BC Begins Series on American Civ
The second series of American Civilization Lectures at Barnard College starts Thursday February 18 at 8 p.m. at Casa Italiana. Five round table panels feature scholars from Barnard, Columbia, NYU, Northwestern, Brown, Union Theological Seminary, and others. Complimentary tickets are available in Barnard Hall 104.
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Barnard College
America
C. S. Brander
Northwestern University
Edmond Cherbonnier
Robert T. Handy
Union Theological Seminary
John Kouwenhoven
Brook Hindle
New York University
Eric Larrabee
Harpers Magazine
Charles Liepmann
Bert James Loewenberg
Sarah Lawrence
Margaret Pickel
Columbia University
Barnard Hall
Scholarships Open for 1954 55 Aid Applications
All applications for scholarships grants in aid and residence grants from students now in college for the year 1954 55 must be filed in the Office of the Deans on or before March 1 at 5 p.m. Application blanks available in Room 117 Milbank must be filled out by the student and signed by a parent or guardian.
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Milbank
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Katherine Gibbs School
Bulletin Board
Barnard
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Arthur A. Elder
Ilgwu Training Institute
Broadway
Visiting Press Teach at BC
Two visiting professors join Barnard College for the spring term. Dr. George P. Adams, retired Mills Professor, will teach Ethics and American Philosophy, bringing two books to his lectures. Dr. Herbert Hyman of Columbia will offer Public Opinion and Communication with a year biannual visiting plan for sociology courses.
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George P. Adams
Herbert H. Hyman
Barnard College
Millicent C. McIntosh
Adams
Mills
University of California
Berkeley
Cornell
Columbia
Hyman
University of Oslo
United States
Japan
Barnard Sociology Department
Excerpts From Forum Speeches by Noted Women and Men
Dr George N Shuster argues that totalitarian rule feeds mass satisfaction while human dignity centers on thought and duty. Agnes E Meyer criticizes demagogic influence and urges a vigilant democracy strengthened by self respect in every community. Emily Mudd praises college women balancing home life with opportunity and equality. Emily Kimbrough quips that domestic labor may dull the mind but questions if freedom from effort dulls the will.
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George N. Shuster
Agnes E. Meyer
McCarthy
Plato
John Dewey
Protestant Influence on American Society
James P. Shenton, history instructor at Columbia College, spoke at the Earl Hall interfaith meeting on the influence of religion on American life. He traced how the Protestant ethic translated into immigrant life from 1880 to 1914 amid the Progressive Movement and tension with Irish Catholic political power in the city.
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Shenton
James P. Shenton
Columbia College
Earl Hall
United States
America
Conti
Placement Office Announces Grad Summer Work Opportunities
Barnard Placement Office lists general counselor positions with day and country camps linked to the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York. Interviews run daily at 67 West 47th Street with eight week terms and salaries matching private camps. NSA analytic aide slots in Washington, D C pay 340 to 5060 dollars, with Feb 17 and 18 interview dates.
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Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of
New York
Federation Employment Service
West 47Th Street
Analytic
National Security Agency
Barnard Forum Explores Knowledge and Freedom
The Sixth Annual Barnard Forum at the Waldorf Astoria featured moderator Millicent C. McIntosh and speakers Agnes E. Meyer Emily H. Mudd Emily Kimbrough and Dr George N Shuster. They debated Freedom as a Community Problem happiness at home Pitfalls of Freedom and Knowledge and Responsibility in modern society.
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Barnard Forum
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Millicent C. McIntosh
Agnes E. Meyer
Barnard
Emily H. Mudd
The
Marriage Council of
Philadelphia
Emily Kimbrough
George N. Shuster
Hunter College
Vocational Panel Discussion On Teaching Set At College Parlor
The Vocational Committee sponsors a panel on teaching in the College Parlor at 4 this afternoon. Topics include elementary public secondary private secondary and college education. Professor Virginia Harrington Professor Eleanor Rosenberg and Miss Anne Laurie will participate. All students are invited to attend.
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Virginia Harrington
Eleanor Rosenberg
Anne Laurie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Casa Italiana
Amsterdam Avenue
117Th Street
Carnegie Foundation
D. H. Fleming
Brown University
Samuel Elliot Morison
Robert D. Leigh
Richard Hofstadter
McIntosh
Emily Mudd
Barnard Placement Office
By Marcia Rubinstein
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