A plea for changing education aims and exams
The writer argues exams should be abolished or reformed and questions the purpose of education. He critiques overemphasis on facts, praises humane learning, and imagines chaotic outcomes from poor exam design while urging a joyful, thoughtful approach to educating youth.
Peace Conference Reflections From Barnard Delegation
The article reports on a peace conference with Dr. Kunz urging international law and a flexible League Covenant as the path to security. Delegates from Barnard discuss round table methods, education in international mindedness, and economic and territorial issues shaping early peace work.
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Kunz
League
Italy
Barnard
Syracuse
Middle Atlantic
Round Tables
Central Committee
Student Fellow Writes to Dean in New York and London
An American student describes lectures and experiences abroad in London and New York City. She attends science and economic planning talks, enjoys the Lord Mayor’s Show, and notes the Duke of Gloucester procession. She reflects on the 1930s political scene, peace campaigns, and Armistice Day pacifist meetings.
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Supreme Court
Murray
New York City
London
James Jeans
Mellanby
Bobby
Duke of Glochester
Southampton Row
Percy Vincent
Norfolk County
England
Barnard
League of Nations
Eco
Boas Praises Classical Drama Pioneers Across English Stage
Dr Boas lauds Marlowe Nashe Lyly and Shakespeare for shaping English drama with classical subjects and political undertones. He notes Julius Caesar as exemplary, cites Ben Jonson Sejanus, and acknowledges Shakespeare’s Roman plays as monumental. Faculty members and guests attend the discussion including Gibson McGuire Brewster Abbott Sturtevant Holzsasser Page.
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Marlowe
Nashe
Dido
Vergil
John Lyly
Midas
Philip of
Spain
Ben Jonson
Seneca
Shakespeare
Boas
Julius Caesar
Dr. Boas
Gibson
McGuire
Brewster
Helen Page Abbott
Sturtevant
Holzwasser
Reynard
Political Union to Sponsor Poll at Campus Discussion
The Political Union will host a campus poll next week in conjunction with the Herald Tribune survey. An informal debate on Roosevelt Again will open with initial speeches in Barnard Hall, ballots prepared and available on Jake Hall tables and via Mrs Johns in Student Mail.
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Political Union
The
Herald- Tribune
Roosevelt
Barnard Hall
Bulletin
Jake
Johns
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