1938

1939

1940

October 31, Letter to Faculty, from Irwin Shaw
     Shaw appeals for support and funds for Eli Jaffe, a Brooklyn College graduate who is being tried for criminal syndicalism in Oklahoma.   His constitutional rights were violated.
October 31, "Vote Against Conscription," Socialist Party
     Four-page pamphlet rejecting the draft, attacking Presidential candidates Roosevelt and Willkie, and supporting Socialist Norman Thomas for president.
October 31, Socialist Campaign Rally, Socialist Party
      Free ticket to rally for presidential candidate Norman Thomas and vice-presidential candidate Maynard Kreuger.
October 31, "The War Spread," American Student Union
     President Roosevelt asked for more planes because Italy declared war on Greece, which Britain needs to maintain its empire.  Students today know how to work for peace: aid to China, embargo on Japan.  This leaflet put out by funds from students.
November 4, "A.S.U. Indicted," Executive Committee of Student Council
     The Executive Committee indicts the American Student Union at Brooklyn College on eight counts and asserts Student Council's policies apply equally to all.
November 4, "The Jewish Problem and Its Solution," Avukah
     Two-page folder listing the four topics in the Avukah Seminar Series.
November 4, "Shall It Be War for America?" Communist Party
     The four-page campaign flyer reproduces speeches Theodore Dreiser and Earl Browder made on national radio.  Dreiser supports Browder for president because only the Communist Party opposes war.  Browder attacks the Democrats and Republicans for supporting war and decries the removal of the CP from the ballot in 24 states.  He proposes strategies whereby votes in those states can express their desire for peace.
November 4, "There Is an Alternative!" Young Communist League
     The Communist Party was pushed off the ballot in New York because of its opposition to the war. President Roosesvelt, Wendell Wilkie, and Norman Thomas support war and Wall Street.  Vote for peace; vote for CP candidates, who are listed, and Earl Browder.
November 4, "Announcement '42," All College Peace Congress
      Announcement of meeting for freshmen to discuss the All College Peace Congress.
November 4, "Elect for Peace," American Student Union
     The ASU supports John L. Lewis as a labor leader but not his choice of the presidential war candidate Wendell Wilkie. Unity in labor unions and other organizations fighting for rights is needed for peace.
November 6, "Act Against the War!" Politics Club
     Unlike Kingsman-Fusion Party, which supports the war, and the Stalinists, who are in "the Hitler-Stalin camp,"  the Politics Club calls for an independent student demosntration against the war on November 13.
November 8, "A Real Peace Program, not Wishful Thinking," Student Council
     SC sets foth its stand on civil liberties and labor, the wars in Europe and Asia, academic freedom, and national defense (a strong national defense protects peace and democracy).  Attend the Peace Assemblage.
November 8, "Brooklyn College Conference for Peace Tonight," Debate Council, Psychology Club, Junior Class Exec. Com., English Club Exec. Com., Broeklundian Exec. Board, Observer Editorial Staff, Student Party, 1500 Student Petitioners
     An alert student body discussing peace can help avoid war.  Attend the Peace Congress.  Speak up.
November 8, "Peace Congress," Executive Staff, Observer; Executive Staff, Psychology Club; Debate Council; Executive Committee, Class of 42; Student Party; Members of American Student Union; and 1500 Signers of Petition for Peace
     Rules and times for students and clubs to elect delegates to the Peace Congress.
November 8, "Peace Congress--Nov 8th," Exec Staff Observer, Exec Staff Psych Club, Debate Council, Exec Comm Class '42, Student Party, Members of ASU, 1500 Signers of Petititon for Peace Congress
     Instructions for electing delegates to the Peace Congress.  Elections run from Monday through Friday.
November 8, "Steps to War," Frosh Student Party
     The Student Party reviles Student Council, which is not sponsoring the November 8 Peace Congress because it supports aid to Britain.  "Steps short of war are only steps to war!"
November 8, "No New Armistice Days for America!" Unsigned
      War is near.  The flyer lists the actions necessary to avoid war, including attending the November 18 rally.
November 8, "Your Case," American Student Union
     The ASU was not recognized because it refused to give membership lists to Mr. Rivkin, who would give them to the Rapp-Coudert Committee. This would threaten teachers students.  Fight with and for the ASU.
November 12, Program, Student Council
     The four-page program extends an invitation to the college-wide Peace Assemblage on November 13.
November 13, "So They're All for Peace!" Politics Club
     The United Peace Demonstration last year, the Kingsmen-Fusion demonstration and the Peace Congress this semester support pro-war policies.  Only our November 13 demonstration is genuinely anti-war.
November 13, "Act Against Imperialist War!" Politics Club
     Meeting announcement.  Motto: Not one man, not one cent for Wall Street's war.
November 13, "Hypocrisy Answered!!" Sutdent Council
     Distinguishing between British imperialism and the destructive Nazi state imperialism, SC urges a policy of aid to Britain as the only way to "maintain American peace and democracy."
November 14, "No New Armistice Days for America," Student Council Peace Committee
     In prepation for the November 18 Anti-War Rally, this five-page newsletter surveys the uselessness of the previous war, threats to education now, actions to combat these threats, drafting students, the policy of aid to Britain, the Far Eastern situation, and collaboration with China and the U.S.S.R. to maintain peace.
November 14, "Mobilize for Peace," Continuations Committee of Peace Congress
     Delegates to the Peace Conference adopted a plan to keep America out of the war.  Rally November 15.
November 15, "Unknown Soldier, 1917 1940!" Continuations Committee, Peace Congress
     The point of view of Jimmy the Unknown Soldier is contrasted with the President's statements praising World War I and current conditions in America.  Support the Peace Rally and the Frosh Rally.
November 15,"For Peace Sake, For Your Sake," Student Party
     As proposals to cut funds for education and the prospect of military service threaten students' education, thousands of dollars are being spent by the Rarpp-Coudert Committee and more by the military.
November 18, "No New Armistice Days for America!" Student Council
     In five pages, the Evening Peace Committee sets forth its stand and demands on the school system, the N.Y.A., conscription, the war, and alliance with China and Russia.  Armistice Day Rally against War on November 18.  Page 6 is an ad for movies--and free pretzels--sponsored by Beacon.  Admission: 10¢. 
November 18, Letter to the Board of Higher Education, from President Harry  D. GIdeonse
     Defending his actions in the Edel case, Gideonse answers both the charges made by Professors Selsam and Ash in the Philosophy Department and a brief from the Teachers Union.
November 19, "Jewish Assimilation, Solution v. Evasion: Will Social Revolution Solve the Jewish Problem?"
Avukah
     Meeting announcement.
November 19, "No Swastika over Brooklyn," American Student Union
     The ASU attacks Gideonse's proposal for labor camps for students and his support of the Rapp-Coudert Committee and connects these issues to conditions in America and in Nazi Germany.
November 19, "Open the Doors of U.S. to Victims of Nazi Terror!" Socialist Workers Party
     To save Jews in Greater Germany from Nazi barbarism, American workers show them solidarity by a mass demonstration and must demand that the persecuted Jews be allowed entry to the U.S.
November 20, Letter to President Harry Gideonse,  Unsigned?
     The writer attacks the Rapp-Coudert Committee, the Board of Education's making religious instruction compulsory, and President Gideonse's labor camp proposal.  The original letter is typed beyond the right margin and is equally crooked.  It is filled with sloganeering language, and the writer loses control of the lengthy sentences. There is no second page, identifying the writer, although the letter contains an address.
November 20, Letter to Doctor Harry Gideonse, Christian American Union, from Fred W. Kaempf
     The organization protests the continued activity of the American Student Union and asserts that Christians and patriotic Americans are being persecuted at Brooklyn College.
November 20, Vanguard
     Page 1 features a story on the Rapp-Coudert Committee; page 3, stories on three peace demonstrations, Gideonse's labor camp, Board of Higher Education's decision on Edel; page 4, editorials and letters to the editor; and page 8, a story on support for Eli Jaffe and Alan Lifshutz.
November 22, Telegram to "Professor Gidden, from Boropark Peace Forum
     The group protests the outlawing of the American Student Union.
November 22, Letter to President Gideonse, from Elsie Margulies
      An alumna, the writer protests Student Council's suspending the American Student Union.
November 22, Letter to President Harry Gideonse, from M. Klarke
     The writer protests the banning of the American Student Union.
November 22, Letter to President Harry Gideonse, from Albert Koll
      The writer is distressed at the inquisition President Gideonse is conducting.
November 25, "Let's Talk Turkey," American Student Union
     Student Council's request for the ASU membership list potentially threatens many groups and all students. 
Rally to protest.  The title refers to the next day being Thanksgiving.
November 26, "The Future Existence of the Evening Session Is in Danger," Student Council, Evening Session
     SC opposes President Gideonse's "reorganization" plan, which would demote all evening students to non-matriculated students and impose a $5 per credit fee on them.  SC wants equality between day and evening sessions and tenure for evening faculty.  A rally is being held this evening.
November 26,"The High Cost of Killing," Continuations Committee, Peace Congress
     Statistics and drawings illustrate the price of war, in terms of people and money.
November 26, Letter to President Harry D. Gideonse, from Paul Windels
     The appointment for Gideonse to testify before the Rapp-Coudert Committee is confirmed.
November 27, Letter to President Gideonse, Youth Division, American Jewish Congress, from Helen Kass
     The organization passed a resolution which protests banning the American Student Union.
November 27, "It Is High Time," Student Party
     The SP compares Kingsman-Fusion's promises with student Council votes on Rapp-Coudert and minority rights, with the roll call list of votes.  The SP urges student actions to oppose Rapp-Coudert.
November 28, Letter to Mr. Kaempf, from President Gideonse
     The President describes the problem with the American Student Union, denies persecution on the campus, and ask for any proof of persecution that Mr. Kaempf has.
November 28, Letter to Mr. Robert E. Stripling, Secretary of the Dies Committee, from President Gideonse
     President Gideonse requests a copy of the "red paper" put out by the Dies Committee.
November 29, "Aid for China Rally," American Student Union and Writers Club
     Meeting announcement.  Benjamimn Appel speaks on "Culture and the War"; other activities: piano recital, movies on China, radio play.  Free.
November 29, "Our Problems," Trade Union Forum
    A quote from an essay by Arthur Osman, the speaker at the next meeting, analyzes the national situation and the actions which enabled his union to grow from 100 members to over 75,000 members in 7 years.
December, "Student Council Statement on Rapp-Coudert Committee," Student Council
     The Academic Freedom Committee protests the Committee's serving subpoenaes on 30 students in the municipal colleges, quotes a statement by the American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom,  and announces its intention to hold a meeting on the issue.
December, Memo, unsigned
     The memo describes policies for recognizing student groups before and after the McGoldrick Resolution and the "manoeuvering" of the American Student Union to comply with the regulations.
December 9, "Here's Our Chance!!" Kingsman-Fusion
     K-F offers itself as the party to counter the view of Brooklyn College as Communist and Unamerican and to pursue a logical, realistic, effective counter-publicity course.
December 10, Letter to President Gideonse, from Mary Edna Barnes
     An instructor in the Education Department supports Gideonse's response to "the :recent problems of the college" (i.e., the Rapp-Coudert investigation.).
December 10, Letter to President Gideonse, from Laura H.V. Kennon
     She praises his speeches, Rapp-Coudert testimony, and values.
December 11,  Letter to President Gideonse, from Elsa de Haas
    A Columbia University faculty member approves of his Rapp-Coudert testimony.
December 12, Letter to President Gideonse, from Paul J. Salvatore
     Writing for the Romance Languages Department, Salvatore assures Gideonseof the consensus of the faculty in the department in supporting him.
December 13, Letter to President Gideonse, from Asa Don Dickinson
     The head librarian assures Gideonse "there are no Communnists on the Libray staff" and that the staff all endorse his policies.
December 13, "There's a Law Against It!!"  Defend Higher Education Committee
     An obscure law is being used to prohibit discussion in classooms of the Rapp-Coudert activities.  The DHEC was denied a room to meet on campus.  Rally today.
December 15, Letter to President Gideonse, from Frank P. Fitzsimons
    A faculty member from the Education Department expresses his ardent support for Gideonse's "splendid advocacy of the principles of American Democratic Government."
