Stanford Dramatists Alliance opens 1948 playwriting and music prizes
Stanford University’s Dramatists Alliance announces its 1948 contest with awards: Maxwell Anderson $100 for verse drama, Miles Anderson $100 for a western hemisphere domestic comedy or tragedy, Stephen Vincent Benet $50 plus 20 minute radio drama, and Henry David Gray $25 for articles on production and acting. Close Feb 15, 1948. A second contest by the Association of Knitted Glove and Mitten Manufacturers offers $100 to music the hit lyric Slip Your Mitt, proceeds to Cancer Fund, with recording option if not composing. Judging Nov 17.
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the Alliance
Maxwell Anderson
Miles Anderson
Western Hemisphere
Stephen Vincent Benet
Henry David Gray
Dramatists’ Alliance
Stanford University
California
Damon Runyon
Association of Knitted Glove and Mitten Manufacturers
Cancer Fund
League Sponsors Architecture Exhibit Opens in New York
The Architectural League hosts a traveling exhibit through November 29 at 115 East 40th Street to showcase student work from American architectural schools. Wall panels and scale models highlight a cross section of university contributions across 12 states with dean and department head statements.
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Architectural League
East 40 St
League
Serge Chermayeff
Institute of Design
Frederick V. Murphy
Catholic University of America
William W. Wurster
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
America
Talbot F. Hamlin
Columbia University
Thomas H. Creighton
Progressive Architecture
United States
Florrie Holzwasser
Barnard
Thrift Shop
Barnards
Helga Meyer
Columbia Plans Migration Study for Puerto Ricans
Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research will study Puerto Rican migration, directed by C. Wright Mills. Funded by the Puerto Rican government in Washington, the project aims to aid understanding of migration to the continent and assist Puerto Rican and New York agencies. The plan spans about ten months with a preliminary worker manual in two to three months and a census in six months, with a final report due next September.
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Columbia University
Bureau of Applied Social Research
Jesus Pinero
Puerto Rico
C. Wright Mills
Columbia
Washington
Columbia Researchers
New York
Thrift Shop Sells For Barnard Scholarships
The Everybody's Thrift Shop at 922 Third Avenue handed in three thousand dollars for Barnard College scholarships last year. Fifteen member organizations share profits by sales, with Barnard receiving net three thousand dollars. The shop operates on volunteer labor with two paid clerks and a salaried handyman.
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Third Avenue
Barnard College
Barnard
Brown
Columbia
Columbia University
Soldiers and Sailors
Finch Jr. College
Virginia Day Nursery
Half Orphans
St Pauls Chapel Columbia University Weekday Services
Weekday noon services at St Pauls Chapel Columbia University announced. Barnard Day events on Thursday November 13 with Rabbi Morris N Kertzer of Park Avenue Synagogue. Services resume Friday November 14 with music and prayers. The Holy Communion held on AM morning prayer and sermon by Professor Arthur Jeffery of the Department of Semites.
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Barnard
Morris N. Kertzer
MacFadden Seeks New Faces for Illustrative Models
MacFadden Publications seeks photogenic college students for illustrative modeling. Applicants should appear in person with a recent photo at 206 East 42 Street in New York City between 10 and 5 on Mondays, or mail a photo with measurements and contact numbers. Model fees range from 5 to 10 dollars per hour.
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MacFadden Publications
East 42 Street
N. Y.C
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Leona Studio Hotel
Breslin
Broadway
29Th Street
New York 1
N.Y
Murray Hill
ST. Paul’s Chapel
Adams
D. V. Bazinet, Inc
Amsterdam
Avent Gifts
Elizabeth Woodward
Roger & Gallet
Eau de Cologne
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