Higher Horizons Aids Teachers And Pupils
Mrs. Elsa Voss presided over a Higher Horizons orientation at Ferris Booth Hall for seventy five Columbia and Barnard students. Two former participants described the program as a stepping stone to service with elementary and junior high students in New York City.
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Elsa Voss
Higher Horizon
Board of Education
Ferris Booth Hall
Columbia
Barnard
York City
Robbie Blaker
Phyllis Ruttenberg
Morningside
New York Times
Voice of America
Winnipeg
Canada
Sidney Kadish
American Women Regarded Vital In Labor Force
Theme of the All Women Conference sponsored by the National Council of Women of the United States. Keynotes by Dr. Harold Taylor and Arthur J. Goldberg. Goldberg was absent. Esther Peterson read his message stressing women’s rights and roles in the labor force. Taylor urged revitalizing education to preserve intellectual curiosity.
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National Council of Women of the
United States
Harold Taylor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Taylor
Goldberg
Esther Peterson
Poll Established For Off-Campus Housing Problems
The Undergraduate Association off-campus housing committee chaired by Sheila Gordon seeks to measure non-resident students opinions on living off campus. It will assess willingness to pay, housing demand, and policy impact with input from Eleanor Edelstein Roberta Turner Barbara Robbins Dorothy Moskowitz Loretta Tremblay.
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Undergraduate Association
Sheila Gordon
Eleanor Edelstein
Roberta Turner
Barbara Robbins
Dorothy Moskowitz
Loretta Tremblay
Madeline Jenkins
Van Den Haag Urges Merit System for Education
Professor Ernest Van Den Haag spoke at the Education Colloquium arguing that more money won’t improve outcomes. He urged a merit-based pay scale and a 1 to 2 year probation for teachers, predicting teacher surplus by 1962 and noting high school costs rise with enrollment. He compared funding increases to feeding alcohol to an alcoholic.
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Ernest van den Haag
van den Haag
United States
Mayoralty Debate to Be Held at Hunter College
The Clearing-House Committee sponsors a conference on the current mayoralty race at Hunter College on Saturday October 21. Both candidate slates will attend to debate along with reform speakers. Applications available from Mr. Demetrios Caraley at 408 Lehman.
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Clearing-House Committee
Hunter College
Consul Saintresses Israel Development and Negev Revival
Israeli consul Morris urged support for Israel at a sponsored lecture, highlighting the Negev rebirth begun after Ben Gurion’s order. He cited rainfall, salt water, and power shortages as key Negev challenges while stressing Israel’s role for world Jewry and the economy. He also previewed his forthcoming book Masters of the Desert.
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Yakhov Morris
Israel
Morris
Negev
David Ben Gurion
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