Poll Finds U.S. Students Believe in Drive of Youth
A survey of undergraduates by the Associated College Press shows 49 percent disagree with the claim that modern youth lacks drive. Students split over whether seeking future security stifles imagination or spurs it, with supporters noting conformity limits and others arguing concern for the future fosters initiative.
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Renaissance Talk and the Medieval Heritage Debate
The article discusses Renaissance ideas as a continuation of medieval heritage blending eternal love with Christian charity and Neo-Platonic thought. It notes Renaissance artists focusing on ecclesiastical history and cites Professor Wittkower on the difficulty of separating historical from allegorical painting due to art’s symbolic language.
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State Department To Conduct Exam For Foreign Service Officers
The semi annual Foreign Service Officer Examination will be held June 24, 1957. Candidates must be at least twenty by May 1, 1957 and American citizens for at least nine years. A State Department rep will answer questions on April 10 from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 p.m. at Casa Italiana 117 Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Further information and applications are available at the Placement Office.
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Language Contest Demands Speeches On Marcel Proust
The annual 50 prize Oral French Prize will be awarded after a 10 minute talk on a given Marcel Proust remark. The event occurs Tuesday April 23 at 3 30 p m in the French Room 12 Milbank. Eligible are Barnard juniors without French heritage who have studied French throughout their college career. Sign up with Professor Breunig by April 12.
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Miss Bergdorff Selections Styles For Two Seasons Ahead
The article describes biannual visits to Seventh Avenue clothing houses to choose frocks. Firth will select her successor in June as Miss Bergdorf, with plans for spring fashion pleasing to early researchers. The board favors simple crease-free styles in bright colors, tweeds, and many slinky blacks for November.
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