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...faculty of Columbia College voted to admit women Monday in a move that could force Barnard College, its affiliated women's institution, to forfeit its independent status and accept a complete merger of the two schools...
Although the vote came on a resolution that is not legally binding, a spokesman for Barnard president LeRoy C. Breunig said yesterday that the faculty's action was "designed to put political pressure on Barnard...
...Barnard's adamant refusal to merge with Columbia and form one co-educational institution prompted the Columbia faculty to recommend the admission of women directly into the previously all-male school, Michael Rosenthal '58, associate dean of Columbia College said yesterday...
...Barnard has a lot of problems common to private women's colleges, but it also has many unique strengths," Mattfeld said. She added that she would prefer to study Barnard's problems, particularly the nature of the school's relationship with Columbia College, before proposing any specific solutions...
Helene Kaplan, co-chairman of the Barnard presidential search committee, yesterday described Mattfeld as "an outstanding candidate with a demonstrated record of concern for women's education." She said the committee unanimously recommended Mattfeld to the Barnard board of trustees...