McCann Aims Africa Interviews for 200 American Scholarships
Barnard College admissions chief Helen M. McCann and Stanford’s Rixford K. Snyder travel in West Africa interviewing English speaking candidates for the American Universities Africa Scholarship Program. About 200 students will receive four year tuition at 100 US colleges with for living costs funded by USAID and travel by African governments.
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Fuss Helen M. McCann
Barnard College
Nigeria
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Miss McCann
Rixford K. Snyder
Stanford University
West Africa
New York
East and Central Africa
United States International Cooperation Administration
Kennedy
David D. Henry
Harvard College
Class of '61 Joins Barnard Alumnae Ranks
The class of 1961 is welcomed into Barnard alumnae by Mrs. William P. White and Miss Mary A. Bliss. Alumni will receive the Blue Book and quarterly magazine, a ballot for the board, access to 35 Barnard College Clubs, and reunion coordination.
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Barnard
William P. White
Mary A. Bliss
Barnard College
Barnard Receives Plant Gifts From Mrs Li on Glen Cove Estate
Barnard College plants new azaleas pines and dogwood trees as a gift from Mrs. K. C. Li of Glen Cove Long Island. The shrubs were planted by Barnard’s Buildings and Grounds with extra azaleas planted by Mrs Li’s gardeners. An aluminum plaque honors the donor and a landscape plan will map each plant once finished.
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Barnard
K. C. Li
Glen Cove
Long Island
Barnard Buildings and Grounds Department
Broadway
John Kiessling
College Graduates Have Best Job Opportunities
A 1961 report by Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg notes college graduates boost the labor force by over 400000 and see higher starting salaries, with women comprising a growing share of the workforce. In 1959 women with degrees filled 78 percent of professional and technical openings, many becoming teachers or nurses.
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U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Secretary of Labor
Nursing
Grants Offered for 1962 63 Graduate Study Abroad
Over two hundred fellowships for graduate study in fifteen foreign countries will be offered by governments and universities through the Institute of International Education. Applications were announced May 12 with awards covering tuition and living expenses at Austrian Danish French German Israeli Italian Netherlands and other universities. Some awards include Fulbright Travel Grants. others are from an American foundation for study in Asia Africa or the Far East.
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Institute of International Education
Austria
Brazil
Canada
Denmark
France
Germany
Iran
Israel
Ialy
Mexico
Netherlands
Poland
Rumania
Sweden
Switzerland
Far East
South
Southeast Asia
Africa
Barnard Biennial Report Highlights Graduates and Grants
The report covers fields of study including law medicine library science and business with many graduates choosing nonprofit work in health and international affairs. It notes 1959-1960 enrollment from 46 states and 14 foreign countries and lists faculty fellowships research grants and publications for July 1 1958 to June 30 1960. It is distributed to the Barnard Board of Trustees 12000 alumnae and various donors.
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Barnard
Barnard Board of Trustees
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