British delegate Mrs Elliot lectures on government structures
Mrs Walter Elliot, British UN delegate and wife of a MP, spoke to Dean Peardon's Comparative Government class about local and national government in Britain. She noted county and city councils, parliamentary links to the executive, and differences from U.S. systems, adding that English voters show generally favorable views of America.
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Walter Elliot
United Nations
Thomas P. Peardon
Peardon
Elliot
Great Britain
Britain
Order of the British Empire
Scotland
United States
U.S
Glasgow
America
Houghton Outlines Three Ways To Overcome Time Shortage
Miss Ruth Houghton director of Bar nard's Placement Office spoke at a noon meeting on So Little Time. She urged setting aside personal time relaxing and gaining perspective reading a great book especially the Bible and discussing ideas with a wise friend. She urged prioritizing tasks over constant compromise and cited her election as First Vice President of Eastern College Personnel Officers at their October meeting in New Hampshire.
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Ruth Houghton
Barnard
Miss Houghton
Three Barnard Clubs Plan Fall Semester Activities
The Foreign Students Committee plans to rename as the International Students Club of Barnard and holds weekly meetings with Columbia's International Students Club. An informal dance is set for November 5 at Earl Hall and a Barnard Camp trip to Vermont is planned mid semester. The group aims to raise funds for a foreign student scholarship. The Political Council is organizing events on foreign aid as a factor in American foreign policy.
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International Students Club of Barnard
Sandy McCaw
Agnes Vlavianos
Rolando Sadik
Dodge Room
Earl Hall
International Students Club
Columbia University
Jake
Barnard Camp
Vermont
International House
Columbia University Student Council
Barnard Hall
CUSC
Barnard Students Campaign In Local Elections
About 20 Barnard College students in the Practical Politics course are campaigning for fourteen candidates across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Westchester, and Bergen. They draft platforms and speeches, supervise volunteers, run street corner stops, canvass, and handle makeup tasks.
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Barnard College
Barnard
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Westchester County
Bergen County
Adenauer to Speak on Germany and Europe at Columbia
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will deliver the Gabriel Silver Lecture on international peace at Columbia University tonight at 8:30 in Low Library Rotunda. The talk, in German with English translation, is sponsored by the School of International Affairs and invites only.
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Konrad Adenauer
Gabriel Silver
Low Memorial Library
Germany
Europe
Leo Silver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Anthony Eden
Columbia School of International Affairs
Adenauer
New York
Columbia University
Syracuse University Wins College Quiz Bowl
Syracuse University defeated Barnard College 210 to 175 in a College Quiz Bowl program recorded Thursday night October 28 in Brooks Hall. Barnard was represented by four seniors Tobin Brown Annette Wilbois Donna Click and Judith Lewittes, and the match followed a closer result than last year's final.
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Syracuse University
Barnard
Brooks Hall
Tobin Brown
Annette Wilbois
Donna Click
Judith Lewittes
Syracuse
Israel Consul Harman urges neighbors to recognize Israel
Avraham Harman Israel Consul General told the Columbia Barnard IZFA chapter that Israel’s right to existence must be acknowledged for lasting peace. He cited rejected offers including Haifa as a free port for Jordan and talks on Arab refugees. He said holy shrines in Israeli Jerusalem are open to all, unlike the Jordanian sector.
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Israel
Near East
Avraham Harman
Columbia-Barnard
Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America
Student Zionist Organization of America
Casa Italiana
Harman
Haifa
Jordan
Harmon
Jerusalem
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Mrs. Elliot
Houghton
Political Council
Psychology Club
Nicholas McKnight
Baker Field
Millicent C. McIntosh
Columbia College
Jacob K. Javits
21St
Warren L. Schnur
20Th
Florence Shientag
Edna F. Kelly
Congress
10Th
Congressional
Frances K. Marlatt
Republican Assembly
G. Silver
Ellie Murray
Edith Tennenbaum
Barnard Cusc
Christian Democratic Party
Federal Republic of Germany
Syracuse U
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