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ff" jTj- 4 i Yv. Vol. LIV No. 37 MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1950 COCCI PUM PRICE 10 CENTS Mark Van Doren Discusses i Politics. Art at Assemblv Mark Van Doren, Professor of English at Columbia University and one of the outstanding contemporary American poets, will be the principal speaker at the all- college assembly tomorrow at 1.

At this assembly Dean Mcln- tosh will also award the Virginia C. Gildersleeve Prize for Freshman English. Dr. Van Doren, who will speak on the subject "Politics and Art," has been a member of the Columbia faculty for thirty years. He received his A.B.

degree from the University of Illinois in 1914 and his A.M. from that same institution the following year. He was awarded his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1920, the year that he joined the faculty as Instructor in English. Author of several volumes of poetry and studies in literature, Dr.

Van Doren won the Pulitzer Prize for his volume of "Collected which was published in 1939. His most recent poetical works are "The Careless which was published in 1947, and "New Poems" which came out the following year. His prose works have included: "The Poetry of John Dryden," "Nathaniel Hawthorne" and "Studies in Metaphysical Poetry," on which he collaborated with Theodore Spencer. Dr. Van Doren was presented with the degree of LittD.

by Bowdoin College in 1944. He is a member of the American Academy of Ails and Letters. Barnard Profs Gain Awards Dr. W. Cabell Greet, chairman of the English Department, Dr.

William Haller, Professor of English, and Miss Rosamund Gilder, Associate in English, were awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation on April 16. This was the largest number of fellowships given this year to any one college by the Foundation. Dr. Greet, who will go on sabbatical leave next January, will use his award to study European names, especially place names, and will travel widely on the continent in connection with his project. Dr.

Haller, retiring in June, was given his award in the field of English history. He plans to do research in the field of Puritanism. MisS Gilder, who received her fellowship as a biographer, will write a history of the modern American theater. The purposes of the awards, as defined by the founder, the late Senator Simon Guggenheim, are "to add to the educational, literary, artistic and scientific power of this country and also to provide for the cause of better international understanding." Erratum Bulletin's neophyte editors would like to rectify an error made in the April 17 issue. At that time we stated in the registration that "if a change in the summer schedule is contemplated, the registrar should be notified before August 15." The statement should read: notification must be made by August 15 for contemplated changes in the regular program for the fall not for changes in the summer session program.

Dorms Raise Room Query Because of resident student com- plaints that last Tuesday's procedure of room selection for next year was unfair, the Residence Council has planned to review the question. A mimeographed report on the distribution of classes on various floors will be sent, with the Council's recommendations, to each student. Resident students will then vote on whether or not to hold a redistribution of rooms. As an alternative to voting, a house meeting on the question may be held, but decision on this had not been made when Bulletin went to press. Principal complaints were that there was too great a concentration of seniors in Brooks Hall and that students holding low numbers, by taking the middle room of a three-room suite, had reserved rooms for students having lower priority.

The Council recommended that a rule be made whereby a student could reserve a room for another girl only if the rooms were connected by a bath. It was also suggested that the system of choosing rooms by individual appointments be used, rather than this year's method of mass meeting of each class. These suggestions are incorporated in the motion to redistribute rooms, on which resident students, including present seniors, would vote. Final decision on the question, however, lies with the Residence Halls administration. Sophomores Overtake Three Point Frosh Lead to Win Greek Games by 52-48 Score Appoint Marion Smith New Head College Admissions The appointment of Miss Marion Williston Smith as Director of Admissions for the 1950-51 academic year was announced on -Tuesday by Mrs.

Ogden Reid, chairman of Barnard's Board of Trustees. Miss Smith, who succeeds Miss Jean Palmer, General Secretary of the College, will take office on July 1. Dean Millicent C. Mclntosh has announced the appointment of Miss Harriet Bensen as Director of Residence Halls for next year. Mrs.

Robert Dayton has been named associate director, and Mrs. John Adams will serve as assistant director of the Residence Halls. Miss Smith was appointed Associate Director of the Barnard Residence Halls in July, 1949. After the resignation last February of Mrs. Margaret Dean, former Residence Halls Director, Miss Smith became Acting Director.

Before serving as registrar of the New Canaan Country School in New Canaan, Connecticut, from 1947-49, she was director of admissions and placement at Elmira College, Elmira, New York, for three years. From 1938 to 1944 she was assistant to the headmistress of the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut. Miss Bensen is a graduate of the Emma Willard School and Finch Junior College. She received a from the Boston School of Occupational Therapy, and has worked at'Cromwell Hall, Cromwell, Connecticut, and at Valley- head, Concord, Massachusetts, Miss Bensen spent several years (Cont. on Page 3, Col.

