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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1953
Page
3
Prof Rob ert Gordis argues at the Thursday Noon Meeting that goodness without God exists but cannot endure. He says only a God based moral system can withstand time and questions whether values can be transmitted to the next generation without faith. He contends morality is not secured by law and hinges on internal belief, not police power.
The Columbia University Chorus and Orchestra under Jacob Avshalomoff present selections from Handel and The Triumph of Time and Truth at a musicale in Barnard Gym Tuesday December 15 at 1 p.m. Following the oratorio President Millicent McIntosh delivers the annual Christmas message and joins in carols.
President Millicent C. McIntosh will travel to California in March to deliver the Clark Lectures at Scripps College Claremont. Her itinerary includes Texas Arizona Washington Minnesota and Ohio with talks to alumnae groups Seven College Conference groups and high school audiences. The topics Education for Living and The Scholar in a Democratic Society will be presented first to an exclusive Scripps audience then to the public. She departs New York March 1 arrives Houston March 3 visits Dallas Phoenix Pomona and ends back in New York March 21.
The National Student's Association lists Europe summer programs for 1954 with 64 day tours priced $840 to $850 and a two month option at $810 to $850. Highlights include Music Festival Tour visiting Holland Salzburg Lucerne Bayreuth Edinburgh and countries Austria Holland Switzerland France Germany England Scotland. Other itineraries cover Economics and Politics with visits to Trade Union Congress and Conservative Party office in England, Bavaria Munich and Paris Institut des Etudes Politiques.
Seven Manhattan churches host commemorative services marking Columbia University’s bicentennial. Events include Catholic Jewish Episcopal and Lutheran ceremonies on January 24 at listed locales, plus Presbyterian and Methodist services later. University students have reserved seating. tickets available from the Chaplain’s Office Earl Hall.
The Faculty Committee on Honors chaired by Dean Thomas P. Peardon outlines the process for departmental honors. Each department will nominate up to 20 percent of seniors, with exceptions for standout cases. the Honors Committee will craft a final list also limited to about 20 percent of the graduating class. Honors depend on overall average, major average, and major exam grade. Additionally Barnard College catalog adds new Columbia College courses including Latin American Seminar History 31 32 eight points by de Morelos and a Colloquium Religions 1 2 by Dillenberger and Hadas two eight point courses tracing Western religious tradition from Gilgamesh to the 17th Century.
Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, Indian women's rights leader, was awarded a Barnard scroll and a new bi centennial plaque during a 2 PM ceremony at Barnard College. She spoke on the All-India Women’s Conference, its role in reform, and its future work including population control and child welfare.
Mary Hetzel and Joyce Seidman led a junior class meeting detailing casting dates for the February 26 and 27 show. Eight show committee chairmen were named and more staff spots urged, with the Minor Latham Drama Workshop in Milbank Hall to host the production.
Emergency scholarship applications are the only ones accepted for second semester grants. Students in critical financial status may pick up application blanks at 117 Milbank starting Monday, with returns due by 5:00 p.m. Monday January 4, 1954.
A thirteen week program from WNBT Channel 4 will broadcast next Saturday from 5 45 to 6 p m based on Professor John Kouwenhoven’s The Columbia Historical Portrait of New York Pictorial illustrations will feature prominently and interviews include Mayor-elect Robert F Wagner Jr The series is co sponsored by Columbia University Center for Mass Communications and WNBT Future topics cover Roads to New York New York in War and Peace New York as an Entertainment Center and New York and the Suburbs.
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