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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
2
An African Studies Society sponsored by Yvonne Williams is forming. The group aims to study Africa's history economics and politics with member driven topics. It will explore indigenous peoples and their diaspora including West Indians and American Negroes and may screen a Ghana independence film.
A speaker warns that stopping bomb testing may fail and that peaceful atomic energy could bring new dangers. He cites reactor waste adding to background radiation and imagines an atomic ship sinking in New York harbor with wide environmental impact beyond marine life.
The assembly listed multiple prize recipients including Linda Kaufman for best writing by a sophomore, Anne Fenton awarded the Margaret Meyer Graduate Scholarship, and the Allison Prize Fund to Mircoy Cushman for general excellence. Judith Walton received the Caroline Gallup Reed Prize, with Margolis and others honored for research and academic distinction.
An editorial in the New York Times discusses the Adele Lehman Hall groundbreaking at Barnard College. It cites a 1958-59 catalogue quote by Millicent C. McIntosh and lauds Barnard as part of New York City, with the Times and Herald Tribune both reporting the event despite inclement weather.
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