Ten-Story Arts Center Planned for Columbia Campus
A ten-story Arts Center to house Architecture Music Painting and Sculpture Archaeology and Communication will be built on Columbia University’s Morningside campus. Sites are under review with three million dollars sought for endowment and scholarships. Construction awaits funding. Curt Reisinger chairs the Advisory Committee on the Arts Center.
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Columbia
Waldorf- Astoria
Columbia College
Barnard College
University
Morningside
Columbia Associates
Curt Reisinger
New York
National Council of Churches Plans Riverside Headquarters
The National Council of Churches will build a new headquarters on Riverside Drive between 119th and 120th Streets near Riverside Church. funded by John D. Rockefeller Jr the $14 million complex will have 544000 square feet fourteen floors three towers a chapel for 300 and an auditorium for 500. Completion is aimed for 1957 with Collins Willis and Beckonert as architects.
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The
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Riverside Drive
119Th and
120Th Streets
Riverside Tennis Courts
Riverside Church
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Council
Edmund F. Wagner
Center
Rockefeller
Milbank Hall
Collins, Willis and Beckonert
Boston
Barnard College
120 Streets
Claremont Avenue
Riverside
800 Alumnae Honor Barnard Faculty At Reunion Tomorrow
Eight hundred Barnard College alumnae from classes 1893 to 1954 will honor the faculty at Reunion Day activities tomorrow June 2 on the Barnard campus. A reception at 4 p.m. on the South Lawn precedes a panel discussion led by Dean Helen Phelps Bailey featuring interdepartmental faculty experts on conservation implications.
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Barnard
Barnard College
Berthold R. Comeau
Florida
Texas
California
Washington, D.C
Milbank
Milbank Hall
Helen Phelps Bailey
Hoguet and Hutchins Chosen for Barnard Board Posts
Robert L. Hoguet Jr. of National City Bank and Robert L. Hutchins of Moore and Hutchins were elected to Barnard College Board of Trustees. Hoguet has Treasury and Navy service, leads the banks special industries group, and holds multiple directorships. Hutchins, a Delano and Aldrich draughtsman turned partner, chairs Beaux Arts and is a fellow of the Architectural Institute of America.
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Board of Trustees
Hoguet, Hutchins
Robert L. Hoguet, Jr
National City Bank of New York
Robert L. Hutchins
Moore and Hutchins
Barnard College
Ogden Reid
Hoguet
Treasury Department
National City Bank
Navy
Baccalaureate Opens Columbia University Commencement Week
The 201st commence week began with a Baccalaureate service at St Pauls Chapel attended by hundreds of undergraduates. Dr. Grayson Kirk presided at Commencement delivering the main address and presenting honorary degrees to twelve leaders from the US and abroad.
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Columbia University
St. Paul’s Chapel
Columbia
South Court
Columbia College
Barnard College
School of General Studies
John M. Krumm
Grayson Kirk
Kirk
United States
Allen Welsh Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Thomas Reed Powell
Story
Harvard University
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Allen W. Dulles
Alumni Federation of Columbia University
Class of 55 Gains BA's Gives Gift
The senior class at Barnard College held Class Day exercises at Barnard Hall where 225 graduates will receive Bachelor of Arts degrees this afternoon at Columbia University commencement. Honors were announced. the class gift funds library books.
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Barnard Hall
Columbia University
Millicent C. McIntosh
Barnard
Marianna Byram
Gisela von Scheven
Marlys Hearst
Linda Hilles
Ariane Ruskin
Audrey Appel
Patricia Fed
Joan Goldstein
Cooper
M .Ambrosio
Noel de Terra
Avernette
Doll de Vitry
Marjorie Lobell Feuerstein
Stephanie Gross
Evelyn Lang
Judith Lewittes
Mary Keelty
Lenore Prostick
Martha Sharp
Janice Farrar
Ivy Planting and Prom Mark Columbia Barnard Senior Week
Senior Week at Columbia and Barnard culminated in the 201st Commencement Exercises on the Columbia campus with events including the senior banquet, Ivy Planting Ceremony, and Phi Beta Kappa ceremony. Burl Ives headlined the prom, while Millicent C. McIntosh led Barnard’s diploma service.
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Barnard
College
Columbia University
Columbia
Burl Ives
Columbia Phi Beta Kappa
Harkness Theatre
Fulbright Scholarships Open for Graduate Study Abroad
The Fulbright competitions for U S government funded graduate study abroad are now open. Applications for Europe Asia and the Far East must be submitted to the Institute of International Education before October 31 1955.
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United States
Institute of International Education
Europe
Asia
The
Far East
S C Picks Juniors Seniors for Exam Election Proctoring
Marion Dusser de Barenne 58 announces the 1955 56 undergraduate proctors. Edith Tennenbaum 56 chairs the Honor Board. Senior Proctors include Cynthia Bachner Sarah Barr Viviane Bornstein Toni Crowley Miriam Dressler Rhoda Edwards Kirsten Eilersten Anita Favata Barbara Florio Cherie Gaines Hazel Gerber Piri Halasz Liz Heavey Betty Hellman Carla Hitchcock Stephanie Horton Elizabeth Moody Louise Sadler Barbara Barlin Barbara H. Brown Edith Claman Mona Cowan Joan de Fato Carmen del Pilar Claudia Friedman Jane Furey Judy Jost Dorothy Kiessling Doris Kivelevich Elaine Politi Ann Stofer Barbara Wilson. Junior Proctors listed are Emilie Buchwald Irene Lefel Jeannette May Naomi Perlstein Karen Samuelson Ann Elizabeth Scott Carol Shimkin Beatrice Steiner.
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Marion Dusser de Barenne
Edith Tennenbaum
Cynthia Bachner
Sarah Barr
Viviane Bornstein
Toni Crowley
Miriam Dressler
Rhoda Edwards
Kirsten Eilersten
Anita Favata
Barbara Florio
Cherie Gaines
Hazel Gerber
Piri Halasz
Liz Heavey
Betty Hellman
Carla Hitchcock
Stephanie Horton
Elizabeth Moody
Louise Sadler
Barbara Barlin
Barbara H. Brown
Edith Claman
Mona Cowan
Joan de Fato
Carmen del Pilar
Claudia Friedman
Jane Furey
Judy Jost
Dorothy Kiessling
Doris Kivelevich
Elaine Politi
Ann Stofer
Barbara Wilson
Emilie Buchwald
Irene Lefel
Jeannette May
Naomi Perlstein
Karen Samuelson
Ann Elizabeth Scott
Carol Shimkin
Beatrice Steiner
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Frank University
C.U
Byram
Evelyn Appeltofft
Doris Berger
Ellen Blumenthal
Tobia Brown
Eleanor Cate
Tamara Rippner Cashiel
Donna Click
Louise Cohen
Judith Goldstein
Barbara Lapchick
Betty Lynch
Elinor Murray
Judith Seiden
Kathryn Shohl
Edith Stavisky
Marion Toman
Gisela von Sche
Barnard Gymnasium
Jane Were-Bey
Florence Mann
Dawn Lille
Doris Joyner
Hannah Salomon
S.C
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