Queens College - Silhouette Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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,li of Graduate Studies as plans made for Graduate School of Education . . . Begin construction of four temporary buildings, including gym . . . Council urges BHE to reject Schultz Amendment . . . New York National Student Association holds first conference . . . Sigfna Alpha holds first meeting . . . Average custodial salary to drop from 3535 to S23 unless BHE votes bonus perma- nent . . . QC now ten years old, restoration of funds for Science Building urged at ceremonies . . . Rabbi Stephen Wise addresses overflow crowd in auditorium . . . QC'ers enjoy change of scenery as busses detour on Kissena Blvd .... Dr. Robert Goldwater of the Art Department named Editor of Magazine of Art . . . Dean Lenz replies to community attacks on his opposition to Schultz Amendment on Administrative grounds . . . AVD Forum, first televised QC program . . . Field events, picnic, and community sing sched- uled for Jamboree Day . . . November, 1947 , , , 1100 students sign petition and Council estab- lishes Committee supporting Lenz as Dean seeks S100,000 in libel suit against Long Iflancl Daily Proxy and Star journal . . . Senator Claude Pepper, in exclusive Crown statement advocates American financial aid to further world peace . . . Pnl Tan Alplrafj- March of Dimes Follies, first QC gmail fetlr Sh0W . . . Everett Lloyd, French instructor, dies suddenly . . . Board of Estimate grants 32,600,000 for Science Building , , , Peers and Peris finish successful run of HMS Pinafore Agbliecelnbef, 1947 . . . SC condemns Faculty 2111, ratifies NSA Constitution . . . Student A -'aa.f.-:mf-2-1'v:1r.?':ff-'if4eS,-'f - ...f-...ai --- '-- - .. ,,,..,.,,-,,.,, ad- ,,. . . . OO Party splits on AYD . . . Seventh annual formance of Messiah at jamaica High Per- Outing Club forms . . . Council candidatesjaind party platforms listed . . . February, 1948' Crown edit welcomes Rafnparl to the field . i Faculty Council, composed of President, Deans' Registrar, Bursar, and three delegates from eacli department of school replaces full Faculty in fun, ning school . . . Pesident Klapper extends 5511001 study till September . . . Pipe anal Bowlif John Bradley Memorial Fund award presented to Li. brary . . . Howard Fast of The Best Years of Our Lives, speaks to record crowd at QC , , U Reaclelii' and W1'ife1'f, new journal, gives notes on QC Library acquisitions, exhibits, etc., XQQ, a collection of works by QC authors contains more than 150 books and 350 articles . . . Council re- quests review of its power as result of Faculty's decision to override SC on AYD issue . . . In- tercollegiate Roundup on WINS conceived by Ed Cooperstein . . . Four works by QC Music students aired over WNYC . . . March, 1948 . . . Place- ment Director, George Davenel writes a series of articles for Varfify magazine, first: How To Get A job And Hold It . . . QC favored for downstate State U .... QC's Peg McLean, Table Tennis Champion, plays at Radio City Music Hall . . . Kinsey Report debated in Rampart . . . Rathaus cantata, O luvenes, commemorating QC's tenth anniversary, performed by Choral So- ciety . , . SC grants charter to Students for Wal- lace, sets up temporary Emergency Committee on Palestine . . . QC exhibits Negro Art in con- junction with Negro History Week . . . Needle-

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f .-1. 1 - . snr-rsiwamkxiooQ+wFzfHWY!W Y7' '7 4 'I 6' Turkey shown . . . Traditional Bear Mountain jaunt comes off . . . Messiah, Christmas presen- tation, played before full house . . . Hedda Gabbler given by Playshop . . . QC Co-eds be- come seamstresses, expend skill styling simple Sack dresses . . . January, 1947 . . . City Plan- ning Commission bluepencils College Science Building out of budget . . . 25W vote in SC elec- tion , . . QC Music Department participates in American Music Festival with four programs on WNYC . . . Vet's grades show marked improve- ment since war . . . Student-Faculty Activities Committee dismisses Antidote Party's claim of student incompetence . . . Caf expands, moves into Lower Lounge, Book Store moves to L Build- ing . . , Mr. Knag promises new, speedier system of registration . . . Local press battles with QC over AYD issue . . . Dean Lenz visited by dele- gations of students and community leaders pro- testing SC revocation of AYD charter . . . Faculty requests standard procedure for charter revocation . . . Two QC'ers ski to school as Big Snow prevents movement of motor vehicles . . . Professor Delieno, alias Prof. Haywood, convulses Henry Morgan audience . . . March, 1947 . . . Hillel presents annual carnival, 16 campus or- ganizations participate . . . Herb Hauer receives good citizenship award from Masons . . . Mr. Marcson, survey consultant to American Council on Education, reveals his study found textbooks prejudiced by omission rather than actual dis- tortion . . . Turkish and Iranian students arrive at QC to study English . . . April, 1947 . . . Play- shop presents Skin of Our Teeth' '... AVC fights for extension