English Majors to Hear Joseph Wood Krutch Speaker
Columbia drama critic and Johnson authority Joseph Wood Krutch will address Barnard English majors tomorrow. He wrote a praised Johnson biography and earned his MA and PhD at Columbia. Krutch previously served as Nation drama critic and associate editor from 1925 to 1932. On May 2 Oma Stanley speaks on Writing as a Business.
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Columbia University
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Histor Gov Majors Hear Lavarsfeld Lecture
Dr. Paul Lavarsfeld of the Columbia sociology department spoke to government and history majors on empirical methods in studying government and history. He noted that election data census facts and income inform party strength and voting patterns, and discussed public opinion polls and sampling as predictive tools with cautions about biases and question wording.
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Columbia Sociology Department
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Venezuelan Poet Pietre Discusses National Poetry Phases
Venezuelan poet and scholar Arturo Uslar Pietre spoke to Spanish majors on three moments in Venezuelan poetry Romanticism Modernism and contemporary poets. He noted no separate schools shaped the art and that poetry often yielded to novels and short stories in influence and value.
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Lasso Marti
Andres Bello
Spanish America
Walt Witman
Math Majors Visit Watson Labs
At a March 19 meeting, about thirty-five math majors toured the Watson Computing Laboratory at 116th Street and Broadway. They viewed various International Business Machines devices and explored a punch card machine. Miss Ladue led the trip to give future business procedure insight.
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Spring Dance Planned With Spring Fever Theme
The annual Spring Dance set for May 4 in the school gym will use Spring Fever as its theme. Student Council chairman Nancy Cameron announced tickets at 2.25 with Beatrice Alexander Peggy Tal ly Barbara Bartner Madeline Tho mas and Dorothy Dieterle on the committee. Proceeds support the W. S. S. F. Drive and its funds.
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Beatrice Alexander
Peggy Tally
Barbara Bartner
Madeline Thomas
Dorothy Dieterle
Burns Speaks To Soc Majors On Postwar Economy
Professor A R Burns formerly of Barnard and Columbia economics spoke to Economics and Sociology Majors at Hewitt Hall. He discussed Potsdam disarmament, war industry limits, and postwar reeducation. A committee was formed to study starting an Economics Club at Barnard with plans to join the Intercollegiate Economics Council.
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Columbia Economics
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Potsdam
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Eleanor Eckles
June Felton
Ruth Maier
Emily O’conner
Intercollegiate Economics Council
Forum to Host French Symposium at McMillin Theatre
Franco American University Committee sponsors a March 28 symposium on La crise de l'homme featuring Albert Camus Thimerais and Vercors, editors of Chroniques de Minuit, with Professor Justin O'Brien as chair. Proceeds aid French children and schools. tickets 30 cents on March 26–27.
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Letter to the Editor critiques Churchill picketing tensions
Rhoda Levine Cohen appeals for fair criticism of Churchill picketing at Barnard Hall. She notes students mocked by remarks about foreigners and urges distinguishing communists non communists and anti communists. The letter stresses evaluating Russia impressions on Russia and warns against coercive conformity.
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Columbia University
Action for Democracy Club Elects Officers
Nadia Cohen Betty Plume Anne Kennard and Gerry Wetmore were elected president vice president treasurer and provisional secretary of the Action for Democracy Club at a meeting on April 14. The group endorsed a resolution protesting Churchill's Fulton speech and opposing any moves toward another world war within the UN framework.
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Betty Plume
Anne Kennard
Gerry Wetmore
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Recharter Club
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Truman
Action For Democracy
Marriage and the Home Lecture by Dr Grace L Elliott
Thursday March 28 marks part six of the Vocational Series titled Marriage and the Home. Speaker Dr Grace Loucks Elliott will address family life and roles within the household. Barnard Day notes list Rev Sternix F Barnz as chaplain of the university.
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