Change in undergraduate constitution aims on democratic student government
The revised undergraduate constitution proposes shifting policy power from Council to the Representative Assembly to broaden democratic participation. Ten members per class will sit on the Assembly, with Council members serving to initiate legislation. Amendments require a three quarters vote and will be debated at 12 in 408 Barnard.
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Rep Assembly
Doris Landre
Representative Assembly
Barnard
Graduates With Honors From February Commencement
Nine of forty one senior graduates were recommended for honor diplomas by the faculty after an accelerated February 4 ceremony led by Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve. Summa cum laude honors went to Yvonne Rapier Shanley Ursula Price and Miriam Gore with others earning magna or cum laude.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Yvonne Rapier Shanley
Ursula Price
Miriam Gore
Thelma Golub
Jeanne Lance
Eleanor Leacock
Gloria Glaston
Elizabeth Taylor
Alice Arnold Smith
Spring Gym Registration Set for One Day
Registration for the spring term in physical education will occur on Thursday April 13. Hours are 9 to 1 and 2 to 4 30 in the gymnasium.
WAVES Accept 4 Seniors in V-8 Class Sworn In
Four senior members of the class of 1944 have been sworn in as apprentice seamen on inactive WAVES duty in the V-8 program. Led by Doris Landre, the group includes Dorothy Fagan, Rolande Redon, and Idris Rossell. They report for duty June 29. Professor Florence del Lowther, Barnard liaison, announced.
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Florence del Lowther
Barnard
Women’s Armed Services
Doris Landre
Miss Landre
Dorothy Fagan
Rolande Redon
Idris Rossell
Farrell Added to Slate for Mortarboard Editor
Ruth Farrell forty six was added to the slate for Mortarboard Editor at a special nominating committee meeting last Friday. Advertising manager of Quarterly she serves on the literary staff of the magazine a member of the Mortarboard business staff and publicity manager of A A Other candidates and details of the election appear on page three of this issue.
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Ruth Farrell
Mortarboard
A.A
Seniors Apply to Women’s Branches Await Sworn In
Professor Lowther releases figures on seniors seeking entry to three of the four women’s branches but not yet sworn in. Names will appear in Bulletin as accepted. Naval reserve records twelve applications for officer training with four already accepted. Women’s Army Corps lists four seniors planning to enter. One applicant for the women Marines and no SPARS applications yet.
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Lowther
Naval Women’s Reserve
Women’s Army Corps
SPARS
Alma LeDuc to Retire and Be Honored at Tea
Alma LeDuc of Barnard College will retire at the end of the academic year. A tea in her honor is set for Thursday afternoon in College Parlor, hosted by Dean Virginia C Gildersleeve and the French department. LeDuc, born in Chicago, has taught twenty eight years, focusing on French Renaissance. She plans to pursue war effort work and has long advised the French Club.
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Shanley
Miss Price
Office of Strategic Services
Washington
Miss Gore
Representative Assembly
Yale
Thelma Golub
New York College of Medicine
Jeanne Lance
Eastman-Kodak Company
Rochester
Alma LeDuc
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Department of
College Parlor
Barnard
LeDuc
Dr. LeDuc
Chicago
Newcomb College
New Orleans
The
University of Chicago
Julia Fremon
Glee Club
Brooks Hall
Residence Halls Council
Hope Simon
War Activities Committee
Political Council
Mortarboard
Required class meetings and delegate nominations Wednesday
Required class meetings will be held at noon Wednesday to nominate class presidents. Seniors meet in 339 Milbank, juniors in Brinckerhoff, sophomores in 139 Milbank, and freshmen in the gymnasium. Nominations for delegates at large will occur tomorrow unless the constitution amendment passes today.
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Milbank
Brinckerhoff
Nevins and Barber Speak to College Majors Tomorrow
Professor Allan Nevins of Columbia will address government and history majors at 1 PM in 339 Milbank on Behind the Battle Lines of Australia and New Zealand. Philip W. Barber speaks to economics and sociology majors in 401 Barnard on The Problem of the Japanese in America.
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Allan Nevins
Columbia University
Milbank
Australia
New Zealand
Philip W. Barber
Barnard
America
Hispanic Museum
Amelia del Rio
José Weisberger
Professor Nevins
Columbia
O.W.I
Harmsworth
Oxford
H‘s
Undergraduate Association vice president candidates announced
Four contenders Conner Fremon Simon and Skinner compete today and tomorrow for the vice presidency. Voting runs 10 to 4 with all students except February freshmen eligible. Conner Fremon Simon and Skinner appeared at a recent Undergraduate meeting in Conference Room last Thursday noon.
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Alecia Conner
Julia Fremon
Hope Simon
Miriam Skinner
Undergraduate Association
Jake
Conner
Barnard Hall
Dorms Elect Burton Byrne Cook In Dorm Elections
Betty Burton named social chairman in Residence Halls elections held last Thursday. Burton is a junior who transferred to Barnard from Northwestern. Ruth Murphy becomes Brooks house member Barbara Byrne Hewitt house member and Sydney Cook Brooks fire captain. Four officers join the Residence Halls Council. Hewitt fire captain nominees in postponed election are Mary Graham Kay Schneider Roberta Wickersham and Pat Benedict.
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Betty Burton
Miss Burton
Barnard
Northwestern University
Ruth Murphy
Brooks House
Barbara Byrne
Hewitt House
Sydney Cook
Brooks
Residence Halls Council
Hewitt
Mary Graham
Kay Schneider
Roberta Wickersham
Pat Benedict
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Farrell
Julia Freman
Nevins
Barber
Conner, Fremon, Simon, Skinner Run
Burton, Byrne, Cook
Murphy
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