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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1964
Page
1
The notice explains Barnard College publishes a semi weekly student newspaper through the academic year excluding vacations and exams. It is entered as second class matter in New York on Oct 19 1928 with a yearly subscription of five dollars.
Ramparts urges justice for the 1964 Mississippi murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. It cites eyewitness claims and alleged suspects known to FBI and press, urges justice, and criticizes the Fifth Circuit ruling and delay.
Barnard College selects three women to receive Columbia University degrees at the upcoming convocation. The event marks the anniversary celebration and underscores Barnard’s educational goals. Attendance urged as speakers are announced.
Earl Hall Fort Halls support for unionizing University cafeteria workers is welcomed. Religious counselors see a secular moral obligation for the University to enable the workers to have a strong voice. The University admits communication difficulties and says unionization is the solution.
The Group for Contemporary Music at Columbia University opened its season with a concert mixing electronic synthesizer works and a cello chamber concerto. The program included Philidor’s military piece from 1638 and two modern pieces by Milton Babbit and Stefan Wolpe, praised for unity in Wolpe’s work while Babbit’s piece drew mixed reactions. The second half featured Chou Wen-chung’s Cursive for piano and flute and Wuorinen’s Chamber Concerto for cello and ten, performed under Gunther Schuller with a standout solo by Robert Martin. The next free concert is set for December 14, 1964, with works by Babbitt, Berio, Luening, Sollberger, and Westergaard.
With Thanksgiving near, the Barnard inspired Focus magazine solicits stories essays art and poetry from students. Randall Watson editor notes publication is uncertain and invites creativity to fill the first issue of the year.
The Electra review published two weeks ago by Miss Achs in Bulletin was heavily altered due to editing inconsistencies. Miss Achs notes the headline Jacks cohesion fit the article more than the play and the newspaper regrets the changes.
Eyewitness narration describes the 1964 killings of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and victim James Chaney. The report recounts mob violence, the three men abducted in 1964 Mississippi, burial at a burial ground, and subsequent cement sealing at a Burrage farm.
The piece recalls the discovery of the bodies of Chaney Goodman and Schwerner after the two month wait for FBI recovery. It notes the dam and twenty five thousand dollar informant reward and details community knowledge of the murders and the perpetrators.
A reader expresses hope for a more home like dorm experience at Barnard with 616 occupants and stronger meal options. They question parietal restrictions and the use of monastic versus supermarket metaphors, urging more flexible, respectful discussion and an end to being second guessed.
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