December 18, "We Take our Stand!!" American Student Union
     Asserting no connection with either student party, the ASU endorses the Student Party in Student Council elections because of its progressive stands.  Attend the meeting today, with Professor Howard Selsam speaking, and elect delegates to the ASU Convention.
December 18, "College or Prison?" Young Peoples Socialist League
     YPSL rejects President Gideonse's dictum that students cannot discuss "extra-curricular" matter before, during, or after class as a violation of student rights and an effort to stifle protests against the Rapp-Coudert investigation.
December 18, "Our True Colors Maroon & Gold," Kingsman-Fusion
     Charging that Communists are a minority of around 300 students, K-F asserts it speaks for the other 14,000 students and asks students to affirm their status by voting K-F for Student Council.
Undated, Press Release, F. P. Kilcoyne
     Faculty Council, after a speech by President Gideonse, presiding, passed a resolution committing Brooklyn College to cooperating with the Rapp-Coudert Committee, by a vote of 42 to 7.

1941

January 2, "I'll Huff and I'll Puff," American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert Comittee continues its attack on free public education by subpoenaing students.
January 6,"How to Cut the Budget: Label Schools Red!" American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert Committee's interrogation of Brooklyn College student Rhoda Buxbaum reveals the committee's purpose--to justify the attack on the public education system.  Students must resist.
January 7, "Student Council Statement on Rapp Coudert Committee," Student Council
     The Evening Academic Freedom Committee identifies the subpoenas issued to thirty municipal college students as coercion to end protests against cutting education budgets.  It wants to hold a meeting with subpoenaed students and faculty.
January 6, Student Review, Young Communist League
     Two-page newsletter features Brooklyn College students' fight against the Rapp-coudert Committee.
January 8, New York Student, American Student Union (four-page newspaper)
      The majority of the paper attacks the Rapp-Coudert Committee and the special  interests it represents.  A number of articles focus on Brooklyn College students subpoenaed by the R-C Committee.
     "New York Students to Picket in Defense of Free Education, " page 1.
     "Budget-cutting Committee Serves Realty Groups," pages 1 and 4.
     "Public for More Education--Poll," page 1.
     "High Schools Hit," page 1.
     "Students Condemn 'Witch-Hunt,'" page 1.
     "'No' for an Answer" (editorial), page 2.
     "Join a Union" (editorial), page 2.
     "Prexies--Aid to britain Is War Mobilization," page 1.
     "Preserve Liberty of Learning" (quotation from Vanguard), page 2.
     "Like Two Peas in a Pod", page 2 (scroll to bottom of page)
     "Can't Stop Them from Dreaming" (satiric poem), page 2.
     "A Student Voice," page 2.
     Political cartoon series, pages 2, 3, and 4.
     "Questioning Labeled 'Illegal'" (analysis of Brooklyn College student Rhoda's testimony before the Rapp-Coudert Committee), page 3.
     "'Best Common Interests Lies in Refusal to Testify': Statement of Members of the American Student Union Refusing to Testify Before the Rapp-Coudert Committee, Monday, January 6, 1941," page 3.
     "ASU Demands Discharge of Committee," page 3.
     "Defense of Democratic Rights Chief Task of Law Students," page 3.
     "War Program Endangers Nat'l Health," page 3.
     "Right of Teacher to Act as Citizen," page 3 (scroll to end of article).
     "Charter Outlines Student Rights and Responsibilities," page 4.
     "AYC Calls Town Meeting in Washington," page 4.
     "Teacher, Student Action Rests on Four Cases Before Courts," page 4.
     "700 Students 'Take' Museum," page 4.
     Labor Movement not 'Lying Down,'" page 4.
     Fundraising appeal for Committee for Defense of Student Rights, page 4.
January 9, "Special Report," the Faculty Student Committee on Student Groups and Organizations
     After analyzing the actions of seven students who mis-represented themselves as three different groups, the Committee excludes them from leadership positions in student organizations and recommends probation.
January 9, "Student Council Bulletin on Rapp Coudert Committee," Student Council
     Three-page analysis identifies the RCC's supporters as right-wing to fascist and its purpose as cutting funds to education.  Subpoenaing sudents denigrates Brooklyn. College.  The effects on BC could be serious.  No subversive activity has been proven at BC.  SC offers four suggestions to resist the RCC and save BC.
January 10, "Students Want Books not Guns," Young Communist League
     After contrasting President Roosevelt's early statements rejecting war to recent ones accepting it, the YCL wants money to be spend on social welfare and education, then lists 7 varied actions readers should take.
January 10, "Flash! Flash!" American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert Committee, federal cuts to education, and the Dunnigan Bill outlawing the Communist Party are all part of the attack on education and the move to war.  Students must act.
January 10, "Defend Free Higher Education!" American Student Union
     Join the mass picket before the Rapp-Coudert office to save our schools.  Subpoenaed students speak at today's junior class meeting.
January 10, "Student Council Bulletin on Rapp Coudert Committee," Student Council
     This flyer gives an overview of the Rapp-Coudert Committee: its stated purpose, background of the chairpersons, its supporters, its effect on Brooklyn College, analysis, and strategies of resistance.
January 10, "Subpoena" to all Brooklyn College students, American Student Union
     The invitation to a party takes the form of a subpoena.
January 10, "State Legislature Hits You!" American Student Union
     Students must act to oppose the continuation of the Rapp-Coudert Committee.
January 13, "Have the Young Gone Sour?" The New Republic, page 39
     Three youth groups--the left American Student Union, the centrist National Student Federation, and the New Dealish International Student Service--reflect two views of student activism.
January 14, "You Are Guilty!" American Student Union
      The Faculty-Student Committee suspended 7 evening session students from extracurricular activities and placed them on probation.  Their crime was really fighting for funding for education, for academic freedom, for peace, for N.Y.A,  Take action now to protest.
January 14, "Blitzkrieg Against the People's Freedom," Communist Party and Young Communist League
     The bill in the New York State Legislature to ban the Communist Party from the ballot attacks the rights of all Americans and Jeffersonian principles of democracy.  Communists have been selected because of their opposition to the war.  Protest to Governor Lehman.  Hear Earl Browder speak.
January 14, "Flash:  Student Leaders Removed from Office," Student Council
     The Academic Freedom Committee connects 7 student leaders being placed on "disciplinary probabion" with their having signed a leaflet against the Rapp-Coudert Committee.  Attend the anti-Rapp-Coudert rally.
January 15, "Take America Out of War!" American Student Union.
      Starting with quotations from the New YorkTimes and Herald Tribute, the ASU asserts the purpose of the draft is imperialistic.
January 15, "Take America out of War! American Student Union
     Starting with quotations from the New York Times and Herald Tribune, the ASU attacks President Roosevelt's moving the U.S. toward war and urges students to join the Town Meeting of Youth in Washington.  Meeting today, speaker: Mr. Isidore Pomerance.
January 16, "No Blackout of Civil Liberties," American Student Union
     After listing a series of violations of individual freedoms, the ASU urges students to participate in the Town Meeting of Youth.  Attend rally today and meeting Friday, speaker: Jean Horis.
January 16, "Hear a Victim's Account of Fascism in the U.S.S.," Student Council
     Alan Shaw speaks of being sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine in Oklahoma.
January 16, "Defend Yourselves," Student Council
     The Academic Freedom Committee suggests that 7 student leaders have been removed from office and suspended from extracurricular activities because of their political activities.  Students should prtest in writing to Professor Hart, demand an open hearing, and sign petitions.
January 17, "The President Speaks," American Student Union
      President Roosevelt's speech affirms peace.  Students can support peace by attending the Town Meeting of Youth in Washington.  Meeting.
January 17, "Neighborhood Opinion Ignored by Dr. Mason," Committee to Save Our Schools
     Dr. Mason refuses to discuss with parents and other community residents the denial of student rights at Abraham Lincoln High School.  A parent and a student will speak at a mass meeting.
January 20, Resolution, Board of Higher Education
      Faculty, staff, and students who refuse to testify at hearings with a one-man subcommittee will be subject to "disciplinary action."  This resolution is to be posted and sent to those who refused or may refuse to testify.
January 21, "You Must Help . . . Defend Free Public Education," Flatbush Citizens Committee to Defend Free Education
     The Taxpayers Federation is threatening free education. Mass meeting is sponsored by numerous individuals and organizations.  Speakers: Morris Leider, I. Kaufman, Mrs. R. Stein Yuttall, Rose Russell, and Claire Neikind.
January 23, "You must Answer This Question," American Student Union
     The Lend Lease Bill will result in war and student lives.  Protest and organize.
January 23, "Emergency!" American Student Union
     The lend lease bill, supported by President Roosevelt, Wendell Wilkie, and business interests, will lead to a "war dictatorship."  Students must join the thousands protesting.  Register for Town meeting.
January 24, Letter to Henry Mozesson, from Grace T. Skerritt, Secretary
     President Gideonse expects Mozesson, an officer of the evening American Student Union, to be at his office at 11:00 a.m. the next Monday.
January 28, Letter to "Gentlemen," Sondra Levine
     Addressed to Brooklyn College, this letter identifies a Brooklyn College student who intends to teach as a Communist.  The writer adds that his wife "is working along with him."
February, "We Are But a Few Administration Speeches Away from War," American Student Union
     Leading off with quotations from the New York Times and Herald Tribune, the ASU argues that President Roosevelt is moving the United States toward war and asks students to attend the Town Hall Meeting of Youth in Washington to support four key demands.
February 11, "No Lend--No Lease, We Want Peace!" American Student Union
     The lend lease bill passed by Congress commits the U.S. to war and gives President Roosevelt dictatorial power.  Students protesting in Washington recognized the negative effects on them.  Stop the bill in the Senate by writing, attending the ASU jamboree and the ASU musicale.
February 13, "Student Advocate," American Student Union
     Students fighting for peace and rights for youth have a voice in the Student Advocate, which details the activities of students across the country.  Buy it, and come to the ASU jamboree.
February 14, "What Does H.R. 1776 Mean to you?"  American Student Union
     The lend-lease bill ends neutrality, gives Congress's power over the president, and makes the presidency a dictatorship.  Come to the Jamboree.
February 15, Student Advocate, American Student Union
     A 5-page newspaper devoted to national news. Articles relevant to Brooklyn College students and faculty appear. 
February 17, "Are You too Mental?" American Student Union
     Finding Brooklyn College students "Too intellectual and Academic," President Harry Gideonse asked for  money for physical training.  The ASU suggests Gideonse is really concerned that students are engaged with the problems affecting them and their solutions.  The ASU pledges to defend students' welfare.
February 17, "We Still Have Democracy: Let's Use It to Prevent Dictatorship," Socialist Party
     The Lease-Lend Bill, which will involve us in war, must be defeated.  Here's what to do.
February 17, "Defeat War-Dictatorship Bill 1776," Young Communist League
     H.R. Bill 1776, the "lease-lend" bill, is supported by Wall Street and opposed by "labor, youth, Negro and white workers."  It will give Roosevelt dictatorial powers.  Oppose the bill and involvement in the war.
February 18, "Vanguard of A.E.F. Off to Britain," American Student Union
     Dr. Conant, appointed to head a fact-finding commission, supports war.  Similarly President Gideonse is fostering war sentiment by linking physical training and defense.  Protest HR 1776.  Meeting, speaker: Maia Turchin.
February 18, "'Aid Bill Urged in Senate, Even at Risk of War,' N.Y. Times," American Student Union
     The lend-lease bill benefits a government which refused to help Spanish refugees or the Patria, closed Palestine to Jews, and imprisoned Rajni Patel.  Protest to the Senate.  Meeting, speaker: Maia Turchin.
February 18, "Town Meeting of Youth,"  NYA Club
     Prof. H. Selsam and delegates discuss events in Washington on February 7, 8, and 9.
February 19, "Save Student Democracy," Club to Save Free Higher Educaiton
     Student Council's effort to impeach Alvin Nadel, president of the junior class and the Club to Save Free Higher Education, shows its anti-student bias.  Write letters to SC defending him.
February 20, "What Do You Think of 'The Bill' (H.R. 1776)?" American Student Union
     Announcement of freshman meeting .  Speaker: Mr. Gipfel.
