Illiteracy Plagues Latins At Latin America conference report
Dr Frank Tannenbaum warned that at least half of Latin American children do not attend school with rural communities achieving functional illiteracy. He cited feudal social structures and lack of libraries as barriers while calling for U S aid and Peace Corps involvement to boost literacy and development.
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Frank Tannenbaum
Latin America
U.S
Peace Corps
Advisers Appointed For Barnard Class Of 1965
Barnard College names Dr. Tatiana Wolff Greene and Miss Jimmye Elizabeth Kimmey as advisers to the class of 1965. They will split program guidance for half the incoming freshmen entering Barnard in September 1961.
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Tatiana Wolff Greene
Jimmye Elizabeth Kimmey
Barnard College
Prof. Greene
Miss Kimmey
Tatiana Greene
Inez Nelbach
Jimmye Kimmey
Faculty Debate Over Survey Science Course At Barnard
Barnard faculty weighing a required science sequence for all students. Some oppose a broad survey course as superficial while others favor a history of science option. Dr. Mead will lecture on New Treatments Of Myth Monday.
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Margaret Mead
Barnard
Danforth
Columbia
Mead
American Museum of Natural History
Harvard
Henry S. Sharp
Levenson Wins Vice Presidency in Undergraduate Election
Susan Levenson, 62, won the Undergraduate Association vice-presidency. Barbara Friedman 62 was named Honor Board Chairman. Two candidates’ platforms were missing, invalidating elections for Corresponding Secretary and Athletic Association President. Ruth Schwartz 61 announced next week’s combined officer elections. Linda Sweet 63 became Treasurer and Diane Carravetta 64 was Recording Secretary.
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Susan Levenson
Undergraduate
Miss Levenson
Linda Sweet
Diane Carravetta
Conservative Association of Columbia University Forms
A new Conservative Association at Columbia University plans its first general meeting tonight at 7 30 p m in Room 316 Hamilton Hall open to all student members. Chartered February 23 by School of General Studies Graduate Schools and Columbia College, it aims to promote academic and political conservatism on campus.
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Conservative Association of
Columbia University
Hamilton Hall
School of General Studies
Graduate Schools
Columbia College
Columbia
David Epstein C
Cuba
Student Committee For
Sane
NSA
In Memoriam Isabel Dunne of Barnard Staff
We regret the sudden death of Mrs Isabel Dunne a cafeteria staff member and cashier in the Annex who had been with Barnard staff for eight years.
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Isabel Dunne
Annex
Barnard
Erica Mann Defines Two Movements in New Poetry
Erica Mann outlines two contemporary poetry schools in a student lecture. Beat poets reject traditional forms and favor impressionistic, process oriented verse. Critic poets are scholarly, pace time tested standards, using twentieth century language.
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Erica Mann
Kerouac
Ginsberg
Paets
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