Local eccentricities and a tale of a campus misadventure
An odd campus anecdote unfolds with students and professors in a mix of slang and theatrical dialogue. A narrator recounts encounters around a dorm, mentioning Deborah Kaplan and Juliet, Virginia, and a chaotic elevator scene ending with a cryptic walk down an unseen stair.
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Jam Rehie
Liat
Archie
Sam
West 116
Deborah Kaplan
Chaucer
Adams
Juliet
Virginia
Chin
Elevnor
Track and basketball practice encouraged in gym notice
The notice promotes using the gym track for basketball training twice weekly. It urges participation for class teams while clarifying the track is not ornamental and invites students to enjoy a quick run as part of practice.
Prof John Erskine to Address College Assembly Poem Program
The College Committee on Assemblies schedules a cultural program for Tuesday November 16 with Professor John Erskine speaking on Poetry. Before the talk Ruth Rodgers will perform soprano numbers from St Pauls Church. Attendees are urged to arrive early to join in the music.
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Committee On Assemblies
John Erskine
Ruth Rodgers
St. Paul’s Church
West End Avenue
86Th Street
Meeting of the College Entrance Examination Board
The College Entrance Examination Board composed of presidents and deans met on Saturday morning. Afterward, Smith Wellesley Mt Holyoke presidents and Vassar Admissions chair lunched with Barnard’s Dean. Prof Fiske, Prof Jones and Miss Katherine Doty attended along with others to discuss admission problems.
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College Entrance Examination Board
Smith, Wellesley
Mt. Holyoke
Vassar
Barnard
Fiske
Jones
Columbia University
Katherine Doty
Alumnae Officers Meet Undergraduates Amid Board Elections
The Alumnae elected new officers and directors during College Ten on November 10. Key figures include Mrs. La Rue Brown heading the Child Welfare Committee and Mrs. Mary Sumner Boyd as Research chair. Virginia Newcomb serves as secretary for Women's Work and Ethel Dawborn assists as secretary. The group urged the Trustees to add a second Alumnae trustee to serve four years, with election two years after the first.
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National League of Women Voters
Washington, D. C
la Rue Brown
Dorothy Kuehivey
Mary Sumner Boyd
Board of ‘Trustees
Music Club Meeting Sets High Standard for Future
The Mu sic Club held its first regular meeting last Monday afternoon in the Conference Room. A strong turnout heard a short program including Bach Saint-Saëns and César Franck pieces performed by Elizabeth Wood, Cyril Scott, and Virginia Herring among others. Tea followed, then a social hour before adjournment.
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Tocatta
Mandolinata
Adele Henry
Elizabeth Wood
César Franck
Student Council Receives Report From Miss Gildersleeve
Miss Gildersleeve presented a report to the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs and the Student Council at the Deanery on Thursday.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Brown
Phofessor O
Crampton
Prof. Erskine
College Assembly
Alumnae News
Virginia Newcomb
Institute of International Education
Ethel Dawborn
Miss Newcomb
Valentine Chandor
Headmistresses’ Association
Bach Saint-Saéns
Ee ‘Argaret Spotz
The
Spurgeon
Miss Spence
American Lead Pencil Co
Fifth Ave
Seorld
Cox Sons & Vining
Madison Ave
N. Y
Gertrude Schoedler
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