Mrs Wieners Retires From Barnard After Ill Health
Mrs William A Wieners longtime Barnard College executive secretary retired last Friday due to ill health. A Barnard graduate of 1941 she joined Barnard in 1944 as secretary to the Dean and was named executive secretary in 1948. A party in her honor hosted by Dean Millicent C McIntosh drew about 200 faculty and staff, with a skit about the Dean's office featuring Mrs Riley.
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Freedom and Security Seminar For Students In Washington
The American Friends Service Committee sponsors a Washington seminar on freedom and security running Thursday November 15 to Saturday November 17. Registration costs two dollars with two dollars per night for room and board. Sessions include loyalty review with Subversive Activities Control Board staff and discussions on loyalty oaths academic freedom military preparedness and free critique opportunities. For information contact Sandy Kravitz at 58 Broadway New York NY.
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Cardinal Spellman Speaks at Columbia Cabot Convocation
Cardinal Francis Spellman will deliver the principal address at the 13th annual Maria Moors Cabot convocation at Columbia University this Friday afternoon. Dr Grayson Kirk will award Cabot gold medals to four journalists and present silver plaques to their newspapers on behalf of Columbia Trustees.
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On Campus Religious Affairs and Guest Speakers Today
A series of campus talks and open houses is scheduled this afternoon and week. Sanford Kravitz of the American Friends Service Committee speaks at 4 in Room 404 Barnard on the organization’s work. Dr Leo Jung, Orthodox Jewish leader and Yeshiva University professor, lectures at Menorah Seixas Open House this afternoon. IZFA meets Wednesday noon in Room 409 Barnard with Israeli UN delegate Zev Spanier as speaker. College Forum, Thursday at 4 30 in Room 409 Barnard, features Gladys Meyer on how education reinforces societal values. German Department hosts a 4 to 6 tea in Room 115 Milbank. All-College Assembly to feature Dr Lillian Gilbreth on Education for Living November 18 at 1 p.m.
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Education
G S Innovations Sees Curriculum and Magazine Changes
The article notes elimination of most non credit courses at the G S Innovations school with study aligned to Barnard and Columbia. It reports Professor Hacker urging transfer of control from administrative board to faculty and confirms continued support for the Quarto literary magazine amid student stability concerns.
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Political Council Sees Strong Turnout In Straw Ballot
The Political Council touted a solid turnout for the all college straw ballot with about one third of the student body voting. The note adds the council favors housing and civil service discrimination prohibitions and rent and price control measures.
Highet Discusses Teaching Classics Before New York Club
Columbia professor Gilbert Highet spoke to the New York Classical Club at Barnard last Saturday on How Not to Teach the Classics. He argued that teaching suffers from dry presentation and overemphasis on minor questions, and that teachers often dislike the subject. The talk inverted his book The Art of Teaching. A business meeting and luncheon preceded the lecture.
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