Assembly Debates Split Drive Strategy for Relief Work
The Representative Assembly discussed two short intensive drives over the year to increase participation and reduce burden on volunteers. Proposals included separate drives for national and foreign causes, with World Students' Service Fund and United China Relief among suggested beneficiaries.
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World Students’ Service Fund
International Students’ Service
United China Relief
Allied Fighting Forces
United Service Organization
British War Relief
Quakers
Civilization
Europe
Community Chest
Barnard Offers Subscriptions to 1941 42 Lecture Series
Barnard students and University staff can buy three limited subscriptions to the Columbia Institute of Arts and Sciences 1941 42 lecture series. The Our World Today Tuesday lectures cost 7 50 with speakers including Sir Philip Gibbs Pierre Van Paasen Vincent Sheean Raymond Clapper Eve Curie and Irwin Edman among others. Wednesday night and Friday motion travel series are five dollars each with notable speakers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University Institute of Arts and Sciences
Barnard
Columbia
Philip Gibbs
Pierre van Paasen
Vincent Sheean
Raymond Clapper
Eve Curie
Irwin Edman
Lyman Beecher
Stowe
Carl Carmer
Allan Roy Dafoe
Harry A. Overstreet
Dean Gildersleeve to Speak at First College Assembly
Dean Gildersleeve will address the college at the first required assembly today at 1 10 in the gymnasium. Emily Gunning and Doris Bayer will also speak. Seniors must wear cap and gown and bring Blue Books. meet in 304 Barnard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Gildersleeve
Emily Gunning
Doris Bayer
Barnard
Spectator Seeks More Phone Lines for Brooks Hall
A Columbia University Spectator reader petitions Barnard Administration for better telephone service between Columbia and Brooks Hall. They report two lines for about 300 girls are insufficient, with peak hours 5 to 9 pm seeing many busy signals. The paper cites a proposed third line with automatic supervision as a remedy, noting the cost.
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Florence Fischman
Spectator
Barnard Administration
Columbia
Brooks Hall
Mark
Brooks
Rise In Demand For Barnard College Women Graduates
Barnard College reports record placements among students and graduates in the last academic year. Miss Katherine S. Doty of the Occupation Bureau told Dean Virginia Gildersleeve that demand for women at college level rose with the defense program and wartime drafts. Permanent placements rose 43 percent over 1939-40, led by secretaries and Spanish stenographers, with math and economics graduates favored for statistical and mathematical assistant roles. Some insurance firms recruited seniors, seeking math majors and even English majors for combined roles.
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Barnard College
Katharine S. Doty
Virginia ‘Gildersleeve
Miss Doty
Societe Francaise Plans Weekend At Barnard Camp
The Societe Francaise held its first meeting of the year last Thursday and outlined a busy schedule. Planned events include a camp weekend in October, a Christmas party and dance with Cercle Lafayette of Columbia in December, and a French film in November. Second semester fills with a February lecture, a March folklore party, and the final officers tea in April. The next meeting is set for Monday October 6 at 8 o clock in the French Club Room of Riverside Building.
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Societe Francaise
Cercle Lafayette
Columbia
Evelyn, Kelley
Marth
Societe
Riverside
Latin American Authority Joins Spanish Department
In a Barnard College meeting last Thursday the Barnard Political Council was formed to coordinate activities of several political groups. Presiding Doris Bayer, the council will centralize discussions from the ASA International Relations Club and the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Each group will form study units to crystallize and examine opinions.
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Barnard
Doris Bayer
A.S.A
International Relations Club
America
Miss Bayer
Jane Perry Clark
Raymond J. Saulmer
Daryl Cattell
Mary Jane Heyl
Helen Bakery
Committee To Defend
Zenia Sachs
Carol Camblon
Barnard Welcomes New Spanish Teacher Amid Global Talk
Andres Iduarte, joining Barnard’s Spanish department, studied law and letters in Mexico, Paris, and Madrid and witnessed Spain’s Civil War. Dean Howard Thurman addressed the University Christian Association on “The Christian Student in a World Community” and urged purposeful, caring loyalty.
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Andres Iduarte
Barnard
Iduarte
Mexico
Paris
Madrid
Spain
Republic
United States
Eduarte
Norteameric&ios
Lincoln
Him
Juarez
Howard Thurman
Howard University
Washington, D. C
University Christian Association
Earl Hall
Dr. Thurman
Smoking rules urged stricter observance at college
Glafyra Fernandez, chairwoman of Senior Proctors, asks for stricter adherence to college smoking rules. Regulations are printed in the Blue Book and Bulletin and posted on the Dean's Bulletin Board.
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Glafyra Fernandez
Briton To Speak At Chapel Service
The Reverend Yack Holland chaplain of a British warship now in an American harbor will speak at the chapel service on Wednesday October 8. He will discuss experiences from ministering to sailors in action during naval combat. Chapel Services run daily at twelve noon except Saturday for university students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yack Holland
Holland
Outline of Wycliffe Tea Plans for Freshmen and Transfers
Freshmen and transfers were welcomed by the Wycliffe Club at an introductory tea in the Conference Room. Officers Charlotte Gabor, Anne Heene, and Theresa Scott outlined the club’s functions and upcoming activities, with guests Dr. Christina Grant, Mrs. Louise Es Ladd, and Miss Martha Maack in attendance. The club aims to meet needs of minority religious groups and promote social and religious welfare among students.
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Wycliffe Club
Charlotte Gabor
Anne’ Heene
Theresa Scott
Christina I. Grant
Louise Es Ladd
Martha Maack
Grant
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Representative Assembly
World Today
Institute
Father Hubbard
Karl Robinson
Captain John Craig
James C. Sanders
Dwight Long
Julien Bryan
David Mannix
A. Hamilton Singer
Branson DeCoy
Victor Coty
Carveth Wells
Constance and
Weskty Mueller
Dean
Bureau
Barnard Camp
Bayer
Spanish Department
Mr. Iduarte
Dean Thurman
UCA
Columbia University
France
London
Italy
Mussolini
Faclty Committee On Student Affairs
Wycliffe Tea
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