Philolexian Sets May 4 as Deadline For Literary Prize The deadline for contributions to the annual Philolexian prose and poetry contest will be Monday, May 4, it was announced last night by John McAlpin Berryman '36, president of TTie Society. The judges will be Irwin Edman, professor of Philosophy, and Raymond M. Weaver, assistant professor of English. Each contributor will be limited to three poems totalling one hundred lines or less, and one story of 5000 words or less. A prize of $25 will be awarded in each division of the contest. Manuscripts should be turned in to Berryman at the Columbia Review office. The name and address of the contributor and the title of his entry are to appear on a separate sheet of paper. Contributors are limited to members of Philolexian. It was denied to hold a rehearsal for the Boar's Head poetry reading Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock. All readers…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1936-04-24 →

Berryman Wins Poetry Award, Deutsch Second Marie Olsen of Barnard Third in Boar's Head Competition Reading Tomorrow R. Blackmur to Be Guest Of Honor at Meeting John McAlpin Berryman '36, lias been awarded first prize of $25 in the Boar's Head poetry contest for his poem "Trophy," it was announced yesterday. The'competition was judged by Ben Belitt, editorial assistant of The Nation, Mark Van Doren, associate professor of English, and Professor Eda Lou Walton of New York University. Second prize of $l5 was given to Robert H. Deutscli '37, for "Lost Mr. O'Tacey," and third award of $lO to Marie Olsen '36, Barnard, Tor "Insight." Honorable mention was given "From the Five Days," by Boris Todriri '37. The Boar's Head issue of the Columbia Review, on S.A. distribution at the Book Store, Friday, will contain the winning poems and other poetry entered in the contest written by Jean…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1936-04-29 →

GIROUX AND SMITH WILL EDIT REVIEW Co-editors Will Take Office For Year's Final Issue 9 FROSH APPOINTED Gibney, Latouche, Todrin New Associate Editors Robert Giroux '36 and Robert P. Smith '36, will edit The Columbia Review jointly during the coming academic year. The selections were made by the Managing Board for 1934-1935, composed of Leonard W. Robinson '35, retiring editor-in-chief, and Smith and Giroux, associate editors. Giroux is from Jersey City, and is a member of the Contributing Board of The Spectator. He was the winner of the short story contest held jointly by the Review and Philolexian Society last year, and contributed several articles on films to The Review this year. He is also a member of Philolexian. Smith A New Yorker Smith resides in New York City. He has had several short stories published in the Review this year and is in charge of The Spectator's dramatic…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1935-04-15 →

Poetry Society Sets Final Date In Competition Deadline April 1; Van Doren Among Judges; To Award 3 Prizes The deadline for entries intlie annual poetry contest sponsored by the Boar's Head Poetry Society is April 1, it was announced by John McAlpin Berryman '36, chairman of the Boar's Head Committee. The first, prize will be $25, the second prize $l5, and the third prize .$lO. In addition, all poems accepted by the Committee will appear in a special issue of The Columbia Review to be published on or about April 30. Poems must be submitted to the Columbia Review Office at Room 415, John Jay Hall. They must be typed, and although no length is specified, no contestant may enter more than five poems. The committee announced that an innovation has been instituted in this year's competition. The poems selected by the committee will be submitted anonymously to the judges to insure greater…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1936-03-23 →

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