Juniors Organize National Service Class Project
At the first semester junior meeting in Room 139 Milbank, Doris McGannon proposed a National Service project split into ten weekly sections. Each section will have one or two leaders and member contributions of one hour. Services target Red Cross units at Casa Italiana and Riverside. A sixteen member volunteer committee was approved with names listed.
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Red Cross
Casa Italiana
Riverside
Milbank
Doris McGannon
Miss McGannon
Jake
Ellen Aladin
Virginia Heller
Isabel Griffin
Charlotte Hyak
Patricia Fitzgerald
Dorothy Sterns
Emily O’connor
Frances Holmgren
Dorothy Dieterle
Dorothy Saum
Mary Brown
Mildred Reed
Mary Brogan
Ebba Duffy
Katharine O'Neill
Elan Gillespie
Camp Entertain 48 At Barbecue Freshmen Weekends Planned
Barnard Camp held a Freshman Barbecue last Sunday with about seventy attendees though one hundred signed in. Activities included softball volleyball hiking and walks. The meal featured barbecued chicken cole slaw potato salad jello and coffee. Elbis Alalemdjian, camp chairman, outlines a schedule with October 20 Math Club October 27 Hallowe en Open House November 3 Freshmen November 10 Sophomores November 17 Juniors November 24 Seniors. A December Bulletin weekend and another open weekend are planned.
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Barnard
Barnard Hall
Elbis Alalemdjian
Hallowe’en
Lobo Speaks To Majors At Meeting
Spanish actor and priest Mr. Leocadio Lobo spoke to the Spanis h Majors in the Conference Room last Tuesday October 17. He filled in for Mr. Paulo Duarte who was called to Washington on war business. Lobo discussed Cordoba Mosque and the Arab world’s cultural center, noting its eight hundred columns and the city’s historical role in Islam Christian tensions.
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Leocadio Lobo
Lobo
Paulo Duarte
Duarte
Washington
Spain
Mosque of
Cordoba
Castilla
Andalusia
Political Council Plans Straw Vote
The college assembly on Tuesday October 31 features speakers from major parties in the current election. The event closes a month of forums and programs run by Political Council with groups including the Liberal Club Debate Council Roosevelt and Dewey clubs.
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All College Assembly
Political Council
Liberal Club
Debate Council
Roosevelt
Dewey
Favors Absence Of Rah Rah Spirit At Barnard
A Barnard letter to the editor argues against the annual burg of school spirit. It defends maturity over frenzied songs and secret handshakes, urging Barnard not to resemble a country club and to preserve cosmopolitan, inclusive traditions.
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Barnard
Miss Polly Barkhuff Speaks at Christian Fellowship Tea
Miss Polly Barkhuff of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship spoke at a tea in the Conference Room on Monday October 16 to welcome new students. The society will hold weekly meetings each Monday at 4 15 PM. Next week Mr T Christie Innes president of the American Tract Society will lead a four session speaker series at Barnard.
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Ristian Fellowship Society
Polly Barkhuff
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship
Christian Fellowship Society
T. Christie Innes
American Tract Society
Barnard ‘H
Dean Announces Appointments at Virginia College
Virginia C. Gildersleeve announced three teaching staff appointments to handle more foreign language students. Dr. Mary Margaret H Barr becomes lecturer in French after studies at Vas sar College and Columbia University with NYU teaching experience. Miss Marie Lederman becomes lecturer in German after Barnard summer teaching. Miss Jacqueline Block from Barnard becomes Assistant in Zoology replacing resigning Miss Joan Anderson.
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Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Mary Margaret H. Barr
Marie Lederman
Jacqueline Block
Barr
Vassar College
Columbia University
France
New York University
Miss Lederman
Barnard
Block
Barnard Td
Joan Anderson
Chaplain Metters Talks On Returning Servicemen
Chaplain Robert Metters of the Midshipmen School at Columbia spoke to the Lutheran Club about the problems of servicemen returning from the South Pacific. He warned that American women must adjust and that veterans may face disappointment at home and pent-up emotions needing sympathetic support from sweethearts families and churches.
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Robert Metters
Midshipmen School
Columbia
South Pacific
Lutheran Club
Chaplain Metters
Metters
McGuire Addresses Freshmen on Courses and Activities
Dr. Lorna F. McGuire spoke to advisees in Brinkerhoff Theatre on freshman activities and the value of focusing on arts and humanities. She urged balancing time, suggested reducing work and extracurriculars, and encouraged honesty about abilities in pursuing medical careers.
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Barnard
Lorna F. McGuire
Brinckerhoff Theatre
MecGuire
Glee Club Accepts 60 New Members
Barnard Glee Club welcomed sixty new members after two weeks of tryouts led by director Igor Buketoff. A folk dance party is set for next Tuesday from 8 to 10 in Brinckerhoff Theatre to help members get acquainted. An invitation from Haverford College to join in a forthcoming orella was received, with no definite plans yet.
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Barnard Glee Club
Igor Buketoff
Brinckerhoff Theatre
Julia Fremon
Glee Club
Haverford College
Pennsylvania
Orella
Action Club to Meet for First Year Session
The Action for Democracy Club plans its first meeting of the year on Tuesday at 12 in the Conference Room. Maria Scott serves as provisional chairman. the group will hold a business session and plan year activities with campus political clubs.
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Action For Democracy Club
Roon
Maria Scott
Cub
Pars
Action For Democracy
French Club Officers Filled by Cox and Cohen
At the Monday meeting on Oct 16 French Club members elected Gene Cox and Lucienne Cohen secretaries. The group planned wartime drives including selling war stamps and a clothing drive, plus work with American Relief for France. A Forum for Freedom luncheon and a joint meeting with the Music Club were announced.
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Gene Cox
Lucienne Cohen
American Relief For France
Jacqueline Baumann
Annabella
Music Club
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Broadway
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Helena Rubenstein
Dorothy Gry Lantherie Caron
Harriet Hubbard
Aver
Prince Matchabelli
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