French Plays At Barnard Tonight With Miss Phelps
The Société Française presents two plays “L Anglais Tel Qu On le Parle” and “La Paix Chez Soi” at eight thirty in the Barnard theatre. Miss Helen Phelps stars and Professor Bégué of Columbia also appears. Dancing and refreshments follow the fifty cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langlais
la Société, Française
Paula Thibault
Madeline Vaurie
Miss Phelps
Barnard
la Soucté Francaise
Begue
la Suiete Francaise
Bégué
Columbia
Harvest Hop Set For November 22 at Barnard Gym
The annual A A dance opening the social season at Barnard Gym on Friday at 9 P M features a silver red and black color scheme with red crepe and silver plaques. The Orchesta touring Europe this summer may provide music. Guests include Miss Weeks Miss Wayman and university staff and officers. The Harvest Hop Committee chaired by Dorothy Brauneck lists several student members and ex officio Miss Olson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Columbia Blue Lions
Europe
Miss Weeks
Wayman
Herr
Riccia
Alice Corneille
Alice Olson
Harvest
Dorothy Brauneck
Adair Brasted
Esther Wasmund
Clementine Walker
Mary Manley
Stace Vander Borgh
Doris \ageahaner
Dorothy Skene
Kay Hand
Kien Atwood
Margery Eberan
Rhys Cross
Louise Barten
Ee Olson
Mortarboard Subscriptions Campaign Opens on Jake
Mortarboard circulation staff begins subscription drive for the college year book. Initial down payments of fifty cents or more accepted by any member or by the Mortarboard representative stationed on Jake daily noon to 1 pm. Further payments under the same plan. Students from all classes invited to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortarboard
Jake
Browder Says Real Prosperity Fails Under Present System
Earl Browder keynote at the Social Science Forum argues traditional Americanism is linked to communism and asserts capitalism is failing. He calls for universal employment and distribution by contribution, outlines plans to unite workers farmers and middle class, and cites the 7th International Congress in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Movement
Earl Browder
Communist Party In America
America
Social Science Forum
Mr. Browder
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Congress
Barnard Girls Share in NYA Monthly Allocation
Seventy nine Barnard students working through the National Youth Administration share in a total $1,710 monthly allotment. Descriptions of duties span English research, cataloging phonographic records, psychology literature reviews, and curriculum planning. Workers praise the experience as interesting and useful, balancing student earnings with the program’s goal to aid needy scholars without displacing paid staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
N.Y.A
National Youth Administration
Katherine S. Doty
Cechipasian Bureau
Arthur the Rat
Gertrude Stein
T. S. Eliot
James Stephens
Political Union to Sponsor Berlin Olympics Symposium
This afternoon the Political Union hosts a symposium on US participation in the 1936 Berlin Games. Joan Geddes argues the negative while a speaker for participation is yet to be chosen. Miriam Rorer, president, chairs the general floor discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Union
United States
Berlin
Joan Geddes
Miriam Rorer
Affiliations to Be Discussed at Barnard Open Meeting
Barnard students plan an open Undergraduate Association meeting on November 21 in the College Parlor to debate outside affiliations. Delegates led by Agnes Leckie and Lenore Glotzer urged abolishing the current rule under Faculty Committee on Student Affairs and Student Council, arguing it is unwieldy and arbitrary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Representative Assembly
Faculty Committee On Student Affairs
Student Council
Agnes Leckie
Lenore Glotzer
Evelyn Lichtenberg
Marian Hall
Sophia Simmonds
Miss Leckie
Peace League
Miriam Borgenicht
University Against War
Miriam Roher
Diana Hirsh
Elspeth Davies
Dean Hosts Armistice Day Poetry Reading at College Parlor
Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve organized a non discussion Armistice Day program at the College Parlor on November 12. Readings included Lawrence Bynton For The Fallen and Faith by an Australian soldier. Caroline Spurgeon read John Masefield August 1914 and Maurice Baring Ode. Euripidess Trojan Women translated by Gilbert Murray followed. Kipling Great Recessional and Vachel Lindsay Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight concluded the program with Gettysburg Address lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
College
Lawrence Bynton
Galipoli
Lord Lucas
Royal Flying Corps
Miss Gildersleeve
Gilbert Murray
Euripides
Rudyard Kipling
Abraham Lincoln
Vachel Lindsay
Barnard Honors Mark Twain Birth Centenary Talk
Mark Van Doren will speak on Mark Twain at Barnard College on Tuesday November 19 at 1 10 PM marking the hundredth anniversary of Twain birthplace. Barnard has long ties to the Clemens family including visits by Mr Clemens and relatives. Twain’s granddaughter Nina Gabrilowitsch is a Barnard graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark van Doren
the Nation
Mark Twain
Barnard College
Clemens
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Barnard
Nina Gabrilowitsch
Gabrilowvitsch
van Doren
Dorothy Graffe
Dean Gildersleeve
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Phelps
Forum
Miss Duty
Edna Holtzman
Dean
Miss Spurgeon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!