PHILO WILL GATHER AT ANNUAL BANQUET Literary Society Will Hold Traditional Affair at Columbia Club. Philolexian will hold- its traditional banquet at the Columbia Club on Saturday, Feb. 1, it was announced by Boris, B. Shishkin '3O, secretary of the Columbia Literary Society. Prominent members of the Faculty and Alumni members of Philolexian will attend the affair which marks the 178 th anniversary of the society's existence. The new members who were elected to the society last November will be formally inducted at the banquet. Two of the newly elected men are editors of Columbia literary magazines. They are Louis Barillet '3O, editor-in-chief of Varsity and Gerard P. Meyer '3O "of Morningside. Others who will be initiated are John Nye Webb '3l of the Varsity staff, Vincent L. Puglisi, Jr. '3l, editor of II Circolino and member of the Spectator staff, John Burke '3l of the debating…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-01-20 →

ODELL WILL ATTEND PHILOLEXIAN DINNER Dean Hawkes and Professor Coss Also Represent Faculty at Banquet. Many prominent members of the faculty will be present when the Philolexian banquet takes place at the Columbia Club on Saturday, Feb. 1, according to advance reports. Among those expected to be there are Dean Herbert E. Hawkes, Professor John J. Coss and George C. D. Odell, Brander Matthews Professor of Dramatic Literature. Professor Odell has sponsored several Philolexian banquets in the past. The list of faculty members to whom invitations have been extended includes many former Philo men. Among these are John Erskine, Dixon Ryan Fox, Horace L. Friess, Arthur W. MacMahon, John H. RanJr., Parker T. Moon and Irving W. Raymond. Other members of the faculty who have been invited include Jacques M. Barzun, Edward Mammen, Andre Mesnard and Dwight C. Miner. New Members to Attend. New…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-01-21 →

PHILOLEXIAN HOLDS INITIATION BANQUET Professors Odell and Fox Speakers at Affair Held at Columbia Club. Philolexian held its traditional semi-annual banquet last Saturday night in the Blue Grotto room of the Columbia Club. William Erskine Orr '3O, president of the literary club who has been on leave of absence during the past two months, presided and introduced the principal speakersGeorge C. D. Odell, Brander Matthews Prcffessor of Dramatic Literature, who has sponsored most of the Philo banquets of recent years, was guest of honor. Other members of the faculty who spoke were Professor Dixon Ryan Fox, Professor Irving Raymond and Dwight C. Miner all of the Department of History. Professor Odell, in an informal talk, compared the Columbia of 49th Street with that of today. "We weren't allowed the freedom of program choice that you have today," Professor Odell told the members of the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-02-05 →

ORR IS RE-ELECTED PHILOLEXIAN HEAD Four Major Officers of Literary Society Renamed — Webb New Librarian. Philolexian unanimously re-elected its four major officers at its semiannual election which was held last Thursday night, it was announced yesterday by William Erskine Orr '3O, who was renamed president. The others who were re-elected are W. Bradford Smith '3O, vice-president; Boris Basil Shishkin '3O, secretary and Charles L. Stainbach Jr. '3O, treasurer. The only new official is John Nye Webb '3O, who was chosen librarian. The officials will hold their positions for the remainder of this semester. Following the election of officers, various committees were appointed to work on the program that Philo has outlined for this year. Philolexian will hold its regular Tuesday afternoon tea at 4 o'clock today, Orr also announced. Members of the society will be permitted to present…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-02-18 →

INSTALL VARSITY BOARD AT BANQUET TOMORROW Webb Is Elected Editor-in-Chief for Next Year—Winkelman, Geismar and Dailey Complete Board Formal installation of the newlyelected editorial, art, literary and business boards of Varsity will take place tomorrow evening at the annual banquet of the staffs of the literary magazine, it was announced yesterday by Albert J. Konheim '3O, present business manager. The banquet will be held at 6 P.M. in the John Jay Hall private dining room, he said. Next year's board will have John Nye Webb '3l as editor-in-chief. Webb has been active on the Campus as librarian of the Philolexian Society and as a member of the contributing board of Varsity during 1929-30. Clifford S. Winkelman '3l has been chosen business manager for 1930-31. He has been a member of the business staff of Varsity for two years in the capacity of circulation manager of that…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-05-06 →

