Education For All; The City College of New York Part 5

Description

DOCUMENTARY: On City College of New York which offers tuition-free education. R.1: Illustrates the history of City College from its inception as the Free Academy in 1847 under Townsend Harris, to its name change in 1866, and to the present. Shows how people from all walks of life can get college education, regardless of ability to pay. Classroom and outdoor campus activity. R.2: President Harry N. Wright and Dean John G. Peatman meet with students on student affairs. Professors and students conduct open meetings on community affairs. Classroom and field study groups include engineering, sociology and child psychology.

Collection

Harmon Foundation Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films on Community and Family Life, Education, Religious Beliefs, and the Art and Culture of Minority and Ethnic Groups