Professor Hook Welcomes 161 Transfers at Dinner
Professor Lucyle Hook of the English department addressed 161 new transfer students from 76 colleges at a Hewitt Hall dinner. She urged American women to lead global emancipation, noting rights exist on paper but many nations cannot fully implement them. President Millicent McIntosh attended as tours and teas for transfers were planned with sponsoring classes.
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Lucyle Hook
English Department
Hewitt Hall
Hook
Near
Far East
United States
Miss Hook
Professor Hook
Assembly of Students
Europe
Asia
Pacific Island
University of Melbourne
Australia
Millicent C. McIntosh
Hawaii
Argentina
France
Japan
Finland
Italy
Brazil
Greece
Equador
Carnival Opens With Barker and Colorful Booths
Miriam Kurtz will act as a barker at the Activities Carnival on the North Lawn from 3 to 5 p.m. with food, music, and costumes to draw in prospective members. Judges include Dr. Joseph Brennan and Miss Rosalie Cokie among others. WKCR will record the event and posters invite participation. Barnard leaders will attend a Columbia tea hosted by President Kirk on October 20 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Miriam Kurtz
Hazel Gerber
Clubs Council
Ecouncil
Gerber
Joseph Brennan
Rosalie Cokie
Katherine Goodwin
WKCR
Jake
Barnard
Kirk
Columbia University
Seniors Sponsor Lectures Series on Graduates Problems
The senior class opens a ten lecture series titled Where Do We Go From Here at 4 p.m. Monday in the College Parlor. Eleanor L. Fried, director of placement at the Fashion Institute of Technology, will discuss Your Career After Barnard and how graduates can find suitable jobs. The lineup includes grooming homemaking and public service topics, with planning chaired by Barbara Foley Wilson and others.
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Eleanor L. Fried
Fashion Institute of Technology
Barnard
Fried
Special dormitory room set aside for four day students
Miss Harriet L. Benson announces a four bed accommodations room in Hewitt Hall with a charge of 1.50 dollars per night payable in advance. Students must contact Miss Margaret O'Shea, Residence Halls secretary, by 11 00 a m on the day the accommodation is wanted.
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Harriet L. Benson
Hewitt Hall
Margaret O’shea
New Class Plans At Meetings
The freshman, sophomore, and junior classes held first meetings the new year on October 4. Sophomores elected Ruth Wolfers, Carla Levine, and Patricia McArdel to political and assembly posts. Greek Games chairmen announced for 1956. October events include a Stag Dance on the 21st and a Transfer Tea on the 25th. Junior representatives were chosen for Political Council, with Benita Rosenblum elected secretary. planned events include Transfer Ten on October 11, annex party on November 18, and the March 1–3 Junior Show. Freshman presidential candidates narrowed to eight of nineteen. final three names to be chosen October 11.
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Political Council
Ruth Wolfers
Carla Levine
Representative Assembly
Patricia McArdel
Sybil Stocking
Doris Platzker
Jane Peyser
Myrna Ziegler
Rachel Mayer
Phyllis Steinberg
Clarice Debrunner
Carol Levy
Marie Gerardi
Hannah Shulman
Carol Shimkin
Benita Rosenblum
Sandy Dibbell
Lilian Wishonia
Betsy Wolf
Barnard Adds Thirty to Staff
Barnard College expanded its teaching staff this fall with thirty new members including fourteen from the New York area. Notable appointments include George Plimpton as associate in English to teach writing, Samuel Hunter as lecturer in Fine Arts, and Robert Carl Woempner as lecturer in Spanish.
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Barnard College
New York
George Plimpton
The
Paris Review
Patton Campbell
William A. Hance
John Heffron Porter
Remington Patterson
Arts Digest
Samuel Hunter
Hunter
New York Times
Italy
Time Magazine
Molly O. Teasdale
Ilene Haering
Robert Carl Woempner
Barnard Fund Sees Record Gifts for Scholarships
More than twice as much money has been contributed from various sources for scholarships than last year. Barnard College Fund gains and gifts to scholarships rose, aided by a capital gift of 250000 from alumna Mrs. Frank Altschul to endow the Millicent Carey McIntosh Professorship in English.
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Florence M. Brecht
Barnard Fund
Barnard College Fund
Banard College
Barnard
Frank Altschul
Millicent Carey McIntosh
Fred C. Smith
The
Bowery Savings Bank
Miss Ruth Houghton Elected ECPO President
Miss Ruth Houghton, Barnard Placement Office director since 1948, was elected president of the Eastern College Personnel Officers at the group’s annual meeting at the New Ocean House in Swampscott Massachusetts. The ECPO comprises college and industry personnel officers in New England and New York.
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Ruth Houghton
Barnard
Eastern College
Association
New Ocean House
Swampscott
Massachusetts
ECPO
New England
New York
Miss Houghton
Wellesley College
Purdue University
Smith College
UNRRA
Germany
National Institute of Public Affairs
Washington
ECPC
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Prof. Hook
Near East
Prof
Barbara Foley Wilson
Louise Sadler Reissling
Marilyn Zujan
Janet Bersin
Sarah Barr
Rep Assembly
N.S. A
Highth
U.S
National Student Congress
Sandra Mogil
Educational Affairs Commission
USNSA
NSA
Sara Barr
Cathy Comes
Pat McArdle
Herald Tribune
Rockefeller Foundation
Otto Luening
Vladimir Ussachevsky
Luening
Joline Foundation
Ussachevsky
Columbia
National Science
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