Philolexian Will Elect Officers and Candidates Philolexian will hold the final meeting of the term tonight at 8:30 o'clock in Room 418 John Jay. Election of new officers for the next semester will take place this evening as well as election of candidates to the society, according to an announcement by William E. Orr '3O, president of the literary society. Only members are invited to attend this meeting as it is to be strictly a business session. The present officers whose terms expire tonight are William Erskine Orr '3O, president; W. Bradford Smith '3O, vice-presi-dent; Boris Basil Shiskin '3O, secretary; Charles L. Stainbach Jr. '3O, treasurer, and John Nye Webb '3O, librarian.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-05-08 →

WEBB IS ELECTED PHILOLEXIAN HEAD Society Names Officers and Appoints Orr Production Manager for 1930 BURKE IS VICE-PRESIDENT Puglisi Chosen Secretary-Stainbach Re-elected Treasurer—Miner Is New Librarian John Nye Webb of New York City was unanimously elected president of the Philolexian Society last night and William E. Orr '3O, retiring president, was named production manager for 1930. Ballotting on candidates was not completed at last night's meeting and announcement of the names of the undergraduates who have been admitted to the society has been postponed until next week. John Burke '32 was elected vicepresident; Vincent L. Puglisi Jr. '3l, secretary; Charles L. Stainbach Jr. '3l, treasurer, and Roy W. Miner '32, librarian. Stainbach was reelected.All other undergraduates are holding office for the first time. Webb Edits Varsity Webb, the new Philo president, was…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-05-09 →

PHILO PLANS DINNER FOR NEW MEMBERS Newly Elected Undergraduates Will Attend Reception in John Jay Tonight Philolexian will hold an informal reception in honor of its newly elected officers and! members this evening at 8:30 o'clock in John Jay mezzanine dining room, it was announced yesterday by William E. Orr '3O, president of the literary society. The thirteen undergraduates who were elected to Philolexian will be present. The officers who will be installed tonight are John Nye Webb '3l, president; John Burke '32, vice-presi-dent; Vincent L. Puglisi Jr. '3l, secretary; Charles L. Stainbach, Jr., treasurer, and Roy W. Miner Jr., librarian. Business Will Be Discussed Following the installation of the officers and initiation of the new members, the society will convene to its headquarters, 418 John Jay where a short business meeting will be held. At this session, the society will…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1930-05-15 →

Phi Beta Kappa Elects 31 Seniors to Membership Activity Men Among Number Chosen for Most Sought HonorSelected from List of 87 Candidates PHI BETA KAPPA JAMES A. BOUDH STANLEY M. BROWN EMERSON BUCHANAN JOHN F. DONOVAN LEO A. SLEXSER JOSEPH F. FRUTON M. DAVID GEISMAR AUGUST B. GOLD FRED E. GOLDWASSER SAUL GORN LEON M. GREENE ROBERT W. GUERNSEY WALTER J. HORWATH OSCAR KELLER OLAF F. LARSEN SAMUEL B. LEVINE JAMES LEVY EDMOND LIFSHUTZ DOUGLAS N. McCORMICK L1PO MIKINEN JOSEPH MANDELBAUM RICHARD E. O'KEEFE SIDNEY PENNER DONALD I. PEYSER EMANUEL RACKMAN RALPH C. RAUGHLEY JR. LEON I. SASS LESLIE D. TAGGART HENRY G. WALTER JOHN N. WEBB NATHANIEL WEYL Thirty-one members of the Class of 1931 last night received what every Senior Class in the past decade has voted the "highest undergraduate honor" when they were elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary scholastic society, by the…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-04-09 →

