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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1961
Page
1
Bulletin greets the incoming freshmen as a new generation entering the university community. The piece urges students to engage actively, question intelligently, and participate in events, viewing undergraduate years as a vital, reciprocal educational stage.
Barnard's Helen Reid Hall, an eight story dormitory, began occupancy by 150 students amid finishing work. Rooms are ready but corridors and heating progress, with completion pushed from October 1 to the 15th. Ground broken August 22, 1960. funding includes 850000 federal loan plus private funds.
Bulletin invites freshmen and transfers to visit its offices on Tuesdays or Thursdays in Room 1 Annex. Students interested in any aspect of newspaper work are urged to visit early. A series of lectures begins Monday October 9, with times posted outside Room 1. We look forward to meeting you.
The freshman class numbers 354 women from 30 states and five foreign countries and begins a three day orientation. It marks the largest resident class with 189. Distribution shows 7 percent from the South 85 percent from the Central area 5.9 percent from the West 3.6 percent foreign born or residing abroad 14.7 percent from New England and 60.2 percent from the Middle Atlantic. Over 71 percent graduated from public schools. Foreign representation includes El Salvador Greece Australia China and Germany. One student born in Hungary is stateless and seven are American citizens educated abroad.
Columbia professor Moses Hadas will speak at Barnard College tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the gym on The Aims of Education as seen from Humanistic Points of View. The lecture will last about an hour followed by student-led discussion groups.
Dr. Tatiana Wolff Greene and Miss Jimmye Kimmey assume adviser roles for about 130 freshmen each at Barnard. They balance teaching with counseling duties while programs firm up afterJune interviews and pending hygiene and language tests.
Friday events include President McIntosh address at 2:15 pm and a 7:30 pm skit night. Evening dorm parties follow a coffee hour and dinner. Saturday covers General Address workshops Library tours lunch afternoon panels lawn party picnic supper and a Columbia dance with campus tours and a final formal orientation ending at 4 pm.
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