The College's Greatest Need and Its Educational Focus
A critique urges colleges to prioritize education over administrative matters and to foster a living atmosphere of ideas. It highlights student faculty relations and proposes allowing students to audit courses early, discovering offerings firsthand rather than relying solely on catalogues.
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Ministry of Education
Margaret Holland
Physical Education Department
Barnard
For Rent Apartment in remodeled brownstone on 103 Street
Quiet block two blocks from subway. 214 room apartment with new bath and kitchen equipment. $125 month includes utilities. Vacant Dec 15. 314 W 103 St Apt 3F. Call Super Vera Payne RI 9-0965.
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Columbia Action Seeks Dorm Fee Hold and Protests
A petition circulated by Columbia College Action asks the Residence Halls administration to reconsider a proposed dorm rent increase, arguing the second half of tuition rises makes the hike unjustified. Action plans discussions with Joseph Nye and protests over subpoenas by the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Peace Center groups.
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Columbia
College By Action
Columbia College
Action
Action General Assembly
Joseph Nye
Women’s Strike For Peace
Greenwich Village
Robert Aaron
Michael Nolan
Barnard Faculty Divided Over Postponing NDEA Joining
Faculty and Trustees at Barnard College vote to postpone joining the National Defense Education Act amid concerns about reporting offenses, administrator discretion, and vague future provisions. Several professors praise the pause to observe administration, while a dissenting group fears civil rights implications and potential government interference.
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Barnard
Robert Lekachman
Economics
Education
Basil Rauch
Jimmye Kimmey
Government Department
Bernard College Fines Open Debate on Economic Discrimination
Marion R. Brown argues that Barnard College's library fines penalize students financially and unfairly, proposing an honor system or alternative methods such as posting conference lists to avoid attendance disruption. She cites Smith College as a precedent and calls for rethinking the entire fines policy for fairness.
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Barnard
Marion R. Brown
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