Edith McCullough Shares Recollections about the Founding of Bennington College
| dc.contributor.author | McCullough, Edith van Benthuysen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-14T12:59:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-14T12:59:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1952 | |
| dc.description.abstract | :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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11209/11677 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Bennington College | en_US |
| dc.subject | McCullough, Mr. Hall Park | en_US |
| dc.subject | McCullough, Edith van Benthuysen McCullough | en_US |
| dc.subject | McCullough, Mr. John | en_US |
| dc.subject | Schnabel, Artur | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bennington Scholarship Fund | en_US |
| dc.subject | Entrance Requirements | en_US |
| dc.subject | Teaching Requirements | en_US |
| dc.title | Edith McCullough Shares Recollections about the Founding of Bennington College | en_US |
| dc.type | Recording, oral | en_US |
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