Lynd Discusses Deficiencies Raise Dead Culture Forms
Sociology professor Robert S. Lynd spoke at McMillin Theatre on Modern Man in the Pattern of American Culture. He critiqued American culture as a drifting pattern prioritizing urban life, individualism, and mobility while urging cultural change guided by human cravings and mutuality.
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McMillin Theatre
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Columbia University
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Lynch
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Dean Advises Majors Choice For Sophomores
The Dean outlines a practical plan for selecting majors and preparing for careers. He suggests using summers to experiment, choosing a well rounded program with core major subjects, citizenship, recreation like arts and PE, and useful tools such as English and a foreign language. He urges sophomores to seek guidance from the occupational bureau and faculty.
Lifting Embargo Urged by Kent and Allen in Peace Rally
Kent Allen urge lifting the arms embargo backing the Spanish Loyalists amid a campus debate about Communists paying students to attend front-row classes. Speakers cited democracy, labor, and the fight against Fascism in Spain, with veterans recalling Allied aid and German-sold arms bought for loyalist forces.
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Herald-Tribune
Dean Russell
Teachers College
Communist Party
Spain
Mr. Kent
Ieddie Mroczkowski
ASU
American Student Union
George Watt
Abraham Lincoln Volunteer Brigade
Germany
Franco
Pledge Card for Loyalist Spain Aid and Veterans Rehab
A pledge card to Professor Ruth Benedict at Columbia University asks donors to allocate funds via the University Federation for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom for either food and medical aid to Loyalist Spain or rehabilitation for American veterans from Spain. If no preference is shown, the gift is split equally.
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Ruth Benedict
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
University Federation For Democracy and Intellectual Freedom
Spain
Dr. Alsop To Present Senior Hygiene Lecture
Dr. Gulielma A Alsop will present the first senior hygiene lecture this afternoon in room 304. Only seniors may attend the four lecture series and Elizabeth Jackson the senior class president will preside.
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Dr. Alsop
Gulielma A Alsop
Elizabeth Jackson
Dean Hosts German Princess at College Tea
Virginia C. Gildersleeve entertained faculty, students, and guests in the college parlor yesterday afternoon in a tea honoring Princess Lowenstein, a refugee from Nazi Germany. The princess spoke informally to the group after tea, representing a long-standing German Catholic family.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Princess Lowenstein
Miss Gildersleeve Plans Three Week Vacation
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve leaves New York City this afternoon after a benefit performance of Thais for a three week vacation in the South. She will visit El Paso and Dallas Texas where she traveled last winter. Plans include public appearances at high schools in El Paso and a Barnard alumnae gathering in Dallas.
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New York City
South
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Dallas
Texas
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Barnard
Moore to Stage Original Opera at American Lyric Theatre
Professor Douglas Moore of Columbia University will present his original opera at the American Lyric Theatre on April 20. Stephen Vincent Benet’s The Devil and Daniel Webster provides the libretto, with Lee Patterson directing. The new theatre aims to bring lesser known operatic works to light as it opens for a limited spring engagement.
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Douglas Moore
Department of Music
Columbia University
American Lyne Theatre
Stephen Vincent Benet
Devil
Daniel Webster
Lee Patterson
American Lyric Theatre
Professor Moore
WOXR
Mr. Benet
Saturday Evening Post
Forty Winks Cast Rehearses Prom Parody Mirth
The Forty Winks cast rehearses a chaotic skit parodying a late 19th century Junior Prom with references to Greek Games and a chariot sequence. The piece riffs on inane plots and theatrical mishaps as the Juniors pivot to a show based on what they imagine from old papers.
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