Aspirants to Wigs and Cues Present 3 Tryout Plays
Three tryout plays by aspiring Wigs and Cues members were staged at Brinkerhoff. Liliom directed by Rita Guttman featured major scenes, From Morn to Midnight highlighted technique under Patricia Purnis, while Spreading the News by Lady Gregory, directed by Florence Hirschfield, lagged behind. New members will be welcomed at a Costume Party Friday afternoon at four in the Theatre with alumnae present.
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Dramatic Club
Liliom
Ferenc Molnar
Rita Guttman
Miriam Schild
Gertrude Ehrhart
Kaiser
Patricia Purnis
Lady Gregory
Florence Hirschfield
Return To Childhood At School Play Day
Despite rain threats the event proceeded with 130 girls racing for colored team tags then split into archery tent sowing, outdoor volleyball, hit pin baseball and six passes indoors. At five they regrouped for goal shooting relays folk dancing and Jerusalem. Mrs Wayman impressed by winning the game with a push. A picnic supper followed for 50 girls.
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Jerusalem
Miss Wayman
Barnard
Powys Opens Series of Talks on Poetry at McMillan Theatre
John Cowper Powys launched four lectures on philosophy with a focus on Homer and his method. He argues Homer bridges raw life and literature, opposing the view of Homer as antiquarian. Powys cites Iliad and Odyssey as sources of a philosophy of universal human nature.
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John Cowper Powys
McMillan Theatre
Powys
Mr. Powys
James
Byrd Describes Trip Through Polar Land
Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd spoke at the McMillan Theatre about his Antarctic expedition. He described the continent as a silent, lonely ice sheet with little life aside from penguins, whales, and seals, and noted the extreme climate and isolation faced by intruders.
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Byrd
Polar Land
Antarctic
Richard I. Byrd
McMillan Theatre
South Pole
South Poles
Atlantic
Little America
South Polar
Arctic
Lanux to Speak at Social Forum on The United States of Europe
Pierre de Lanux renowned lecturer and head of the Paris Information Office of the League of Nations will address the Social Science Forum next Tuesday at four in the Conference Room. His talk, The United States of Europe, occurs during his U.S. tour under the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Pierre de Lanux
Paris
League of Nations
Social Science Forum
United States
Europe
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Nouvelle Revue Iramcaise
Balkans
Andre
Barnard Dean Chooses Student Fellowship Exchange
Dean Gildersleeve outlines the Student Fellowship Exchange System at the Representative Assembly held Monday at noon in Room 304 Barnard Hall. She cites postwar aims of better international relations and notes Barnard’s cosmopolitan ties and student interest in continuing the policy.
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Dean Gildersleeve
Representative Assembly
Barnard Jtall
Barnard
College Urged To Come To Mortarboard Tea
Mortarboard invites college members to a bridge tea on Monday in room 408 at four. Barnard Hall hosts signers for refreshments and prizes, with radio music afterward. Leave 50 cents for the Mortarboard bridge in Students' Mail or pay at the bridge.
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Mortarboard
Barnard Hall
Dean Addresses Assembly on Student Fellowship Exchange Policy
Barnard Hall posters invite students to sign up for a Barnacle Ball, the fall semester’s sole dance. The event is described as open to the entire college and tied to attendance policy discussions in the dean’s address.
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Barnard Hall
Barnard's Greek Spirit Shapes Campus Dance Spotlight
Barnard College embraces Greek Games as the ruling passion of campus life. Freshmen, sophomores, and visitors witness dancing in bare feet and blue and pink garb as Terpsichore takes hold, with gym classes, tea rooms, and locker room chants reflecting a Greek season.
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Barnard
Jake
Terpsichore
Miss Waldman
Rabbi Kaplan Outlines Three Divisions Of Judaism
Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan at Earl Hall on October 30 discussed why I Am a Jew and outlined three Judaism divisions. He described orthodox, liberal, and cultural views and noted that salvation is seen differently across these strands.
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Mordecai M. Kaplan
Society For the Advancement of Judaism
Earl Hall
Kaplan
Lis
Israel
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Coming
Monsieur de Lanux
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Barnard Stuent
Rabbi Kaplan
Divisions of Judaism
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