Fifth Annual Columbia Peace Conference Opens
The Fifth Annual Columbia Peace Conference opened last night at 8 00 pm in Harkness Academic Theatre with an address by Professor Reinhold Niebuhr. The event aims to simulate and coordinate student efforts to prevent another world war and will conclude with a second session this evening.
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Columbia
Niebuhr
Union Theological Seminary
Radical Religion
Christian Century
Harper's
Scribner's
Miss Reynard Speaks on Greek Drama Lyrics Tea
Mrs Elizabeth Reynard addresses the Greek Game Lyrics Tea in Room 401 urging aspiring lyricists to avoid past errors and embrace authentic Greek style. She emphasizes knowledge of Greek environment and the belief that Greece valued living emotions in nature and myth as expressed by dryads spirits and personified elements.
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Elizabeth Reynard
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French Exchange Student Questions Barnard Style
Renee Pecquet a French exchange student at Barnard shares impressions of American life and fashion in an interview. She notes Americans dress boldly with fur coats and bright colors while French lycée life is busy with study and few clubs or games. She praises American honesty and says she feels at home though homesickness is limited.
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Barnardites
Barnard
Cornelia Elliott
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America
Miss Pecquet
France
Paris
Brecht Analyzes German Democracy and Its Collapse
Dr. Arnold Brecht addressed History Sociology Economics and Government majors on the German democratic constitution. He argued its failings lay in emergency powers and proportional representation that bred weak coalitions and allowed leaders with little political backing to rise, citing Article 48 and President Hindenburg as examples.
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Arnold Brecht
Germany
Dr. Brecht
Hitler
Pres. von Hindenburg
Pictures Available to Students from Barnard Feature
Students may obtain free copies of the Barnard rotogravure page from Miss Stevens in the Riverside Drive Building. The issues, originally in the New York Times and Tribune, are for distribution among friends and relatives interested in Barnard.
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Barnard Pictures
New York Times and Tribune
Barnard Students Attend International Relations Conference
Barnard College representatives Shirley Adelson and Elaine Glaston attended a Middle Atlantic States International Relations Clubs conference at the University of Delaware December 4 and 5. The event, hosted with Carnegie Endowment support, debated Democracy versus Dictatorship, League of Nations policy, Pan Americanism, and Far East conflict, with Dr. Otto Nathan warning of peril and urging education as a route to peace.
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University of Delaware
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Shirley Adelson
Elaine Glaston
Barnard Club
Spain
Europe
League of Nations
League
Latin America
Far East
Otto Nathan
Republic
New York University
Nathan
Conference of International Relations Clubs
Christmas Assembly Broadcast From Barnard and St Paul Choirs
The annual Christmas Assembly in the gymnasium Tuesday December 15 at 1 15 pm will be broadcast on WEAF and NBC. The program features the Barnard Glee Club with the Barnard String Ensemble and the St Pauls Chapel Choir. Dean Gildersleeve will give the Christmas address. Holl springs will be distributed at the door and doors close at 1 10 pm. Professor Lowell P Beveridge will conduct several carols after the program.
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WEAF
National Broadcasting Company
Barnard Glee Club
Barnard
St. Paul’s Chapel
Dean Gildersleeve
Lowell P. Beveridge
Beveridge
Christmas Carols and Hymns Directed by Beveridge at Columbia
A program mixing four English carols by Holst and Lang with a Christmas Oratorio chorus from Schutz, Boughton, and Handel selections. Columbia University Chapel Choir and String Ensemble perform under Prof. Lowell P. Beveridge, with additional greetings from Dean Gildersleeve.
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Paul H. Lang
Barnard Glee Club
Lowell P. Beveridge
Dean Gildersleeve
Heinrich Schutz
Holly
Rutland Boughton
Jeanette
Isabella
King
Wenceslas
Messiah
G. F. Handel
Columbia University Chapel Choir
Prof
Lowell
P. Beveridge
Scholarships and Grants in Aid for Spring Session
Urgent financial aid seekers should file applications with the Dean's Secretary by January 8 on blanks from the Dean's office. Applications must be filled in duplicate and signed by a parent or guardian. Interviews will be posted on the Dean's bulletin board two to three weeks after filing.
Barnard Fair Nets About Two Thousand Dollars
The Barnard Fair of December 4 and 5 netted roughly $2,000 after expenses, with Ruth Klein er noting the malted milk booth clear to about $150, the largest among booths. Vernonsee Milk Farms donated milk and equipment, run by Marjorie Simpson, while unsold goods went to the Union Theological Neighborhood Center.
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Barnard
Ruth Kleiner
Vernonsee Milk Farms
Marjorie Simpson
Union Theological Neighborhood Center
To Be Given This Evening at Brinkerhoff Theatre
The Wigs and Cues season opens with a modern melodrama titled To Be. Given This Evening at eight thirty in Brinkerhoff Theatre. The cast features Lewis Townsend as Henry Abbott and Doris Siske as the kind lady with two moronic girls played by Martha Reed and Evelyn Howard. Natalie Flatow and Thomas Hollright play cockneys. male parts by Columbia Theatre Association. women by Wigs and Cues. Miss Agnes Morgan directs. advance sales high. numbered seats required. tickets exchangable on Jake today. Props include reproductions of famous artworks for the drawing room of Mary Herries’ London home setting.
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Brinkerhoff Theatre
Majorie Ashworth
Columbia
Henry Abbott
Lewis Townsend
Old Vic Theatre Company
London
Doris Siske
Martha Reed
Evelyn Howard
Natalie Flatow
Thomas Hollright
Columbia Theatre Association
Agnes Morgan
Theatre Guild
Jake
Properties Committee
Mary Herries
Madame Vidon- Varney
Dr. McGuire
Elizabeth Eldredge
Grant Pelletier
College To Present New Hygienic Course
Dr. Gulielma Alsop will lead Mental Hygiene forums for seniors next semester with optional attendance. Plans for lectures readings and personal conferences will adapt to student wishes including platform and floor discussions. A two point course with two weekly lectures may be created.
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Gulielma Alsop
Alsop
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