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Prepared statements are expectedly smooth and quote-worthy, but one of the day ' s best comments came extem- poraneously during one of the morning ' s panel discussions from Mary Ann Lofrumento of Undergrad. Even though the original purpose of setting up the Seven Sisters was to provide an education for women that wasn ' t available anywhere else, she said, that purpose has changed. Now we need women ' s schools more than ever. Women are awakening now and learning what they have to do ... . The colleges must provide a different education that will enable them to make it in the world. Barnard College has attempted to do just that since it opened in 1889. President Mattfeld ' s inauguration signified our intention to continue as long as women and society require and desire our service. 9
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Holding President Mattfeld ' s inauguration in Riverside Church, amid the splendid glow from the stained glass and rich hue of wooden pews was of almost religious sig- nificance to Barnard. It was a reaffirmation of our identity, a reassertion of our purpose, and a restatement of the fact that we plan to be around for a very long time. Despite the long and until recently amicable history of the two institutions, Mrs. Mattfeld said in her speech, it remains mystifying that the present agreement should have had to be negotiated as though a treaty after war . . . instead of through the more appropriate style of dialogue which has (as) its base, the pursuit of reason. The pursuit of reason. Barnard ' s motto, and a course of action we feel worth continuing on, an intention the inau- guration well reflected. Barnard students could take pride in their college throughout the day. Whether they were present at the morning ' s panel discussions, in Riverside Church to see Mrs. Mattfeld receive the seal of the president or to hear the invocation and benediction delivered by two recent Barnard graduates, or at the reception in the gaily deco- rated gym afterwards, they felt a closeness, a unity, a sense of purpose. All around were successful Barnard graduates, women with careers, interests, roles to play in the world. 8 Why should we be any different? And why shouldn ' t we expect to see others follow us? At the panel discussions in the morning, promi- nent women educators pondered the question of women ' s education. Does it serve a purpose, what are its effects, they asked, and how can we best continue to serve? The final consensus was a posi- tive one, the conclusion reached that women today are offered an infinite variety from which to choose. Barnard represents yet another option — that of a small, women ' s school within the context of a large coeducational, research oriented institu- tion — and must continue to provide for the women who wish to avail themselves of such an education. Barnard women can have the best of two worlds — the competition of a male domi- nated environment, or the nurturing warmth of the companionship of women.
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