Junior class presents cosmopolitan musical revue Metropolights
The junior class staged an original musical revue Metropolights on Friday night March 20. Horace Calisher directed the production with sets by Miriam Schild and dances by Marguerite de Alffuera. The cast included Ruth La Salle as the Mayor Lucienne Cougnec as Grover Whalen and Helen Mooney as Chief Hotcha. The show received enthusiastic audience reaction despite a creaky stage and weak acoustics.
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Brinckerhoff
Hortense Calisher
Modry
Lewis
Saqui
Michael Emphasizes Social Aspect of Law
Professor Jerome Michael, a Columbia criminal law scholar and practitioner, urged Pre Law Association members to view law as public service, not a livelihood. He warned that treating law as business leads to dissatisfaction and stressed early preparation and choosing a field aligned with social needs.
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Administration of Justice
Jerome Michael
Pre-Law Association
Hatl Columbia
Kent Hall
Lorial Service
Michael
Ent
Proor Michael
DANGERS OF NEXT WAR DISCUSSED BY THOMAS
Norman Thomas argues against compulsory military training as a university requirement saying it fosters war readiness. He praises Columbia for its freedom from such practice and urges other colleges to follow. He warns permanent peace is unlikely and calls for US led debt and reparations cancellation to foster world peace. He also urges recognizing Russia and urges reasonable trade to improve living standards there.
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Norman Thomas
Social Problems Club
McMillin Theatre
Thomas
Columbia
Mr. Thomas
Russia
Napoleon
United States
America
Madeleine Gilmore elected Honor Board head for 1931 32
Madeleine Gilmore won the Honor Board chair after a two day election. She is Junior Class president and earned a Carnegie Scholar ship to study in Geneva this summer. Gilmore succeeds Dorothy Harrison whose term ends in April and will be installed in April with other Undergraduate officers.
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Madeleine Gilmore
Office of Honor Board
Miss Gilmore
Dorothy Harrison
Poet and Critic Readings at Assembly on March 24
Mr. Joseph Uslander presents Some Aspects of Recent American Poetry with Readings at the gymnasium assembly Tuesday March 24 at 1 10. The event features discussion and live readings by the noted critic in a scholarly context.
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Joseph .Uslander
Classical Club Hears Address On Plautus
Professor Charles Knapp head of Barnard Latin department gave an original talk to the Classical Club on Plautus. He outlined a twelve year study showing connections between Plautus and Ennius and suggested many Plautus references may parody Ennius in a similar spirit to Aristophanes parodies.
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Plautus
Charles Knapp
Classical Club
Knapp
Barnard
Ennius
Turipides
Aristophanes
Successful Candidate Earns International Fellowship Honors
Gary was named the winner last Friday of the International Fellowship after a two day college wide vote. Gertrude Wylie is second with a high tally and serves as alternate. The fellowship funds one year of European study at a chosen university. Barnard supports a student abroad annually and hosts a Barnard student from abroad. Next year a representative from New Zealand or Australia will study at Barnard. Miss Gary has held Greek Games Chairman, edited Mortarboard, and now serves as president of the senior class.
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Vine Gary
Miss Gary
Gertrude Wylie
Europe
Barnard
Wheo
Association of
New Zealand
Australia
Gary
Barnard Campus I spy Game Sparks Doorway Rivalry
Barnardites revive childhood play at Barnard Hall on the boardwalk to 119th Street. Students sprint to the door, peep through three holes, and attempt a timed “I spy” or “Peekaboo” standoff as rivals push and pull to glimpse each other.
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Barnardites
119Th Street
Barnard Hall
Trial Marriage Debate Wins Favor With Audience
Columbia and University of Pennsylvania debaters argued for and against companionate marriage at John Jay Hall on March 20. The affirmative urged legalizing birth control to curb hypocrisy and let couples enjoy prime years together without family burdens. The negative focused on birth control viability, countered by the second speaker.
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John Jay Hall
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Tindsay
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Wiss Calisher
Miriam Schild
Fizie Stix
M. Gilmore
International Union For
Geneva
Anne Gary
Anne Gaiv
FORD
G. Wilie
Athletic Association
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