Barnard Names Frances Smith Delegate to National Student Association
Frances Smith, Barnard College freshman president and Undergraduate Association secretary, elected via Representative Assembly to attend the National Student Federation Assembly conference in December in Atlanta. The N S F A represents about 200 leading U S colleges and universities, offering lectures and surveys on student government. Smith will write a Bulletin series detailing the conference scope and her experiences.
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Frances Smith
Representative Assembly
Barnard Hall
Atlanta
Georgia
Miss Smith
Barnard
N.S. F.A
Dorothy Harrison
United States
Smith
Bulletin
Blanshard Calls for Broad Social Reform to End Racketeering
Paul Blanshard told the Columbia Social Problems Club at Schermerhorn that fundamental social reconstruction is needed to abolish racketeering. He asserted liquor racketeering is the largest in the nation with gangs earning about 137 million dollars yearly and roughly 2,000 gangsters each reaping about 2,000 dollars annually.
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Paul Blanshard
Schermerhorn
Columbia Social Problems Club
Blanshard
Pade
Powys Reframes Shakespeare as Lonely, Political Artist
John Cowper Powys challenged the usual view in his McMillan lecture, portraying Shakespeare as a pessimistic and lonely artist with aristocratic yet anarchic politics. He argued Shakespeare’s philosophy is pluralistic and polytheistic, praising loyalty while forgiving others for being themselves.
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Shakespeare
John Cowper Powys
McMillan
Powys
Shakespear
Ariel
King Lear
Mr. Powys
England
Jacques
Caliban
New Coach To Direct Wigs and Cues Play
Miss Agnes Morgan named professional coach for Wigs and Cues fall production Beaux Stratagem to be staged December 12 and 13 at Brinckerhoff Theatre. Morgan long associated with Neighborhood Theatre and Grand Street Follies, now vice president and stage manager of the Actor Manager's Association. She prepared an acting version of Beaux Stratagem and plans a Restoration style production with minimal sets and painted backdrops.
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Agnes Morgan
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Actor Manager’s Association
Miss Morgan
Professor Baker
Famous
47 Workshop
George Arliss
Radcliffe
Farquahar
Knox Describes Work of Ancient Prophets
Chaplain Raymond C. Knox spoke at St Pauls chapel on prophets in The Bible in the Light of Present Knowledge. He defined a prophet as one who brings new and higher truths to an age and outlined four key achievements shaping modern life.
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Raymond C. Knox
St. Paul's
Chaiplain Knox
Christ
Chaplain Knox
Rev
Knox
MacIVER Proposes Reforms For Honors Course
Prof Robert Moo Maciver outlines a revised Honors plan before the Economics and Sociology faculty and students at luncheon. He argues the Honors course should be open to more students not just those with top grades and suggests a sophomore probation period to weed out unfit participants. He warns against excessive specialization and urges a general foundation early with deeper study then senior eligibility consideration.
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Barnard
Robert Moo Maciver
Department of Economics and Sociolog
Maciver
Major Department Meetings Hear Addresses by Scholars
Junior Freshman Tea set for Tuesday November 25 from 4 to 5 30 in College Parlor. Freshmen invited. teas postponed earlier due to Dr Greet lectures.
What If Mate Choice Was Based On Scientific Standards
A New Jersey teacher urged a New York Times column for a school course on How To Choose One s Mate. The piece imagines a dinner party where mates are selected by mating classifications and academic formulas, warning of a world overeducated for mate selection and possibly giving up the search.
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New York Times
New Jersey
Jersey
Barnard
Seniors Tender Tea To Faculty At College Parlor
The Class of 1931 hosted its first tea of the year Monday at 4 pm in the College Parlor inviting English Mathematics Fine Arts and Music staff. Professors Haller Baldwin Brewer Greet Marshall Latham Miss Weeks and others attended. Lorraine Smith performed Bach and Mozart on the College Parlor piano.
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Haller
Baldwin
Brewster
Greet
Marshall
Latham
Miss Weeks
Mullins
Smith
Kasner
Hoffman
Moore and
Beveridge
Miss Doty
Rockwell
Braun
Chaplain Knox
Alsop
Lorraine Smith
Bach
Mozart
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Beaux
God
MacIver and
Barry
Columbia
M. Hazard
Miss Wertheimer
M. Liljegren
Barnard Camp
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