Debate Over Subsidizing Living Costs for Student Leaders
The Prize Rooms Rep Assembly voted on three measures, approving grants to fund summer projects and internships for nine students but blocking housing subsidies for the Undergraduate Association President and Bulletin Editor. Proponents argue on campus living for leaders boosts effectiveness and fairness, while critics say using student activity fees for individual living costs is improper and that leadership roles require proven commitment beyond finances.
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Baker Street Pleases Holmes Fans Despite Flaws
Production of the Sherlock Holmes adventure on Baker Street draws praise for Fritz Weaver’s Holmes and Inga Swenson’s scenes but suffers from an overlong previews period and Moriarty underplay. Mar tin Gabel’s eerie Moriarty shines in two scenes while the central plot remains underdeveloped.
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Baker Street
Alexander Cohen
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Martin Gabel
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Letter to the Editor on Mississippi welfare workers
A reader disputes a report about Barnard delegates and welfare in Mississippi. The writer says only a small fraction of 1100 state case workers are Negro, fewer than 100, and notes fear of friction limits hiring. He argues prejudice causes needy Negroes to avoid a white welfare department, creating unserved residents.
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Barnard
Mississippi
Ella Fitzgerald Stuns Royal Box Crowd in 45 Minute Medley
Ella Fitzgerald opened Tuesday night at the Royal Box in the Americana Hotel delivering a forty five minute set of oldies with bossa nova flair. She covered standards like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Some Things Gotta Give while paying tribute to Benny Goodman Louis Armstrong and Stan Getz Jaio Gilberto pairing with Roy Eldridge for balance and energy.
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Americana Hotel
Miss Fitzgerald
Ella
Benny Goodman
Louis Armstrong
Jimmy Heywood
Ipanema
Roy Eldridge Sexer
Mississippi Notebook review notes fear and change
Nicholas von Hoffman presents a dual tale of aging and youth, fear shaping Mississippi life. The author contrasts plantation power with Black community life, showing dreams colliding with harsh social change and marking the work as insightful and authentic.
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von Hoffman
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Strickland
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W. 126Th Street
Hugh Thomson Illustrations Show Victorian Grace in Light
The exhibit surveys Hugh Thomson’s watercolors and pen and ink drawings from 1883 to 1920. It highlights his delicate lines, tonal control, and luminous landscapes, with works linked to Dickens Austen Chaucer and literary figures, while noting his graceful, airy style and how color and line convey atmosphere.
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Silas Marner
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Giant Killer
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Hester Prynne
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Ellen Youngelson
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Baker St. Pleases
By Helen Neuhaus
Fritz Weaver
Inga Swenson
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Janet Roach
William Strickland
Tunica
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By Bonnie Hilkevitch and
Susan McClelland
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