Morrison and Baxter Probe Problems of Communication
Jane Ruben reports on a forum where Dr. James Baxter and Professor Phoebe Morrison discuss psychiatry's role in law and criminal responsibility. They argue psychiatric testimony may reflect bias, urge public education on mental illness, and call for legislative pressure to improve rulings and probation resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Baxter
Baxter
Phoebe Morrison
Honor Board
College
Morrison
Durham
Bober Emphasizes Manuscripts Value in Medieval Thought
Professor Harry Bober of the WNYU Institute of Fine Arts discussed Medieval manuscripts as mirrors of macrocosm and microcosm. He argued they illuminate religious attitudes and medieval art, showing how sacred texts visualize the universe and hierarchy of angels, planets, and the Church.
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Harry Bober
Wny.u. Institute of Fine Arts
Bober
Bear Pin Awards Highlight Barnard 1960 Installation Assembly
Barnard College awarded six regular Bear pins for top extracurricular achievement to seniors Andree Abecassis Myra Cohen Claire Jaeger Linda Kaufman Bonnie Lou Slater and Carolyn Shapiro. Three honorary pins went to Emily Fowler Ethel Katz Andrea Penkower plus faculty member John A. Kouwenhoven administrator Dean Helen P. Bailey and Board of Proctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard College
Andree Abecassis
Myra Cohen
Claire Jaeger
Linda Kaufman
Bonnie Lou Slater
Carolyn Shapiro
Emily Fowler
Ethel Katz
Andrea Penkower
John A. Kouwenhoven
Helen P. Bailey
Board of
Proctors
Ruth Segal
Speaker Views Writers Find Duplicity Vital in US Literature
Professor Leslie Fiedler of the State University of Montana argued that American writers embed secrets and mislead readers to reveal meaning only to discerning readers. He cited Mark Twain as a duplicitist and said Hawthorne set the hinting principle while distrust of the audience drives writers to conceal.
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United States
Leslie Fiedler
State University of
Montana
Fiedler
Writers’ Club of Columbia
General Studies
Professor Fiedler
Mark Twain
Twain
Hawthorne
Students Rally for Montgomery Sit-Ins in Harlem Demonstration
Metropolitan area students plan a March 26 city wide rally in front of the Hotel Theresa at 3 PM to support Southern sit-in demonstrators. Jackie Robinson and A Phillip Randolph head speakers with Bayard Austin and Curtis Gans among the participants. Funds totaling nearly 1500 from five colleges support Alabama State College students facing expulsion and dining hall closures during the Montgomery protests.
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Theresa
Seventh Avenue
125Th Street
Jackie Robinson
Woolworth's
Grants
Buell Gallagher
City College
A. Phillip Randolph
Afl-Cio
Bernard Lee
Alabama State College
Montgomery
Bayard Austin
Martin Luther King
Curtis Gans
National Student Association
Committee To
Struggle For Freedom
South
New York
NAACP
NSA
Congress
Harlem
Oberlin
Swarthmore
Chicago
Colorado
Wisconsin
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