Prof Teichmann Declines Book Bid Says Laziness Stops Publishing
Barnard drama professor Howard Teichmann, urged by Earl Wilson, turned down a major publishing offer for a book of anecdotes about students. He cites being a playwright not an author and notes he might write it if pressed. Teichmann co authored The Solid Gold Cadillac and wrote Miss Lonely Hearts and The Girls in 509 for Broadway. One former student Linda Schwartz 62 wrote the off Broadway hit Jack and the Beanstalk now at Martinique Theatre.
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Earl Wilson
New York Post
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Nehru Sees World Lagging Behind Technology
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru urged that global thought lags behind rapid technological progress at the 1961 conference titled A Year of Crisis. The event at Hotel Commo by Judy Drian dore drew 1500 student delegates from 43 states with speakers from Ireland Nigeria the Philippines and the Soviet Union.
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Philippines
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Tannenbaum Examines Cuba Revolt
Professor Frank Tannenbaum of Columbia discussed the Cuban Revolt in light of past social upheavals at a History Majors meeting. He argued revolutions emerge in certain environments and noted Cuba’s urban middle class and corruption as key issues.
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Columbia
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Mexico
China
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Barnard Pre-medical Society grows with class of ’63 and ’64
Dudley serves as advisor to Barnard Pre-medical Society which lists 50 members. Faculty representatives from zoology chemistry and physics aid students under Dr Marjorie Nelson and Dean Helen Bailey. Members study at NY medical schools and abroad in Lausanne. A Barnard Columbia medical research symposium is set for December 1 with a 4 00 pm start at Ferris Booth Hall followed by a December 8 tea.
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Helen Bailey
Patricia Dudley
Barnard
New York City
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Switzerland
Barnard-Columbia
Ferris Booth Hall
Barnard Pre-medical Society
Company Augments Memorial Fund With Student Helpers
Putman and Company, a market research firm, donated seventy five dollars to the Katherine R. Goodwin Memorial Fund in appreciation of two hundred girls who judged the company's silver exhibit in Barnard Hall last Monday. Debbie Bersin, chairman of publicity, said most girls enjoyed participating and many chose future patterns, while company representatives praised student cooperation and enthusiasm.
Peace Corps Changes US Policy Frames Global Aid
Ann Fleisher reports on a Vocational Conference briefing by Curtis Gans of the Peace Corps. He argues the program shifts from US democracy projection to meeting foreign needs and fostering person to person understanding. Volunteers face two years in isolated communities with austere conditions while educating Americans about world happenings.
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Curtis Gans
United States Peace Corps
America
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New York to Fund Nuclear Shelter Program for Schools
Governor Rockefeller backs a new law approving 100 million dollars for nuclear shelter construction in public and private schools across New York. Of this, 15 million is set aside for State University units, with 85 million available to private colleges in the state.
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