SIX BARNARD GIRLS TO ACT AS USHERS AT PHILO COMEDY Will Be in Special Costumes From Designs by George Raddin. WILLIAMS '82 ELECTED AN HONORARY PATRON Well Known Alumnus Chosen —Six Fraternities Also Patronize Philo Show. Philolexian's eighteenth annual dramatic production will have its premiere on Friday evening in the Earl Hall Auditorium. Two other performances will be given on Saturday, a matinee and an evening presentation both in the McMillin Academic Theatre. The two latter performances are being given as part of the regular program of the Institute of Arts and Sciences. The ushers at these performances will be six Barnard girls. They are the Misses Catherine Thomas, Meriam Saurel, Elizabeth Raymond, Alice Ittner, Gertrude Thompson and Mary Dublin. These ushers will wear special costumes which have been designed by George Raddin '2B. Raddin is- well known on the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1927-12-14 →

RADDIN IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PHILO Managing Editor of Jester to Lead Literary Society—Reid Chosen Vice-President. TAFT NAMED SECRETARY Vom Saal Picked as Treasurer —New Officers Have Long Activity Records. At their meeting last Thursday in Room 418 John Jay Hall, the Philolexian Society elected George Gates Raddin, Jr., '29, president for the Spring semester. He succeeds Jacques M. Barzun '27. The three other new officers are: James E. Reid '2B, vice-" president; H. Dudley Taft '29, secretary; and Frederick H. Vom Saal '29, treasurer. Raddin, whose home is in Beaver. Pa., has been a prominent figure in Campus literary circles. He has been on the Jester staff since his Sophomore year and in September was chosen managing editor of that publication; he is also serving on the art boards of Varsity and Columbian. He was admitted to Bhilolexian as a Sophomore and…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-02-21 →

TRYOUTS FOR PHILO CANDIDATES WILL BE CONDUCTED THIS WEEK Preliminary try-outs for the Philolexian Literary Society will be held tomorrow and Thursday, George G. Raddin Jr. '29, president of the society, announced yesterday. Announcement will be made in tomorrow's Spectator where, and at what hours, they will be held. Philolexian elects new members to the society only once a year, the elections taking place after the annual try-outs, which are open to the entire undergraduate body. Under the system now in use, the candidates for membership first appear, singly, before a small group of members of the society who seek to find out each candidate's chief interests. Those who favorably impress the membership committee are notified within ...a few days that they are. invited to attend the next two meetings of the society as guests members. At the meetings for which the invitations are issued…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-03-13 →

RADDIN IS ELECTED TO ART EDITORSHIP Philo President Is Chosen for Columbian Post—Won College Humor Prize. George G. Raddin Jr. '29 has been elected to the post of art editor of the 1929 Columbian, it was announced last night by Henry C. Crampton '2B, editor-in-chief of the annual. Preparations for the arc work of next year's issue of Columbian will begin shortly under Raddin's supervision. The new art editor for Columbian was recently awarded third prize in the $2,000 College Humor art contest, to which over 1600 college artists submitted drawings. The conthat was nation-wide and was originated in order to stimulate greater interest in art within the colleges. Drawings Praised by Flagg. Raddin's dlrawings were the objects of praise from James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator of note, who was one of the judges in the College Humor contest. The famous artist declared the drawings…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-03-30 →

Philo Meeting Postponed Until Thursday, April 12 The Philolexian meeting that was scheduled for tonight has been postponed George G. Raddin '29, president of the organization, announced yesterday. Members and candidates have been asked to attend a meeting on Thursday, April 12, instead. Raddin emphasized the fact that all members of the literary society are expected to attend the next meeting. New members will be elected at that time.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-04-04 →

WILL HOLD PHILO MEETING There, will be a meeting of Philolexian Society tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock, George G. Raddin '29, president of the society, announced yesterday. Guest members are required to attend and following the meeting the new members of the society will be elected.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-04-11 →

Philolexians Will Meet In John Jay Tomorrow The first meeting of the Philolexian Society this term will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Philolexian Room in John Jay Hall, it was announced yesterday by George G. Raddin '29, president. Election of officers will take place, making the attendance of all members urgent, he stated. Philolexian is one of America's oldest collegiate literary societies. Regular weekly meetings are held to discuss various phases of artistic and literary endeavor.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-10-03 →

Philo To Meet Tonight In John Jay Quarters The Philolexian Society will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Philolexian Room in John Jay Hall, it was announced yesterday. Matters of importance will hp discussed. George G. Raddin Jr. '29 begins his second term as president of the Society with this meeting. Other officers for the current year are William Rixford '2B, vice-president; William Orr '3O, secretary; William Bradford Smith '3O, treasurer, and Erwin Watermeyer '3O librarian.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1928-10-11 →

To Elect New Officers At Philolexian Meeting There will be an important meeting of the Philolexian Society at 8 o'clock this evening in the Philo Room, John Jay Hall. The announcement was made yesterday .by George G. Raddin '29, president. The main business of the meeting will be election of officers. All members are requested to attend.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1929-01-17 →

DENTISTS WILL HOLD ORTHODONTIA FORUM Ten-Day Meeting to Be Devoted to Lectures and Courses. As part of the University's general plan to raise the standards of dentistry and accomplish its reintegration with medicine by building up at the Medical Center a model dental clinic and sc:i- 01. Columbia's School of Dental and Oral Surgery n U open tomorrow a ten-day forum for intensive training in orthodontia. The immediate purpose of the session will be to plan relief for thousands of children throughout the country who suffer from malformation of the mouth and jaws. Dentists from fourteen states and from several European countries have arrived in New York to attend the meetings, which will be held in the School's new quarters at the Medical Center, Broadway and 168 th Street. These men who are conducting the work of Orthodontia Forum, are contributing their services, in the belief that…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1929-01-21 →

Philolexian Will Initiate Newly Elected Members Philolexian Society will hold a banquet in the Blue Grotto of the Columbia Club at 7:30, tomorrow night, according to an announcement by George Raddin Jr., president. Professor Odell, faculty sponsor, and other members of the faculty will attend the banquet at which the newly elected members will be formally initiated. Raddin also announced that the regular meeting of the society will be held this evening at 8:30. Alan Marshall '29, editor of Varsity will read and discuss some of the poems of Rochester.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1929-02-07 →

KIMBERLAND TO HEAD MORNINGSIDE BOARD Is Chosen New Editor-in-Chief of Next Year's Magazine. Membership of the 1928 Managing, Literary and Art Boards of Morningside was announced yesterday by Roy M. Z. Moskowitz '27, outgoing editor. The new editor-in-chief is Kendall Kimberland '29, the associate editor, Walter Joeck '2B and the business manager, Gerard P. Meyer '3O. Kendall Kimberland has been prominent in University activities, taking the part of "King John" in the Philo production, and being associated with the Glee Club and Philolexian Society. He was a member of the Soph Show Committee and the manager of Sophomore boxing. Men Are Active. Walter Jaeck, associate editor, and Gerard P. Meyer, business manager, are both members of Boar's Head. Gerard P. Meyer is on the associate news board of Spectator, and has written for Varsity. Robert Farlow '29, art editor, is the head of the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1927-05-20 →

Named in Samplings and Chronicles (Barzun, 1927) at the referenced leaf.

printed office: President; Spring · Confidence: CERTAIN

George G. Raddin · Confidence: CERTAIN

President, Spring session · Confidence: CERTAIN

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President, Spring 1928-1929 · Confidence: CERTAIN

Active Members, Class of 1929 · Confidence: CERTAIN

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