Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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The Class of 76 has lived with this agreement, placidly accepting the deceptive victory conducted in our names. We are not as vociferous as our predecessors; we have neither taken over buildings, boycotted classes nor ab- ducted deans. We have been accused of being apathetic, obsessed with ourselves, grubbing, and getting into pro- fessional schools. Although we suffer silently, the spirit of the battle remains within each one of us. Survival at Barnard entails cutting through unending redtape, daily skirmishes with the registrar, the bursar, the housing of- fice, clashes with unsympathetic faculty, and the per- petual battle with the books. As a mild diversion there is always the battle across the street — the threats of merger, and absorption issued by menancing college deans. Turning away from the Morningside Heights ' Battleground, we find, instead of relief, only more strug- gles of getting by in the Big Apple: inflation, crime, pollu- tion, etc. As seniors we leave the battle site, veterans of this four year engagement. But we are not sure that the conflict will end once we are beyond the protective gates of Bar- nard. We leave behind many unsettled issues only to face the uncertainty of the future. Is victory ours or does the battle go on and on and on and on and on

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In the late sixties, student unrest erupted in a series of strikes and confrontations between students, faculty and administra- tion. It appeared as if the Revolutionary armies had returned to the Heights in the guise of student radicals. Battles broke out sporadically through the spring of ' 72. In 1974, Barnard Presi- dent Martha Peterson, and Columbia President William McGill, signed still another agreement attempting to define the vague relationship between the two schools. This latest docu- ment placed a dollar value on an educational relationship some 70 years old and outlined the following terms: A. Barnard would continue to admit and recommend women for the A.B. and Columbia College would continue to admit and recommend men for the A.B. degree. B. The desirable goal of increased co-education will be achieved through common access to faculty, courses and joint utilization of facilities between the two colleges. C. Any imbalance of instructional, library and support costs incurred in the exchange of students and services will be ad- justed between the two institutions on an equitable basis. D. Reduction of operating costs, consistent with maintaining and improving the quality of education and services, to be a constant factor in any decision on cooperation.

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ODCMICN. When the British troops came into view of Kip ' s Bay, Washington ' s men realized for the first time what they were really up against. The Barnard Freshwoman understands she ' s in for some rough times ahead and feels perfectly prepared to deal with them, until she arrives on campus and is confronted with Section V of the Course catalogue — Academic Require- ments for the A.B. Degree. ' ' Now that she begins to realize what she ' s up against, she knows that getting into Barnard was one thing. Getting out will be another.