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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1966
Page
1
Editorial proposes replacing fixed final exams with student chosen days within the exam week. A revolving proctor system provides rooms 9 am to 5 pm where students write exams up to three hours, with all finals completed in the period. Honor system enforcement remains. failures trigger marks or investigation.
Five youths calling themselves the Druids disturbed Barnard students in Reid lobby and in front of Wollman library as they played a loud handball game on the slate walk. Observers included professors and Columbia students with long hair and suede boots. Some claimed the scene reflected nonconformist expression, others dismissed it as a momentary oddity.
Barnard faces a college tradition that mandates three years of physical education. Drained by the long campus day, students show fatigue and low participation in athletic programs. Mrs Roosevelt argues the requirement fosters long term health and activity, though few volunteers and many scheduling conflicts hinder sport involvement.
A professor defends chemistry teaching against a five day reading period. He argues courses are sequential and last week classes would limit topics. He supports a two week reading period with assigned work as more suitable and notes changes in curricula.
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