A.S.U. Protest of McNabee Bill Prompts New York Inquiry
The American Students Union accused of disloyal acts and seeking a social order, with leaders alleged to be nonstudents. A joint legislative committee would investigate abuses in New York public schools and colleges, with a February 1937 report due and funds requested for investigations. The text also references a nursery rhyme line about Georgie Porgie.
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Se Tepgates
Columbers
Ohio
United States
American Students’ Union
Soviet Union
T.ci
New York
Students Rights Are Discussed by Columbia Committee
A report from the Columbia Teachers College Committee on Students Rights argues rights are earned through struggle not inherent. It lists ten rights from disagreeing with teachers without penalty to students organizing, petitioning, and associating with groups, plus a right to be free from faculty supervision off campus for those of legal age.
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Columbia Teachers College Committee On Students
S.S.U. Sponsors Campaign Talks With Student Forum
Des, delegate to Rep. Assembly, plans to explain support for Communist party platform. Sofia Simmonds, Undergraduate Treasurer, will discuss backing from the America Labor Party and Farmer Labor Movement for Roosevelt. Socialist party speaker to be announced. Meetings in Conference Room with Weeks Herr Read and social science faculty. cider and doughnuts served Monday.
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Rep. Assembly
Communist Party
Sofia Simmonds
America Labor Party
Farmer Labor Movement
Roosevelt
Socialist Party
Miss Weeks
Herr
Read
Social Science
Kaltenborn Comments on Spanish Civil War Chaos
Kaltenborn argues rebels hold a better chance at victory due to unified command and tactical insight while the government troops lag. He cites Italian and German aid to the rebels and notes his interviews with Spanish intellectuals who say revolutions will continue until a popular government is formed.
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Irtin
Schance
Kaltenborn
Spain
Carl Carmer Opens McMillin Season at Columbia
Carl Carmer opened the Institute of Arts and Sciences twenty fourth season at McMillin Theatre in Columbia University. He argued that standardized city life dulls imagination and that American spirit thrives in rural areas. Carmer, author of Stars Fell on Alabama, urged preserving rural mystique in public life.
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Carl Carmer
Institute of Arts and Sciences
America
Watch Checking Distracts Class, Professor Says
A professor laments a student who glances at his watch and holds it to his ear during the lecture, noting the behavior undermines attention and discourages the speaker. The remark frames timekeeping as a classroom distraction and questions student focus.
Sale of Christmas Seals Urged Here
The article traces the history of Christmas Seals from Denmark in 1904 to the United States in 1907, notes the 1936 sale year as the thirtieth in the country, and highlights tuberculosis mortality declines. It emphasizes health education in schools and the impact of early detection and treatment on reducing deaths from TB.
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Denmark
Einar Holboell
Emily P. Bissell
United States
Wilmington
Delaware
Robert’ Koch
Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen
Man Caught By Wife Pleads Frightened Mess
A humorous verse recounts a man caught by his wife for giving money to a maidservant. In a panic he suggests the situation is an inconvenient mess as his plight is noticed.
Barnard Fair Seeks Donations For December Event
Contributions for the Barnard Fair on December 4 and 5 are solicited by chairwoman Jane Craighead. Barnard undergraduates donate handmade articles second hand books and other items via Student Mail. The fair will feature exhibits at Barnard Hall Milbank and guided tours with celebrity attendance.
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Barnard
Jane Craighead
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Barnard Hall
Milbank
Art Gallery Tours Offered Students
The Federal Art Project offers free tours to introduce the public to recent and contemporary art in local galleries. Miss Sklar and Miss Richardson lead talks on American art history, primitive painters, and Federal Buildings art for Treasury projects. Group appointments available by phone or mail.
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Milch Galleries
Wst Stth
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