Weeks Discusses Books Of The Season At McMillan Theatre
Edward Weeks editor of The Atlantic Monthly and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly Lectured on books and modern authors at McMillan Theatre last Thursday evening. He contrasted nineteenth century and modern works, noting lower standards despite more titles and suggesting twentieth century literature lacks dullness but needs guard against shifting convictions. He cited Gertrude Stein and H G Wells while praising Rome’s influence and American cultural evolution.
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Edward Weeks
Atlan- Monet Press
The
Tantic Monthly
McMillin Theatre
Weeks
Columbia Institute of Arts and Sciences
Atlantic Monthly
Bank World
Gertrude Stein
Winthrop Chandler
Rome
Pring
United States
Ike Hoover
Har- Fons
Atse
Theodore
SiMecin
G. Wells
Wells
Prin- Tor
Injustice
Battleboard Tennis Introduced For College Players
The College Tennis Manager Marguerite Mead announces Battleboard Tennis to aid winter practice. Demonstrations by Margaret Mixter and Connie McKenna showcased the backboard game originated by Mary K. Brown. Players urged to train for the Round Robin series starting Thanksgiving vacation. Miss Finan or Mead can provide more information.
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Marguerite Mead
Margaret Mixter
Connie McKenna
Mary K. Brown
Interclass Basketball Opens With Senior Sophomore Victory
The Interclass Basketball series began this week with senior and sophomore teams playing on Wednesday November 21. First team results show Seniors 46 Sophomores 22 while second team finished tied 17-17. Lineups include Chin Lee Hayes and Meade for the senior group and Collyer Hansen Creagh Hunt Focht Casaux Varnie Le Ray Segard Winselman for the seniors. second team features Ladue Snedeker Murphy Kuhlman Greenbaum Schaeffer Hill Leis Howald among others.
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Collyer
A. Hansen
A. Creagh
A. Hunt
D. Focht
B. Casaux
J. G. Varnie
M. le Ray
M. Segard
S. Winselman
Ladue
B. —Snedeker
G. Murphy
K. Kuhlman Greenbaum
M. Schaeffer Folsom
A. Hill
A. Leis — ’ Howald
Junior Freshmen Games Highlight Thursday Action
The juniors beat the freshmen 21 to 6 in the first junior team game and 21 to 45 in the second. Lineups list players such as Werner Andrews Ackerman Hogan Combs Ballance and Hodupp among juniors, and Wagner Haynes Maier Hunt Conner Shaw among freshmen. The senior sophomore first game was near even but the second juniors vs freshmen was the more polished contest. The week’s games place the senior class in front of the series standings.
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Werner Andrews
Ackerman Hogan Combs Ballance Pastello
Danson Hodupp Bullowa Pfeffer Tleuser _ Murray Davies
Wagner Haynes
Maier
Hunt Conner
Shaw
Packard L Sawyer Peterson
Thomas Brauneck
Debating Society Considers Procedure and Purpose
Barnard Debaters examined parliamentary procedure and spontaneity at a Debate Society meeting led by president Muriel Herzstein. Members debated college value, career links, and unemployment comparisons, but a motion to deplore college attendance failed. next topic set for December 6.
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Muriel Herzstein
Urges Undergraduates To Produce Movies
Chapel Hill leader Paul Green urges UNC undergraduates to form small studios and produce art films. He argues backers enable amateur groups to create works elevating taste, teaching methods, and offering screenings in towns to offset costs.
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Chapel Hill
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NSFA
Paul Green
University of North Carolina
Professor Fairchild Urges Planned Civilization at Chapel
Professor Hoxie N. Fairchild of Barnard warned in Saint Pauls Chapel last Thursday that humanity faces chaos without a planned civilization rooted in religion. He argued the mind as a creative force and freedom of will require a religious background to avert societal collapse. The choice is between inhuman chaos and human plan, he said, and action depends on forming a conclusion about religion.
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Hoxie N. Fairchild
Barnard
Chapel
Saint Paul’s Chapel
Fairchild
Columbians Embrace Air Dancing At Victrola Waltz
A group of about fifty boys take a fourth Victor Arthur Murray lesson in John Jay Meeting Room, dancing with imaginary partners as an instructor guides a small circle. The Van Am Society sponsors a eight lesson series costing one dollar, while observers note the boys’ nervous, earnest effort and occasional playful mischief.
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John Jay
Arthur Murray
van Am Society
Porgy Discusses Tom Thumb And Price Of Eggs
Porgy muses on Tom Thumb and the idea of global crowds attending a single moment of laughter. He critiques critics and notes undergraduates’ role while reflecting on stage tastes and questions about Swift’s four stars.
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Porgy
Vocational Tea Planned by Russell Sage Foundation
The Russell Sage Foundation announces a Vocational Tea on December 5 with officials from the State Bureau of Employment and the American Association of Social Workers. Elizabeth Stewart will advise girls about careers in the field while Mrs. Mary Carson Cookman of Abraham and Strauss will speak on advertising.
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Russell Sage Foundation
Women’s Department
State Bureau of Employment
Smith and Kaufmann, Inc
American Association of Social Workers
Elizabeth Stewart
Tea
Mary Carson Cookman
Abraham and Strauss
Brooklyn
Cookman
Hispanic Society of America
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Pacific News Bureau
Elsa Moolten
Jean Ehrlich
Aileen Pelletier
Joveshof
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A. A. Notes
Battleboard
Chin Lee, Hayes
B. “Meade
M. Conaty
Hultzen
Catharine
Bazinet
Amsterdam ‘Ave
Drygoods
Rachel Crothers
Elmer Rice
Tom Thumb
Dean Swift
Stationery
College Book Store
A. G. Seiler
Amsterdam Avenue
Whittier Hall
Lohden’s
Confectioners
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