23 Feb 1956
Page 1
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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1956
Page
1
The piece discusses Barnard College adopting a four course per semester system to curb spoon fed study. It cites Henry Steele Commager arguing lectures foster passive learning and proposes self contained advanced lectures with independent reading and faculty supervised research papers or conferences.
Barnard College presents a first time Faculty Follies in ten years as part of a Saturday carnival. Proceeds benefit the Children's Aid Society Wagon Road Camp for Handicapped Children in Westchester. The event features skits, booths, prize drawings, a mock marriage at the Young Democrats booth, a cafe in Room 101, and various clubs offering activities and souvenirs from autographs to photos.
Joan Kent profiles Pearl Primus in Africans and the Arts at Roosevelt auditorium. The piece highlights Primus and Percival Borde in a study of how African dance shaped jungle themes and symbols used in dance and music, including the War Dance sequence and earth-women mermaid legends.
Barnard College students plan a Brotherhood Week exhibit and draft a public letter urging the University of Alabama to readmit Autherine Lucy and admit qualified Black applicants. The letter supports desegregation, condemns mob action, and calls for safety measures while backing SCOTUS rulings and NSA MEPS standards.
During the past semester the James Room facilities at lunch are described as extremely inadequate. Many students lack chairs while eating and those with 11 o clock classes are particularly affected. The note continues on page four.
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