Dartmouth College
Harvard
Stanford University
Ada Byron Bampton Tremaine
Oxford University
England
Barnard Phi Beta Kappa Elects Twenty Seven Seniors
Barnard Electoral Board selects twenty seven seniors for Phi Beta Kappa membership from Barnard’s New York Delta chapter. Initiation set for May 11 at 4 30 p.m. in the College Parlor with Mrs Pearl Max addressing the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Beta Kappa
Barnard
New York Delta
Barbara Smith Beer
Dorothea Bennett
Helene Bottier
Helen Dymn
Vivienne Feigenbaum
Elaine Hernick Finkelstein
Barbara Renate Fisher
Tiby Rosalind Fradin
Bertie Frankenhuis
Ruth Kleinman
Alice Kogan
Helen Kyron
Elga Livermann Lippman
Naomi Loeb
Gertruda Brooks Lushington
Marisa Macina
Elizabeth June Mercer
Nancy Miller
Barbara Novak
Lucilla Wolf Pevsner
Nani Lengyel Ranken
Helen Frances Ryder
Laidily Sloan
Joan Steen
Mary Gray Stilwell
Paula Weltz
Barbara Wright
Pearl Max ’25
Board of Higher Education
Special War Programs Guide Barnard Students For Defense Roles
Barnard advises students to tailor course plans for defense jobs. Experts note high demand for women with skills in mathematics sciences languages including Russian Japanese Chinese Arabic economics statistics and public administration. Child psychology courses support nursery aides while English courses train for reports and minutes for armed forces and government agencies. National service courses at Columbia open, including drafting naval sciences and Morse Code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Columbia University
NBC to Offer Summer Institute of Radio and Television
The National Broadcasting Company and Barnard College announce a six week Summer Institute at NBC studios Rockefeller Center offering four courses for graduates and field workers. The program covers radio and television basics announcing production and writing with certificates from Barnard and NBC for a $140 fee and 35 students selected. Applications available at Barnard Placement Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
National Broadcasting Company
Barnard College
NBC
Rockefeller Center
Barnard
Two Reps Splash In Intercollegiate Swimming Play Day
Six women's colleges took part in the Intercollegiate Synchronized Swimming Play Day at Barnard pool last Saturday. Sue Everett 52 supervised as A A swimming chair man with several periods of solo numbers followed by improvised synchronized groups to a new record. Barnard swimmers included Sue Everett 52 and Eleanor Rumpf 752 with Evelyn Cook 54 and Penny Nichols 52 handling music. Mary Dee Later helped in preparations as next year’s A A swimming chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
the Athletic Association
Sue Everett
A.A. Swimming
Eleanor Rumpf
Evelyn Cook
Penny Nichols
Vassar
Hunter
Brooklyn
New Jersey College For Women
Mount St. Vincent
Mary Dee
Open Student Council Meetings Dividing Opinions At Town Meeting
At a Friday Town Meeting the open meetings issue sparked debate among students and faculty. Nani Lengyel Ranken ’51 supported open sessions with limited exclusions while Vivienne Feigenbaum ’61 argued for tighter control and constitutional safeguards. Professor Harrington noted Roberts Rules support open or closed sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nani Lengyel Ranken
Ranken
Vivienne Feigenbaum
Representative Assembly
Student Council
Rep Assembly
Representative
Virginia XD. Harrington
History Department
Roberts
Rules of Order
Nancy Miller
Barnard Octet Makes TV Debut in Kraft Theater
A newly formed Barnard Octet and the Folk Song Group will perform at the all college assembly tomorrow at 1. The Octet, formed two weeks ago, made its television debut on Kraft Television Theater last Wednesday night with back ground music for a college dormitory life play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Kraft Television Theater
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Sarah Lawrence
Richard Miller
Columbia
Kraft Theater
Marcia Hubert
Marcia
Patricia Barry
Jean Elder
Bridget Birdsall
Mabel Ashforth
Joanne Slater
Frances Page
Sabra Toulson
Jake
Term Drive Divides Fall WSSF Funds Between 2 Colleges
The Barnard WSSF committee chaired by Jeannette Houseplan reallocated funds from Barnard’s drive meant for students abroad. Initially Miranda House Delhi was to receive most aid. Indraprastha College for Women in Delhi has 150 refugees among 650 students, prompting a request to split Miranda House funds equally between Indraprastha and Miranda House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard Wssf
Jeannette
WSSF
Miranda House
Indraprastha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mumford
Honor Society
Thomas P. Peardon
Folk Song
Sings In Assembly
Aura-Lee
Coney Island
Gaudeamus Igitur
Emmet Lavery
Carmel Roth
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!