Letters to the Editor on biology major demands and curriculum
A reader argues that premedical biology requires heavy preparation including two years of calculus and multiple science courses. The piece criticizes the four course system for diluting content and producing dilettante graduates who know poets but not parasites, urging recognition of biology as a near major and reform of educational rigidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeats and Breughel
Sophocles
Goethe
Never-Neverland
MacBird satire targets Johnson and political bigwigs off Broadway
Berkeley produced spoof MacBird parodies Lyndon B Johnson and Kennedy figures in Shakespearean style. Barbara Garson portrays Johnson as a vulgar clown and Kennedy as a schemer, aiming to unsettle public reverence for authority and expose political elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Berkeley
President Johnson
Kennedy
Barbara Garson
MacBird
Eric Bentley
Robert Brustein
Robert Lowell
Jack Newfield
The
Village Voice
LBJ
Johnson
Macbeth
John Kennedy
Ken O'Dune
Adlai Stevenson
Edward Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Garsow
Civilian Review Board debate probes tensions and reform
A New York Civilian Review Board proponent argues the board helps ease tensions by enabling civil complaints against police. He notes rise in calls after 1965 changes and cites Philadelphia as example of low crime and rising arrests while predicting referendum outcomes on abolishing or keeping the CRB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Review Board
Areyeh Neter
New York Civil Liberties Union
New York City
Philadelphia
Rochester
Washington, DC
Denver
Colorado
Vincent Broderick
N.Y
Neier
CRB
Policeman’s Benevolent Association
PBA
CRE
Internal Review Board
Nly.c
John D. Cassese
Meier
Measure for Measure Players Fall Short on Comedy
Ruth Balen critiques the Resident Theatre Company's Measure for Measure noting misused black humor overruns the plot and wrecks the play’s structure. She argues Shakespearean comedy and tragedy differ and praises restraint, highlighting weak characters and a melodramatic tone under Kenneth Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Angela
Escalous
Tsabella
Kenneth Jones
Measure
Barnard Bulletin Details Circulation and Editorial Addresses
Barnard Bulletin published weekly by Barnard College with offices at Broadway and 17th Street New York NY 10027. Editor Clexia Kettner and managing editor K Lowenthal listed. Total copies printed 2300 with 2260 free distribution and 40 unaccounted after printing. Subscriptions billed at $5.00 yearly. Second class matter entry date October 19 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard College
Barnard
New York
N.Y
Barnard Bulletin
Broadway
17Th Street
W. 120Th Street
Clexia Kettner
K. Lowenthal
Et Street
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Barbara Crampton
Mimi Kalal
Toni Savage
Dine Yamagai
Terry Colen
Judith Devons
Bennie Burgess
Susan Rosen
Ellen Walensky
Ella Poliakoff
Jean McKenzie
Frances Hoenigewald
Bonnie Fox
Susan Hosen
Catherine Gross
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Xenia Srebrianski
Corinna Gaster
Ellen Harwin
Susan Gal
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