February 20, "Free Earl Browder: Halt the War Drive!" Young Communist League
     Earl Browder was jailed on a minor technicality for opposing Franklin D. Roosevelt and Wall Street interests and to scare off anti-war protestors.  Jailing him on trumped-up charges sets a precedent for jailing all  progressive protestors.  Attend the Free Earl Browder Protest Rally.
February 21, "No Lend, No Lease, No War," American Student Union
     Passing the lend lease bill means war and other disastrous consequences.  Send your senator and the President telegrams till H.R. 1776 is defeated.  Meeting Monday.
February 24, "Out of the Horses Mouth," American Student Union
     Quotations support the assertion that Bill 1776 will lead to war.  Students are asked to help defeat the bill.  Meeting tonight.  Speaker: George Squier.
February 24, "?" American Student Union
     A list of quotations connecting war and the lend lease bill ends by accusing President Gideonse of supporting war.  Sign petitions against H.R. 1776.
February 27, "Democracy on the Campus?" Student Council
     By barring 7 students from office and extracurricular activities, the Faculty-Student Commitee on Student Groups and Organizations violated Board Bylaws and democratic practice.  The students should be reinstated and then may, if necessary, tried on charges before a disciplinary committee.
February 28, "You May Be Next!" N.Y.A. Club
     The effects of firing N.Y.A. workers on students and the school are identified, four demands are listed, and actions are suggested.
March, Harry Bridges: A Discussion of the Latest Effort to Deport Civil Liberties and the Rights of American Labor, Dalton Trumbo
     A 28-page defense of labor leader Harry Bridges.
March, "What Are the True Facts?" Unsigned
     Sam Fox and Herb Feldman discuss their being barred from office and extracurricular activities.
March, "Surprised!" American Student Union
     Encouraged by the $16,000,000 cuts from the education budget and the Rapp-Coudert investigations, the Taxpayers' Union is demanding all funds for education be cut.  The A.S.U. lists several activities for resisting.
March 3, "Wake Up, Student America!" American Student Union
     President Roosevelt's past statements reveal his war policy, which culminates in H.R. 1776. Students must act to defeat the bill and keep America out of "the imperialist war."
March 3, "Swords or Ploughshares: What Is America's Real Defense?" Progressive Students League
     Money is being lavished on battleships and aid to Britain while sharecroppers and migrant workers die because their needs are ignored.  Support National Sharecropper Week, March 2-9.
March 3, "Kingsmen Fusion Caucus," Kingsmen Fusion
     Meeting announcement.
March 4, "Another Pledge Broken," American Student Union
     President Roosevelt's opposition to banning an American Expeditionary Force breaks his campaign promise to keep America out of war.  Act to defeat H.R. 1776.
March 4, "No Poll Tax on Learning," Brooklyn College Club to Save Our Schools
     Budget cuts caused fees to be imposed on Brooklyn College students.  Students must act now to defeat proposed budget cuts to funding of education.
March 5, "Wilkie's 'Aid to Britain,'" American Students Union
     Wendell Wilkie and other supporters of the lend-lease bill are motivated by imperialistic drive, not concern for oppressed peoples.
March 5, "Symposium Today," N.Y.A. Club
     Announcement:  Symposium on Work Camps.  Speakers: Jean Horie and Bob Lane.
March 6, "50-50 Chance for Defeat of Lend Lease Bill . . . . . News," American Student Union
      H.R. 1776, which was a "sure pass," may be defeated because of public opposition.  Act to defeat the bill.  The ASU also announces a picket of the Rapp-Coudert Committee and a meeting opposing lend lease.
March 6, Education Defense Bulletin, Committee for the Defense of Public Education
     The newsletter attacks the resumption of the Rapp-Coudert Committee, identifies issues, excerpts passagews from Schappes' press release, protests holding hearings in a room seating only 250 people, and announces radio programs and a rally on the Committee, including as speakers Vito Marcanatonio.
March 7, "Stop the Smear," American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert's false charges against Brooklyn College are being repeated at City College in order to destroy free education and the Teachers' Union.  Picket to protest.
March 7, "The Shame of a Nation: A Wasted Land--A Wasted People," Progressive Students League
     The Southern Tenant Farmers' Union has fought for rights and better working conditions for 9,000,000 families.  The denial of their rights affects all Americans.  Hear the union president, J.R. Butler, speak today.
March 7, "13,000 NYA Workers Are Losing Their Jobs!" N.Y.A. Workers Council
     Another protest against the cuts and suggestions for acttions and advertising the NYA Revue.
March 11, "The Fight Is Not Lost," American Student Union
     Although the Senate passed the lend lease bill, the fight against war continues.  Meeting on "Education and Democracy," speaker: Murray Young.
March 11, "Out of the Night Sewers," Barron's
     The bookstore is advertising The Soviet Power, by Hewlitt Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, by extolling it and contrasting it with Jan Valtin's Out of the Night, which is "a devious, morbid, pornographic, Red-baiting book."
March 11, "Summons to Jury Duty in Court of Academic Freedom," Student Council
     The Academic Freedom Committee uses the form of a summons to invite stusdents to a meeting on the removal of 7 student leadrers.  Speakers: Ssam Fox, Ben Silverstein, Herbert Feldman.
March 12, "Education and Democratic Education," American Student Union
     Announcement of meeting. Speaker: Murray Young.
March 12, "B.C. Joins the Nation," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     A list of assaults on free higher education precedes the announcment of athe National Conference on Democracy in Education at Harvard.  Students are asked to elect club delegates ato the conference.
March 12, "B.A. or A.E.F.!" Young Communist League
     President Roosevelt's hypocrisy is exposed by his war policies, his supporting a bill for lend-lease and opposing a bill banning an A.E.F.  President Gideonse supports FDR's war policies by terrorizing the students.  Students must unite against the Roosevelt-Gideonse alliance by organizing and joining the YCL.
March 13, "Pan-Collegiate! Picket-Line," Intercollegiate Save Our Schools Committee
     An intercollegiate committee has formed to resist the onslaught of the Rapp-Coudert Committee on colleges and public education.  Picket.
March 13, Letter to Students, from United Photographic Employees
      Local 415 asks "Students of this School" to support its strike against Wistarian Studios.
March 13, "Surprised?" American Student Union
     The Taxpayers' Union demanded a cut of $10,000,000 from CCNY's budget at this time because of the actions of the Rapp-Coudert Committee.  Students must oppose the Committee by picketing.
March 13, "Smash the Rapp-Coudert Inquisition!" Young People's Socialist League
     YPSL urges students to unite to resist Rapp-Coudert tyranny and warns against the efforts of the Stalinist Communists to use this issue to organize students.
March 14, New York Student, American Student Union
     The two-page newsletter focuses on opposing the Rapp-Coudert Committee's witchhunt at City College and Morris Schappes, with one article on 7 NYU students suspended for protesting Jim Crow policy.
March 14, "Picket the Rapp-Coudert Committee," American Student Union
     Announcement of picket.
March 14, "Who Are the Communists?" Young Communist League
     The Rapp-Coudert Committee calls students and faculty "Communist."  Communists support student rights, free education, and free speech.  They are being attacked by an administration that wants war and fascist obedience.  But all students want what Communists want, a society that works.  Hear Alan Shaw speak on "Who Are the Communists?"
March 14, Letter, from Robert G. Spivack to Friend,
     The editor of SOS, which is published by the Student Defenders of Democracy,  is appealing to the reader to subscribe to SOS for $1.00.
March 17, "Morris Schappes Suspended!" American Student Union
     Morris Schappes' suspension is an attack on teachers and students and the free municipal colleges.  Rally to preserve Brooklyn College.
March 17, "Communism on the Campus? The Truth About New York College Students," New York Post
     A flyer advertising "the COMPLETE story" about New york City's 24,000 college students.
March 18, "It's No Coincidence," American Student Union
     The attacks of the Rapp-Coudert Committee are tied to the repression of liberalism across society.  Students must organize nationally and participate in the National Conference for Democracy and Education.
     Stapled to this flyer is the undated "Charter of Students Rights and Responsibilities," which was adopted unanimously by the Sixth Annual Convention (December 1940) of the American Student Union.
March 18, "No More Promises! Let's Get Down to Business," Student Party
     To keep unfulfilled promises to improve freshman life, the Student  Party proposes a platform which ranges from creating a freshman class council to ending Rapp-Coudert committee and opposing ROTC on campus.
March 18, "Schappes Must Stay," American Student Union
     The suspension of Morris U. Schappes (CCNY) because of the Rapp-Coudert Committee foretells the suppression of academic freedom in higher education. Hear Bert Witt speak on the "Attack on  Our Educational System."  Protest with telegrams to Ordway Tead.
March 19, "The Heritage of Debs and Our Times," Eugene V. Debs Club
      Meeting announcement.  Speaker: McAlister Coleman.
March 19, "Here's How They Do It!" Student Party
     Arnold Rivkin and the Kingsmen-Fusion Party manipulate technicalities to thwart the will of the students and stop a progressive program.  Elect Student Party candidates to cease"back-room politics."
March 19, "Eugene V. Debs Is An Inspiriting Example for Our Times," Eugene V. Debs Society
     In keeping with the Society's purpose of  keeping alive Debs' heritage, it organized an exhibit in the Library.  Professor Dickinson canceled the exhibit because "The times are not propitious."  Some of the banned exhibit can be seen at the meeting with guest speaker, McAlister Coleman.
March 19, "We Won't Flunk the Course," American Student Union
     The passage of the lend-lease bill proved that the U.S. is moving toward war.  The resistance to the bill showed that protest can influence Congress.  Continue the fight.  Join the national peace demonstration.
March 20, "Reinstate Schappes," American Student Union
    The intimidation and red baiting of the Rapp-Coudert Committee have led to the arrest of Morris Schappes for perjury and are threatening academic freedom.  Demand the reinstatement of Schappes.
March 20, "Defend Education," American Student Union
     Meeting announcement.  Ben Paskoff speaks on "Rapp-Coudert: The Drive Against the Schools, the Drive Towards War."
March 21, "Here's the Answer!" American Student Union
     Students are being punished financially, and their rights are being suppressed because of their opposition to war. Unite to defend our rights and to demand the reinstatement of Schappes.  Hear Schappes speak tonight.
March 21, "Do You Care?" American Student Union
     After listing instances of a war policy and abuses of democracy, the ASU suggests the movement toward fascism :and war can be stopped.  Hear Dr. Annette Rubenstein speak on American peace mobilization and Tom Jones speak on the Nero and war.
March 21, "It's the Same Old Story: Technicalities, Technicalities, Tec...," Unsigned
      Student Council denied five independent students the opportunity to appear on the ballot because they handed in their signed petitions on Monday, not Friday.  Sign the petition to allow them on the ballot.
March 21, "Student Rights Party Is Holding a Caucus," Student Party
     The next meeting will adopt a platform voted on by those attending; a tentative nine-plank platform will begin the discussion.
March 24, "United--Invincible!" American Student Union
      Unless Schappes is reappointed, every teacher and student is threatened.   Organize to resist the destruction of open discussion in colleges.  The first word in the title is illegible.
March 24, "A Seven Billion Dollar Declaration of War," Young Communist League
     The Lend-Lease has led to a demand of $7 billion for war to increase Wall Street profits.  Identification tags and coffins are prepared.  Americans must resist involvement in the imperialist war.
March 24, "Your Teacher may Be Gone Tomorrow!" Brooklyn College Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     To support the assertion that more teachers may be fired, the ASU lists three violations of academic freedom.  Students must resist.  Attend the Save Our School Rally.  Speakers: TBA.
March 24, "Your Country Needs you to Fight for Peace," American Student Union
     War can be prevented if we act now.  Hear Tom Jones and Dr. Annette Rubenstien [sic] speak.  Meeting is supported by the Negro Problems Club.
March 24, "Why Lab Fees?" Chemistry Society in conjunction iwth the Inter-Science Lab Fee Committee
      Students must pay lab fees, because the departments receive too little money. 
March 25, "The Transport Workers Have Shown Us the Way to Strength!" Trade Union Forum
     Students must support the transport workers fight against layoffs now, and they will support students when needed.  Hear Mark Itzkowitz speak.
