Lamont Warns Congress Overstepping Rights in Academic Freedom
Corliss Lamont, Columbia philosophy professor, told the Student Committee for Academic Freedom that Congressional investigations imitate judiciary functions, threaten civil liberties, and suppress free speech. He cited McCarran Smith acts and FBI campus presence as eroding academic independence.
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Corliss Lamont
Columbia
Academic Freedom
Congressional Investigations and Academic Freedom
Congressional
Judiciary Branch
America
McCarran
Smith
Lamont
Robert Ackershaw
Columbia Journalism
FBI
New Editor Guides Barnard Alumnae Magazine Issue
Mrs. Dorothy Woolfe Ahern of the class of 1928, a former Newsweek editor, now leads The Barnard Alumnae Magazine. The November December 1953 issue is the first under her supervision.
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Dorothy Woolfe Ahern
Newsweek
Barnard
Alumnae
New York Times
Amy Schaeffer
Time
Voice of America
Alumnae Magazine
Approve Plan For C U S C Conference
The Columbia University Student Council has approved a Bicentennial Conference plan to be held in spring with guest speakers in International Relations and leading educators. Topics will be decided at a planning meeting and presented for final approval on December 9.
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Columbia University Student Council
Columbia University
Canada
C.U.S.C
Bert Lamb
Pat Pomboy
Barnard
David Bardin
Law
The
CUSC
Edith Tennenbaum
Sheldon Cherry
Junior Class Plans February Show at Minor Latham Workshop
The Junior Class is planning its annual musical in the new Minor Latham Drama Workshop with performances on February 26 and 27. Mary Hetzel directs the project with Joyce Seidman as director and a full committee including Dot Vance Noel de Terra Mirella dA mpbrosio Dawn Lille Cynthia Freitag Nan Kuvin Toni Lautman Patsy Dykema and Barbara Cahill. Casting begins after Christmas vacation and rehearsals start in February.
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Latham
Mary Hetzel
Joyce Seidman
Dot Vance
Noel de Terra
Mirella d’Ambrosio
Dawn Lille
Cynthia Freitag
Nan Kuvin
Toni Lautman
Patsy Dykema
Barbara Cahill
Jake
Visiting Professor Teaches Public Opinion and Communication Course
The Sociology Department offers a Spring course titled Public Opinion and Communication taught by Herbert H. Hyman of Columbia University. The class covers theory and findings on public opinion, mass media influence, content study methods, and cultural and personality factors shaping opinion.
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Department of Sociology
Herbert H. Hyman
Columbia University
Lic
Hyman
Columbia
Germany
Japan
University of Oslo
Norway
Reporter Cites Red Coverage Complications
Harry Schwartz of the New York Times spoke at Fayerweather Hall on the hurdles for American correspondents in the USSR. He cited three barriers: Moscow access limits, few chances to interview policymakers, and pervasive double and triple censorship by the Russians.
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Harry Schwartz
New York Times
Fayerweather Hall
Ussr
Mr. Schwartz
Moscow
Schwartz
Russia
Professors Debate Ethical Values in Barnard Hall Gym
Two professors, Dr Peter Viereck and Prof John Smith, will debate the Conservation of Our Ethical Values at the second college assembly in Barnard Hall Gymnasium. The event December 8 at 12:55 p.m. includes a 10 minute opening sing. Seating is limited to 800. students urged to arrive early.
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Peter Viereck
John Smith
Barnard Hall
Smith
Yale
Barnard
Columbia College
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Dr. Smith
Review of Religion
Germanic Review
Philosophy and
Phrenological Research
Viereck
Harvard
Rama Rau Lecture Admission Cards Available
A limited number of admission cards for Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau’s lecture on Thursday December 10 at 2 p.m. in the College Parlor are now available for interested students through the College Activities Office.
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Dhanvanthi Rama Rau
Columbia Players Stage Othello in Brander Matthews Theater
The Columbia Players directed by Barry Allen Grael present Shakespeare's Othello in Brander Matthews Theater December 16 to 19 edited by Grael. Cast includes Frank Longo as Othello Hale Gabrielson Desdemona Lewis Band Iago with Joan Melinsky Padraic Kennedy and David Gordon. Ticket prices vary by performance with evening shows at 8 25 and matinee at 2 25.
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Columbia Players
Barry Allen Grael
Brander Matthews Theater
Mr. Grael
Columbia
Frank Longo
Othello
Hale Gabrielson
Desdemona
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New York Times Book Review
Amy Loveman
Ahern
Saturday Review of Literature
Mary Campbell
Conde-Nast Publications
Viereck Vs
Rama Rau
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