Officers Chosen by Philolexian Philolexian Society concluded its year's activity last night with the election of officers for next semester. McA. Coleman 'O9 was unanimously chosen president, with W. HI D. Pell 'O9 vicepresident, W. H. Sellew 'O9 treasurer, and R. S. Erskine 'lO secretary. The president, J. W. Melville 'O9. and W. Langer 'lO were elected delegates to the Debating Union. Next year's membership committee is composed of G. B. Compton 'O9, B. Willis 'O9, and J. R. Sears (Sp.). D. Armstrong 'O9 and A. S. Moses were elected to fill vacancies in the Program Committee caused by graduation. Last night's meeting was exceptionally well attended, among those present being W. G. Brandley 'OB who returned after a long absence. The annual oratorical contests of the society are to be held in Earl Hall at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and visitors, non-mem-bers of the society, will be…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1908-05-21 →

Prof. Spingarn To Speak Before Philo "Poetry and Sport" will be the subject of an address before the Philolexian Society in Earl Hall tonight, by Professor J. E. Spingarn, of the department of Comparative Literature. Since at this meeting the revised constitution will be submitted to the society for ratification, a full attendance is desired. Plans for the dinner to be held at the Cafe des Beaux Arts on Friday, January 21, will be discussed. The price is $2.50 a plate. Alumni of the society are invited to attend. All nominations of officers for the ensuing year must be handed to Spectator tonight. The election will take place on Tuesday of next week. The following have been received to date: For secretary: E. S. Roche '11: nominated by J. D. Sears '10; seconded by J. H. Marchmont 'lO, W. A. Bell, Jr., 'lO, L. Fraser 'lO, R. E. Brock 'll, H. C. Furstenwalde 'l2. For treasurer: W. H.…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-01-11 →

PHILO ELECTIONS TONIGHT Refreshments a Feature At tonight's meeting of the Philolexian Society, the officers for this year will be elected. Following are the nominations received: L. Fraser 'lO, for president; W. D. Heydecker 'n, for vice-president; E. S. Roche 'n for secretary; and W. H. Ziegler for treasurer. The new constitution as drafted by the committee will be discussed and voted upon. Two hundred alumni and undergraduate members of the society are expected to be present. Besides the regular business meeting, there will be an address on "The Minor Southern Poets" by W. A. Bell 'lO. Refreshments will be served.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-01-18 →

PHILO'S ANNUAL BANQUET 108th Anniversary Celebrated by Dinner at Columbia University Club— Two Honorary Memberships Last evening, the Philolexian Society celebrated the 108 th anniversary of its birth by a banquet held at the Columb a University Club, Gramercy Park. Besides the active members of the society, and a large number of alumni, there were present as special guests of honor, Dean Van Amringe, Mr. Charles Battell Loomis, the noted humorist, Professor John Erskine and Chaplain R. C. Knox. J. Sears 'lO, who was president of the society during the past semester, acted as toastmaster of the evening. In his address he briefly gave a review of his presidential term of office, speaking with special emphasis on the work of the members in the securing of signatures for making Dean "Van Amringe Dean Emeritus on his retirement from active duties next year. The toastmaster then…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-01-22 →

Female Suffrage Interests Philo Philolexian last night held an exciting debate on the topic "Should women be admitted to equal suffrage in the state of New York." The three prizes annually Offered for proficiency in debating were awarded by the judges, Dr. H. M. Ayres and E. L. Potter (Pg), captain of the \ arsity debating team, to A. W. MacMahon 'l2 (first), D. S. Townsend 'lO (second), and W. D. Heydecker 'll (third). W. A Bell, Jr., 'll was awarded special honorable mention. After the election of L. S. Hill 'll, it' was announced that the meeting next week would be suspended. A Freshman Night will be held on the evening of May 4, when any member of the class of 1913 may speak for admission. A special entertainment committee has been appointed, consisting of E. S. Swazey 'l2, chairman; W. H. \ Ziegler 'll, N. H. Angell 'lO, H. C. ! Todd 'lO and F Culman 'l2.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-04-21 →

A CHANCE FOR FRESHMEN May Speak for Philo Tonight Tonight at eight, Philolexian opens its doors to all College Freshmen. Any Freshman interested in literary work or in debating is urged to appear this evening and address the society on a topic of his own choice for not more than five minutes. At the end of every college year it is customary for Philo to hold n Freshman Night, at which men may speak for admission, to be admitted at the next meeting of the society, they will become active members at once. 1 his season the unusually large number of Seniors leaving Philo will make vacancies for twenty students. Refreshments will be served tonight. May nth, when the names of the Freshmen who appear will be voted on, the semi-annual elections take place, as well as the prize oratorical contest. Two prizes are offered which may be competed for by any active member of the society. Speeches…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-05-05 →

