The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1960-12-09
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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1951-1960 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 12-9-1960 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1960-12-09 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1951-1960 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1960-12-09" (1960). The Voice: 1951-1960. 230. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1951-1960/230 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1951-1960 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. a a ! ! MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR "The Finest Gift Is That of a Construc- a Man Can Give ... tive and Creative Life." His Age and Time . jto W. A. Ptron Published by the Students of The College of Wooster Volume LXXVII Wooster, Ohio, Friday, December 9, 1960 Ten Cents Number 10 !"- -- Enginiifiaries EUrGoCiOround . C v UilsoD C-.K..- nn ,..y - SKWSsJ? ,' y 1 -- Fw 81.J livu (on litay To: peak Ad -- Spp68N9Q Official groundbreaking ceremonies were' held Wednes- pill, Hii, pip: :mmwmmwm day morning for the new $1.5 million College of Wooster Boy library. At the site of the old Student Union, representatives Dossier of the College, the Board of Trustees, architectural and Two distinguished -- Wooster graduates, Dr. Arthur H. to construction firms were present Compton and Dr. Robert E. Wilson, will lead a public turn the first spades of earth. sented that group. Representatives Having the groundbreaking at of the College were President H. symposium on aspects of atomic- - energy tomorrow night at F. Lowry, Vice President W. S. this time will eliminate a delay 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel, as part of the annual Wooster in starting construction. Drummond, and James R. Black- the Day celebrations. Present Plans wood, college pastor; from burning of Old Main in 1901. At Dr. Compton will speak first on The new library will, face Beall architectural firm of Schafer, that time, it was the only class- Cleveland "The Basic Science and Early, or Avenue and have a basement, Flynn, and Williams of room, laboratory and office build- Wartime, History of Atomic ground floor, mezzanine and sec- were Mr. Gilbert P. Schafer and ing on campus. Mr. Bertil N. Lindblod ; and from Energy." Dr. Wilson will consider ond floor. With 72,500 square feet A campaign was begun within the Freeman Construction Com- "The Difficult Past and Promising of floor space, room will be pro- 60 days to collect funds finance pany of Wooster who have been Future of Peaceful Uses of Atomic to vided for 400,000 volumes and new college buildings. As result contracted to build the library, Energy." a 180 carrells for individual study. of the campaign, Scovel, Kauke, Mr. Robert Freeman and Mr. Nobel Prize Winner Present plans call for the build- iU i r Severance and Taylor Howard Freeman. UPste rl Halls and ing to be ready by the fall of Dr. Compton, '13, was awarded the library were under construc- 1962. After alteration the present the Nobel Prize in Physics for tion in the next two years. X-ra- de- ys library will be used as an art ' his research in in 1927. Wooster Clubs Meet partment. SFRC Considers ' I During World War II, he di- Groundbreakers rected the work of nuclear physi- Each year Wooster Clubs all Among those who broke ground Color Day Switch cists in the development of the over the country observe the an- Student-Facult- y for the building were George E. The Relations first chain reaction and the first niversary of the near-disaste- r. Armington, chairman of the com- Committee gave the Student Sen- quantity production of plutonium. Members of the faculty and ad- ate power to abolish the Color Day Before assuming his ministration travel to the alumni mittee on building and grounds FREEDLANDER'S FACSIMILE . Freedlander's Santa Claus, present skit and to formulate plans for clubs and speak to the Wooster of the Board of Trustees, Mrs. Junior Jeff Spaeth, is visited by Scot coeds Ginny Sauerbrun, position of service professor of new activities on Color Day (sub- grads. Werner J. Blanchard, chairman, and Irene Jordan (I to r.). See Santa story on page 3. natural sciences at Washington W. Lee Culp and Mrs. Raymond ject to the approval of the SFRC) University in St. Louis, Mo., he This year, 27 speakers have al- Dix of the library committee. at Monday night's meeting. served as Chancellor of that uni- ready addressed 56 meetings which Representing the faculty was The Color Day program, the versity for eight years. begin in the fall and continue Dr. Aileen Dunham, chairman of committee felt, has lost its original 39 Presbyterian Scholars Charge AEC Commissioner into