Minister Endorses Apartheid Policy and Native Councils
Ambassador Gerhardus Jooste of South Africa addresses The Racial Situation in South Africa at Columbia Law School. He describes a two and a half million Europeans, one and a half million non-Europeans, and eight and a half million natives, with an open frontier enabling native migration. He cites segregation as a long-standing policy and outlines territorial self government for natives under European oversight, while noting natives may not sit in Parliament.
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Gerhardhus Jooste
United States
Union of South Africa
United Nations
McMillin Theater
South Africa
Columbia Law School Forum
Jooste
Barnard Christmas Festival Presented by International Clubs
The Christ mas Festival in Barnard gym features 40 choir members, carols, and musical pieces by M Searle Wright and Bruce Montgomery. French German Italian and Spanish clubs join in a multilingual Yuletide program with dances, skits, and a Christmas tree as adults bring children.
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M. Searle Wright
Bruce Montgomery
Christ
Mr. Wright
Barnard
Helen Bailey
Maristella Bove
Margarita da Cal
Hugh Puckett
Ginette Muller
Rita Cademartori
Felice Dresner
Patricia Dykema
Martha English
Student Affairs Office
Saint Nicolas
la Société Française
el Auto de Las Cuatro Estaciones
el Circulo Hispano
Il Circolo Italiano
Deutscher Kreis
Gordis Defines Chanukah for Meeting Group
Dr. Robert Gordis spoke on Chanukah at the noon meeting in the College Parlor. He traced the holiday to the 165 B.C. war led by Judah Maccabee against Syrians seeking to eliminate Hebrew faith and culture, noting it as a battle for human thought and spirit rather than territory.
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Robert Gordis
Palestine
Judah Maccabee
Greece
Gordis
B.C
Santayana’s Religious Philosophy Discussed by Brennan
Joseph G. Brennan argues that American Naturalists accept half of Santayana’s religious beliefs while neglecting the rest. He notes Santayana’s view of a world of natural fact and his critique that religion requires dogma and ritual.
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Joseph G. Brennan
Ty Canesuay
George Santayana
Brennan
Dewey
James
Santayana
Teachers Students Hold Annual Game At Gymnasium
A faculty student basketball game will be held in the Gymnasium on Thursday December 18. A Christmas party will follow the game. Faculty members may contact Jane Collier through Student Mail to join the faculty team. Professors Eliot Byrne and Philips are among those playing.
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Jane Collier
Eliot
Miss Byrne
Philips
Opera Tickets On Sale For Holiday Week Performances
The Office of Student Affairs informs opera subscribers that Metropolitan Opera tickets go on sale until Wednesday for shows on December 24 December 25 and January 1.
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Office of Student Affairs
Opera
Metropolitan Opera
Public Forum Airs Local Housing Plan
Mid income cooperative housing on Morningside Heights was discussed at a New York City Planning Commission hearing. The panel postponed action to a December 23 meeting while approving a public housing plan increase to 1950 rental units, pending Board of Estimate clearance.
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Morningside Heights
New York City Planning Commission
Board of Estimate
Millicent C. McIntosh
Morningside Corporation
McIntosh
Filman
George Ford
Corpus Christi Church
B and G to Install New Elevator In Hewitt Hall
Barnard College plans an eight to ten week installation of a self service elevator in Hewitt Hall during Christmas vacation. Miss Frances Maisch announces the project as an economy measure improving all night service and reducing staff needs. No plans to replace other dorm elevators. retirement of ten Buildings and Grounds staff within six months under the 1951 Retirement Benefit Plan.
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Hewitt Hall
Frances Maisch
College
Milbank
Miss Maisch
Barnard
Barnard College Receives Gifts for Three Scholarships
Gifts totaling 32990 establish three funds from the Lillia Babbit Hyde Foundation the Charles Webb estate and Mrs Hyman Werner. The Hyde gift of 25000 supports juniors and seniors entering medicine allied fields the Webb bequest of 4990 funds a History department nominated scholar and the Werner fund of 3000 provides an annual award to an able deserving Barnard student.
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Barnard College
Lillia Babbit Hyde
Charles Webb
Barnard Department of History
Hyman Werner
Helen Frankfeld Werner
Barnard
Christmas Assembly at CU Features Millicent McIntosh and Chorus
Dean Millicent C. McIntosh will speak at the special Christmas Assembly tomorrow at 1 in the gym. The Columbia University Chorus directed by Jacob Avshalomoff will perform works including Adeste Fideles and Bach pieces to lift Yuletide spirits. Students attending will receive a sprig of holly.
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Millicent C. McIntosh
Columbia University Chorus
Jacob Avshalomoff
Bach
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St. Paul’s Chapel
Public Forum
Fosdick
Dean
By Mimi Rubin
Dr. Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Riverside Church
Emil Romera
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Elizabeth Barker
Save Our Homes Committee
Barbara Smith
B&g
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