Notable honorary degrees awarded at Gonfer ceremony
The article lists 10 honorary degrees presented during Gonfer ceremonies, including Doctor of Letters to Robert Gannon S J of Fordham, Anne McCormick of The New York Times, and Othmar Ammann. It notes degrees of Doctor of Science to Ammann and De Wolfe, plus Doctor of Laws to McCoy, Woodward, Duff, Oswaldo Aranha, and Viscount Halifax.
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Poleon
Europe
Waterloo
Butler
United States
Robert Ignatius Gannon
S.J
Fordham University
Anne O’Hare _McCormick
New York Times
Geoffrey Parsons
New York Herald- Tribune
Othmarn Hermann Ammann
Port of New York Authority
James Pernette DeWolfe
Dean Speaks At Annual Class Day Exercises
Dean delivers address amid war era crisis at Barnard College. Senior week chair Jean Ackermann presents a public address system as the class gift funded by undergraduate funds committee. Alice Drury honors the Dean Faculty and families. Ruth Taubenhaus outlines guiding laws shaping student philosophy of life.
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Jean Ackermann
Alice Drury
Barnard College
Ruth Taubenhaus
Barnard
Barnard Seniors Bid Adieu With Diploma Ball Night
About 95 Barnard High seniors held a farewell dance in Barnard Hall on May 31 with Johnny Downs and his Blue Lions Orchestra. turquoise and silver decor, blue silhouettes, mock diplomas, and a silver mortarboard framed the scene as guests and faculty attended.
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Barnard
Barnard Hall
Johnny Downs
Blue Lions Orchestra
Charlotte Cassell
Mary Scully
Three Students Win Foreign Policy Contest
Three students win a foreign policy contest with essays on reconstruction and resource distribution. Ellen Hammer, Elizabeth Lewis, and Jacqueline Wirsching are named regional prize winners and will publish their essays in a book The Next Decade in American Foreign Policy. A $300 prize will be shared among the committee members.
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Jacqueline Wirsching
Episcopal Club
Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia Law School
Deferred Payment Rules for 1941 42 Catalogue
The 1941 42 catalogue page 26 details new deferred payment requirements for next semester. Students must submit signed application blanks by September 12 or January 23, obtain Bursar approval, and pay a nominal fee. Late applications after these dates incur a $5 late payment fee. Emily G Lambert Bursar.
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Emily G. Lambert
Mortarboard editor seeks yearbook writers
Sybil Kotkin editor in chief of the 1943 Mortarboard invites all interested students to write to her at 645 West End Avenue to join the yearbook staff for the upcoming issue.
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Sybil Kotkin
West End Avenue
Faculty Adds New Courses for Next Year
The faculty approved several new courses and rear rangements to offer broader options. French 7 8 allows weekly literature lectures for 2 points without the full three extra hours, or a 3 5 point option via a new section. Botany adds three courses including Winter Session Botany 57 on plants history and uses, Plant Culture in a greenhouse lab plus Spring Session Physiological Microbiology with enhanced lab work for 3 to 5 points.
Classes Advance At Step-Singing Ceremony
At Milbank Quadrangle the four class groups moved one step higher during a step-singing ceremony. Joann McQuiston received her cap and gown as outgoing senior president Drury announced each class promotion and the senior class bids farewell to the seniors with their songs.
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Joann McQ
Drury
Margaret Busch
Verna Tamborelle
New College
Eleanor Webb
Adeline Bostelmann
Milibank
Rain Prevents Ivy Day Ceremony At Barnard College
Bad weather cancels the Ivy Day ceremony. Irene Lyons had been slated to speak and explains the ivy plant symbolism as representing alumnae ties to Barnard and the campus leadership's ongoing interest in political and social issues.
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Irene Lyons
Barnard
Latin American Institute Diplomatic Exam Prep Guide
LATIN AMERICAN INSTITUTE offers an intensive preparation for DIPLOMATIC and CONSULAR OFFICERS exams in September. A selected group of college graduates will receive training. Bi lingual English Spanish Portuguese courses also available in Commercial and Secretarial fields. Write for Booklet C 11 W 42nd St New York City.
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Central Branch Ywca
42Nd St
New York
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