Word: wellesley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...campus of Massachusetts' Wellesley College last week, 3,000,000 Christians were joined in a new world community. The decision was made by a thousand hot, hardworking delegates and visitors to the sixth International Council of Congregational Churches, the first gathering of worldwide Congregationalism in 19 years. The new community, called the International Congregational Council, will represent the denomination in 37 countries...
...University of Nebraska had not only barred teachers, but also any textbooks that the Regents might consider subversive. The House Committee on Un-American Activities had called on 107 colleges to send in full lists of their textbooks for investigation. "I suppose this must include the Bible," cracked Wellesley's retiring President Mildred McAfee Horton...
...York City; Mary Davis of Suffolk County, L. I. N. Y.; Alice Gilbert of New York City; Alice Gossard of Wollaston; Muriel Kaplan of Chelsea; Jennifer Seltridge of Red Bank, N. J.; Raya Speigel of New York City; Irene Tinker of Wilmington, Del.; and Naney Woodman of Wellesley...
Brown, Robert Glenn of 717 Lansing Street Charlotte, Mich.; Charlotte High Forbes, Jack Eugene of 4409 North Pennsylvania Street. Indianapolis; Shortridge High. Indianapolis. Gresham Glen Edward of 210 Highland Avenue, Highland Park Mich.; Highland Park High, Osnes. David Marvin of 1530 Wellesley Drive Detroit: Cranbrook School Bloomfield Hills. Mich Piehl, DeWayne Jorvian of Box 42. RR No. 2 St. Joseph, Mtch; St. Joseph High Stegman Anthony Edward of 2882 Oak Grove Drive, Poatiac Mtch.: Catholic Central High Detroit...
Retiring President Mildred McAfee Horton thought Dr. Clapp was "ideal." Wellesley's 1,600 girls would probably agree. They would find in their new president a lively first lady who scorns bridge and refuses to take up knitting. But she can read Scott by the hour ("no problems, no psychoses"), plays the violin, and can make students sit up and take notice when she lectures on American history...