Peace Corps Week Prompts Barnard Students to Serve Abroad
Barnard urges juniors and seniors to consider the Peace Corps, highlighting 48 countries and languages, the hands on field work abroad, and the need for volunteers. Staff note not a propaganda effort and warn against proselytizing, inviting questions at campus events and posters.
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PeacerCorps
Peace Corps
Jake
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Sargent Shriver
McMillin Theatre
Honor System Words Provoke Barnard Student Debate
The column critiques Honor Board instructions for Barnard exams saying the rules about alternating seats no talking and keeping books upfront undermine trust. The author argues the policy challenges the honor system and suggests removing the lines from Proctor's speech.
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Proctor
Golding Film Commentary Frames Optimistic Iconoclasm
Sharon Zukin reports William Golding defends the Lord of the Flies film at a December 4 press conference. He praises child actors, notes no female characters, and highlights social power themes and Ralph’s hopeful arc amid war memories.
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William Golding
34Th Street East
Golding
Mr. Golding
Ralph
Goldings
Peter Brook
James Aubrey
Poet's Corner poem by Arthur L Ingraham
A verse titled Poet's Corner reflects on Barnard Campus abandoned by crowds and the marching band at high noon. It contrasts misunderstood abandonment with the dawning of true discernment and learning.
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Arthur L. Ingraham
Rent strike organizers seek volunteers in Harlem action
Harlem Action Group reports three successful rent strikes and plans a fourth. Volunteers are needed for building surveys and evening organizing tasks, with contact details for Joe Stevenson, Tim Janke, and Jim Harris. A second letter urges resilience after John Kennedy’s death, calling for courage, hope, and collective action toward peace.
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Harlem Action Group
Harlem
John Kennedy
Christmas Shopping Around Town
Anita Pitney surveys New York Christmas shopping spots from CH 3008T pet care at Dog Boutique on Christopher Street to Roy Schaaf-Antiques on Horatio Street and CORE’s Christmas Store at Bleecker and Thompson. Seasonal gifts include art at Fabulous Fakes, life masks at Bread and Puppet, and pipes at Stanley’s on Sixth Avenue.
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Anita Pitney
New York
Christopher Street
Neiman-Marcus
Roy Schaaf—Antiques
Horatio Street
Bleecker and
Thompson Streets
Ad Basement Cafe
CORE
Theodore J. Flicker
Flicker
Riverside
Second Avenue
Bread and Puppet Museum
Delancey Street
Father
Stanley
Sixth Avenue
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Barnard
Bulletin
Barnard College
N.Y
Ann Fleisher
Marjorie Schulte
Corps
By Sharon Zukin
Tom Chapin
Jack
Hugh Edwards
Piggy
Pacific
England
Camburlee
Simon
Tom Gaman
Park
Rosemary Park
Poet's Corner
Old Broad
Joe Stevenson
HAG
147Th
Apt
Tim Janke
West 135Th
Jim Harris
Harlem Educational Project
West 118Th
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