Land Purchases Discussed for Harlem Heights Park Extension
A New York City board hearing considers extending the park system from Claremont to pieth avenues, including Harlem Heights battle ground. Key speakers urge preservation for Grant's Tomb and historic Harlem battle site. university and church leaders push for development and cultural value, with two blocks at 119th Street now at risk.
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Barnardalne
Board of Eurpiate
New York City
Claremont and
River~c. Avenues
Manhattan Island
Harlem Heights
Milbank
Pres
Butler
Columbia University
Chas
Cuthbert Hall
Union Theological Seminary
Greer
St. John the Divine
St. Luke’s Hospital
Scenic Association
John D.crimmins
Morningside Heights
119Th Street
Teachers College Notes 1906 07 Preparations and Programs
The 1906 07 college program will add new subject specialization for future high school teachers and expand general courses to improve training. A survey of high school education problems is planned. United Daughters of the Confederacy offer an annual $100 prize for best Civil War activity essay. Educational Museum will exhibit book bindings. New York Library Club meets in March. Woodhull elected president of York Science Teachers Association. American Guild of Plays advocates play festival value.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
Teachers’ College
Richards
Ra “Ton
New York Library Club College
Maerh
Woodhull
Department of
Science
York
Science Teachers’ Association
Department of Music
American Guild of Plays
Deutscher Kreis Social Meeting Scheduled
A Deutscher Kreis social meeting is set for Friday afternoon February 13 at 4 10 in the Lum Room. All members are urged to attend.
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Deutscher Kreis Iumm
Y. W. C. A. Plans Growth and Advisory Committee
A cabinet meeting approved hiring a part time secretary starting March 1 to expand the growing college YWCA, engage students, and link with similar groups. An Advisory Committee of three faculty and three alumni will advise the executive committee and boost faculty and alumni involvement for one year beginning March 1, 1906. Members named include Miss Hirst Dr. Braun Mr Hoadley and alumnae Marion Latham Jean W. Miller Jean H. Loomis.
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College Association
Miss Hirst
Braun
Hoadley
Marion Latham
Jean W. Miller
Jean H. Loomis
Christian Association
Nashville Convention Election of Students to Attend
The Nashville Committee announces the election of Sophie Woodman Agnes Miller Marguerite Newland Edna Tompkins and May Ingalls to attend the Student Volunteer Movement convention in Nashville Tennessee from February 28 to March 4. Trustees and alumni have funded the trip and aim to raise $250 total before departure with a large March meeting planned for collegewide reports from delegates.
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Nashville
Tenn
Sophie P. Woodman
Agnes Miller
Marguerite Newland
Edna Tompkins
May Ingalls
OpHig. P. WoopMan
C S M A Holds February Meeting in Barnard Room 139
The C S M A schedules a regular meeting in Room 139 Barnard on Thursday February 15 at 12 10. Members and interested parties are urged to attend as reports from delegates to the Cambridge Convention will be presented by order of the President Florence M Srpr
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Barnard
Cambridge
Florence M. Sr
Jiu Jitsu Demonstration by Six Japanese at University
Six Japanese visitors demonstrated jiu jitsu at the University gymnasium under Dr. Merlan of Barnard. They showed throwing techniques, fencing with wooden swords, and center of gravity tactics, drawing a crowded audience of faculty and students.
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Japan
University
Merlan
Barnard
Barnard Union Senior Debate On Sweat Shop Legislation
The Senior debate on February 7 debated whether New York should legislate sweat shop labor conditions. Affirmative speakers were Haskell Herrmann and Foshay. negatives Blackburn Fontaine Brown argued the contrary. Judges favored the negative as clearer and more convincing.
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New York
Alice Haskell
Senta Herrmann
Florence Foshay
Louise Blackburn
Marie-Louise Fontaine
Marjorie Brown
Miss Mahi
Vassar
Johnson
Pitkin
Class of 1907 Holds February Meeting
Regular meeting on Thursday February 8 in room 330 heard reports and decided the class would stage an entertainment as a cotillon for the class of 1905 in April. Ten dollars was pledged to the College Settlement Association.
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College Settlement Association
Sophomore Class Names Greek Games Committee Members
At the February 8 meeting the sophomore class elected Eleanor Hunsdon as chairman and named Clairette Armstrong Mary Maxon Josephine Prahl Florence Wolff Jessie Klouston and Helmina Jeidell to the Greek Games committee. A class party was approved for February 15.
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Eleanor Hunsdon
Clairette Armstrong
Mary Maxon
Josephine Prahl
Florence Wolff
Jessie Klouston
Helmina Jeidell
Freshmen welcomed as Class of 1909 votes tea party
The Class of 1909 met on Thursday February 8 and welcomed new freshmen. It was voted a tea would be given them on February 15. The Freshman entertainment committee was elected: Eva vom Baur chairwoman, Leslie Conner, Lee Alexander, Laura Turnbull, Jessie Levy, May Ingalls, Lillian Clossen and H Swenson. Olga Rilke was elected undergraduate sub treasurer.
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Eva Vom Baur
Leslie Conner
Lee Alexander
Laura Turnbull
Jéssie Levy
May Ingalls
Lillian Clossen
H. Swenson
Olga Rilke
Daniel Gregory Mason Delivers Lectures On Romanticism
The 1905 06 music department will continue weekly lectures in Earl Hall auditorium every Wednesday at 4 PM. Mason presents six talks titled The Problem of Romanticism covering Schubert Schumann Mendelssohn Chopin and modern Romantic Tendencies with full illustrations. Further announcements will follow.
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Earl Hall
Daniel Gregory Mason
Schubert
Schumann
Mendelssohn
Chopin
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Teachers’ College Notes
Thay
SS Sui Sociely
Y. W. Cla
Barnard Union
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