March 25, "Think It Through," Young Communist League
     The Rapp-Coudert investigation has led to cuts in the education budget while billions are allocated for the military.  To divert attention from this connection, politicians focus on a Communist threat.  In contrast, democratic Soviet Union, which is increasing educational expenditures.  Students must organize and protest.
March 25, "Presenting! The Plan of '45," Student Party
     SP appeals to the freshman class with a democratic organizational plan for informing students about what goes on at Student Council.
March 26, "Wanted--One Muckraker!!" Student Party
     SP accuses the Kingsmen-Fusion machine of undemocratic practices in preventing votes on Rapp-Coudert and suspended CCNY faculty in Student Council.
March 26, "Brooklyn Goes to War!" American Student Union
     Brooklyn College faculty is pursuing a war policy, and the College is becoming a military camp.  Resist by supporting the Student Charter.  Meeting, speaker: Prof. Howard Selsam on "Ambassador Dodd's Diary."
March 26, "The American Student Union Supports Aid to Britain's People," American Student Union
     The imperialist British leaders do not represent the British people; the British People's Convention does, with its 6 point program.  The aid they need is our refusing to fight.  Murray Young speaks on "Save our Teachers."
March 26, "Out of the Night," the Politics Club
    Notice of meeting.  Speaker:  Irving Howe, organizer for the Young People's Socialist League.
March 26, "Jewish Students," Avukah-Hillel
     Seymour Melman will answer four (listed) questions on the Rapp-Coudert investigation and the American Student Union.
March 26, "The Best Laid Plans," Kingsmen Fusion
    Reviewing KF success and a third party's collapse in recent student elections, KF eagerly takes on the Student Party and promises a flyer the next day on its policies and achivements.
March 27, "Bar," Harriet Tubman Society
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Rev. H. Clayton Powell.
March 27, "A Challenge!" American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert Committee continues to undermine free public education; the Board of Higher Education authorized the firing of faculty for their beliefs. Defend our teachers and our education.
March 27, "Censored," Committee for Defense of Public Education
     This appeal from Morris U. Schappes sets forth the steps in the firings of faculty and staff at City College because of the Rapp-Coudert investigation and his own arrest for perjury.  This well-written argument sets forth a liberal analysis underpinned by Marxist principles.
March 27, "The Next Step to War!" American Student Union
     The country moves closer to war with the call for total mobilization and similar actions.  Fight for peace.  Hear Prof. Selsam review Ambassador Dodd's diary.
March 27, "The Transport Workers Have Shown Us the Way to Strength!" Trade Union Forum
     Drawing a parallel with the organizing power of the transport workers, the Trade Union Forum urges all students to unite and act on behalf of the N.Y.A. workers being fired.  The text of this flyer is identical to that of the American Student Union flyer, dated March 25.
March 27, "K.F. Slings Mud," Independents
     Don Rothenberg explains why Kingsman-Fusion vilifies the Independents who are not now, nor will they be, a front for the American Student Union.
March 28, "You Can't Vote!" Independents
     Don Rothenberg calls on students to support the new party which is forming in response to the Independents being prevented from running in student elections by Kingsmen-Fusion.
March 28, "Did You Know That--" Psychology Club
     Brooklyn College students are overcharged for laboratory fees, while the science department is underfunded.  Students should attend a town meeting --"Lab Fees--Why?"--and write protest letters.
March 28, "They Can't talk Now," American Student Union
     Imprisoning Morris Schappes is part of the campaign by the Rapp-Coudert Committee, Merwin K. Hart, and the Taxpayers' Association to cut money from education to spend on war.  Murray Young speaks on the defense of teachers.
March 28, "K-F- Condemns K-F-," Student Party
    Quoting a letter and Vanguard, the Student Party attacks the Fusion-Kingsmen Party for undemocratic actions in a campaign for Student Council.
March 28, "U.S. Defends S.A. 'Democracy,'" American Student Union
     U.S. policy to "save democracy for the world" is suspect in South America because of past oppressions, which are listed.  Meetings on "Yankee Imperialism in S.A. at CCNY and on Ambassador Dodd's diary.  The bottom of the flyer is cut off; the paper slipped in the mimeograph machine.
March 28, "Brooklyn College Evening Goes to Harvard," Student Council
     The world war is fostering the suppression of basic freedoms, from New York to California.  Students from Brooklyn College are meeting with other concerned students at Harvard to deal with these infringements.
March 28, "Changing Colors," Kingsman Fusion
     The Student Party, in following the American Student Union, has contributed to the College's negative image; KF has a constructive program, including a true peace plank, and a positive record in Student Council.
March 31, "With a Stroke of a Pen!" American Student Union
     Senator Coudert's "budget-slashing orgies" and measures like the Sickes Bill continue the attack on free public education.  Reinstate the three fired CCNY teachers.  Mr. Gustafson speaks on "Rapp-Coudert and the 7 students."
April, "For the Right to Live! March on May Day!" Trade Union Forum
     Marching on May Day supports labor in its fight to defend civil liberties and to organize and also supports peace and civil liberties.  George Squier speaks on "Youth and Labor on May Day" at Brooklyn College.
April 1, "T'Aint Funny," Club to Defend Free Higher Education,
     Using a six-panel comic strip, the Club identifies student concerns and invites students to a meeting to hear the delegates to the Harvard Conference and Professor Selsam.
April 1, "Why We Strike?" American Student Union
     The schools are being destroyed, as 5 listed incidents illustrate.  Strike on April 23 to protect your education.   The flyer slipped during printing; it is crooked and part of the title was cut off.
April 1, "Who Is Subversive," Young Communist League
     The B.H.E. is subversive in its budget policies, its militarization of Brooklyn College, and its violations of academic freedom.  It resorts to red-baiting and intimidation to cover its actions.  All progressives resist.
April 2, Letter to "Dear Friend," Harry Bridges Defense Committee
     Letter asks for support for labor leader Harry Bridges and introduces a 28 page pamphlet on Harry Bridges, written by Dalton Trumbo (see March).
April 2, "The Alternatives for American Students: Imperialism or People's Peace?" American Student Union
     This four-page pamphlet argues that wars are being waged against education with budget cuts, intimidation, and suppression of freedoms and against democracy. They are tied to efforts to involve the U.S. in the imperialist war in Europe, which must be resisted.  Participate in the strike April 23.
April 2, "Home Front," American Student Union
     Education is "the first line of defense against internal breakdown" in war.  Aiming at freshman, the ASU refers to four more years in which students must defend education by supporting peace.
April 2, "The Importance of Student Action," American Student Union
    Students in England, France, Mexico, and China are defending freedom and education.  American education is beleaguered.  Students must organize and also attend the April 23 peace strike.  Meeting 1, with Professor Morais speaking on "The Historical Background of the War.  Meeting 2, with Mr. Gustafson speaking on "Labor and Defense."
April 2, "Youth of America, Strike Against War," Progressive Students League and 5 other organizations
     Students are urged to strike against war on April 23 and to support "world democracy."
April 2, "All--Out--Aid!" Progressive Students League
     The PSL platform includes aid for sharecroppers, racial minoritys, labor, and the 1/3 of Americans who are poor.  It opposes convoys, poll taxes, conscription, and war.  Hear Bill Sutherland speak on April 23.
April 2, "Weekly Bulletin on Student Council," Student Party
     Kingsman-Fusion supports the movement toward war and rejects a genuine peace program which must include the connection between the threat to higher education and an "unwanted war."
April 2, "The Nation Defends Education," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     Meeting announcement of delegates' report of Harvard Conference.  Speakers: students Dorothy Harrison and Vivian Cohen and Prof. Selsam.
April 4, "Can We Save Peace and Free Education?"  Evening Student Council
     Connecting peace and attacks on "subversion" in colleges, Student Council supports the nationwide peace  in April.  Meeting announced: reports of delegates to the Harvard Conference for Democracy in Education.
April 4, "Youth Looks at the War," no organization identified
     Announcement of symposium at Hillel House.  Speakers: Roslyn Cohen, Howard Goldstein, Leon Silverman.  The top of the flyer is barely legible.
April 4, "Facts and Figures," American Student Union
     Two-page newsletter quotes politicians and cites incidents to show war's imminence, the support for corporations, and the abuse of labor.  Labor's interests and students' interests are the same.  Announcement of the American People's Meeting, with Vito Marcantonio and Paul Robeson.  Admission: 5¢.
April 7, "Strike Today or Fight," Club for Peace Action
     The administration has clearly moved toward involving the U.S. in war.  Students must unite and strike on April 23 to reverse this trend.  The strike program consists of four slogans.
April 7, "We Know It Well," Student Council
     The Academic Freedom Committee summarizes the recommendations of the National Conference for Democracy and Education held at Harvard and invites students to a  meeting to discuss them.
April 7, "Strike for Peace--April 23," American Student Union
     After accusing Student Council and the Progressive Student League of supporting war, the ASU affirms that its program guarantees a "people's peace" and announces a meeting on it.  Speaker: Maia Turchin.
April 8, "ZerOhour: The Question of War or Peace Is Coming to a Head," Progressive Students League
     Firmly announcing its stand against war and on domestic policy, the PSL insists the peace issue cannot be used to support totalitarian states and asks students to join the strike against war.
April 8, "Peace It's Wonderful!" Club for Peace Action
     The Club describes Student Council's program as "All-Out Aid ato the Allies" and appeals to students to support a "broad, inclusive" peace program and the United Peace Strike.
April 8, "Weekly Bulletin on Student Council," Student Party
     After attacking Arnold Rivkin and Student Council as supporting war, SP asserts a genuine peace program advocates free democratic higher education, no A.E.F. or convoys, and workers' right to organize and to strike.  The original is barely legible in spots because of the heavy inking.
April 8, "Convoys--A.E.F. 1941," Evening American Student Union
      Convoys will soon be followed by the our. sending an Expeditionary Force to Europe.  Citing labor unity as a model, the ASU urges students to sign the anti-convoy petition and protest to New York Senators.
April 9, "Save Our Teachers, Save Our School, Strike--April 23rd," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     After listing abuses of academic freedom and student rights, the CTDFHE endorses a united strike.
April 9, "Where We Stand," Politics Club
     Groups like the American Student Union oppose imperialist war on only one side, and the Progressive Student League rejects no aid to England, making a united peace strike impossible.  Therefore, the Politics Club is holding an anti-war action
April 9, "Strike for Peace," American Student Union
     .After attacking the Progressive Student League, the ASU points to its record of fighting for students, peace, and the college and calls for students to attend a united peace strike.
April 9, "The Rise and Nature of Fascism,"  Debs Society
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Lillian  Symes.
April 9, "Convoys Mean War," Club for Peace Action
     To stop the current movement toward sending convoys to Britain, students must "flood" their representatives with telegrams and post cards supporting a ban on convoys.   Support the April 23 strike.  Meeting on strike program: spearkers: Dotty Harrison, Mr. Gippl [sic].
April 9, "What You Can Do," Physics Club, Chemistry Society, Psychology Club
      Citing the $100,000 in fees students' "free" education is costing them, the $9,000 budgeted for all the sciences, and funding cuts, the flyer asks students to join the mass delegation to Board of Estimate public hearings.
April 10, "There's Something Rotten in Brooklyn College," Progressive Students Party
     What's wrong is pushing a Comminist agenda on BC students.  Vote Progressive.
April 10, "A Program We Must Hear!" Young Communist League
     The administration won't allow Communists to speak on campus but has allowed a leading Fascist to do so.  This is because Fascist Wall Street has adopted the tactic of having Fascists verbally attack both Communism and Fascism, thereby linking them, while in fact supporting Fascism.  The Communists are being silenced for their opposition to war and to aid to Britain.
April 10, "Support United Peace Strike?  We Do!"  N.Y.A. Workers and Applicants Club
     To make its three demands heard, the Club supports the United Peace Strike.
April 10, "Peace: It's Wonderful!!" Progressive Students Party
     With the motto "The school comes first," the PSP implies a segment of Student Council has followed the contradictory Communist Party by tracings its stands.  Students should endorse, not isolationism, but the American Peace Plank, at today's peace strike.  This same group has bankrupted Beacon.  Vote PSP.
