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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
3
President Rosemary Park told the Junior Class that compulsion in education depends on how one defines education. She argued truth is created through generational confrontation via required courses, which shape a humane yet incomplete human type. She urged using required programs to forge a better future while stressing the need to understand older ideals to allow constructive revolt.
Rita Breitbart and B J Lunin both class of 1965 are named chairman and co chair of Freshman Orientation by Student Council. Breitbart elected Day Chairman and Lunin Dorm Chairman. They aim to hold Orientation earlier to include dormitory stay for Day freshmen while avoiding Jewish holidays and Upperclassman return.
Ten Barnard College seniors win Woodrow Wilson Fellowships for graduate study covering tuition and fees for one year plus a $1500 stipend. Honorable Mentions named. selections based on 9,767 candidates from 907 colleges. Fellows urged to consider academic teaching, pursue Ph.D. work.
About two thousand students gathered in Albany to urge the New York Republican Assembly to restore tuition free status for the State and City Universities. A 61-53 party vote blocked an effort to remove the tuition ban, with 33 Republican members absent. The referendum on student government reform drew 556 votes with 269 needed to pass.
The Faculty Committee on Instruction approved new courses to be offered in the 1963 64 academic year. Six departments will introduce offerings within the next two terms, expanding curriculum options for students.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees will meet this afternoon to review working drawings for the proposed Student Center. Treasurer Forrest L. Abbott says final authorization on the drawings, described as highly detailed, will follow after examination.
Sophomores and juniors may apply for campus correspondent roles at major outlets. Sign up in Public Relations Office Room 102 Milbank by March 20, and attend the Thursday Noon Meeting March 21 in the College Parlor to write a news story due to Public Relations by 5 p.m. that day. Submit a resume and a Barnard feature story, possibly with pictures.
The Representative Assembly approved an amendment to the Undergraduate Association Constitution regarding vacancies. It requires a special election to fill all vacant offices except class presidencies if resignations are accepted at least fourteen days before Christmas vacation. if after, only non council offices, with the treasurer of the junior class assuming the treasurer’s post. The body also evaluated the Student Exchange Program led by Jane Ruben '63, who urged continued exchanges for student opportunities, with a straw poll showing support but noting program focus and details need review.
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