Columbia Names Hacker Dean of General Studies
Professor Louis M. Hacker, former Director of the School of General Studies, is appointed Dean of the new Faculty of General Studies effective February 1, 1952. The board also adds a Faculty representative to the University Council as the School, established 1947, expands its degree and extension programs for adult education.
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Louis M. Hacker
School of General Studies
General Studies
Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Columbia University Board of Trustees
Faculty of
University Council
Columbia
Faculty of General Studies
Hacker
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Dean Hacker
Harmsworth
Oxford University
Oxford
Columbia College
Italy and Its International Relations Outline by Henderson
William Henderson of Barnard spoke at Circolo Italiano on Italy as a small nation shaping its foreign policy. He traced a stable policy from 1861 to fascism and said Italy’s geography and limited resources guided prudent diplomacy despite later missteps under Mussolini.
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Italy
William Henderson
Barnard
Mussolini
Mediterranean Sea
Medieval Perspective as a Narrative Device in Chaucer
Professor D. W. Robertson Jr. of Princeton discusses medieval perspective as a narrative device at the English Conference. He notes perspective orders events around the reader for vicarious experience and cites the Wife of Bath’s Tale where quoted Bible lines reveal different meanings, reflecting a medieval focus on a hierarchy of world order.
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D. W. Robertson Jr
Princeton University
Robertson
Wife of Bath
Chaucer
Mexican Revolution Creates Renaissance in Art Says Plummer
John T. Plummer Barnard Fine Arts Instructor argues the revolution sparked a Mexican Renaissance in art. He cites Posada Orozco and works like Calavera and The Trench while noting artists faced money woes and isolation, then discusses a Mexico syndicate attempt to aid artists.
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John T. Plummer
Barnard
College Forum
Plummer
Posada
Orozco
Calavera
Huerta
van Gogh
Toulouse-Lautrec
Mexico
Barnard Folk Song Club Brings Music To Barnard Camp
The Folk Song Club led by Edith Bernstein ‘52 performs across multiple venues from Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital to Barnard Camp Westchester and Barnard College. About fifty members with guitars banjos ukuleles and a zither rehearse monthly to sing and learn new songs. They plan a spring song fest in the Jungle and featured a Dorothy Parker poem set to music at a recent AA Conference Banquet.
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Edward
Barnard
Folk Song Club
Edith Bernstein
Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital
Bronx
Barnard Camp
Westchester
Edie
Donna Kario
Annette Wilbois
Midwest
the Athletic Association
Wjz-Tv
Mary Ann Reed
Folksingers
Dorothy Parker
Judy Kassow
Spanish Art Exhibit Showcases Velasquez Goya El Greco
Room 10 Mil bank hosts reproductions by Oral Spanish 31 featuring El Greco Goya and Velasquez. Highlights include The Burial of Count Orgaz Saint Martin and the Beggar and Saint Margaret The Princess Margaret Pope Innocent X The Family of Charles IV and Majas on the Balcony.
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Goya
el Greco
Velasquez
Milbank
Oral Spanish 31
Count Orgaz
Gonzalez de Orgaz
Saint Martin and
The
National Gallery
Washington
Margaret
Innocent X
Charles IV
Majas
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Riverside
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