Education: Steadfast in Berlin

Surging toward the 100-day-old barrier one combustible night last week, thousands of young West Berliners roared in unison: "The Wall must go!" Set against the doom-crying argument that West Berlin is a good place for youth to get out of, it was a notable show of spirit—and much of it came from a notably spirited school: the Free University of Berlin. When the Communists put up the Wall in August, pessimists predicted a mass exodus of students and teachers from West Berlin. In fact, the reverse has happened. When it began its winter semester this month, the Free University was jammed...

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