Alan Kimmel Visit Tests Barnard Speakers Policy
Controversy over university speakers policy spans months with the Dowling Report clarifying limits on organizational responsibility. Alan Kimmel, ex editor of the Chicago Maroon, is invited to speak, setting a precedent as Barnard’s policy is tested and concerns about sponsorship, politics, and campus debate persist.
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Columbia
Gus Hall
Dowling
Alan Kimmel
Chicago Maroon
Barnard
Mr. Kimmel
Kimmel
Chicago University
Robert Strozier
East Berlin
Germany
Rep Assembly Urges Seriousness in Weekly Meetings
The Representative Assembly calls for a more sober, earnest tone at meetings after two recent sessions devolved into informal and disorganized gatherings. It urges informative and terse candidate speeches, proper slate drafting, and clear motion phrasing for urgent agenda items.
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Representative Assembly
Barnard
Mortarboard Theme A Dramatic Yearbook Play
Barbara Lyons outlines Mortarboard 1951 52 a yearbook playbill built as a two act theater piece highlighting college activities. Scenes cover Freshman Orientation through commencement with juniors shown in their own section and a montage replacing informal junior shots. subscriptions due February 14 with pledge plan and interspersed ads rosters plus Faculty Follies and new pen and ink sketches.
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Sue Hess
Joan Harris
Ingrid Otten
Mary Midget
Abby Gurfein
Gabby Wolfson
Nancy Amsterdam
Julie Koegler
Nancy Underwood
Ruth Ann Curtis
Evelyn Ilton
Harvard Students Run 150 Proof Moonshine Stills
Harvard students operated illegal stills in dorm rooms producing 150 proof rum and apple jack. Revenue agents dismantled several setups by November, one student admitting long running, claiming low cost and high strength. The episode spurs inflation angle and future Harvard government clashes.
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Harvard
Cambridge Alcoholic Tax Office
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Harvard Crimson
Crimson
Boston
Free Enterprise Society
Columbia Cadets Seek Social Contact With Barnard Students
An Air Force ROTC field order mockingly outlines a cadet invasion of Barnard halls as a playful take on Barnard social life. The piece parodies dating tactics amid campus chatter, urging Columbia men to court Barnard peers while noting protective barriers and chaperones.
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Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Columbia University
Barnard
Bulletin
Columbia Spectator
Broadway
116Th Street
Coluumbia
116Th
126Th Streets
Brooks Hall
Hewitt Hall
West End
Columbia Bar
Residence Hall Council
Columbia
Ike Wins New Fame as London Grants Honor
General Eisenhower is awarded the Freedom of the City of London, an honor few foreigners receive. The ancient statute supposedly grants immunity from arrest for drunkenness within city limits and allows wearing robes if convicted of murder. The ceremony is noted as more practical than a ceremonial key, with no comment from Eisenhower yet.
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Judy Elvet
Columbia
General Eisenhower
London
States
Eisenhower
Wrightson To Be Honored With Columbia Doctorate Dec 8
Baritone Earl Wrightson earns an honorary Doctor of Music at Columbia University December 8 during the Dean's Drag for the College Scholarship Fund. Yesterday was Earl Wrightson Day as he addressed undergrads and explained why Barnard College girls dubbed him Mr. Virility.
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New York Daily Mirror
Earl Wrightson
Columbia University
Barnard College
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