Dean Gildersleeve Reports Havana Trip and Pan American Talks
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve, back on campus, described her Havana visit at the Women's Faculty Club. She chaired the Western Hemisphere meeting of the International Federation of University Women and attended sessions of the Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. Discussion favored expanding Pan American cooperation and including university women in exchange programs and Rockefeller Foundation projects. Gildersleeve noted Brazil’s isolation, praised Mexico, and admired Havana's hospitality and charm.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Havana
Western Hemisphere
International Federation of University Women
Gildersleeve
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
United States
Rockefeller Foundation
Dean Gildersleeve
Insurance careers for college women at Prudential talk
Miss Beulah M. Van Valkenburg of the Prudential Insurance Company of America spoke at an all college mathematics meeting in the College Parlor about careers for college women. She outlined company structure and departments where graduates with mathematics English or economics training may gain employment. Mathematics majors suit underwriting while English majors go to settlement options handling company correspondence.
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Beulah M. van Valkenburgh
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Extend WSSF Drive To Next Wednesday
The WSSF Drive is extended another week with Helen Kandel as chair. At present $280 has been collected. Donations are sought at the booth on Jake between 12 and 1, and penny banks are circulating through the college. Everyone is urged to contribute.
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Helen Kandel
Jake
Senior Tea Held to Welcome Seniors
The first Senior Tea of the year will be held next Monday from 4 00 to 3 30 in the College Parlor. Miss Betty Hans, social chair, announced invitations to Dean Virginia C Gildersleeve and faculty. Two or three members from each department will attend, instead of from one department only.
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Betty Hans
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Dedicate Games To Apollo For 1942 Greek Event
The Greek Games Central Committee voted to dedicate the 1942 Games to Apollo. Appointments were sent to Mavise Hayden and Patricia Cady. Sophomore committees include costumes, dance, music, and lyric units with named members across multiple lists.
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Apollo
Athena
Zeus
Mavise Hayden
Patricia Cady
Suzanne Cole
Joan Carey
Dorothy Fagan
Nancy Goodwin
Betty Gormley
Diana Hartung
Diane Howell
Delores Pember
Arlene Randel
Ehanor Snyder
Cynthia Walser
Natania Neumann
Bertha Guilempe
Johanna Qehring
Gloria Monahan
Jeanne V. Walsh
Amelia Brink
Margaret Busch
Astrith Degrup
Jeanne Mitchell
Mary Potter
Elizabeth Taylor
Gloria Grubman
Jeanne Vandervoort
Gloria Mandeville
Betty Murray
Judith
Sign Now Pay Next Year For Your Mortarboard
The 43 Mortarboard yearbook promises a color rich, innovative issue with a “book within a book” junior section. Payments can be in ten installments with no today’s cost, and orders must be filed soon to guarantee a copy.
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Yearbook
W and C Fall Production Distinguished Gathering in Brinckerhoff
Wigs and Cues opens its fall play Distinguished Gathering at Brinckerhoff Theatre with Florence Levi and Bill Stanton in leading roles. The London 1936 hit by James Parish makes its New York premiere under Yale director Arthur Sircom, with rehearsals at three weeks and tickets 15 cents for students 50 cents for others. Alice Gershon leads the drama club as president.
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Wigs
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Florence Levi
Bill Stanton
London
James Parish
New York
Drama Club
Alice Gershon
Knox to retire. Bayne named next University Chaplain
The Reverend Stephen Fielding Bayne Jr. will assume the duties of University Chaplain after Chaplain Raymond C. Knox retires next fall. President Nicholas Murray Butler announced the change after a Board of Trustees meeting. Bayne, rector of St. John's Church in Northampton, Mass., is Amherst graduate with sacred theology degree from General Theological Seminary in 1934. Knox introduced religion courses into Barnard and Columbia curricula and served as Bible professor.
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Stephen Fielding Bayne Jr
Raymond C. Knox
Nicholas Murray Butler
Board of Trustees
Mr. Bayne
St. John’s Church
Northampton
Mass
General Theological Seminary
Knox
Barnard
Columbia
Benefit for Morningside Center sponsors On Strivers Row
The Barnard Social Service Committee and others sponsor the December 13 showing of On Strivers Row at the Harlem Boys Club Theatre 28 West 134th Street for the Morningside Community Center. Barnard staff totals 21 at the Center and the Student Council donates 100 dollars yearly to the settlement. Fifty-nine cent subscriptions to the revival of the Negro cooperative theatre group will be sold in Miss Maagk's office starting Friday. A small exhibit of craft articles by Center children is also on view.
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Morningside
Barnard Social Service Committee
Columbia Earl Hall Society
Union Theological Seminary
Barnard
Christiana Smith
Student Council
Lower
Harlem
Comedy of the Negro Cooperative Theatre Group
Miss Maagk
Jake
Barnard Columbia Glee Clubs Holiday Concert
The Barnard and Columbia Glee Clubs and Singers present a Christmas concert at McMillin Theatre on December 13 at 8 30 P M Tickets are available from the Social Affairs Office and Room 407 in the Music Department Barnard performs Sun of the Sleepless Perhaps to Dream and Prelude while the combined choirs sing works by Thompson Moore Donovan and Harris
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Barnard and
Columbia Glee Clubs
Barnard and Columbia Singers
McMillin Theatre
Social Affairs Office
Music Department
Barnard
Otto Loening
Douglas Moore
William Schuman
Columbia Glee Club
Glee Clubs
Randall Thompson
Richard Donovan
Ray Harris
Exhibition On Jake Forecasts Recital By A A
The Dance Recital sponsored by the Athletic Association previews the event with costumed folk modern and tap dancers. The recital is set for Tuesday at 1 20 in west and features designs by Mildred Straus and a pliable doll display for demonstration purposes.
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Jake Forecasts
A.A
Cital
West
Mildred Straus
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Rockefeller den
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Trip
Cuba
Zodiac
R. Ninon Ballantyne
Lewis Townsend, Jr
Helen McCarron
Arthur Sircom
Brinckerhoff
Lauds
Yale
Mr. Sitcom
Gertrude Lawrence
Jane Cowl
Burgess Meredith
Cam Norton
Ninon Ballantyne
Joan Hach
Laura Patton
Frank Neilson
Lewis Townsend Jr
Blair Cutting
Dick Maloy
Morton Barker
Richard Bates
Butler
New University
Negro Center
Morningside Center
Glee
the Athletic Association
Physical Education Department
Margaret Holland
Marion Streng
Barbara Fish
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