Defense Training Courses Expanded For War Emergency
National Service Office plans defense courses if enough students enroll. Standard and advanced first aid, teaching first aid, and an evening Barnard Motor Corps class are proposed. A new Motor Transport Group is unlikely due to space. Map making and airplane spotting are under consideration. Red Cross training and faculty lectures on lab technique war economics and defense administration are offered.
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National Service Office
Milbank
Barnard Auxiliary Motor Corps
Motor Corps
Barnard
Glee Clubs Stage Joint Concert at McMillin Theater
Barnard and Columbia Glee Clubs joined with the Columbia Singers for a Saturday evening concert at 8 30 in McMillin Theater. The program featured modern American compositions including Douglas Moore Dedication sung by all groups.
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Barnard
Columbia Glee Clubs
Columbia Singers
McMillin Theatre
Modern American Com
Douglas Moore
Ray Harris
Johnny
Otto Luening
Barnard Glee Club
William Schuman
Betty Lowell
Barnard Hall Air Raid Drill Instructions
Dr Christina P Grant Barnard Hall Building Control Director outlines air raid drill procedures This week signals will be the fire alarm Students on every floor follow building aides to designated corridors Quiet behavior is required until further instructions Smoking at air raid posts is prohibited and must be extinguished before proceeding The three air raid posts are the first and second floor corridors and the basement corridor Control Post lies in the north end of the basement between the laundry and two elevators First Aid Posts are on the second floor and at the Control Post Associate Building Director is Professor Agnes R Wayman Aides include Miss Thuswelda Brettman Dr Bessie Burgemeister Miss Martha Maack Miss Jean C Leishman Miss J Edwerta Merrill Mrs Maureen OBrien and Miss Olga Rydene
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Barnard Hall
Agnes R. Wayman
Thuswelda Brettman
Bessie Burgemeister
Martha Maack
Jean C. Leishman
J. Edwerta Merrill
Maureen O'Brien
Olga Rydene
Dean to Address All-College Assembly at Noon
Virginia C. Gildersleeve will address students today at 12 in the gymnasium on Our duty to our country. The dean will include instructions on procedure during air raid drills and all students are urged to attend.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Dean Speaks Over CURC War Talk At Columbia Barnard
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve and Emily Gunning of the Undergraduate Association discuss war readiness on CURC radio. They contrast Barnard and Columbia College air raid preparations and urge student involvement in war work as Columbia begins precautions.
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Barnard
Columbia
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Emily Gunning
Undergraduate
CURC
Columbia College
Herbert E. Hawkes
Columbia Student Board
Douglas Coster
Gildersleeve
Miss Gunning
College German Club Hosts Annual Christmas Pageant
Members of the German Club presented a Christmas party in the Residence Halls yesterday from to 6. The pageant depicted the Christmas story with an orchestra and chorus performing. Jeanne Mitchell played violin. refreshments followed and members opened presents. Cast included Irene Herzfeld Joseph Lisbet Stumpp Ethel Weiss Marjorie Albim Elizabeth Vaneman shepherds Gladys Day Hope Kingman Jane Kavangh Kings. Orchestra members listed.
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Jeanne Mitchell
Irene Herzfeld
Joseph
Lisbet Stumpp
Ethel Weiss
Marjorie Albim
Elizabeth Vanneman
Shepherds
Gladys Day
Vacation Book Line Forming At 12 10 Friday
Barnard Library notes reserve line forms at 12:10 on Friday December 19. Nine ten copies and books on special reserve shelves may be taken for the holidays. The library closes at 5:30 Friday December 19 and at 12 noon Saturday December 20. During Christmas holidays hours include December 23 10 4 December 26 10 4 December 30 10 4 January 2 10 4. Reserve fine will form at 3 p.m. on these days.
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Barnard Library
Harlem Work Organized for National Defense Volunteering
The Negro Educational Club announced a program at Teachers College to organize student volunteers in Harlem schools and recreation centers. The effort aims to coordinate Barnard, Columbia, and Teachers College social service groups with Civilian Defense bureaus for national defense needs. A three-student committee led by Miss Dorothy Spivak, Warren Smith, and John Graves will oversee the coordination.
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Harlem
Teachers College
Negro Educational Club
Eliair
Barnard
BR. O. Johnson
Dorothy Spivak
Warren Smith
John Graves
Volun
Johnson
Negro Education Club
Columbia
Curriculum Tea Planned by Student Council
Students and faculty will discuss curriculum problems at a Thursday tea from 4 to 6 in the College Parlor. The event, sponsored at the Dean’s suggestion by the Student Council, aims to explain current rules and explore changes. Sally Lou Falk chairs the Curriculum Committee meeting.
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Gildersleeve
Sally Lou Falk
Barnard Assembly Votes to Hold WSSF Funds and Send Delegates
Representative Assembly decided to retain WSSF Drive funds until after Christmas with a total gross of 530 dollars reported by Helen Kandel. They approved sending 20 Barnard delegates to three intercollegiate conferences including Oxford Ohio and Cambridge Massachusetts, and designated alternates and partial funding from the Undergraduate Association.
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Representative Assembly
Barnard
Helen Kandel
Barnard Christmas Assembly Broadcast By WJZ At Four
Barnard College hosts its annual Christmas assembly to be broadcast this afternoon on WJZ at 4 oclock from Barnard Hall gymnasium. Students must be seated by 3 58 p m when doors will close.
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Barnard
WJZ
Barnard Hall
Volunteers Sought for Civil Defense Office Messengers
Office of Civilian Defense seeks volunteers as two units form. Motor Messengers require a driver license. Foot Messengers deliver messages to Barnard buildings during telephone tie ups. Volunteers stay in Milbank Workroom in hour shifts. signups at 10 Milbank daily from 1 to 2.
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Barnard
Milbank
Rpm & Am
Alumnae Opera Benefit Promises Star Talent and Scholarships
Alumnae sponsor an opera benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House on January 9 to support scholarships. Stars Grace Moore Lawrence Tibbett and Charles Kullman head a program with a Tosca lecture recital beforehand. Reservations are nearly sold out and tickets will be available at the booth or night of performance.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Grace Moore
Lawrence Tibbett
Charles Kullman
College Warler
Miss Tenney
Lake
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Judith Ann Paige
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Verna Tamborelle
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Barbara Fish
Beverly Vernon
Phyllis Cross
Student Defenders of Democracy
Student League For Progressive Acion
Committee To Defend A America
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League of Nations
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Office of Civilian Defense
Peggy Bates
Lis Martin
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