Assembly Elects Currie Head Chooses Orientation Chairmen
New heads outline orientation plans at a Student Council meeting. Ann Fleisher was named Chairman of Freshman Orientation for fall 1962 with Bonnie Menninger as dorm Orientation Chair. Fleisher proposes a Barnard lawn picnic with faculty and a panel on extracurriculars alongside Skit Night. Menninger urges a more personal orientation and faculty sponsorship. The Council also added four members to the Curriculum Committee: Judy Lefko Witz Ronnie Olman Grace Stern Judy Chaplin and Josephine Gittler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Fleisher
Bonnie Menninger
Miss Fleisher
Barnard
Menninger
Butler Library
Lehman
Judy Lefko- Witz
Ronnie Olman
Grace Stern
Judy Chaplin
Josephine Gittler
Wilkinson argues HUAC unconstitutional after nine month jail term
Frank Wilkinson says the House Un-American Activities Committee violates the Constitution by acting as a court of law and by overstepping First Amendment limits. He cites HUAC grants of $393000 as evidence of its improper power and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilkinson
Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
HUAC
Wilkinson
Columbia
Civil Liberties Committee of Action
Phillip Luce
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
Ku Klux Klan
John Birchers
House of Representa
Adding Machine Theft Reported at College
Dr Forrest Abbott the college treasurer reported the theft of his adding machine last Monday March 12. Police and the Morningside Heights Association were notified. The machine is Abbott’s only one in the treasurer’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest IL Abbott
Morningside Heights Association
Abbott
Reps Pick Gordon For Chairmanship At Barnard
Representative Assembly elected Sheila Gordon to chair the Curriculum Committee at its noon meeting. Judith Lefkowitz and Naomi Weintraub were chosen Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Barnard Student Handbook. Gordon urged a short reading period before exams and more student faculty consultation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Assembly
Sheila Gordon
Judith R. Lefkowitz
Naomi Weintraub
Barnard
Miss Gordon
Judith Lefkowitz
Unity on housing rules from off campus poll
The Off-Campus Housing Poll shows resident students oppose rules applying only to commuters while non resident non commuting students favor restricting changes to commuters. Trustees will hear findings at the April 25 meeting with a likely final decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
John Elliott, Jr
Students To Talk About Exchange China on WNEC
Dr. Gladys Meyer and Felice Witztum Connie Foshay Ruth Nemzoff and Sheila Gordon will discuss the Southern Exchange Program Friday March 16 at 9 05 p m over WNEC radio The program is the first of two taped Barnard student discussions in a series with New York City colleges On March 30 John Meskill and seniors Irene Brevetta Joan Howden Roberta Roth will discuss Modern China
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Meyer
Felice Witztum
Connie Foshay
Ruth Nemzoff
Sheila Gordon
Wnec Radio
Barnard
Kennedy
New York City
John Meskill
Irene Brevetta
Joan Howden
Roberta Roth
China
History Department Announces Revisions to Junior Readings Plan
The History Department unveils reforms for next year led by Rene Albrecht-Carrie. A six point two semester junior readings course will replace part of the workload and a new philosophy of history course by Sidney Burrell is added. Seminar value drops from five to three points and History 1-2 will be revised. Senior seminars remain with four sections taught by Williamson Rauch Woodbridge and Mrs LaBalme, each guiding a thesis topic chosen by student and professor. History 2-2 will run in two large sections of about 150 with Burrell and Woodbridge supervising assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Albrecht-Carrie
Sidney Burrell
Chilton Williamson
Basil Rauch
George Woodbridge
Oto
Burrell
Woodbridge
Pradse
Dormitory Executives Press on Individual Needs and Upgrades
Rhoda Greenberg, 63, president elect of the Dormitory Executive Committee, urges attention to each girl's needs. She backs dances, teas, study rooms, and beau arts spaces, and notes past efforts on late curfew permissions and freshman regulations. Bonnie Menninger, 64, proposes early morning drills and dorm improvements including switchboards and laundry, plus a campus phone in dorms. Bobbi Greenhouse, 63, Dorm Exec chair, aims to secure laundry and study room upgrades and closer floor counselor contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Greenberg
Exec
Bonnie Menninger
Menninger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Assembly
Currie
Gordon
Phyllis Klein
WNEC
History Department
By Cornelia Navari
Greenberg
By Cathy Goldie
Miss Greenberg
Bobbi Greenhouse
Ories
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!