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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1961
Page
4
The Language Laboratory fee of 2.50 per semester will be eliminated next year. Miss Elizabeth S Blake, supervisor, announced that students in courses not requiring lab work may use the lab. Seven departments now use tapes in seventeen courses and are improving materials and integration with coursework.
Daniel Watts spoke at Wollman Auditorium detailing Congo’s history from King Leopold’s 1876 handover to Belgium control in 1885 and its long rule as a private territory. He argued forced slavery and tribal arming were used, noting the 1908 transfer to the Belgian government and wealth extraction under state capitalism.
Miss Myra Roper, president of the Women's College at the University of Melbourne, spoke at the Noon Meeting on Education East West and Down Under. She contrasted British emphasis on intellectual excellence with American aims to train people as social beings and noted the expansion of scholarship programs.
Kenneth Janes, new director of dramatic activities at Wigs and Cues Barnard, brings British stage experience and BBC work to the group. He begins official duties next fall after directing Playhouse Backwell Bristol and Rockefeller fellowship work in the United States. He stresses behind the scenes work, training, discipline, and creative theatre to elevate the group with high ideals and fresh ideas.
Eight Nobel Prize recipients who are Columbia College alumni or faculty will receive the Alexander Hamilton Award at the 1961 Alexander Hamilton Dinner on April 11 in Low Memorial Library Rotunda. The annual honor typically limits awards to two, but this year honors eight distinguished alumni.
The article notes Columbia Players and Wigs and Cues fueling dramatic talent for Columbia men and Barnard women. It discusses the misnaming of the group as Players Workshop and mentions reporters correcting the error. Credit for sponsorship and funding is shared by Wigs and Cues and Columbia Players, with participants receiving primary credit.
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