Education policy must allow flexible paths for gifted students
The writer critiques the claim that higher education is essential and argues for choices in curricula to preserve individual talents. They cite Barnard College, private schooling trends, and figures like Einstein and Churchill to stress that rigid uniformity risks losing exceptional minds. The piece urges flexible degree requirements and student-driven goals in colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Celebrezze
Health Education and Welfare
House
Celebrezze
Barnard College
Times
Fred M. Hechinger
New York City
Churchill
Harrow
Winston
Einstein
Barnard
C U Placement Plans Summer Job Program
The Columbia Student Employment Office outlines a summer job program to help students secure better roles. The plan includes skill training sessions at MEA Mesa Veritas F241 Opa dodge and aims to boost job readiness for participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.U
Columbia Student Employment Office
Nasram
Thic Enring
Mea Mesa
Veritas
School Film Benefit at St Hilda and St Hugh's
The 93 minute color film Wee Geordie will anchor the Third Film Festival at McMillin Theatre to aid the school Building Fund. Three shorts, including Whaler Out of New Bedford and Eugene At get, plus The Hole, accompany the feature in a program of practical skill courses starting March 1 with fees and certificates offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Hilda’s
St. Hugh’s
McMillin Theatre
Runty
New Bedford
Benjamin Russell
Eugene Atget
Paris
Hubley
Brotherhood of Man
W. 117Th Street
M L P Restages Summer Success Shoemakers Holiday
Minor Latham Playhouse repeats Shoemakers Holiday from February 10 to 13 after a successful summer run. Kenneth Jones cites the lively bawdy farce adapted by Mel Marvin and Ted Berger with cast changes. Tickets are 1.50 general and 1.00 for students. Old Vic Bristol flies consider the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham Playhouse
Kenneth Jones
Thomas Dekker
Mel Marvin
Ted Berger
Columbia Graduate
Mr. Jones
Old Vic Theatre
Bristol
England
Kathleen Stafford
Summer Theatre Workshop
Ralph
Scott Rackham
Simon
Stefan Rudnicki
Margery
Trudi Hoffman
Rose
Toni Hess
Jane
Maria Brourman
Firk
Kelly Burnell
Stephanie Ellington
Barbara Goll
Anne Holmes
Lisa Lyman
Ann Nagy
Bonnie Prandato
Sybil
Hammon
Troubadour
Cindy Kaplan
Peter Buffett
Tom Neugebauer
Mlle Chooses Board Members for Mademoiselle College Board
Eight Barnard students named to Mademoiselle national College Board. Helen Chapman Sara Piovia Alice Rubinstein Ruth Weinstock Connie Casey Cathy Feola and Jayme Spahn won the annual College Board Competition for talent in art writing editing photography layout fashion or merchandising. Winners may compete for twenty Guest Editorships in May and June as salaried Mademoiselle staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
Mademoiselle Magazine
National College Board
Helen Chapman
Sara Piovia
Alice Rubinstein
Ruth Weinstock
Connie Casey
Cathy Feola
Jayme Spahn
Mademoiselle
Letters on Senior Dues and Berkeley Campus Events
The writer disputes a senior class dues petition and defends the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley. He argues the petition misrepresents aims and student support, and he clarifies that a 400-student sit-in was nonviolent, with arrests of eight students and later leadership organizing a political rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sheklin
Miss Sheklin
Bulletin
Berkeley
FSM
Jack Weinberg
Weinberg
Law and Order
Michael V. Miller
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Barnard Bulletin
Samara College
New York
N.Y
Zane Berzins
Arlene Katz
Janet Roach
Kathleen McQuown
Helen Neuhaus
M.L.P
Mlle
Oettors
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