INITIATE Thirty-one Seniors to Local Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa In the presence of a large number of prominent members of the University Faculty in full academic costume, thirtyone members of the Class of 1931 who were elected last week to the Columbia chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, were initiated formally into membership in the local chapter yesterday afternoon. Edward B. Fox 'l6, president of the Columbia center and assistant registrar of the University presided and gave the initiation ritual. The ceremony took place in the Trustees' Room in the Main Library. A feature of the exercises was the presentation by/Dean Herbert E. Hawkes of a Phi Beta Kappa key to August B. Gold '3l of Brooklyn, the man who achieved the highest scholastic rating in the Senior Class. Dean Hawkes also .made a brief address of congratulation upon making the presentation.…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-04-14 →

Philo Holds Contest Tonight Speakers in Coles Prize Competition Are Daley, Smith, Burke, Baker Among the contestants in the Coles Prize Speaking Contest which will be held tonight at the Faculty Club, are Charles G. '3l, recent winner in the Curtis Medal Competition, who will speak on "The Origin and Development of the American Frontier"; Robert C. W. Smith '33, member of the Debate Squad, talking on "Lincoln and the Constitution"; John Burke '32 on "The American Spirit"; and Douglas C. Baker '32, with the topic "America's Industrial Leadership." The contest is staged once every four years at which time undergraduate members of Philolexian deliver original orations on patriotic subjects. Professor Dixon Ryan Fox of the History Department will be chairman. The judges will be Professor Irving W. Raymond and Mr. Jacques M. Barzum, also of the History Department, and John Nye Webb '3l,…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-04-29 →

PRIZES Awarded to Brown and Leippert in the Philo Literary Competition Stanley M. Brown '3l and James G. Leippert '33, have been chosen the winners of the annual Philolexian Literary Competition. The announcement was made Saturday evening by John N. Webb '3l, president of the society, at Philo's annual banquet held in the Blue Grotto of the Columbia Club. Guests of honor at the banquet were Professors Dixon Ryan Fox, George C. D. Odell and Irving W. Raymond and Dr. Dwight C. Miner. Professor Henry K. Dick of the English Department acted as judge for the competition. For the best prose contribution, he chose Brown's short story "Padidba" and for the best poetic contribution he selected Leippert's first four parts of the sequence entitled "The Lost Ones." The awards are worth $25 each. Brown Active on Varsity Brown has been active on Varsity this year and was recently elected to Phi…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-05-04 →

Philo Society to Elect Election of officers for the coming semester is to be held at the regular business meeting of the Philolexian Society this evening, it was announced last night by John N. Webb '3l, president.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-05-06 →

PHILO Names Miner President at Annual Election of Officers Roy W. Miner '32 J of New York City was elected president of Philolexian So ciety at a meeting of the Society last night. Tiberius C. De Marinis of New York City of the Class of 1932 was chosen treasurer while James G. Leippert of Albany, N. Y. and Joseph A. Danyish of San Antonio, Texas, were named to the offices of secretary and vice-president, respectively. Miner, the new president, elected to succeed John Nye Webb, has been active in many stage productions. He has been connected with Varsity Show for the last three years and has been a member of the Players Club, recently being elected vice-president of that group. He was also elected president of the Steppers Club two weeks ago. He is affiliated with Delta Upsilon. De Marinis Active in Italian Affairs De Marinis, the new vice-president, has been Treasurer of II Circolo…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-05-07 →

4936 Receive Degrees at 177th University Commencement; Class Day Exercises of College Seniors Are Held in McMillin Theatre Action to Ameliorate Conditions Must Be Taken by Youth, Butler Says in Address On 'Progress and Poverty' Before Record Number of Graduating Students Using the title of Henry George's book, "Progress and Poverty," as his text, President Nicholas Murray Butler called for action on the part of youth to eliminate the evils of the present social system, in his address at the 177 th Commencement Exercises of the University this afternoon. Degrees were awarded to the record number of 4936 graduates of the various schools of the University at the ceremonies. A crowd of over 20,000 people thronged the Campus to attend the exercises. Honorary Degrees Conferred Honorary degrees in Science, Letters, Theology and Laws were awarded f o fourteen, and seven were recipients cf…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1931-06-02 →

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