Phi Beta Kappa Elects Thirty Five Members at Barnard
The Barnard section of Columbia Phi Beta Kappa elected 35 members from 353 candidates for classes Oct 1947, Feb 1948 and Jun 1948. New members include Sarah Ames, Jean Arrowsmith, Constance Axelrod, Irene Brussovansky, Claire Collier, Nancy Cone, and Elizabeth Zlotsky among others. Selection based on scholarship, average, character. faculty comments cited. Electoral board comprises eight faculty and eight alumnae.
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Barnard
Columbia Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa
Sarah Ames
Jean Arrowsmith
Constance Axelrod
Irene Brussovansky
Claire Collier
Nancy Cone
Elizabeth Eastman
Muriel Fox
Dorothy Gaebelein
Margaret Hyatt
Betty Lou Kirtley
Ruth Landesman
Mary London
Nathalie Lookstein
Eleanor MacKenzie
Beatrice Meirowitz
Kathleen Mero
Jean Meszaros
Eleanor Morse
Gertrude Neumark
Ada Oertly
Grace Peters
Lois Petry
Maya Pines
Elaine Ryan
Jocelyn Schoen
Barbara Seward
Joan Sheer
Rose Shermer
Brigitta Sorer
Elizabeth Stadulis
Hilma van Heek
Marilyn Vogel
Anna Zabriskie
Elizabeth Zlotsky
Senior Week Instructions Available for Seniors
Senior Week Instruction Sheets are available by calling at Student Mail until June 2 as duplicates will not be issued. Watch Jake blackboard for Class Day announcements and invitations and call for them at the Conference Room.
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Jake
Political Council sponsors early presidential straw vote poll
Political Council at Barnard sponsors a three day straw vote May 3 4 and 5 for student views on the 1948 presidential field. Candidates include Wallace Truman Dewey Taft MacArthur Eisenhower Martin Stassen Douglas and others with a simple write in options system.
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Political Council
Jake
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Thomas Dewey
Robert Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph Martin
Harold Stassen
Justice Douglas
Beverly Beck
Barnard
Rug theft at Brooks Hall puzzles administrators
A group of boys, possibly from Columbia, stole a motheaten rug from the Brooks Hall music room during a Friday gathering then attempted a second theft last night. Police traced a car plate to Connecticut or New Jersey. the rug, valued around 200 dollars, was replaced before detectives arrived.
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Columbia
Brooks Hall
Margaret Condict
Edna Easton
Hallé
Ted la Tier Austin
Austin
Scharnikow
Nolan
Connecticut
New Jersey
Ted Kremer
Columbia Proctor
Dean McKnight
John Swan
M.Y.B
Barnard Develops Plan for Fund Raising Drive
Under Mrs. Richard B. Whitney and Dean MclIntosh Barnard College approves a 58 page development plan from a survey started in 1947. The plan argues Barnard unique status as a private liberal arts women’s college affiliated with Columbia and outlines needs for a new academic building Milbank Hall Barnard Hall and endowment and operating funds including scholarships and higher faculty salaries.
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Richard B. Whitney
Barnard
Dean MclIntosh
Board of Trustees
Columbia University
Wom
New York City
Milbank Hall
Barnard students elected to Columbia University Student Council delegates
Meg Mather and Janet McKee were elected to represent Barnard on the Columbia University Student Council with Joan Spring and Margaret DeVecchi. NSA delegates named include Page Morris Barbara Jacks and Miss McKee. Carolyn Kimmerfield was a candidate.
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Meg Mather
Janet McKee
Barnard
Columbia University
Representative Assembly
Joan Spring
Margaret DeVecchi
National Students Association
Page Morris
Barbara Jacks
Miss McKee
Carolyn Kimmerfield
CUSC
NSA
University of Wisconsin
Joanne Thacker
Blue Book
Greta Hirsch
Jane Gordon
Constance Holland
Peggy Friend
Marilyn Ward
Dean to Address Seniors in Caps and Gowns
The Dean will give a farewell address to the seniors on Tuesday May 4 at 1 o clock in the Theatre. A tea will follow at 4 o clock in the College Parlor. All seniors must attend in caps and gowns as this annual address closes the spring term.
Science Majors Discuss Conference
The Eastern College Science Conference was held April 23–24 at Union College Schenectady with about 130 delegates from over 20 colleges. Papers on the theme The Relationship Between Pure and Applied Science were presented. three Barnard papers drew praise and demonstrations rounded out the program.
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Eastern College
Eastern Seaboard
Union College
Schenectady
Barnard
Classes Elect Officers and Plan Fall Activities
Nan Lengyel won the English A Essay prize of fifty dollars for a public medicine essay presented by Dean Millicent M. McIntosh at the freshman meeting on April 27 in the theatre. Officers for 1948-49 were elected: Christina Chan secretary Bernice Lieberman treasurer Nancy Van Arsdale social chair. Jean Moore Marjorie Lang and Jean LaGuardia were elected secretary treasurer and Honor Board representative for the class of 1950.
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Nan Lengyel
Millicent M. McIntosh
Christina Chan
Bernice Lieberman
Nancy van Arsdale
Jean Moore
Marjorie Lang
Jean LaGuardia
Miss LaGuardia
Eisenhower Home To Be Redecorated On Columbia Campus
The President's House on the Columbia University campus will be ready for occupancy by General and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower in early May. Built in 1912 and previously home to Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, the Italian Renaissance structure has been redecorated with third and fourth floors refurbished. No exterior changes were made. A separate note lists senior week officials and alumnae representatives elected at recent meetings.
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Columbia University
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nicholas Murray Butler
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Dean
Eisenhower
President’s House
Evelyn Boxhorn
Elizabeth Peterson
Marion Hausner
Natalie Cole
Joan Abbrancatti
Gertrude Rosenstein
Doris Biggio
Hannah Rosenbloom
Tean Meszaros
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