Fosdick Lectures on Liberalism and Authority in Thought
Dr Fosdick argues liberalism defends individual thinking against external domination while warning against overcritical loss of appreciation for the past. He contrasts fundamentalist religious modes with liberal emphasis on human experience and urges openness to diverse sources of knowledge. Continued on page 4.
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Fosdick
Wigs and Cues Presents First Workshop of the Year
Wigs and Cues staged its first production of the year with two one act plays, The Locked Chest by John Masefield and Cooks and Cardinals. The informal college event featured workshop style staging and no programs with free admission. Lillian Harris welcomed the audience and explained the workshop concept.
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Wigs and Cues
John Masefield
Wigs
Cues
Lillian Harrs
Iceland
M Sie
Open Forum Plans for Controversial Topics at College
The Open Forum Advisor committee outlines tentative plans to host discussions on race and international relations. Speakers include scholars from Columbia and UC Berkeley, NAACP figures, and foreign guests. The forum aims to present diverse views while urging scientific, broad minded debate.
Columbia University History and the Bloomingdale Asylum
The piece traces Morningside Heights from rural Bloomingdale to a Columbia University site plan. It notes the old Bloomingdale Asylum and the move of Columbia to Madison and Forty-ninth Streets. It also covers student moves toward abolishing final examinations and adopting a quiz based system to raise learning standards.
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Morningside Heights
Milbank Quadrangle
Bloomingdale
Seventh Ward
Bloomingdale Road
Kingsbridge Road
147Th Street
Boston
Union Square
Hudson
Broadway
Claremont
Grant
Post
Joseph Bonaparate
America
Columbia
Thomas de Key
Adrian Hoaglandt
Benjamin Vandewater
Vandewater
116Th Street
120Th Street
Harlem Heights
University
Nicholas de Peyster
New York Hospital
East Hall
115Th Street
Bloomingdale Asylum
Asylum
de Peyster
St. Luke’ S Hospital
Westchester
St. John
Divine
St. Luke’ 8
Columbia- ‘University
Madison and
Forty-ninth's Street
Hawkes
Columbia College
Aheld
Columbia Spectator
Gildersleeve Addresses College On Honor System And Wing Plans
Miss Gildersleeve spoke at the college on Tuesday outlining financing for a proposed Brooks Hall wing and debating the college size limit. She traced the history of the Honor System at Barnard and urged formal exams and broader discussion with faculty and students.
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Dean Gildersleeve
Brooks, Hall
Gildersleeve
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