Looks like Donald Barr had a long history relating to math -
From
Columbia Columbia Today (May, 2004) - copy and paste below of relevant portion and link to original follows. This was published re: death of Donald Barr in 2004.
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1941
"Donald Barr, educator, writer and former headmaster, Colebrook, Conn., on February 5, 2004. Barr was born in Manhattan on August 2, 1921, and
majored in mathematics and anthropology at the College. He went into the Army and served with the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, D.C., and Europe. Returning to Columbia, he taught in the English department while getting his master’s from GSAS in 1950 in English and comparative literature and completing course requirements for a Ph.D. By then, he was teaching courses with field work in sociology and political science at the School of Engineering and writing science and mathematics texts for elementary and junior high school students. In 1955, the Engineering School
asked him to oversee its efforts to spot promising elementary and secondary science students, including girls, and enlist them for advanced training at the school to help them rise to the college level. Joining the Engineering Dean’s Office, he developed the Science Honors Program, which garnered the attention and support of the National Science Foundation. Barr became assistant dean of the faculty of the Engineering School in 1959, and the foundation asked him to administer its entire Cooperative College-School Program. He did so beginning in 1963, continuing until he became headmaster at the Dalton School the following year.
Barr, a traditionalist in academic matters, took a no-nonsense approach that rated good conduct as a virtue. He expressed his views on education not only at the schools he headed but also in national forums. His sometimes stormy tenure at Dalton ended in 1974 with his departure after disputes with the trustees over budget priorities and his disciplinarian approach to substance abuse. The next year, he became headmaster at Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y., where he soon dismissed more than two dozen students for disruptive conduct and poor academic performance. This time, he had parents and trustees in his corner. He also upgraded the curriculum, adding foreign languages and bolstering academic subjects and the arts. Barr’s wife, Mary Margaret Ahern Barr, died in 2001. He is survived by his sons, Christopher J. ’75, William P. ’71, Hilary B.T. ’74 and Stephen M. ’74; and eight grandchildren."
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So, here's what we know -
In 1973 Bill Barr (at age 23 - he was born in 1950) got his master's degree from Columbia, got married, and started working in the General Counsel of the the CIA (from 1973-1977). Pretty busy year for him! He also obtained his JD from George Washington Law School in 1977 so he was pretty busy between 1974-1977 I would assume.
Epstein started at Dalton
fall 1974 and was about age 20.
Donald Barr (headmaster at Dalton from 1964 until
June 7, 1974) had a professional background that included being specifically asked by Columbia University
to help spot students with a talent for math, etc. His bio and obituaries also says he wrote science and math texts/ non-fiction for children.
In context, makes perfect sense and seems to fit that Donald Barr would have had some influence in Epstein getting a teaching position at Dalton.
Does it have any relevance to Bill Bar now? Meh. IMO seems like a stretch based on info available to us thus far.
LINK - just scroll to "1941" and you'll see his entry with photo etc
Columbia College Today
And this concludes my deep dive investigatory research into this particular topic, LOL.
