Mrs Wootton discusses Britain's economic woes
Barbara Wootton, visiting economics professor, addresses Britain's economic problems and Labor’s policy in a 1:10 pm campus talk. She argues the economy drives politics, notes postwar austerity, and comments on communism, labor, and world government as long-term goals. She also jokes about House of Lords reform.
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Britain
Barbara Wootton
Wootton
House of Lords
Organized Labor Movement
American delegates resign from IUS over Czechoslovakia killings
Jim Smith and Bill Ellis resign as American delegates to the International Union of Students in Prague. They left amid NSA protests at the Czech coup and the killing of two students, signaling possible impact on NSA’s 1948 decision on final IUS affiliation. The moves follow a telegram to the National Intercollegiate Christian Council explaining the situation.
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Jim Smith
Bill Ellis
International Union of Students At Prague
JUS
Gottwald
Smith and Ellis
IUS
NSA
Madison
Wisconsin
USNSA
National Intercollegiate Christian Council
Ellis
Smith
Czechoslovakia
NSA Natonal
Senior Week Plans Told
Dues for Senior Week will be 6.00 this year collected March 29 to April 2 per Jean Meszaros chair of Senior Week Committee. Sign-up poster goes up the week of March 8. Nonparticipants may only attend Baccalaureate and Columbia commencement. No stockings for Class Day. shade to be announced in April. Senior Ball theme to be announced later with awarding bid. Seven class gift options gathered. March 9 meeting will pick one: campus trees 119 Street lamp posts mobile food unit typewriters radio phonograph dressing room or funds for Barnard Camp water running.
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Jean Meszaros
Jake
Miss Meszaros
Columbia
Brooks-Barnard
Heffernan Elected President-Elect of the Athletic Association
Mary Heffernan was chosen as president-elect after a two day vote with 945 ballots cast. The list of candidates for vice-president secretary and treasurer was to be nominated at noon in the gym. Barbara Hewlett urged broad student participation in nominations.
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Mary Lou Heffernan
Athletic Association
June Billings
Jeanne Goods
Harriet Tolley
The
Physical Education Department
A.A
Association
Barbara Hewlett
Barnard Wallace Committee Sets Plan for Club Constitution
Barnard students form temporary officers for the Wallace Committee and plan a constitution to educate the student body on Henry Wallace programs. The group will sponsor forums leaflets and discussion groups while remaining independent from Columbia Students for Wallace. Meetings commence weekly ahead of the November elections with aims to extend charter for ongoing activity. Eleanor Front of Columbia spoke on party schism and opposition propaganda.
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Students For Wallace Committee
Barnard
Henry Wallace
Ruth Landesman
Doris Halverson
Lisl Brown
Jacquelin Kunitz
Simone Blumenthal
Wallace
Columbia
Eleanor Front
Columbia Central Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Seniors urged to file blue cards for career guidance
Notice urging seniors to complete an Occupation Bureau interview and blue card. It notes the variety of post graduation paths and faculty references, mentions two week interview wait, and invites students to book a Career Conference with Ethel C Burge.
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Ethel C, Burge
Junior Prom at Ritz Carlton Crystal Ball Debut
The Junior Prom titled Crystal Ball will be held tomorrow evening in the Ritz Carlton Hotel Ball Room. Carolyn Tanner of Oklahoma stars as guest entertainer with Ted Fisher’s 10 piece orchestra providing vocals. Special guests include Dr and Mrs Austin McIntoh and Prof and Mrs John Moore. some invitees are unavailable. Tickets at six dollars, with 140 of 170 sold as of Monday.
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Ritz Carlton
Crystal Ball
Ritz Carlton Hotel
Carolyn Tanner
Ted Fisher
Austin McIntoh
John Moore
Julius Held
Jake
Girl
Margaret Ward
Columbia University Students Protest Tuition Referendum Vote
Student opposition surfaced with demonstrations on the Low Memorial Library steps and a campus referendum result. About 3 000 students faced potential departure if a tuition decrease is approved by trustees. A rally followed the results with Students for Wallace leading protests and petition drives outside the library.
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Columbia University
Low Memorial Library
University Student Council
Albert Marten
Columbia
Universit
Marten
Teaster
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Mrs. Wootton
International Group
Barnard Camp
Mary Heffernan
Barnard Wallace
Studert
Helen Pond
Evelyn Boxhorn
Hui Chen
Lawrie Trevor
Wallace Group
Stu
Peti
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