Oberlin Review (Oberlin, Ohio), 1958-09-16

              Tuesday September 16 1955 Highlights of Year CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 departments of psychology math ematics and zoology conducted the new program in order to make full use of a professors time lorindispensable functions and at the same time to develop the students own resourcefulness The plan provided forrandomly selected classes in psychology12 Mathematics 34 and Zoology 12 to engage parttime in regular class meetings and parttime about onethird of the school year in assigned study with only one small group meeting per week Special Review Issues The Review published twospecial education issue supplements one in November on the risingenrollments problem and the second a full fourpage issue at the end of March on the general curricular and financial status of theCollege Some controversy in theeducational sphere was prompted by two columns in the newspaper written by former Review Editor Dave Mathiasen who maintained that the greatest value of aprofessor lay in his personality but that at the present time there was all too little professorstudentcontact Mathiasen wrote that he thought effort on both sides was needed to alleviate the problem New plans for the summerincluded a proposal by MrRobertson for an Oberlin Summer School of the Arts which would emphasize the special unusual unconventional courses aimed at offering students a different kind of educational and musical experi ence In addition the National Science Foundation granted the College 69000 to conduct an eightweek Institute for High School Mathe matics Teachers here June 16 Aug 8 under the direction of Prof Wade Ellis Fair Fund USA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 States exhibit at the 1958 Worlds Fair in Brussels Belgium enlist ed the aid of college and university students to raise funds Rule revisions aroused much student interest and discussion Womens Board reconstituted in two legislatures as the Oberlin As sociation of Women Students passed 1230 am Saturdaypermissions for all women and acompletely revised per system Healthy Step Forward The faculty defeat of theCouncil and Reviewsupported car rule revision was nonetheless termed a healthy step forward byPresident Stevenson The facultyauthorized a committee to investigate the problem and the Review called for continued studentinterest with the hope that it isnt four more years before the car rule issue arises again FOR SALE Boys and girlsbicycles and one BSA motorcycle Call 44128 lpl Library Installs Paints Reading This year the College celebrates the fiftieth anniversary ofCarnegie Library and students have something else to celebrate as well the new lighting system which was installed in the main reading room this summer Fluorescent lighting of 50 foot candle illumination was put in rpnrpspntine a substantial im provement over the hanging lamps of 5 to 15 footcandle power wiucn uprp nreviouslv employed Thirty five footcandle power isconsidered the minimum necessary for a good study atmosphere Tn increase the reflective power nf thp room the walls have been painted forsythia yellow and the ceiling has been painted white In addition the shelves have been painted light green and the study tables have been refinished In line with the plan for better lighting the single mostimportant thing with which students are concerned according to Librarian Eileen Thornton the seminar New Lights Room Yellow NEW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Twentyfive members of the Conservatory faculty and staff have formed a chamber orchestra The new organization will beunder the direction of Andor Toth professor of violin The Oberlin Sinfonietta isscheduled to perform several timesduring the year including a concert at the spring ContemporaryFestival lalkues ladio LOCATED AT SCHULTZ FURNITURE STORE 35 E COLLEGE EVERYTHING IN Radios Clockradios Transistors HiFi Stereo TapeRecorders Portable TVs DEALER for RCA WESTINGHOUSE ADMIRAL For Repair Service CALL 44641 or NIGHTS at 44584 rooms will soon be remodeled for better illumination Miss Thornton announced that the experiment to allow greater access to the stacks as far as we can tell has been satisfactory She indicated that the library will continue its oneyear trial of freer use of the stacks as long asstudents continue to accept theresponsibility which accompanies this library privilege Meyn To Sp er Higgins Horton eak at Assemblies Bicycle Shop Issues Licenses for 195859 Metallic tags which will serve as 195859 bicycle licenses will beissued at the Oberlin Bike Shop 67 S Main To complete theregistration a 50cent fee and the bicycles serial number will be needed All bicycles must be licensed for legal operation Lat April the City Council passed an ordinancereplacing the 1 permanentregistration fee with the 50cent annual licensing fee For this reason all students owning bicycles whether or not they received permanentlicenses in past years mustreregister their bicvcles Gov Robert B Meyner of New Jersey Marguerite Higginscorrespondent and author andMohammed Ali Ambassador ofPakistan will highlight the calendar of assemblies for the comingsemester Governer Meyner will speak Nov 13 and be followed a week later by Miss Higgins who will keynote the Womens CareerConference Mr Ali will address a Jan 8 evening assembly The final assembly of thesemester will be given by stage and screen actor Edward EverettHorton Mr Horton received hishonorary Doctor of Letters degree from the College at the dedication ceremony of Hall Auditorium in 1953 Other assembly speakers thissemester will include Jason Nassau Director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory of CaseInstitute of Technology speaking on Explorations in Space Sept 25 Dana Farnsworth MD Professor of Hygiene at Harvard University speaking on Mental Health in College and University Oct 23 Ralph Lapp Director of Nuclear Science Service speaking on The Scientist and Society Nov 6 and Ralph Besse Executive VicePresident of the Cleveland ElectricIlluminating Company Dec 4 Mr Besses topic has not beenannounced Six assemblies will featurestudents faculty and administration personnel as participants The opening assembly this Tuesday will be delivered by President Stevenson Returned Shansirepresentatives will report at theannual Shansi assembly Oct 2 and one week later Oct 9 Middle East representative Tom Firor will speak on his travels this summer Blair Stewart Dean of the Tni lege of Arts and Sciences will 0 fer A Glimpse of Russian Soi ciety Oct 30 Dean Stewart tray eled with a group of teachers anc administrators on all educations levels through Europe and Russia this summer Ellsworth Carlson associate professor of history wff speak on Asia Revisited at his assemoiy lain uec 11 and Oberlin College Choir will 11s annual cnrismasassembkDec 18 J tht Present ALUMNI MAGAZINE The College Alumni Magazine received honorable mention f0I several articles dealing with the college as an institution The award was announced at the 43r General Conference of theAmerican Alumni Council which 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