April 10, "Inquisition?" Students Rights Party
     Associating the Rapp-Coudert Committee w  tith the Inquisiton, the SRP demands the abolition of Rapp-Coudert and ties American democracy to academic freedom.
April 10, "Framing Our Minds," Club for Peace Action
    A rally to prepare Americans for convoys and war was announced.  The College is offering courses to prepare students for war, and the Rapp-Coudert Committee is destroying schools, which promote unfettered thinking. Students must picket when the Board of Higher Education discusses the 60 teachers named by the Rapp-Coudert Committee and attend the United Student Peace Strike on April 23.  Stop the drive to war.
April 10, "Why Strike Now?" Freshmen Cooperating with the Club for Peace Action
     The assaults on free education and peace are increasing; defend them by attending the April 23 strike.
April 10, "Kingsmen Fusion Caucus," Kingsman Fusion
     Meeting announcement.  All invited.
April 10, "Subpoena," Club to Defend Free Higher Educaiton
     Using the form of a subpoena, the Club commands students to attend the next meeting of the Board of Higher Education, to prevent teachers at Brooklyn College being fired.
April 10, "Speak  Up Student America!" Academic Freedom and Peace Committee
      The slogan "Speak Up Student America" is repeated for ten issues, ranging from stopping budget cuts to the evening session to no Gideonse labor camps and no more Jim Crow.  Evening strike for peace, April 28.
April 11, "What Is Behind It =," American Student Union
     Referring to specific events to prove that students' right to education is under attack and connecting the Lusk and Rapp-Coudert investigations,  the ASU identifies the cause as a drive toward war.  Students are asked to save their teachers, schools, and lives by attending a BHE meeting and the April 23 Peace Strike.
April 18, SOS, Student Defenders of Democracy
     This four-page newsletter is aimed at a national audience.  "New Yorkers Rally for Democracy" discusses the divisions within the peace demonstration at Brooklyn College (p. 1).  Also on page 1, Joseph Lash explains why he does not support the ASU-AYC led peace demonstration, and "Anti-Red Leaders Rap Rapp-Coudert" attacks the committee.
April 21, The Strike Day, Club for Peace Action
     This four-page newsletter anticipates the Peace Strike scheduled for April 23; articles describe the strike, decry the move towards toward, attack the Rapp-Coudert Committee, and support labor and Negro rights.
April 21, "Rally Tonight to Save Our Teachers," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     The rescheduled meeting at which the Board of Higher Education will determine "the fate of Brooklyn College's subpoened teachers--among the best in the school."  Rally at the BHE to save them.
April 21, "Design for Living," Student Council
     The muderous, destructive New Order of Germany, Italy, Russia, and Japan is contrasted with the free, democratic New Order of the United States.  The Student Council Peace Assemby is April 23.
April 21, "What Kind of a War Is This, Is There a Way Out?" American Student Union
     Roosevelt's policies lead to war, favor big business, and punish labor.  Both sides in the war are imperialist; Britain wants to maintain and extend its empire.  The alternative is  a people's government and people's peace.
April 21, "No AEF--No Convoys, Strike Against War Monday--April 28," Student Council
     War looms; education and civil rights are beset.  The war strike is more urgently needed now than in the past 7 years.  Attend the evening session peace strike on April 28.
April 21, "Well Here's the Story," Progressive Students Party
     Brooklyn College's "red" reputation is harmful to students. Implying that Communist students have dominated publications and other student activities, the PSP appeals for votes for Student Council and asserts  its anti-Communist stand with the motto "The school comes first!"
April 21, Johnny Doesn't Want a Gun....." Student party
     An eight-page polemic opposing war, with quotations by prominent figures and politiicans with commentary.  The title parodies the first line, used throughout, from the World War I song, "Over There."
April 21, "Plastics or Poison Gases," Chemistry Club
      The CC explaisn why it is supporting the peace strike organized by the Club for Peace Action.
April 21, "No A.E.F. #2!  No Convoys!" American Student Union
     News reports make it clear: convoys means war.  Defeat convoys with a united peace strike on April 23.
April 22, "Want a Job Buddy??" Student Rights Party
     The Progressive Student Party is using the smear tactics of reactionry groups when they attack progressiver organizations.  Nothing productive results.  Vote for the SRP.
April 22, "Strike! For the Right to Live! For the Right to Learn!" American Student Union
     A four-page brochure lists examples of threats to higher education and its becoming a "defense industry."  Together, the ASU and students have won their demands; together they can act to prevent war.
April 22, "Design for Living Dying!" American Student Union
     Mrs. Roosevelt  supports Student Council because of its war policy.  The ASU supports the United Peace Strike because it is supported by clubs with a records of opposing war.
April 23, "Youth of America, Strike Against War," Fellowship of Reconciliation, National Council of Methodist Youth, Youth Committee Against War, Progressive Students League, War Resisters League, Young People's Socialist League
     Students are urged to strike on April 23 to prevent war and defend democracy.  The strange thing about this flyer is that the back contains a flyer supporting the strike, with a list of speakers; however, the only organization listed is the Progressive Students League.
April 23, "Strike to Save Our Education," American Student Union
     The Board of Higher Education's firing of 11 teachers at CCNY is a first step in a move to kill democracy.  Writing letters is not enough; students must strike in a united peace strike.
April 23, "United Peace Strike," Club for Peace Action
     Announcement of strike.  Speakers: Jack McMichael, Bella Dodd, Jack Lawrence, Frederic Ewen.  Sponsors: Club for Peace Action, English Club, Observer, Club to Defend Free Higher Education, American Student Union, Chemistry Club, N.Y.A. Club, Psychology Club, Broeklundian.
April 23, "Our Day Today, 11 AM," Student Council Peace and Democracy Assembly
      This peace strike announcement quotes praise and support for Brooklyn College and the peace strike from Eleanor Roosevelt's column My Day and a telegram to Arnold Rivkin, Council President.   Speakers: Congressman Joseph Baldwin, Harry Gideonse, and Arthur Garfield Hays.
April 23, Education and the War: The Communists Speak for Themselves, Young Communist League
     This four-page pamphlet attacks monopoly capitalists and the government for their drive toward war and the resulting profits.  Part of the capitalists' strategy is denouncing defenders of education as Communist.  The alternative to the Nazis is not imperialist Britain but peace-pursuing Russia and the people's peace.
April 23, "Don't Mourn for Peace--Organize!" American Student Union
     America is on the verge of war.  Student rights and lives are threatened.  Students are resisting by organizing.  Join the 20,000 ASU members fighting for peace.
April 23, "Don't Mourn for Peace--Organize!" American Student Union
     More urging for students to attend the peace strike.
April 23, "Roll Call," Politics Club
     Calling the Student Council war-mongors, the Club for Peace Action Stalinists, and the Progressive Students League a sewing circle, the PC announces its continuing struggle against war and a meeting to discuss "The Origins and  Sources of the War."
April 23, "Speak Up Student America," Club for Peace Action
      The accumulation of events which threaten academic freedom and which move toward war requires students to speak up in protest and to strike.
April 23, "News Item: Draft Age Lowering Urged..." American Student Union
     Graphics stress the youth of potential draftees.  Announcement of national peace strike.
April 24, "We've Still Got a Fighting Chance," Student Rights Party
     The Student Rights Party supports peace and the April 28 peace rally.  Vote for Student Rights for evening Student Council.
April 24, "The Strike Goes on," Club for Peace Action
     Unlike Student Council and the Progressive Student League, the Club for Peace Action is actively and continuingly engaged in fighting war.  Support the Tobey resolution; protest lowering the draft age.
April 24, "In the Ranks of an AEF #2--OR the Fight for Peace," American Student Union
     After quoting two "liberal" pro-war college administrators, the ASU asserts its opposition to war.  Meeting, Dr. Bressler on "Roosevelt and Needs and Rights of People."
April 24, "In Memory of Those Who Died in the Great War 1917-1918," Student Council
     Efforts to lower the draft age to 18 and to authorize convoys move us closer to war.  Students must oppose such efforts; evening students can assert their support of peace with the strike on April 28.
April 25, Untitled, Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     The CDFHE lists courses being offered next semester, then asks whether the teachers listed by Rapp-Coudert will be here.  The fight to learn continues.  Attend the Friday rally; speaker; Mr,. Young.
April 25, "Is This Your Program Next Term?" Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     A variant of the preceding flyer, this flyer lists seven courses with the names of professors threatened by the Rapp-Coudert investigaiton and invites students to the rally at which Mr. Young is speaking.
April 28, "Sick Leave with Pay Won!!!" State, County and Municipal Workers of America
      Having won sick leave and vacation rights for custodians, SCMWA urges workers to join the union.
April 28, "Tomorrow's Headlines," Intercollegiate SOS Committee
     Will the Board of Higher Education suspend faculty, or will it reinstate them because of student demonstrations?  Affect the future; rally before the BHE meeting at Hunter College.
April 29, "Students of New York. . . " United Youth May Day Committee
     Labor invites students to join the May Day march to continue the aims of the April Peace Strike; a laundry list of other issues is also offered as an inducement to march.
April 29,"Think It Over--Hard!" Young Peoples Socialist League
     The imperialist European war is a natural outgrowth of capitalism; thinking youth can only choose socialism for economic security and peace.
April 29, "No. 158--Female," Mrs. Roosevelt wants compulary service for women; funds for the poor are being diverted into military expenditure.  This is no different from fascism or Naziism. 
April 30, "Convoys," Progressive Students League
     Support the Senate Tobay Anti-Convoy Resolution by writing your senators.  Meeting to raise money to send delegates to the Keep America Out of War Congress in Washington, D.C.
April 30, "We Are Proud of Our Student Council," Students Rights Party
     The Progressive Party has adopted the red-baiting tactics of the Rapp-Coudert Committee in its negative campaign.  The SRP majority in Student Council has effectively fought for student rights and benefits.
April 30, "3 Steps Closer to Victory," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     Taking credit for the Board of Higher Education's not actiona against  CCNY's Mr. Goldway and other actions, the Club asserts membership is the best way to resist Rapp-Coudert and budget cutting.
May, "K-F Sweep Seen: Foreign Policy Deciding Issue," Quadrangle
    Two-page newsletter.  Page 1 consists of a column of notes on campus and world issues and an editorial, Joel J. Mehlman.  He attacks the Student and Unity Parties as ASU fronts and for their politican stance and tactics (e.g., picketing the home of Arnold Rivkin, the President of Student Council).
May, "United Action Urged" Quadrangle
     Two-page newsletter. "Behind the News," a column, consists of brief news items, like an attack the newly formed Campus Party and report on Vanguard. 
 May, "Louder than Ever," United Peace Congress
     The imperialist powers Germany and Great Britain continue their aggressions.  President Roosevelt is moving the country toward war, which Americans oppose.  The UPC demands true neutrality, democracy at home for Negroes, and help for the unemployed and hungry.  Attend the rally against war plans.
May, The Students Speak!  It's Our Education!  We'll Defend It!!!  Students in Courses
     This six-page brochure defends faculty subpoenaed by the Rapp-Coudert Committee.  The introductory statement is signed by 50 students currently in the courses of these faculty.  Then current students in individual courses of Professors Selsam, Ewen, Young, Kaiser, Ogur, Morais, and Slochower provide one-paragraph testimonials to teachers, with an indication of the number of students signing out of those contacted.
      Numerous copies of this brochure appear in the President files, with dates up to June 12.,  Attached to one brochure is a handwritten memorandum, to President Gideonse, from Dean Ralph P. Bridgeman, dated June 13; it notes that the brochure was distributed on June 5 and 6 by individuals named on page 1, that neither the writer nor the committee sees ground for action against anyone,  and asks whether Gideonse does.
May, "Did You Know That ----" Progressive Students Party
     Appealing for votes for Student Council and the Beacon Board, the PSP describes the pro-Communist activities of the Student Party and Beacon and the resulting student disinterest in college affairs.
May, "What's Your Platform?" Progressive Students Party
     The 9 planks of the PSP platform range from a democratic Student Council and an unbiased open hearing on reinstatement to welcoming "any FAIR UNBIASED investigation" and keeping America out of war.
