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...study of the Amerindian. From Coolidge, N. Mex. where she had vacationed for the past ten years attending Indian tribal dances, Mrs. Ickes and a party of friends were last week on their way to Santa Fe to see more Indians. Near a filling station at a settlement known as Velarde the car, driven by one Frank Allen of Gallup, shot past another automobile at over 60 m.p.h., skidded in the gravel on the roadside, turned over four times. Mrs. Ickes' skull was fractured. Driver Allen later died of a fractured pelvis and the other passengers, Mrs. Genevieve Forbes...
Freshman class elections, dances, and the year-book are backed by the Student Council. Through Phillips Brooks House, donations are made on behalf of the student body to various non-college charities. P. B. H. itself does considerable work in settlement houses and youth organizations by means of its share of the Student Council budget...
...Committee suffered a gradual diminution of the number of students participating. Now that the University, prevailed upon by the joint action of the commuters, Phillips Brooks House and the CRIMSON has established a commuters' center at Dudley Hall, we plan to reemphasize social service work in the Greater Boston settlement houses where we have previously assisted, and to attempt to aid additional houses, such as the Cambridge Y. M. C. A., where we have formerly placed only one or two men, Frank W. Vincent, Jr. '36, will be in charge of the work of this committee...
There is a variety of work offered. These settlement houses need teachers in naturalization courses. They need boys club directors. They need swimming and basketball instructors. They need discussion group leaders for older boys. They need entertainers, handicraft teachers, and game supervisors. The work to be done is important and necessary. For the student who is willing to sacrifice two hours a week to work of this nature, the reward is to be found in a clearer understanding of economic problems gained from personal contact with a few of those who are on the edge of economic ruin...
Many of the student cases involve claims of less than $50. The members of the staff endeavor to make a settlement but, if litigation is necessary, the client is referred to the Small Claims courts which are held in Massachusetts by every district court and which do not require the services of an attorney. The Court...