of summer school to all, holds forum on academic freedom, Connally op- poses attacks on civil liberties , . . Dorothy Raimo elected President of February '49 class . . . Fac- ulty favors AYD ban 55-42 . . . Charter granted to Sigma Alpba, Honor-Service Society . . . Cam- pus Coalition formed at convention . . . English Department announces installation of guillotine for use on plagiarists . . . May, 1947 . . . Col- lege war dead honored by QC Choral Society . . . QC shocked as Democratic Leader Roe requests resignation of President Klapper and Dean Lenz because of their refusal to admit public to Faculty meeting when vote taken on AYD issue, SC votes unanimously to back Faculty and to condemn in- terference in Administration, Council, or Faculty decisions . . . Don Bruckner, Chairman, announces formation of Student Party, new platform, and slate . . . The Greal Gatsby and Bleak Home, required readings for September Language, Lit- erature, and Arts Comp, CC Comp scheduled, students question value of comprehensives . . . Annual carnival receipts go to Dean's Fund . . . Drs. Alewyn, Hexter, and Hempel, receive Gug- genheim Fellowships to continue research , . . SAO Memorial Dance features McFarland Twins and Professor Haywood's vocal burlesques from Henry Morgan show . . . In near record vote of HW, Campus Coalition wins 20 Council seats . . . September, 1947 . . . Dr. Kiely becomes Acting President as Dr, Klapper starts six months college tour, Dr. Whittaker, Acting Dean of Faculty . . . SAO levies compulsory one dollar charge as general fee raised to five dollars . . . Bob Salmons new court mentor . . . Three QC vets return from summer study abroad . . . Oc- tober, 1947 . . . Dr. Rivlin appointed Director

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man, PCA, and Walpin, ADA, debate merits of third party movement . . . QC joins Student In- tercollegiate Education Council . , . Music De- partment plans for participation in NYC Golden Jubilee Celebration . . . Cfozwz, broke, comes out in mimeo form, clothes styles also have New Look as women cover from head to toes . . . SC convenes at 6 p.m. to allow for longer meetings, first evening session lasts over three hours . . . Phi Beia Kappa sends representatives to examine QC's qualifications for admittance, Library, qual- ity of student publications, achievements of Fac- ulty and Alumni studied, results to be known by '49 . . . President Klapper resigns to resume teach- ing . . . April, 1948 . . . Summer session assured for all QC'ers , . . Rathaus compositions per- formed at Times Hall . . . SC sponsors NSA Rally . . . QC delegates again sent to Model UN, UN world peace hope, says Lenz . . . Senior Reading Exams soon, prospective seniors question value of comprehensives . . , Joseph Shuster, solo- ist with QC Orchestra . . . Dr. Razran awarded Guggenheim Fellowship . . . AYD charter ap- proved by SC, 17-2 . . , Classes dismissed as Radar Tower burns, Ramparf prints exclusive pix . . . May, 1948 . . . Elmo Roper discusses opinion polls, evaluates presidential candidates at QC . . . 506k students vote: CC takes 14 seats, QC Lib- erals 11. Student Party 3 , . . 440k vote, new Student Constitution, calling for Student Body President, ratified . . . Varsity Show, first since war, satirizes student life, a huge success . . . Hauer heads Sigma Alpha . . . Kevin O'Sullivan, College baritone, wins Arthur Godfrey Talent Show program . , . Three one-act operas presented by QC Opera Workshop . . . Crown benefit con- cert features chamber music ensemble . . . Many fund-raising benefits enable Crown to resume printed form . . . Marion Horowitz's wood en- graving best entry in art exhibit . , . Young Democrats receive charter . . . Dr. Spencer, popu- lar Psych. Professor, resigns to teach at West Point . . . Ann Birstein wins Dodd Mead Fellow- ship and publication for novel to be called, The Fra!! of H21 G00a'1ze5f . . . September, 1948 . . . Chris Makatura heads Council . . . State law bars college and university discrimination . . . Lack of water supply renders new gym useless . . . Klap- per awarded honorary Doctor of Laws Degree, made President Emeritus of QC, hrst President Emeritus of a city college . . . Initiate first grad courses in education . . . Students quizzed on CCNY Knickerbocker-Davis issue . . . Senior Reading exams scheduled, seniors question value of comprehensives . . . October, 1948 . . . Use of new gym and K extension a probability for this semester , . . Over three million finally granted for new Science Building . . . Ralph Gillen elect- ed President of June '49 class . . . Eleventh Founders' Day Celebration followed by Sports Jamboree . . . Students receive ballots for refer- endum on newspaper subscription plan . . . Coun- cil night session debates thought contrOl', . . . Qualifications for college president outlined on Crown battle page . . . June 49'ers pick seven for Silbozfeffe edit board . . . November, 1948 . . . Myron Lipton stars in The Man Who Came To Dinner . . . February grads promenade at Ritz 101 11 11 11 il 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1