May, "Frosh Party 'ASU Front,'" Kingsman Fusion
     Despite the rule that students may belong to only one caucus, members of the American Student Union participated in organizing a new freshman party, and the vice chairman was booed for condemning "all forms of totalitarianism, including the Soviet union."
May 1, "May Day Meeting," Socialist Party
     Ticket/announcement for May Day meeting.  Speakers: Norman Thomas, Samuel Friedman, Aaron Levenstein, Harry Laidler, Gloria Waldron, May Hillyer.
May 1, "We Are Proud of Our Student Council," Student Rights Party
      Accusing its critics of using the tactics of the Rapp-Coudert Committee, the SRP supports its members on Student Council (they form the majority).
May 2, Meeting announcement, American Student Union
      Bert Witt is speaking on a variety of issues.  This typewritten note is attached to a pamphlet, which Bert Witt wrote, on labor camps.
May 2, No Forced Labor Camps for American Youth, American Student Union
     This eight-page pamphlet attacks President Charles Seymour of Yale for proposing "student armies" and President Harry Gideonse for proposing compulsory student labor camps.  The solutions for youth and democracy are the American Youth Act, Federal aid to education, and joining the ASU.
May 7, "Don't Kill Yourself," American Student Union
     This anti-war flyer starts with the suicide of a college student who was denied a draft deferment.
May 7, "Do You Read the 'Times'? Did You See Today's Headline?' Stimson Calls for Use of Navy to Escort Supplies to Britain,'" American Student Union
     The ASU rejects the proposal to protect convoys and the supporting argument that it will save lives.  Meeting, speaker: Eugene Connolly.
May 7, "Meet the Candidates of Student Rights Party," Student Rights Party
     The biographies of the top four officers are summarized.  Vote straight SRP.
May 7, "KF Caucus Today," Herb Miller and Marie Macri
     Meeting announcement.
May 7, "KF Caucus Today," Kingsman-Fusion
    Meeting announcement.
May 7, "Fascism Spreads to the Near East," Avukah
     Even if Palestine falls to the Nazis, the Jewish National Fund must continue, to support democracy.  The bottom of the flyer is torn.
May 8, "Throw Navy into Fight--Stimson," American Student Union
    Announcement of rally against convoys and AEF #2.  Speakers: TBA.
May 8, "Pens and Pencils of 1941!" American Student Union
     Announcement of annual musical, "The Show with a Point for Peace."  Admission: 40¢ - 80¢.
May 8, "What Price Glory?" Young Communist League
     The Roosevelt administration is pushing the U.S. into an imperialist war.  Their efforts must be resisted; we must  look at the example of the Soviet Union.  Capitalism means  fascism and war; socialism, peace.
May 8, "No Convoys, No A.E.F.!" Young Communist League
     Meeting announcement.  Speakers: Mother Ella Bloor, Claudia Jones, John Gates, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
May 8, "Tear off the Mask," Student Rights Party
     The Progressive Students Party emerges right before the election with a patina of semi-liberalism.  The SRP repudiates its claim to representing student rights and defending peace.
May 8, "Palestine on Two War Fronts," Habonim--Labor Zionist Youth
     Open forum explores what will happen to Palestine with the Nazis advancing.  Speaker: Nachum Guttman.
May 9, "What Are You Giving Your Mother?" American Student Union
      For Mother's Day, politicians are giving her gifts like convoys and drafting girls in contrast to the ASU 's gift of saving schools, teachers, student lives.  The flyer includes a quote from the musical, Pens and Pencils.
May 9, "Not Appeasement, not Imperialist War, not Lindberg, not Roosevelt, but a People's Peace," American Student Union
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Eugene Connolly on "Roosevelt and Convoys."
May 11, "Let's Have 'Unity' on Rapp-Coudert," Unity Party
     UP rejects the Rapp-Coudert Committee because its behavior facilitates budget cuts, threatens academic freedom, and charges Brooklyn College is dominated by Communists. 
May 12, "Brooklyn College Students Say, No Convoys! No A.E.F.! Save out Schools!" American Student Union
     Meeting announcment.  Speakers: Morris Watson, Maia Turchin, Bob Burke.
May 12, "What Is the Score?" Student Party
     This campaign flyer compares the record of Kingsmen-Fushion on civil liberty, Rapp-Coudert,the Schappes case, and budget cuts with that of Student Party.  Vote Student Party.
May 12, The Hillel Scribe, Hillel
     An article announces a meeting, at which Belle Zeller, Paul Gipfel, and Gabriel Almond will speak on "The Jewish Stake in this War."
May 12, The Way out of the Imperialist War, Earl Browder
     This fourteen-page pamphlet accuses President Roosevelt of pursuing war to implement an imperialist policy of world domination.  Congress, liberals, and Social-Democrats support the imperialist war.  Communists are falsely charged with being subversive.  The democratic Soviet Union serves as a model for peace as it is "the living example of the path out of imperialist war."
May 12, "Take to Class Instructions on Voting," Progressive Students Party
     The flyer lays out the procedure for voting in the election for Student Council and the Beacon Board and lists the PSP slate.
May 12, "We Present!" Students Rights Party
     The SRP enunciates its platform and candidates for Student Council and Beacon Board.
May 13, "We Must Know the Truth," Young Communist League
     President Roosevelt's misrepresentations on war, aid to England, and Jim Crow are contrasted with Earl Browder's expose of the underlying manipulation toward war.
May13, "We Present!"  Student Rights Party
     Campaign flyer lists the SRP platform and candidates for Student Council and the Beacon Board.
May 13 "Comparison Please," Students Rights Party
     Addressed to evening students, this campaign flyer attacks the "Progressive" Party and extols its own achievements.
May 13, "Roosevelt Tours, Inc. Announces Free Tripe Abroad," American Student Union
     The four-page brochure warns against Roosevelt's war policy and its devastating effects on students and democracy and urges students to organize for peace and to join the ASU.
May 13, Untitled,  American Student Union
     ASU campaigns have helped prevent more faculty firings, tuition increases, etc. The flyer asks students to attend the Board of Higher Education meeting, sign a petition, buy the ASU bulletin, and attend Dr.Bressler's lecture on the war program. The flyer is barely legible in many passages.
May 14, "You Wanted a Third Party," Unity Party
       The Unity Party formed in response to petitions by students unhappy with the Student Party and Kingsmen-Fusion.  Unity will be responsible to the students.  Caucus today.
May 14, "Did You Read in this Mornings Newspaper..." Progressive Students League
      The United States is about to go to war; hear Norman Thomas speak against war and help resist war.
May 15, "We Are United," Unity Party
     Like 2/3 of the students, Unity opposes convoys and an A.E.F. and pledges to actively defend Brooklyn College, its teachers, and its students.  Kingsmen-Fusion hasn't.  Vote Unity.
May 15, "Combat Anti-semitism," Jewish Youth Society
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Herbert Lansner.  Topic: The Christian Front Trials.
May 15, Letter to N.Y.A. Worker, from Vivan Gordon and Mildred Lazerson
     The N.Y.A. Workers and Applicants' Club is conducting a survey to show the importance of and need for N.Y.A.  Suggestions may be submitted on the survey or at a meeting.
May 16, "Point of Disorder," Student Party
     In keeping with its "policy of dragging the campus into war," Kingsman-Fusion has called for a referendum on R.O.T.C.   Don't let the campus become a military camp, vote NO on the referendum and YES for SP.
May 16, "S.P.? No!--K-F? No! Unity Party Yes," Unity Party
     The Student Party does not represent students in calling the war "an imperialist war" and in approaching student problems emotionally.  Vote Unity Party for Student Council.
May 16, "To All Students," Trade Union Forum
     A meeting announcement in the form of a telegram invites students to hear Michael Butler speaker on "The Right of Collective Bargaining for Transport Workers.
May 19, "America Must Deliver the Goods!" Student Defenders of Democracy
     If Britain falls, then America will have to fight the Nazis alone.  To protect our freedom, we must help Britain now by sending convoys with supplies.  Write your congressman, and sign convoy petitions.
May 19, "Unity Sets an All Time Mark," Unity Party
     The Unity Party is taking action to protest the suspension of teachers and protect students and teachers from unjust attacks.  Act with Unity by signing postcards and petitions.
May 19, "We Are Consistent," Progressive Student Party
     The PSP defends withdrawing its candidates from the Independent Party slate, explains its stands, and attacks the Lavender Party.  Note: though Student Council elections are May 19 and 20, the President's Office has dated the flyer June 2, weeks after it would have been distributed.
May 19, "Reelect K.F.," Kingsman Fusion
     In fulfilling its commitment to represent student interests at Faculty Council,  KF calls for a voluntary R.O.T.C. unit, a representative Vanguard, a cooperative bookstore, and improving community relations.
May 20, "Unity Sets an All Time Mark," Unity Party
     The Unity Party protests the suspension of 10 CCNY professors and asks students to sign petitions, thereby doing more in two days than Kingsmen-Fusion has done in two years.
May 20, "Vote K.F. No A.S.U.nity," Kingsmen Fusion
     The Hydra-like American Student Union has created another front, the "Unity" Party.   Evidence is its leadership and the defeat of a resolution "condemning all totalitarianism, including that of Soviet Russia."
May 20, "The Student Body Vs K-F," Student Party
     Kingsman-Fusion actions disregard student desires for improving campus life, saving academic freedom and free public education, and preserving peace. Sp's Plan of '45 has "tentatively" been adopted.
May 21, "Roosevelt- - - -  Lindberg, Six of 1- - - - - -1/2 Dozen of the Other," Young Communist League
     American imperialists (Roosevelt, Morgan, Hearst, Lindbergh) seek world domination, the destruction of unions, and elimination of free education.  One group of imperialists wans to seize the colonies of the disintegrating British empire; the other wants an alliance with Britain.  The American people must ally with the democratic Soviet people for peace.  This convoluted argument also includes the Board of Higher Education.
May 21,  Letter, Marvin Schachter, to President Harry Gideonse
     In response to Gideonse's statement that students have responsibilities, Schachter encloses the ASU Charter of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
May 21, "Aid Our Allies Rally," Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies and Student League for Democracy
     Announcement of rally.  Speakers: Ralph Ingersoll and Gilmore Scott.
May 21, "Student Party Against Follows Communist Line," Student Defenders of Democracy
     The S.D.D. rejects the Student Party association between an ROTC unit on campus and acceptance of America's involvement in the war.  Vote "yes" to allow ROTC on campus in the referendum.
May 22, "Student League for Democracy," Student League for Democracy
     The League introduces itself with a statement of policy, from the Preamble of tahe Constititon and an outline of its program or platform.
May 22, President Harry Gideonse Letter to Marvin Schachter
     Gideonse argues that the ASU Charter mentions student responsibilities but does not identify any.
May 22, "Face the Issues K-F," Student Party
     Kingmen-Fusion is drawing attention away from the real concerns of students, war  and threats to their education.  Student Party, supporting the Unity Party, will address these concerns.
May 22, "America First--for War," American Student Union
     After attacking American First for its imperialist, war-inciting policy, the ASU praises the anti-war program of the American Peace Mobilization.  Only the Student and Unity Parties support it.
May 23, "K-F Uses the Old Red Herring," American Student Union
     The A.S.U. charges that Kingsman-Fusion hides its real policy, which "every" B.C. student would reject, and that it supports the Student Party, which has consistedly defended peace and the college.
May 23, "Aid National Defense," ROTC Club
     Vote "Yes" on the ROTC referendum.
May 23, "America Must Act and Act Now!" Communist Party
     President Roosevelt and his allies are pushing American to war; rights are endangered.  Earl Browder is in prison because of his opposition to war.
May 23, "Today We Vote," Unity Party
     Flyer identifying UP candidates for Student Council and class officers.
May 23, "Marching Boots Are not a Step Toward Knowledge," Progressive Students League
      Vote "no" on R.O.T.C.  Announcement of meeting and the Washington Congress Against War.  Telegram this message to the President:  "Democracy will be saved by keeping American out of war."
May 23, "Vote No ROTC," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     To keep Brooklyn College a liberal arts college, students must vote on the ROTC referendum.
