Students Seek Room as Waiting Lists Grow
Miss Madeline Jenkins, director of College Activities, reports four students daily seek off campus housing. About 50 percent of the student body lives near campus with 500 in Barnard dormitories, 122 off campus, 65 in Fairholm, 23 in King's Crown Hotel, 26 in Johnson Hall and 16 in Whittier. Off campus weekly costs range from 19.50 at Fairholm to 38 at King's Crown. 75 students remain unplaced.
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Madeline Jenkins
Barnard
Fairholm
King’s Crown
Johnson Hall
Whittier
Brandon
West 85 Street
Miss Kaufman
Miss Fleisher
Peace Corps
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Travelships Offered For RISRS International Seminar
David Barkin of the National Student Association announces five travelships from Columbia University Student Council for essays on the role of American students in international relations. The RISRS seminar at Manhattanville College December 13 features a keynote on US student opinion and workshops on foreign students and exchange programs.
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David Barkin
Columbia University National Student Association
Manhattanville College
NSA
Columbia University Student Council
Barkin
United States
Seminar on War Causes and International Tensions
The conference explored religion nationalism and the arms race as war drivers. Dr Chisolm urged radical steps to end traditional warfare. Kenneth Boulding critiqued socialism and sparked interest with provocative ideas. Argentinian ambassador Maria Amadeo closed with hopeful remarks.
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Brock Chisolm
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Kenneth Boulding
University of Michigan
Matt Sahl
Maria Amadeo
Professor Boulding
Liberte at New York Harbor Launch of Final Sailing
Teens joined a Coke Dance as the Liberte project a French atmosphere with shipboard carnival scenes. Parents toured the bazaar where homemade aprons were sold while crew described as French and under fifty five reflected a charming, colorful sendoff before the ship's last voyage from New York Harbor.
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New York Harbor
Off-Campus Residents Choose Living Arrangements
Barnard students describe preferring off campus housing for greater independence and social life. Susan Kaufman, Judy Goberman, Jane Hurwitz, and Ann Fleisher discuss commute times, flexible meals, and fewer distractions, while many cite finances as a barrier to moving off campus.
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Jane Hurwitz
Barnard
Miss Hurwitz
Miss Hurwitze
Barnard Considers Expanded Cooperative Student Housing
Barnard College aims for a 50 50 NYC nearby student balance with general secretary Miss Jean T Palmer saying co operative housing could grow if affordable and at cost. Fairholm currently loses money and campus dormitory space is full leaving commuter students a priority.
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Barnard
New York City
Miss Palmer
Fairholm
New York
Palmer
Soviet education system praised as capable for supplying specialists
Cultural attaché Gennadi Fursa of the Soviet Embassy in Washington describes Soviet education as one of the world’s best at a Washington Education Colloquium. He notes state funding covers over 80 percent of university stipends and that planning allocates students to future manpower needs.
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Gennadi Fursa
Fursa
Russia
U.S.S.R
United States
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Dagner
Beauty Studio
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64Th Ave
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Queens
Alexander
Bartholomew
Ben Jonson
Minor Latham Playhouse
Univ
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