Group backs Burke for free speech on campus
A noon meeting in 309 Business to support Columbia University Student Board action on blocking Bob Burke from addressing the Young Communist League on February 11 is planned. The gathering, chaired by Ed Dunaway, aims to urge President Butler to reverse the campus ban and defend free speech.
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Columbia Student Board
Butler
Bob Burke
Young Communist League
Y.C.L
C.I.O
John Jay
John Jay Mezzanine
Theda Moss
Graduate School
Herbert Howe
Pres. Butler
Burke
Y.C.S
Ed Dunaway
Law School
Columbia College
Heidelberg
Moss
Howe
Columbia
Barnard
Columbia Judent Board
Icudent
Lord
Utter
Oxford Pledge Group Convenes for Peace Movement
The Youth Committee for the Oxford Pledge met at Harkness Theatre on February 23 with speakers including Lewis Corey author of The House of Morgan. Alfred Bingham urged domestic market cooperatives while Isadore Hoffman called to address war by tackling social and economic causes. The group promotes refusing to support any nation in war and plans weekly meetings to push for armament reductions and a public referendum on war.
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Lewis Corey
Harkness Theatre
Alfred Bingham
Common Sense
Isadore Hoffman
Jewish Students of Columbia
Hoffman
Robert Andrus
Oxford
Bella Kanee
Arthur Pearce
Columbia Student Board
Voting for 1938 39 officers held this afternoon
Undergraduate elections determine president treasurer and secretary from the Junior Sophomore and Freshman classes. Candidates Jean Allison Barbara Ridgway Emily Turk compete for president. Margaret Boyle Evelyn Hagmoe Marjorie Weiss for treasurer. Priscilla Burge Jane Greenbaum Ruth Taubenhaus for secretary. Balloting runs from ten to one and two to four as polls close this afternoon.
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Jake
Jean Allison
Barbara Ridgway
Emily Turk
Margaret Boyle
Evelyn Hagmoe
Marjorie Weiss
Priscilla Burge
Jane Greenbaum
Ruth Taubenhaus
Athletic Association
Mortarboard
Land and Building Fund
Representative Assembly
Menorah
Miss Miller to Address Government Department
Frieda Miller director of New York State Labor Division of Minimum Wage will discuss Beauty Parlors and the new Minimum Wage Law at 4 PM Monday February 28 in the Conference Room. The Government Department sponsors the lecture and invites the college to attend.
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Frieda Miller
New York State Department of Labor
New York
Government Department
Miss Miller
Operetta Bastien et Bastienne Presented By College Clubs
The puppet show rendition of Mozart's Bastien et Bastienne by the Aesthetics and Music Clubs will be staged again at Brinckerhoff Theatre during a college assembly on Tuesday. Cast includes Lillian Nesbitt as Bastien, Agnes Cassidy as Bastienne, Norma Raymond as Colas, with marionette manipulation by Constance Smith Sophia Madler and Margaretta Grevatt. An all student assembly marks a shift from outside speakers to increased student participation. The one act operetta features a shepherdess Bastienne in love with Bastien, Colas the magician offers a love charm, and a plot of romantic misadventure with a dramatic twist. A string orchestra from Columbia and Barnard will accompany, with Vera Riecker and Harriet Pauley first and second violins, and Margaret Shackleton Ruth Tischler on wood.
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Bastienne
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Lillian Nesbitt
Bastien
Agnes Cassidy
Norma Raymond
Colas
Constance Smith
Sophia Madler
Margaretta Grevatt
Bastien Et Bastienne
Mozart
Columbia
Barnard
Vera Riecker
Music Club
Harriet Pauley
Margaret Shackleton
Ruth Tischler
Margaret Blackburn
Florence Mather
Alumnae to Judge Greek Games at Barnard
Barnard College changes Greek Games judging from outsiders to alumnae who understand training and participation. Sophomores and freshmen may sign up for entries with no eligibility required while costumes, chariots, and entrances receive close attention.
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Barnard
Susan Kobbe
Sue Whitsett
Jake
Dr Alsop To Deliver Senior Lecture On Eugenics
Dr Alsop speaks to the senior class this afternoon at 4 15 in the College Parlor on eugenics the first of four seminars this semester. Upcoming lectures include March 4 Marriage by Dr Jessie Marshall March 11 Mother 100 by Dr Mary Jennings and March 15 The Family by Dr Hedwig Koenig.
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Dr. Alsop
Jessie Marshall
Mary Jennings
Hedwig Koenig
Dance Planned To Follow Show At North Hall
An informal dance for the cast of the Junior Show and guests follows the first night of "39 Steps" in He witt Hall. From 10:00 PM to 1:30 AM, couples pay 50 cents, with proceeds aiding the dorm redecorations. Dorothy Smith leads planning. Phyllis Hadra oversees music. costumes coordinated by Carolyn Hurst.
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Hewitt Hall
Dorothy Alberta Smith
Phyllis Hadra
Carolyn Hurst
Shirley Simon
Janet Younker
Direct Nomination Adopted In Dormitory Constitution
The Residence Halls voted to replace indirect nominations with a direct system for officer selection. Anne Milman led the committee proposing reforms aimed at a more democratic process and citizenry training. The overhaul also reorganizes the constitution and allows amendment by two thirds vote. Fire wardens will be elected from all classes and temporary social committees may be created for special events. A card party on April 2 funds guest parlor redecorations.
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Anne Milman
Miss Milman
Residence Halls Association
Hewitt Hall
Residence Halls’ Association
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Winnie Anderson
Mary Clohessy
Phyllis Mann
Helen Taft
Doris Williams
Freshman Fire Wardens
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