May 23, "KF Landslide Seen," Maroon & Gold
    The KF two-page newsletter contasts the behavior and policies of KF council members with those of the Student Party (now Student Unity Party) and the American Student Union.  Page 2 lists KF candidates.  Note: Although these two pages were stapled together, the different colors and content suggest they are not one newsletter, but two separate flyers.
May23, "Student Party's Choice," Student Party
     The Student Party states its platform, lists its candidates for Student Council, and explains why it is running only three candidates.
May 26, "The Communists on Education and the War," Earl Browder
     The Young Communist League distributed this four-page pamphlet.  The educational system is under attack (vide the Rapp-Coudert Committee) by a dying capitalism, which covers its purpose by attacking Communists.  Browder identifies basic Marxist-Leninist principles and asserts that labor and lovers of democracy must unite to resist the attack of liberal, democratic institutions.
May 27,  Chester F.X. Burger Letter to President Harry Gideonse
     Evening student Burger supports the reappointment of George Squier and wonders whether he was dismissed because he was faculty advisers to the ASU.
May 27, "Reinstate the Suspended Teachers! Stop the Suspensions," Save Our Schools Committee
     Attend tonight's open hearings on the suspension of 26 teachers.  Speakers: Bella Dodd and Henry Klein.
May 27, "On Two Fronts," Student League for Democracy
     Fascism must be fought both externally in other countries and internally by extending democracy. 
May 27, "Help Take the Hit out of Hitler," Student Defenders of Democracy
     Write the President before his May 27 speech what needs to be done to defeat Hitler; counter the supporters of isolationism.
May 28, Letter, President Harry Gideonse to Chester F.X. Burger
     Gideonse rejects Burger's implication he was suppressing the ASU and refers to its continued presence on campus.
May 28, Letter, Student Defenders of Democracy to Friend,
     Cover letter introduces the four-page pamphlet "Where We Stand," announces that a convention to organize a national student movement is planned for the fall, and asks for volunteers for this project.
May 28, "Where We Stand," Student Defenders of Democracy
     Four-page pamphlet sets forth a generalized statement of  its foreign politicy and a specific statement of its domestic program, which is broken down into political democracy, economic democracy, racial discrimination and education.  It was distributed with a letter.
May 29, "President Roosevelt Said. . .  the People Say--No!" American Student Union
     President Franklin Roosevelt papers over his imperialistic ambitions with talk of a national emergency.  The ASU charges that the national emergency facing Americans is being pushed into war.
May 29, "Stop Hitler Now!" Student League for Democracy
     Meeting announcement.  Ralph Bates and Mark Starr speak on "The War on Two Fronts."
May 29, "We're in It!" Young Peoples Socialist League
     President Roosevelt is leading us into an imperialist war which will suppress labor; the people should be allowed to vote on war.  Only socialism leads to true peace.
May 29, "National Emergency!" Young Communist League
     The national emergency referred to in President Roosevelt's speech is really his suppression of our freedom, the imprisonment of Earl Browder, etc.; freedom means peace and socialism--and the Soviet Union.
May 31, "Board of Higher Educaiton Meets Tonight," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     Student mobilization can against stop the BHE's suspending teachers; meet to protest; send postcards to Ordway Tead.  Student Jamboree; meet the subpoenaed teachers.  Admission: 20¢.
May-June, The Students Speak!  Fifty students
     Fifty students introduce the statements of students in the classes of seven teachers (Selsam, Ewen, Young, Kaiser, Ogur, Morais, Slochower)  threatened by Rapp-Coudert investigations.  Six pages.. 
June, "Are We a Huenity Party? or Are We an A.S. Party? Or Frankly, are these the issues??"  Unity Party
     UP challenges the Kingsmen-Fusion Party about its stand on the Rapp-Coudert Committee, conscription, and an American Expeditionary Force.
June 2, "Soldiers or Scholars?" American Student Union     
     The plan of the Association of  American Colleges speeds up and limits the college curriculum so students can graduate before being drafted.  The ASU calls upon students to unite behind the ASU to safeguard their educations, their freedoms, and themselves.   
June 2, "Where We Stand," Politics Club
     The Politics Club is holding its own anti-war action, because it condemns both sides in the imperialist war, unlike the American Student Union, which passively supports the Hitler-Stalin alliance.
June 2, "Lavender News," Lavender Party
     Ironic flyer supporting Irwin (Dollyl) Goldfuss for Student Council President takes the form of a menu.
June 2, "Wanted--One Muckraker!!"  Student Party
     Student Party accuses the Kingsmen-Fusion majority of controlling Student Council and preventing votes on key issues, like Rapp-Coudert and the suspension of CCNY faculty, by manipulating parliamentary procedures.
June 2, "Did You Know that----" Progressive Students Party
     The PSP attacks the Student Rights dominated Student Council as Communist with allegiances to outside groups, unlike the PSP, whose only allegiance is to Brooklyn College.
June 2, "Fighters Vs Pussyfooters," Progressive Student Party
     Issued by the City College Progressive Student Party, this campaign flyer equates the Lavendar Party with the Rapp-Courdert investigation; the PSP's record of resistance is why st PSP candidates to Student Council.
June 2, "Lavender-News," Lavender Party
      The Lavender Party attacks the Independent Student Party and the Progressive Party, which have "diametrically opposed policies," for supporting the same party.  The LP, in contrast, is consist in its policies, the reason students should vote Lavender..
June 3,"Save Peace with Unity--no Kon Fusion," Student Party
     Kingsmen-Fusion clouds the choices with red-baiting.  Because the choices are clear--for convoys or not, for AEF or not, for budget cuts or not, for dismissal of teachers or not, the SP is fielding only one candidate for each class and supporting Unity Party for other positions.
June 3, "KF Landslide Seen," Kingsmen Fusion Party
     KF attacks the Unity Party as dominated by the American Student Union, which misrepresented the issues.  It is fielding only 3 candidates for Student Council because the rest of the slate resigned.  KF lists the actions it pursued which affect Brooklyn College students, like lower lab feets and free textbooks.
June 3, "Your Kingsmen Fusion Candidates," Kingsmen Fusion Party
     List of candidates for Student Council.
June 3, "Something New: The Best Laid Plans," Kingsmen Fusion
     Excitement over a new political party promising to unite students cooled because the Unity Party turned out to be another American Student Union organization.  The vice presidental candidate objected to being used and withdrew, whereupon the entire ticket collapsed.  K F has continuously fought for student interests.
June 3, "K-F Uses the Old Red Herring," American Student Union
     The ASU opposes Kingmen Fusion for its platform and its name-calling and explains why it supports the Student and Union candidates.
June 3, "The Chameleon Trick Doesn't Fool Us,"  Club for Peace Action
     The maneuvering of the pro-war factions (e.g., calling convoys "neutrality patrols") can be defeatead by organized unity.  Join the Club for Peace Actions, with a "real campaign" against movement toward war.
June 3, "Rally Against Discrimination," United Jewish Youth
     The discrimination against Jews, Negroes, and other minorities contradicts the image of the U.S. fighting to support democracy.  Attend the rally and find out how to help pass the Marcantonio anti-Discrimination Bill.
June 3, "Combat Anti-semitism," Jewish Youth Society
     Meeting announcement.  Topic: The Christian Front Trials.  Speaker: Herbert Lansner.
June 3, "Are They Afraid of the Truth?" Student Council, Evening College
     The Academic Freedom Committee charges Brooklyn College with preventing students from learning about and hearing from faculty subpoenaed by the Rapp-Coudert Committee.  To resist this suppression, which it associates with Hitler's politics, students should join the Committee's activities.
June 4, "What Are You Going to Do About It??" American Student Union
     The "Daily Defense Bulletin" (Vol. 1, No. 2) transcribes a confrontation with Director Park over the case of Stern and Mantell, who were suspended for protesting against the Rapp-Coudert Committee and the firing of Mr. Squier. Mantell and Stern should be reinstated; Mr. Squier, reappointed.  Attend the open air meeting.
June 5, "Guard U.S. From War and Military Dictatorship," Communist Party and Young Communist League
     This reprint from the Daily and Sunday Worker attacks President Roosevelt for dragging the United States and Latin America into war, against the people's wishes.  It recommends five actions to prevent war.
June 5, Letter to President Harry D. Gideonse, from Orday Tead
     The Chairman of the Board of Higher Education thanks Gideonse for a report on a non-instructional conference and notes the inaccuracy of the PM reporting on the event.
June 5, "Brooklyn College Teachers Answer Coudert!" Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     Notice of rally.  Speakers: Professors Selsama nd Ewen and Dr. Lewis.
June 6, "It Is Going to Require Brutal Treatment to Handle These Teachers," American Student Union
     The Rapp-Coudert Committee is using terrorism to suppress student defense of free educaiton.  Students must organize and support the ASU.
June 6, "Final Exam," Young Communist League
     Using the format of a short answer test, the YCL compares Coudert to Goering, labels President Roosevelt's support of private enterprise undemocraticcolonial exploitation, and praises (Soviet) socialism.
June 6, "Suspensions at B.C.," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     To protest the suspension of evening students Sol Mantell and Irving Stern, students are asked to gather on the academic steps and go to President Gideonse as a delegation and to be alert to the Rapp-Coudert actions.
June 12, "Did the Punishment Fit the Crime?" Staff of the Beacon
     The writers find it ironic that President Gideonse ssuspended two students for speaking at a meeting on democracy and accuse him of suspending Sol Mantell to remove him as the editor of  Beacon.
June 12, "Dr. Kaiser, Prof. Morais, Prof. Selsam Suspended," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     President Gideonse suspended suspended these instructors for unbecoming conduct and neglect of duties, but it is Gideonse and Rapp-Coudert who interfere with learning by removing our teachers.  Fight the atack on our teachers and our education by signing the protest telegrams and writing to Gideonse and others.
June 14, "All Night Picket Line," Committee for the Defense of Profs Kaiser, Morais, and Selsam
     The Committee appeals to students join  the protest picket line before Senator Coudert's home and also to come with their parents to hear Professor Selsam speak at a Save Brooklyn College Rally.
July 2, "The People's Program of Struggle for the Defeat of Hitler and Hitlerism," Communist Party and Young Communist League
     The two-page statement of the National Committee appeals to American's patriotism and love of freedom to support both the Soviet Union in its fight against Hitler and China in its fight against Japan, as well as a list of its usual slogans, e.g., end racism and anti-semitism and free Earl Browder. 
July 3, "In the Spirit of Our Forefathers," American Student Union
     Using the analogy of the Rapp-Coudert Committee and other reactionary forces as British tyrants, the ASU casts students in the role of embattled American revolutionaries fighting to get Roslyn Cohen her diploma, the ASU reinstated, teachers reappointed.  Colonists began their struggle on July 4; let students do the same.
July 8, Handwritten note, Unsigned
     Four copies of the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were found in the locker of Morris Horowitz and sent to the librry.
July 9, "Stop Conscription!" Young Communist League
       President Roosevelt's plan for a youth "national service" is really conscription in preparation for war and profits for Wall Street and fascism here.  Oppose the Burke Bill and any compulsory training of young men.
July 23, Letter to Students, Four Kids Who Want to Do More than Sit Around the Lunchroom
     The letter argues for a meeting to determine what all students think, not just what a some students or groups think.  There needs to be a popular front and students would probably agree on the need to defeat fascism.  If you'd come to a meeting, sign this letter and return it at the gate it was handed to you.
July 26, "Keep R.O.T.C. Off Campus," American  Student Union
     ROTC will lead to suppression of liberties and the militarization of the campus; students need to defend themselves against ROTC by rejecting it.  Rally; speaker: Congressman Marcantonio.
August 5, "Election Campaign Swing, G. Sloane," The Review, page 13
     This song, appearing in the Young Communist League Review, extols the candidacy of Earl Browder for President.  It is a typical campaign song; at the same time, it reflects the importance of singing among  Leftists, as in the multitude of Spanish Civil War songs and the ASU songbook.
August 6, List, Compiler not identified
     This note lists 5 items given to Mr. Shea for the Rapp-Coudert Committee, which are to be returned.
September 16, "Untitled," Young Communist League
     Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union threatens Americans.  The Soviet resistance provides an opportunity for all peoples to unite to destroy Hitler.  Americans must combat the Lindbergs, Coughlins, and Norman  Thomases at home and support President Roosevelt's policies.  Attend a Smash Hitler Rally.
