Dean McBain Analyzes Supreme Court Decisions
Dean McBain of Columbia University criticizes the Supreme Court for striking down eight New Deal acts in two years, calling the Mills case a warning example of judicial supremacy. He notes judges decide if Congress can enact laws not their wisdom, urging attention to the court’s power.
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Columbia University
Art Ruggles
Constitutional Ow
Social Science Union
Dean McBain
Supreme Court
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D ‘Culay
Mills
Congress
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Hoosac Mills
New Deal Congress
Freshmen to Hold Leap Year Dance at Casa Italiana
About sixty freshmen and escorts will attend a Leap Year Dance at the Casa Italiana on February 29 with Em Cromptons Orchestra. Phyllis Cross chairs the committee assisted by Winifred Cropsey Helen Cio mello Ruth Cummings Helen Collin Christine Eide Elizabeth Jackson Milman Charlotte Villanys Otis and Margaret Trask. Tickets $2.50 sold between 12 and 1 this week. guests include Alice Corneille Beatrice Tenney and Student Council members.
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Em. Cromptons
Casa Italiana
Phyllis Cross
Alice Corneille
Beatrice Tenney
Asistine Miss Cross
Winifred Cropsey
Helen Co%iello
Ruth Cummings
Helen Collin
Christine Eide
Elizabeth Jackson
Milman
Charlotte Villanys
Otis
Margaret “Trask
Miss Weeks
Sis
Miss Crowley
Physwal
C. Rs
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Student Fellowship Fund Aims For 1000 In March
The notice urges the Junior Class to lead in raising funds for a Bar nard Student Fellow to go abroad in 1936 37. It reports $700 on hand and $300 needed by mid March to reach $1,000 and advance the project. The Juniors lead, followed by Freshmen Seniors and Sophomores.
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Barnard
Vasiliev to Speak on Ancient Culture at Barnard
Professor Alexander A. Vasiliev, visiting lecturer from the University of Wisconsin for 1935 36, will address the Barnard College Classical Club this afternoon at 4 p m in room 304 Barnard Hall. He will discuss the Empire of Trebizond and its role in Byzantine history and Hellenic civilization in the East.
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Alexander A. Vasiliev
University of Wisconsin
Columbia
Barnard College Classical Club
Empire of Trebizond
Barnard, Hall
Trebizond
Black Sea
Caucasus Mountains
Vasiliev
Russia
University of St. Petersburg
Dorpat
Leningrad
Wisconsin
Europe
America
Byzantium
Miller discusses real South and race at McMillin Theatre
Pulitzer winner Caroline Miller, author of Lamb in His Bosom, spoke at McMillin Theatre on The Real South Fact and Fiction. She argued Northerners err on general race views while the South shows tolerance in practice, and praised Southern charm and scenery.
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Mason and Dixon Line
Caroline Miller
South
Spring Dance Planned by French Club
The Spring Dance is announced for March 21 with committee head Claire Avnet and members June Carpenter Ann Furman Estelle Richman and Elizabeth Tatarinoff planning entertainment and decorations. Proceeds will fund the annual scholarship given by the French Club.
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Claire Avnet
June Carpenter
Ann Furman
Estelle Richman
Elizabeth ‘Tatarinoff
100 Couples Attend 1937 Junior Prom
Over a hundred couples attended the Junior Prom at Savoy Plaza last Friday night. Music was by Harold Nagel and his orchestra in the Rainbow Room, with dancing from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. A receiving line led by Helen Butler and Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve welcomed guests. Programs featured blue seals and white leather with a blue feather. favors included silver pocketknives and enamel combs with college insignia.
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Savoy Plaza
Harold Nagel
Ray Noble
Rockefeller Center
Helen Butler
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Betty Maciver
Mabel Foote Weeks
Robert F. Herr
Wilhelm Braun
Alice Corneille
Barnard
Barnard Plans Leaflet on Education for Women Entering Medical School
Barnard College will publish a leaflet outlining the best education for women preparing for medical school. Dean Virginia Gildersleeve notes many women are drawn to medicine as competition for admission remains strong. The program stresses premedical coursework, language, sciences, and social studies, linking with Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Barnard
Barnard College
Virginia
C. Gildersleeve
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical School of Columbia
Assembly on Marking Examinations Set in Brinckerhoff Theatre
The student council arranged an open discussion on methods of marking examination papers at 1 10 P M today in Brinckerhoff Theatre. Professor Wilhelm Braun will chair as students and faculty explore grading criteria and the meaning of A B and related distinctions.
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Brinckerhoff Theatre
Wilhelm Braun
Bulletin
Virginia Club To Sing at Barnard
The Barnard Glee Club will host the University of Virginia Glee Club at a Brooks Hall dance after their joint concert in Barnard gym on February 27. It marks Virginia Club’s fiftieth anniversary with a program of early to modern choral works and southern songs.
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Barnard Glee Club
University of Virginia Glee Club
Brooks Hall
Barnard Gym
New York City
Virginia Club
Barnard Club
Hubert Parry
Liebeslieder
Miss Week
Anne Pecheux
Helen Page Abbott
L. T. Beveridge
University of Virginia
Glee Club
Baltimore
Plaza Hotel
Grand Ballroom
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