the spring. its library committee; and from meaning and vitality. Originally, Dr. Wilson, '14, was appointed Church-Relate- the library staff came Misses according to Dean H. W. Taeusch, Failure In d Role Commissioner on the Atomic Gretchen White and Elizabeth co-chairm- an of SFRC, Color Day Energy Commission last spring, Editor's Note: Wooster' s 44 of Bechtal, retired, and Miss Maudie determines the orientation many having served on its advisory Thursday Program Nesbitt, librarian and chairman Presbyterian Scholars, meet- of the students. There exists on board since 1947. STUDENT CHECKS several times this of the special committee on the ing fall, campus today a broad feeling of In 1922 Dr. Wilson joined have drawn statement what has been termed "apathy", new library. Student Checks for campus up a Standard Oil of Indiana; in 1945 Featues Caroling; "pseudo-sophistication- ", "non- - Mr. David Funk, president of jobs will be ready Thursday, concerning the role of the and he was chairman of its board. - Dec. 15, and may be pro- church-relate- the Friends of the Library, repre- d college today. Both men hold honorary degrees Lean On cured in the Treasurer's Office. Sabbatical The complete text of that SATURDAY CLASSES from Wooster and serve on the Board of Trustees. "Christmas Around the World," statement follows: So that students may be- Recall of Underwriter Helps served as an opportunity for stu- gin their Christmas vacation Fire a program foreign carols and Wooster Day, observed annually Christmas will replace dents and faculty to get together During the past summer, the 44. at noon next Friday, classes customs, Dec. 11, the the 51st Dick- Alumni Reach Goal for an event much like the fun Wooster students holding National normally held that afternoon on commemorates annual reading of ens' "Christmas of the college square dance. Presbyterian Scholarships received will meet tomorrow morning. Carol" by Dr. The "Underwriting Challenge" letter from the Board of Chris- Delbert G. Lean, Thursday night Today, it was agreed, the pro- a Classes will begin at 7:45 has speeded up the Alumni Build- Education suggesting that Scots Revise Rules in the Chapel. gram is very formal and some tian a.m., with the usual first hour ing Campaign, which is working they meet together this fall to According to Dr. W. C. Craig, what unappetizing, and the day get being the time for Friday's toward a $1 million goal to be acquainted. From discussions be- Dr. Lean has asked for "sab- has become one which is attended fifth hour classes. Second hour Of Hours, Pledging a used for the renovation of Kauke. fore and during this meeting, il batical" this year. "This marks by alumni. will correspond to sixth, third To date, the alumni have round- appeared be the general feeling only the third interruption in all SFRC also voted to form a com to to seventh, and fourth to Upperclass women now ed up $942,797 of the $1 million. that Wooster is these years," Dr. Craig com- mittee which would "meet before in many respects eighth. have "11 o'clocks!" New rules When Wooster grads collect fulfill role a mented. "He missed the Christmas vacation to form a plan failing to her as concerning women's dress and reading $950,000, an anonymous alumnus church-relate- d We would "Carol" in 1931 when for a "Spring Fever" Day on college. he was in will underwrite dollar for dollar as- hours and men's initiation Europe and which there would be no classes. like to present what we consider involvement". The significant again in 1946, the every dollar donated by alumni to be the main points of failure pect of this which must be realized went into effect Monday. The year following his retirement." Although the date of such a WSGA voted in Scott Auditorium until the goal is reached. So, ac in the hope that this statement before any meaningful communi- Dr. Lowry will preside over "release-the-tensions- " day would during chapel while the con- tually, alums have to donate only might lead to a partial resolution cation can be possible is that a men Thursday night's program. The not be announced to the student gregated in the chapel the $32,209 more to reach the goal. of them. large number of the students have at same Westminster Choir, under Profes- body until the very morning it oc-cur- ed time. To encourage alums in this last not made a profound Christian sor John R. Carruth's direction, the SFRC discussed at One difficulty which obscures Test Year lap toward the goal, 800 letters, (Continued on Page Six) will present lesser known Christ- - explaining the underwriting and length the wisdom of making it these issues seems to be the mutual Unanimously, the women voted to contribute a few a spontaneous, completely un- inability of the administration and to revise their system of hours.