Columbia Column on the First Duty of the Reporter
Ralph Pulitzer spoke at Earl Hall on accuracy in journalism citing his father Joseph Pulitzer’s demand for precise facts. He warned against fakes and praised truth telling as the press’s core purpose, noting papers spend more on verification than initial reporting and urging a trust rather than a trade in journalism.
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Ralph Pulitzer
New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
School of Journalism
Earl Hall
de@ffacy
Pulitzer
Barnard Banana Split Ad At The College Drug Store
An ad for a banana split and ice cream treats from The College Drug Store at the corner of 115th Street and Broadway, featuring tutti frutti berries pineapple and a cherry on top. It promotes morning services and includes the shop phone number 9000.
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THE
College Drug Store
B'way
Alumni Notes Marriage and engagement updates from Brooklyn and Perth Amboy
Lizette Metcalfe and Robert Meikle john wed in October and will reside in Brooklyn at 451 Fast 16th Street. Anna Holm and Dr. Edmond de Monseigle married at the bride’s parents home in Perth Amboy on December 31. After a Florida trip they will live in Asbury Park where he practices dentistry. Mrs. Murray Stillman, visiting Brooklyn, and Mahel Stearn’s engagement to Carl Gergler of Western Electric, now Antwerp research.
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Lizette Metcalfe
Robert Meiklejohn
New York
Fast 16Th Street
Brooklyn
Anna S. Holm
Edmond F. de Monseigle
Pennsylvania
Psi Omega
Perth Amboy
N. J
Florida
Third Avenue
Asbury Park
de Monseigle
Murray L. Stillman
Edna Tompkins
Amity, Ore
Mahel &Stearn
Carl Gergler
Gergler
Western Electric Company
Antwerp
Dorothy Cheesman Shines In Peter Pan Performance
In 1913 circles many attended Dorothy Cheesman in the Dorothy Cheesman see Peter Pan production with Miss Adams and Barnard guests noting her as a central figure. Cheesman plays Niki the lost boy and delivers a bewitching pillow dance in pink pajamas wowing matinees. She is escorted for tea after a stage entrance, as college life buzzes with gossip and cassin talk. Peter Pan stays in New York until January 11.
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Peter Pan
Dorothy Cheesman
Barnard
Miss Adams
Cheese
Niki
Lost Boys
New Year Library Etiquette Mix Contentions
A playful verse notes library behavior and duties as a New Year greeting. It mentions Miss Rockwell searching for Labor Probless and City of God titles, and references to Dr Knapp Dame Liggett chapel and paying dues. The piece lampoons student conduct and campus expectations in a lighthearted, period voice.
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Dame Liggett
1916 Class Meeting Ends Endowment Plan Approval
The Class of 1916 met Friday December 13 1912 in Room 139. Edna Thompson was elected chairman of the Freshman Show Committee and Mary Powell joined the Undergraduate Play Committee. The group backed a Student Council endowment fund plan and amended the constitution to set class meetings at 11 55 instead of 12 20.
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Edna Thompson
Mary Powell
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Columbia Column
Phone
Morningside
Adv
CoxSon &Vining
Madison Ave
N.Y
Esther L. Burgess
Amsterdam Ave
118Th St
Dr. Knapp
Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume
Regents of the State of New York
Jean Earl Mohle
Barnard Agen
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