Patr iots discuss housing during Thursday tea
The Patr iots held a November 18 tea at 401 Barnard with Nanette Hodgeman and Ruth Insche discussing housing efforts. Hodgeman criticized housing projects for neglecting the very poor and highlighted New York City and Williamsburg examples with focused discussion on size, income, and amenities.
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Barnard
Nanette Hodgeman
Ruth Insche
Miss Hodgeman
House United States
3Id Street
Avenue A
New York City
Miss Insche
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Mass Meeting Will Give Aid To Spain
The Columbia Faculty Committee to Aid the Spanish Democracy plans a mass meeting with faculty and students cooperating. The Federation seeks signatures for a Scholastic Letter modeled after a letter by 200 ministers. Barnard College students contributed last year and a meeting at McMillin Theatre featured Andre Malraux. Funds were raised to buy medical supplies as part of broader aid to Spain.
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Barnard College
Columbia. American Student Union
McMillin Theatre
Andre Malraux
Nich
Spain
Europe
Volunteers Offer To Do Social Work At Barnard
Elizabeth Wise, chairman of the Social Service Committee, urges Barnard women to join volunteer work in settlement houses and hospital clinics. Office hours and locations are provided, and she notes volunteers gain valuable experience. Placements include Union Neighborhood Center St Luke's Hospital Bellevue Mt Sinai Hospital Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled Henry Street Settlement House Domestic Relations Court and Stuyvesant Houses.
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Social Service Committee
Elizabeth Wise
Miss Weeks
Miss Wise
Barnard
Union Neighborhood Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bellevue Hospital
Mt. Sinai’ Hospital
Hospital For
Henry Street Settlement House
Domestic Relations Court
Hartley, Madison
Stuyvesant
Residence Hall Holds Dance at Brooks Hall
A Sunday evening dance for resident students at Brooks Hall drew 70 attendees. Hosted by Miss Helen Page Abbott and Miss Mary F McBride with Marjorie Reese and Mary Rhodin guiding activities, the informal event featured coffee, light fare, and a girl-cut-in format to foster socializing among University students.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Brooks Hall
Helen Page Abbott
Mary F. McBride
Marjorie Reese
Mary Rhodin
Columbia
Building Fund Hosts Picture Contest At City College
The Building fund committee sponsors a photography contest with entries due by December 15 to Miss Weeks. Prizes in landscape portrait still life and campus categories are supported by Kayser Stocking and Arts Glove companies. Entries 5 by 7 inches on 11 by 14 inch paper. four entries cost seventy five cents plus twenty five cents per additional entry. Winners chosen by Charles Chambers Wendell Mac Rae and Professor George Eggers. Exhibition of awards and best photos set for December 20 and 21. An Anniversary Land and Building Fund group lists Adi Kent Thomas Valmaryland Barbara Ridgeway Virginia Shaw and Marion Cowles as officers.
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Building Fund Committee
Kayser Stocking Company
Arts Glove Company
Charles Chambers
Wendell MacRae
George Eggers
Art
City College
Barbara Ridgeway
Virginia Shaw
Marion Cowles
Mystery Surrounds Library Numbers Role of Timeliness and Chance
A student reports random library number draws, noting numbers vary by need and time of day. The writer cites a lucky pick of number one at 3 25 p m and contrasts it with higher numbers when assignments loom due. The piece suggests a possible study by the Psychology Department.
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Psychology
Mortarboard Pictures Schedule Reminder
Mortarboard pictures will continue today and tomorrow. Please come promptly if you are scheduled for a picture.
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Insche and Hodgeman
Building Fund
Fra Ponchelet
Mortarboard Pictures
D V. Bazinet
Amsterdam Ave
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