September 24, The Quadrangle
     This four-page "Independent Publication," has articles on the Rosalyn Cohen case; the political domination of Vanguard, Observer, and Broeklundian; the suspension of the American Student Union; the Professor Hart case; and ASU policies.
September 29, "We were Right," Progressive Students League
     The PSL's distrust of the anti-war stance of the American Student Union last April. has been justified by its current defense of war.  The PSL is genuinely anti-war and supports other measures to extend democracy.
October 8, "Who Wants What Peace?" Student Defenders of Democracy
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: President H.D. Gideonse.
October 8, "Four Freedoms for Brookyn College!" Progressive Students League
     Pressure on students to change their opposition to war will increase. The PSL has a program to counter this, a program based on freedom in education, from discrimination, from insecurity, and from Militarism.
October 9, "Western Front Now," Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
     Four-page pamphlet urges New Yorkers to support a Western front, to help our ally Russia.
October 14, Untitled, Committee for Defense of Public Education
     The "subversive" activities of two CCNY employees being tried are identified as union and anti-Fascist activities.  The college administration and athe Board of Higher Education should drop the charges.
October 15, Untitled, Committee for Defense of Public Education
     The Union charges that President Wright's bias contaminates the trial committee he appointed to try two CCNY employees.  Attached is a flyer advertising Winter Soldiers.  The difficulty of dating materials is indicated by the envelope for Grace Skerritt being date stamped October 15 and  another one to her stamped October 23.
October 17, "Town Hall Tonight: Issues in the City Elections!" Trade Union Forum
     Nelson Rosenbaum (LaGuardia Campaign Committee), James A. Higgins (O'Dwyer Campaign Committee), Peter V. Cacchione (Communist candidate), and Daniel Allen (American Labor Party candidate) appeal for votes.
October 17, "The Reason for the Deportation of Harry Bridges Is as Simple as This!!" Trade Union Forum
     Harry Bridges is being deported because of his integrity and success; his deportation would be a victory for Hitler's supporters.  Join the Forum; attend a meeting on Bridges, speaker: James Merill.
October 18, "Attention All Trade Unionists!!" Trade Union Forum
     A meeting announcement of the evening Trade Union Forum to discuss the Forum and elect officers.
October 28, "What Are We to Defend," Progressive Students League
     The PSL opposes Brooklyn Defense Day and the "Anti Air-Riad Drill" as encouraging fascism.  Support No A.E.F. Day.  Typed in red across the top of the flye: is "This is the leaflet that the Police stopped us from distributing on Defense Day."
October 29, "A Forum on the Municipal Election," Eugene V. Debs Society
     Meeting with speakers from major parties. Speakers: Councilman Harry W. Laidler, Louis Waldman, Frank Monaco, and Samuel Friedman.
October 29, "The War Communiqués and the Poets," Murray Young
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Murray Young.
October 29, "Negro History and National Defense,"  Harriet Tubman Society
     Meeting announcement.  Speaker, Dr. L.D. Reddick, "Only Negro Lecturer in Free College System."
October 29, "Caveat Emptor," Kingsman-Fusion
     K-F introduced endorsing candidates for Vanguard's board, to insure students would know their views; voting for independents is voting in the dark, and they may have a reason for not identifying affiliation.  This system results in an unrepresentative Vanguard which contributes to the College's "unfavorable reputation."
October 31, "Dependent? or Independent?" 15 individual students
      Responding to a (May 29) Kingsman-Fusion flyer, these students accuse the K-F Executive Committee of  imposing candidates on its own party and support the independent candidates for Vanguard's board.
October 31, "Election Day," Kingsmen-Fusion
     Having won the election because the Unity and Student parties were not on the ballot, KF repudiates their blanket endorsement of KF and KF candidates. Their adherence to Communist Party policy is manifest.  KF has decisively won the last eight elections, pursued consistent policies, and provided good government. The Barron's ad on the back of the flyer is crooked because it slipped being run off the mimeograph machine.
October 31, The Quadrangle, Joel J. Mehlman
    A self-identified "independent publication," this four-page newsletter opposes the politics of the Vanguard board and endorses others for a "representative" newspaper.  The College's radical reputation is due to the activities of a minority.  Rosalyn Cohen deserved to be expelled for past actions, but having completed the graduation requirements, she should be allowed to graduate.  The charter of American Student Union was justly revoked.
November 5, "National Defense Day," Student Self Government Association, Student Defenders of Democracy, and others
     Stand against totalitarianism and for peace by attending the rally and voluntering as air raid and fire wardens.  Note:  the title of the flyer is nearly illegible on the original.
November 6, "National Defense Rally," Student Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
     Support the National Defense Effort by volulnteering as air raid and fire wards, registering in Red Cross classes, etc.  Attend the rally on November 12.
November 7, "Defend Your Country. . Act Now for Peace," Debate Council; Editorial Staff of Observer; Executive Committees of Class of '42 and ASU; Executive Staff, Psychology Class; Student Party, etc.
     The danger of our involvement in war grows daily.  Attend the Armistice Day Rally on November 15 to support peace, stop attacks on individuals and minority groups on campus, and protect labor.
November 7, Letter, Herbert Miller to Faculty Member,
      Student Council president asks faculty who support National Defense to sign the attached statement (which is not in the file); the names of signatories will be used for publicity purposes.
November 10, "Student Council National Defense Program," Student Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
     The flyer sets forth a twelve-point platform for national defense and announces a rally; speakers: Dr. Frank Kingdon, Jan Masaryk, and President H.D. Gideonse.
November 10, "National Defense Rally," Student Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
     Students are urged to attend the rally and continue their support of the Roosevelt administration and to contributed to the defeat of Hitler.  SC has consistently fought Hitlerism.
November 11, "'Draft Age Cut to 18 Expected,'" Progressive Students League
     Hitler is being defeated, so there is no need to bring militarism to the United States.  Our job is strengthen democracy at home; keep the U.S. out of war.  Atttend the No A.E.F. Rally.  Speaker: Norman Thomas.
November 12, "Attend the Student Council Rally," Strudent Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
     Meeting announcement.  Speakers: Jan Masaryk, Frank Kingdon, Harry David Gideonse.
November 12, "National Defense Rally," Student Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
       Peace requires resisting totalitarianism anywhere and supporting the National Defense effort.  Attend the November 12 rally; speakers: Herbert Agar, Jan Masaryk, and Dr. Harry D. Gideonse.
November 12, "Don't 'Goose-Step' into War," Progressive Students League
     Announcement of "No A.E.F. Day" Rally.  Speakers: Michael Strange, Norman Thomas.
November 18, "Beat Hitler," Student Rights Party
     Winning a war resembles winning a football game; we must work as a team for victory.  Support the national defense rally on December 1.
November 19, "R.O.T.C. Club presents an Outside Speaker," R.O.T.C. Club
     Announcement of meeting, with no speaker or topic specified.
November 19, "Freedom from Discrimination," Progressive Students League
     By supporting the "No A.E.F. Day" Rally, students expressed atheir opposition to an A.E.F.  The National Defense Program's discrimination against negroes is undemocratic.  Hear Bill Sutherland speak on this issue.
November 21, "Labor and Production in the Present Crisis," Trade Union Forum
     A. Stonkus, organizer for the United Electric Allradio and Machine Workers of America, will speak.
November 21, "Let's Pull Together!" Student Rights Party
     The SRP is planning a National Defense Rally on December 1 and are supporting President Gideonse's College Defense Community.  Unity is essential for victory. 
November 25, "The Student Defenders of Democracy," Student Defenders of  Democracy
       To protect and strengthen democracy, the SDD opposes fascism abroad and "anti-democratic forces within our borders," whether communist or fascist.  Join us.
November 28, "We as Students," Student Defenders of Democracy
      Students, who are responsible for creating the future world, must defeat Naziism now by defending freedom.
November 28, "Registration for National Defense," Student Council and Student Defenders of Democracy
     Sign-up sheet for National Defense tasks, e.g., air raid warden, knitting classes, map reading.
November 28, Untitled, Club to Defend Free Higher Educaiton
     This flyer reproduces a letter from Teachers Union President Robert K. Speer to colleagues which defends Selsam against 7 new charges based on his being and having been a Communist and demands his reinstatement and that of all other suspended faculty.  The letter shows that efforts to reinstate Selsam and others can still be effective.  Note: the flyer is barely legible in many passages and not legible in a few places. Meeting; speaker: Professor Ewen.
November 29,  "NYA Club Bulletin," NYA Club
     NYA money spent for jobs in the war industry and for weapons is contrasted with cuts in NYA program for students and 450 students at Brooklyn College who don't have jobs.  Meeting to discuss this situation.
December, Fight Against War and Fascism, American League Against War and Fascism, Vol. 3, No. 2
     Anti-war, anti-fascist magazine, 16 pages.
December, "There's a Law Against It!!" Defend Higher Education Committee
     The Board of Higher Education is inforcing a fifty-year old rule that prohbits political discussion in the classroom, even before class starts.  Protest this infringement of student rights by attending a rally.
December 1, "Student Council Defense Rally," Student Council
     College students have the duty to participate in National Defense.  Attend the rally; program is listed. Classes are canceled.
December 2, "Fair Play," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     Student Council is praised for voting to ask President Gideonse to accept the ACLU as an impartial committee to investigate the Roslyn Cohen  case.  Students are asked to a rally to support this approach.
December 4, "The Bill of Rights," Committee to Defend America
      President Roosevelt's declaring the week of December 15 "Bill of Rights Week" provides a reason to hold a rally to defend the Bill of Rights, here and abroad.  Speaker: Congressman Emanuel Celler.
December 5, Letter to Dear Friend, from Rockwell Kent, Darwin J. Meserole, Rev. William B. Spofford, Eda Lou Walton, Richard Wright
      The letter protesting Earl Browder's sentence for a passport violation asks recipients to sign the enclosed two-page petititon which asks President Roosevelt to set him free on Christmas Day by executive action.
December 8, "Brooklyn College for Civilian Defense," Student Council and Civilian Defense Committee
     This committee of Student Council has issued a button and a pledge to defend democracy; the goal is to collect 5,000 buttons and pledges, to be sent to the Civililan Defense Office.
December 9,  "'It Has Come.  We Are Ready,'" Unity Party
     Two days after Pearl Harbor,  the UP identifies two student responsibilities: clubs must support the Defense Council and its chair and they must support the President defending the U.S.
December 9, "War Declared," Trade Union Forum
     After attacking Japan and its Axis allies, the Forum enjoins all Americans to participate in the war effort and to attend the Student Council rally.
December 10, "Our Country at War," Committee to Defend America
     Though Japan attacked us, the real center of the war and world conquest is Berlin.  We must unite to defend our country against "those who keep no promises."
December 11, "Will You Be Prepared?" Student Defenders of Democracy
     Your chances of survival in war are increased by having military training.  Register now for training and national defense work.
December 16, Untitled, Committee to Defend America with 10 cooperating clubs
     Support our government's war effort by attending the America at War Rally and Musicale.  Speakers include Congressman Emanuel Celler and a Member of Parliament; music by the College orchestra and band.
December 17, "The Negro in the Present Crisis," Harriet Tubman Society and the Psychology
    Meeting announcement.  Speaker: Prof. Otto Klineberg.
December 17, "Students! Enlist for Victory!"  Civil Defense Committee and Student Council
     Find out what you can do for America's defense at the National Defense Rally. 
December 17, "In the Spirit of '41," No organization identified
     This exhortation for students to become actively involved in defense cites the 150th anninversary of the Bill of Rights.  America at War Rally; speaker: emanuel Celler. Also Mr. Gipfel speaks on the war. 
December 18, "The Winter Soldiers," Club to Defend Free Higher Education
     President Roosevelt's statement that unity if necessary to defeat Fascism is used to defend the anti-Fascist teachers Dr.  Kaiser and Professors Selsam and Morais.  Meeting on academic freedom; speaker: Dr. Ewen.
December 19, "Academic Freedom and the War," Club to Defend Free Higher Educaiton
    Notice of meeting.  Speaker: Professor Ewen.