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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
3
Roughly sixty-two percent of responding students prefer off campus housing. Over 300 students filled the poll led by Sheila Gordon63, chair of the Off Campus Housing Committee. Most would choose apartments with kitchens. many live near the university and a minority currently reside off campus illegally.
Barbara Friedman, 62, Honor Board chair, explains an open assembly for students to discuss maintaining the library Honor System. The meeting seeks student involvement and to show the Board represents undergraduate interests in addressing the library crisis and the association’s role.
Victor Crichton reports a national drop in Peace Corps applications but higher quality. Barnard and Barnard alumnae Marjorie Donnelly and Suzy McKee are training for the Corps. Barnard Plac ement Office notes curiosity but limited enthusiasm. three girls took the exam last week. Crichton spoke to about 50 at Harkness Theater stressing no fixed policy behind the Peace Corps and that age is not a barrier to eligibility.
A $4.50 rise to $20.00 in the Student Activities Fee will go to the Trustees for approval at the next meeting on December 6. The measure was approved by the Representative Assembly on November 22 and faced no Faculty Committee objections. The fee funds living cost increases and new programs such as the Student Exchange Program, Race Relations Committee activities, and the Undergraduate Journal.
The two day Race Relations Conference drew sixteen colleges from the Middle Atlantic area. Key speakers included Roberta Yancey of Barnard and Charles McDew of SNCC who urged individual commitment and coordinated action to advance democracy. Dr. Robert Johnson of NYU spoke Saturday morning as workshops examined regional discrimination and the southern question, with inter campus communication plans announced.
Field trip to Lenox Hill Neighborhood Center scheduled for Tuesday December 12 at 3 30 p m. Girls should contact the Placement Office for information and visit the Student Vocational Committee booth on Jake for details. The trip aims to expose students to the services offered by a neighborhood settlement house.
Benjamin Davis the national secretary of the Communist Party declines an offer to debate Michael Harrington of the Socialist Party on whether the Soviet Union is a force for world peace. The December 13 event was to be co sponsored by SDS and the Student Peace Union. the refusal may reflect McCarran Act scrutiny.
The article notes no participants yet for the Constitutional Revision and Morningside Committees. It explains roles, upcoming draft presentation to the Representative Assembly on January 10, further revisions by February 15, and final adoption of the Undergraduate Constitution. Students may sign up on Jake or contact Ruth Klein.
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