Assembly Initiates Shift in Mortarboard Funding
The assembly voted to move Mortarboard to an independent financial basis with profits placed in a contingent fund owned by Mortarboard. If losses occur, the Undergraduate Association covers them as a loan to be repaid from future profits. The junior class will incorporate Mortarboard, and the Seal Committee gains a budget as a subsidized org.
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Keyesentative Assembly
Mortarboard
Munday
Vou
Seal Committee
New Appointments Signal Faculty Changes for Next Year
The university announces several faculty shifts for the coming academic year. Harry D. Gideonse resigns as Professor and Chairman of Economics to become president of Brooklyn College. Dr Ida C. Greaves will take over a section of elementary economics and teach a course on Monopoly and Monopolistic Prices. Professor Gideonse courses in Economic History are postponed to the second term. In Botany, Dr Harold C. Bold will replace retiring Professor Tracy E. Hazen as Visiting Lecturer. William G. Whaley remains with Columbia University Department.
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Department of Economics
Department of Economics and Social Science
Harry D. Gideonse
Brooklyn College
Ida C. Greaves
Iowa State College
McGill University
London School of Economics
Gideonse
Tracy E. Hazen
Harold C. Bold
Vanderbilt University
William G. Whaley
Columbia University Department of
Frosh Folk Dance Party Showcases Vintage Swing
Freshmen enjoyed the first Folk Fling in the gym with lively Virga and old fashioned dances led by Ruth and Nor. Miss Holland guided the group through schottisches and polkas as Ruth Swid and committee members hosted cider and doughnuts after partners were introduced.
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Ruth and
Nor
Louise Powell
Miss Holland
Louise van Baalen
Dorothy Eckley
Eleanor Pumyea
Ruth Swid
Alla Shainin
Patricia Illingworth
Kathryn Crean
Marjorie Weiss
Muriel Byer
Annette Hochberg
Athenia Survivor Recalls Torpedo Attack
Doris Prochaska records the first hand account of the Athenia torpedoing from Margaret Holland. Holland, a passenger who was rescued, describes September 3 when war was declared by Britain and the ship faced danger, the crew prepared lifeboats, and the vessel listed after the explosion.
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U.S. Athenia
Barnard
Margaret Holland
Physical Education Department
Scotland
Great Britain
Germany
Miss Holland
Glasgow
S.S. Athenia
Des
Dean Counsels Class of 1943 Freshmen
Dean Gildersleeve urges new students to keep open minds and explore all fields. She emphasizes active intellectual curiosity, planning beyond first months, and using extracurriculars, while learning school rules via Blue Book, catalogue, and bulletin boards.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gildersleeve
Employment Report Shows Mixed Hiring in 1938-39
Miss Doty presents an employment report to the Dean noting overall uncertainty but modest gains. From July 1938 to June 1939 the office handled 1 054 orders, 629 placements including 117 permanent positions, and earnings near $173 000.
Eligibility Slips Must Be Filed By Oct 13
The notice states all eligibility slips must be filed by Friday October 13. Slips are available in Mrs Read's office and should be completed by the president or secretary of each organization. Muriel Byer, chair of the Eligibility Committee, notes the Blue Book eligibility chart contains the required filing information.
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Mrs. Read
Muriel Byer
Books Needed By Exchange Book Exchange Opens For Books
The Book Exchange announces hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Conference Room. In demand are titles across languages and subjects including French literature, psychology, German and English handbooks, physiology, geometry, and history.
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Book Exchange
Abry — Histoire Illustre de la Literature Francaise
Anastasi
Differential Psychol
Cheyney
Classiques Francaise Cross
England
Great Britain
Conant
Dashiell
Dennison
Pathel
Fieser
Fundenburg
Giddes
Roland Guyer
Harding and Mullins
Hayes
Europe
Hollingworth
Butler Calls for Removal of Hitlerism in Speech
President Nicholas Murray Butler urged Germans to overthrow their tyrant to save civilization and promote universal peace. Sociologist Robert S. Lynd contrasted three university roles in 1940 and urged intellectuals to use research to influence war and resist easy slogans.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
McMillin Theatre
Junior Pictures Begins For Yearbook This October
Mortarboard announces junior pictures start Monday October 9 for the yearbook. Doris Prochaska, Mortarboard representative, will be on Jake today and all of next week and the following week to set appointments.
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Mortarboard
Doris Prochaska
Jake
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Assembly
Hazen
Athletic Association
Athenia
Dean Counsels
Ogy Anderson and Williams
Avery Dorsay
Sickles
Arnold
Tion
Boccard — Aucassin Et Nicol
Ette
Chamberlin and Salisbury
France
Chinard
Scenes de la Vie Francaise
Butler
Salvation of
Lynd
Robert S. Lynd
Lynch
America
Hitler
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