Edith McCullough Shares Recollections about the Founding of Bennington College
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1952
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Bennington College
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:18 Raising moneyfor the Bennington Scholarship Fund with concerts by Artur Schnabel (1932 & 1933); 8:45-9:04 Blank Space in recording; 9:56 Letter received from angry feminists regarding the hiring of a male president for Bennington College; 11:12-11:21 Blank Space in recording; 11:21 Entrance requirements: "no exam or marks were to be used"; 11:59 "A student could apply if they were poor in some subjects but gifted in others"; 12:34 "Try to choose the student body like an orchestra - having in mind enough different interests and localities to make an aspiring and harmonious student body"; 13:08 "..teaching body not need be PhD's or research professors but chosen....inspiring and able teachers, young and dynamic and with a democracy of age rather than the old stodgy teacher with the student teacher attitude with an idea of pedagogy.."; 13:30 How students will choose classes; 14:20 Group tutorial; 14:43 Difference between old regime and new regime styles in education (parable of a healthy flower); 15:05 Tuition/scholarship
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Recording, oral
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McCullough, Mr. Hall Park, McCullough, Edith van Benthuysen McCullough, McCullough, Mr. John, Schnabel, Artur, Bennington Scholarship Fund, Entrance Requirements, Teaching Requirements