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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1956
Page
4
Congresswoman Frances Bolton of Ohio and Governor Meyner of New Jersey spoke at the Barnard Forum at the Waldorf Astoria. Bolton urged continued progress for women’s rights and voting power, while Meyner noted limited electoral representation and urged further societal advancement.
WKCR’s request to the FCC to operate an educational FM station at Columbia University gains approval from Dr Grayson Kirk. The project aims to enrich cultural resources and foster student citizenship while expanding from AM to FM with new transmitter, more studios, and a schedule of classical music lectures and dramatic programs.
Barnard College reports an influx of 27 new transfer students, mostly upper sophomores from colleges nationwide and abroad. The newcomers previously studied at Wellesley Radcliffe Vassar Smith Cornell Oberlin Missouri Penn University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia seeking New York City cosmopolitan life and Barnard course offerings.
The U S Air Force invites single women aged 20 to 26 with a college degree and good character to apply for the Women in the Air Force Officer Candidate School at Lackland Air Force Base Texas. Training covers administration supply intelligence leadership customs and more. Trainees receive food housing uniforms medical dental care and a $10 000 life insurance policy plus a monthly $145 24 wage. Graduates become Second Lieutenants in the USAF Reserve.
The Columbia University Student Council meets in 803 Business Hall at 6 30 pm to discuss the Books for India drive and the Alabama segregation issue. Agenda includes parking, volunteer service forum evaluation, and plans for the April 27 28 conference The Changing World of Education.
Yale University professor James F. M. Stephens announces a four week summer session in Paris from July 1 to August 2 via Reid Hall. The program includes tours to Normandy Mont St. Michel and the Loire Valley with three weeks independent travel. Credits are awarded and applications are due March 1 to Stephens at Yale.
International Business Machines Corporation will interview seniors this Friday February 24 in the Placement Office for System Service representatives. Starting salaries range 275 to 300 dollars monthly. Preference goes to math and statistics students, but all majors considered. After six months training, roles include teaching operation of IBM machines to outside company users or teaching IBM sales staff. Sign up in the Placement Office for an interview.
Intercollegiate Tours in cooperation with All Nations Tours presents two student trips for spring break. A ten day Miami Beach stay departs New York March 23 for 149 dollars plus 8.80 tax, including air, hotel, and airport transfers. A Bermuda cruise on Queen of Bermuda costs 153 dollars plus tax, with meals, nightly entertainment, activities, two Bermuda stopovers, and ship lodging. Reservations are advised by calling Longacre 5-6424 or All Nations Tours at Penn. 6-0115.
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