Boorse Highlights New Earth and Universe Dating Techniques
Professor Henry Boorse told Barnard College alumnae how burning dead wood from the Great Lakes area lets scientists measure radioactivity to date Earth's past and human arrival in America. He cited glaciers at 12 000 years and CroMagnon origins 9 500 years ago, noting future insights into cosmic history.
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Basil Rauch
CU Graduates Form Stevenson Backers Group
A Columbia Alumni for Stevenson group is formed to counter the claim that all alumni back Eisenhower. Leonard Weber 47C, a founder, says the effort aims to show independent opinion. Members include Rudolph Halley 32C 34L and Arthur Garfield Hayes 02C 05L, who corrected Time Magazine on the 15,000 alumni figure.
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Eisenhower
Leonard Weber
Rudolph Halley
New York City Council
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Time Magazine
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Hayes
New Columbia Lamont Group Rallies Today
Columbia University students form the New Columbia Lamont Group with sixteen members led by Judith Passoff Wishnia. They back Dr. Lamont for U S senator and sponsor a noon rally in Harkness Theater with I F Stone as a speaker and plan a literature booth on Jake to inform the public about Lamont’s background and policies.
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Columbia University
Corliss Lamont
Judith Passoff
Wishnia
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American Labor Party
Columbia
U. S
Harkness Theater
I. F. Stone
Daily Compass
Mr. Stone
Stevenson
Lamont
Jake
Dr. Lamon
Alumnae Poll Highlights BC Grads Back Stevenson Era
BC alumnae favor Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Clarence C Vam Bell in the 20th District race. Roosevelt criticizes Sparkman liberalism on FEPC while praising housing, labor and UN votes. Fonda and Sherwood address Stevenson rally at McMillin Theater as Columbia backs radio and TV fundraising for Stevenson.
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FEPC
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Abraham Lincoln
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Mr. Truman
Mr. Barkley
Henry Fonda
Robert Sherwood
Stevenson
McMillin Theater
Lou Lauer
53L
Columbia Students For Stevenson
Sherwood
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fonda
Lillian Poses
Institute of Practical Politics
Columbia
Special Harpsichord Recital Revives 17th Century Music
Lucyle Hook uncovers 17th century court and theatrical music for a concert at the College Parlor on October 29 presenting Juilliard students under Stoddard Lincoln. A new harpsichord will premiere, with period performance directed by Hook, tracing Anne Bracegirdle influence and restoration era discovery.
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New York City
Phi Beta Kappa
Lucyle Hook
Miss Hook
Juilliard
Stoddard Lincoln
Anne Bracegirdle
Professor Hook
Lincoln
Hook
Williamsburg
Virginia
Folger Memorial
Washington
Eisenhower Leads Stevenson in Barnard Alumnae Poll
Barnard alumnae polling shows 113 for Eisenhower, 65 for Stevenson, 16 undecided among about 200 returns. The survey notes party lines, independence, and prior 1948 choices, with some respondents saying they would vote Eisenhower despite shifts. It marks the first pre election alumnae opinion count at the college.
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Adlai Stevenson
Barnard
Barnard Alumnae Magazine
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Dewey
President Truman
Truman
Barnard Readings Presents Don Juan Tenorio by Zorilla
The Barnard Spanish Department stages a reading of Don Juan Tenorio by José Zorilla on November 7. Professor Garcia Lorca of Queens College and Professors Angel Del Rio and Ernesto DaCal of NYU perform, all husbands of Barnard faculty. Admission is free.
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Barnard
Spain
Zorilla
Garcia Lorca
Queens College
Angel del Rio
Ernesto DaCal
New York University
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