STUDENT BOARD ORGANIZED Next Year's Representatives Elect G. J. Dwyer Chairman and A. Mendelsohn Secretary What is generally considered as a very representative Student Board was chosen in the two elections held this year. Most of the undergraduate organizations, both athletic and literary are well represented. The nine men have already met and chosen their officers for next year and have talked over their policies and plans for the future. They expect to commence early next Fall so that they can attend to the preliminary meetings of 1914, the class rushes, and other matters of a similar nature. Although no definite announcement has yet been made, it is generally considered that a most active year is planned and the Campus expects tangible results when the 1911 Student Board begins their career. Geoffrey J. Dwyer, elected in April is chairman of the 1911 Board. He is the president…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-06-01 →

PHILO'S LITERARY EXERCISES Debates and Papers Scheduled At Wednesday evening's meeting of the Philolexian Society it was decided that any information posted on the bulletin board on the stairs near the Hamilton Hall coat room shall be considered official and that all members will be responsible for work assigned them there unless due notice is given the proper authorities of their inability lo attend to it. The following program for the term has been announced: October 19, paper by W. D. Heydecker 'll on "The Excentricities of Chesterton;" October 26, essay contest closes, debate on Resolved that the Governor of New York should appoint the state officers below the Lieutenant Governor and that these officers should form a cabinet." The affirmative will be taken by G. M. Bramwell 'll and G. R. Stearns 13 while their opponents will be J. P. Harding 'l3 and H. C. Stevens ' 13- November 2,…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-10-14 →

Nominations for Philo Close Today Nominations for the four regular officers of the Philolexian Society must be in Spectator office at 6 p. m. today. Besides the nominator there must be three seconds. The elections will be on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in Earl Hall. The following nomination is the only one that has been received to date: For President: W. N. Ross 'n: nominated by E. S. Rcche 'II; seconded by W. H. Ziegler 'II, C. J. Grimm 'n, J. K. Mc Cormick 'l3.

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1911-01-16 →

Sophomore-Freshman Debate Tonight Earl Hall auditorium will be the scene, at 8:15 this evening', of the annual Sophomore-Freshman debate. The subject this year is. "Resolved, that the adoption of the optional Initiative and Referendum as set forth in the Oregon Constitution is desirable in the United States." The 1910 team, composed of IN. Brenner (captain), W. Langer. L H. Robinson, and P. W. Aschner (alternate) will uphold the negative, oppos - ed by the 1911 team, W. D. H'eydecker (captain). E. S. Roche, W. N. Ross, and W. H. Ziegler (alternate), on the afnrmative. _The_ four Sophomores were members of their Freshman debating society, Robinson having been president. Langer is a member of Philolexian which he represented in the debate with the West Side Y. M. C. A. last winter. Of the Freshmen, two are officers of the 1911 Debasing Society, and all four were' on the intercollegiate…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1908-05-15 →

LIVELY SESSION OF FORUM "College Credit for College Work" Bone of Contention —Committee to Consider Matter "College credit for College work" was warmly debated in the College Forum at its first meeting of the year last night in the Commons. That the opposition there shown is not to be absolutely disastrous was demonstrated by the sturdy support that was accorded to the movement, and the fact that faculty votes were a large aid in turning the final sense of the meeting against it gives promise that its strongest student supporters will not rest until a final decision is reached. In fact it was the decided preponderance of the faculty votes that defeated the movement. Even in the meeting of last evening, the movement was not technically killed. The resolution (moved by Professor H. B. Mitchell and seconded by W. H. Ziegler '11) that the sense of the meeting be in favor of giving…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-10-15 →

KINGS CROWN BIG SUCCESS Professor Shepherd on South American Conditions—Financial Situation Discussed ENTHUSIASM; AT CREW RACES One hundred and fifty men attended last night's meeting of Kings Crown. Professors Beard, Hayes, and Shepherd Dean Keppel, and several other members of the faculty were present. The feature of the evening was Professor Shepherd's speech on "Social and Political Conditions in South America." After his speech, the scheduled crew races were held which were characterized by the enthusiastic participation \of almost all those present. Before the lecture, a business meeting was held in which the financial status of the Crown was discussed at length. The Speech of The Evening Professor Shepherd said, in beginning his address, "there is a great deal of misinformation in this country regarding the social and political condition of the South American states.…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1910-12-01 →

DEGREES CONFERRED ON 4,600 AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY; CLASS DAY EXERCISES ARE HELD 200,000 PRESENT Secretary Wallace Gets Honorary DegreeOthers Honored 8 MEDALS GIVEN Eugene A. Colligan and Lincoln Ellsworth Are Awarded Prizes A plea for deliverance from the "fundamental and far-reaching / lack of integrity" of the twentieth century world was sounded by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler this afternoon in an address which opened the final day of Columbia University's 181 st commencement exercises. More than 20,000 witnessed the ceremonies at which the University president conferred approximately 4,600 degrees and 400 certificates and diplomas. Among the ten recipients of honorary degrees was Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, who was made Doctor of Laws. Others conferred with honorary degrees were William S. Barstow and Harry Fletcher, Doctor of Science; Tyler Dennett, Dixon…

Columbia Daily Spectator, 1935-06-04 →

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in The Annals of the Philolexian Society (1912) at the referenced leaf.

Named in Maxwell, Catalogue of Columbia Graduates (1916) at the referenced leaf.

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