1) Students Complete Projects For College Science Meet Exhibits, original papers and programming have been completed by Barnard students for the East- em Colleges Sciences Conference this Friday and Saturday. Preparations for the conference, which is being held at Barnard for the first time, are under the general direction of Charlotte Grantz "50, Dorothea Bennett "50, Frances Ryder '51 and Frances Fuch '50, officers of the Eastern Colleges Science Conference. Joan Baum '52 and her program committee have scheduled the lectures and papers and assigned rooms for the exhibits. Program Journal The publications committee, under Roselyn Seider '50, has prepared the "Program which contains an article by Professor Nagel of Columbia on the "History of Philosophy as a Phase in the History of Science" and brief biographical sketches of the speakers. The lecture headed by Joan Weiss '50, has chosen and invited the speakers, among whom are Dr.

Edward U. Condon, director of the National Bureau of Standards, Professors Louis Feiser of Harvard. Aubrev Gorbman of the Barnaixi Zoology Depart- CUSC Seeks Two Delegates Elections for two delegates and two alternates to Columbia University Student Council will beheld today at the Representative Assembly meeting, at 12 noon. National Student Association nominations will also be held. Candidates for CUSC delegates, accoiviing to a CUSC release, must have an interest not only in CUSC but in Barnard's relation and place in Columbia and the University Student Council.

They must have definite opinions, be able speakers, have quick judgment, be active in -i a a studem i and ment, Paul A. Smith of the Columbia Mathematics Department and Norbert Wiener of MIT. Lynn Dodds and her committee have planned field trips to the Museum of Natural History, the Bronx Botanical Gardens, Ward's I a mental institution, the Pali- The Class of '52 won Greek Games by a score of 52-48 in one of the most closely contested Games in recent years. The Freshmen led by three points for the first half of the Games, the Sophs later overtaking them. The division of points showed the Sophs taking costumes, dance, and properties.

The Frosh won lyrics and tied athletics, entrance and music. This year the games represented the Isthmian festival at Corinth, dedicated to the Sea God Poseidon. A Greek chorus of twelve freshmen and sophomores opened the games by reciting the entrance story and were followed by a procession of athletes, dancers, challengers and tumblers. The entrance of Poseidon, lighting of the altar by sophomore priestess Eleanor Rumpf and the group's dedication in song completed the entrance. Freshmen won four points with Sara Ender's entrance music.

The challenge was delivered by Eliza Pietsch '52 and Sue Sayer replied for the freshmen. Grace Robertson '52 read the winning lyric written by Ann Valentine '53, The contest began with the light mood of the freshman dance, which dramatized the story of the nymph Gyrene and her maidens giving offerings to Poseidon in their underwater abode and comforting the troubled Aristeus. Their dance music was written by Emily Allen and the dancers wore costumes of pale green and bright rose. Sophomores dressed in navy blue pictured a more serious note in their "Sea Moods," interpreting the action of the sea and movement of waves. Barbara Perkins composed the sophomore dance music.

The athlete's oath was administered by Marilyn Lerner, freshman priestess. Freshmen Lenore Ginsberg and Cecilia Thomas competed with sophomores Eunice Messier and Lillian Holberg in discus throwing. Lee Fleishman drove the sophomores aqua and bronze trimmed chariot. The freshman chariot in green and silver was driven by Margaret Martinez and drawTi by horses costumed in red and green. Freshman athletes in discus throwing, hoop rolling, torch race and hurdle contest wore dark blue costumes trimmed with light green.

Sophomore costumes were dark green stenciled with a lighter insrton, New York and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. All of these trips, except that to Island, have places open for non-Science Barnard students. Miss Dodds has asked interested students to contact her. Exhibits The exhibits and demonstrations committee, headed by Mildred Moore "50, has arranged for demonstrations from Barnard's botany, chemistry, geology, physics, psychology and zoology departments and for some demonstrations brought by visiting delegates. "Gems of Chemistry" will exhibit crystals, such as sugar and salt, which chemistry students, under the direction of Helen Dym '51, have grown to an unusually large size.

The participants have been working all semester to grow perfect crystals, which have to be kept in saturated solutions. (Cont. on Page 3, Col. 4) Barnard's policies with regard to student activities in Barnard and on the University campus, and must be able to devote a i i of three hours a week to CUSC. Candidates for NSA nomina- i CUSC states, must also have an interest in local student govern- as well.

They must be i i to spend a great deal of time on this and must he able representa- i of Barnard College. Final selection of delegates will he made by the University Student Council in a special meeting to be held May 5. Seven delegates and seven alternates will then be solocted. Reorganization of representation in CUSC was effected by final approval of an amendment to the Council constitution, the week before last. The amendment, basing representation on a modified proportional cuts the number of CUSC delegates from 32 to 29 (Cont.

on Page 4, Col. 3) green. (Cont. on Page 4, Col. 4) Dean's Letter Beginning today, the north campus will be lighted, the gates at 117th Street will be locked at dusk, and the service? of a competent night watchman will he available.

Student? i be free to take their guests to any of the campus, at their own discretion. In order to protect students from outside i everyone who a to use the campus will be required to obtain from the Brooks Hall sign-out desk a registration card on which her signature will appear. The night watchman mar ask to see this card so that we mav be certain that outsiders are not using the campus. This action has been taken by the Counselling Committee of the Faculty in the belief that students will protect the good name of the College and will use privilege wisely. Millicent C.

Mclntosh Dean I 1.