The Yellow Springs American, Volume 1, Numbers 1-22

NEWFRESHMENARE INFORMED OF HORACE MANN’S STANDARDS BYDR. DOUGLASMcGREGOR Colleges nnd universities, often accused of not having firm aims and goals, could well adopt standards defined by Horace Mann a century ago, jn the opinion of Dr. Douglas McGregor, president of Anlloch Col lege, whoso first president Mann be­ came In 1853. Dr. McGregor told the college's centennial freshman class Tuesday that Mann’g views as to whnt a col­ lege should and should not bo arc "as challenging In our time ns they were In his.’1He added that Antlochs program, generally regarded as "pio­ neering" and "trallblazlng” , is mer­ ely an attempt to live, up to MaMhns standards. Dr. McGregor described a» parti­ cularly appropriate MUnn’s defini­ tion of what a college should not be: "It should not be an Egyptian pyramid for the preservation of old mummies, literary pr psycholog­ ical. Whatever has vitality in it, whatever has truth in It, let us re­ ligiously preserve , , , but as for the mummies of the pryamlds, let the Arab peasants continue to bum them, as travelers tell us they are now accustomed to do, for cooking their dinners. Would to Heaven that nil the tyrants of the present day, political and mental, could be put to ns good n use." As to what a college should be. Dr. McGregor reviewed Mann’s main points: (1) Colleges must concern them­ selves with the solidity and breadth of the foundations they lay, "not only for the professions, but for all the business vocations of after life." (2) Colleges should foster cooper­ ation or copartnership among the sciences, and should prepnre "large minded men . . . In whose capacious souls there is room for many scien­ ces. who can see the relations betw­ een these sciences, and wed them to­ gether for new and grander achiev­ ements.” (3) Colleges should foster Interna­ tional understanding, In Mann’s words: "The old frontiers of Intel­ ligence are removed far outward. Facilities for Journeying and voyag­ ing, and mediums for communica­ tion while we remain at home, have so wonderfully Increased that the whole world is brought Into the same neighborhood; and surely a man ought to know something about his neighbors." (4) Colleges should be concerned with the moral education and the bodily health ns well ns the mental cnlighlmcnt of their students. (5) Colleges should educate men and women together. Antioch, under Mann, was the first college to accept women on equal footing with men, ns faculty members nnd as students. Other features, new in higher education when Mann introduced them, were courses In health and compulsory ex FREE to the holder o f this license number 836ST 10GAL PURE PEP PLUS FREE LUBE JOB C&L SERVICE INC. CORNER CORRY A XENIA it ** Phene 7 - 7 M 1 Yellow Aprings crctse, the eletive system o f studies, a balanced curriculum with due at­ tention to the sciences, freedom of religious and meinl equality, an in­ formal relationship between stu dents and faculty, and elastic en­ trance requirements with emphasis on potential rather than academic record. One ban which stjll exists from Mann’s day Is that against prizes or medals, which he said stir up "unholy fires of cumulation," Dr, McGregor described ns "prac­ tical applications of Mann’s princi­ ples" these developments at Antioch during Its first century: "The course of study, whereby An­ tioch tries to give its students a solid intellectual foundation by re­ quiring a broad cultural program In the liberal arts and sciences, plus proficiency in a field of concentra­ tion; the cooperative study plus work program, under which students spend iialf of their college career on jobg |n various parts of the coun­ try, thus gaining valuable experience for their planned careers as well as important measures of judgement, initiative and mnturity; the character building program, whereby Antioch attempts to stren­ gthen and refine the character of students less by rules and exhorta­ tion than by makln clear the is­ sues and principles involved and giving students responsibility, under guldcnce, for their self government and their own code of honor, and a health and recreation program for all students, with no intercol­ legiate athletic participation. The address of welcome to the st­ udents opened Antioch's centennial year. Highlights of the observance will Include the college’s "birthday Party” and dedication of rebuilt North Hall, which burned last win­ ter; the visits of national leaders to tltc campus from a dozen differ­ ent fields as faculty members pro tern; three conferences on education al values with national consultants, the whole year to be climaxed by the Centennial Commencement In June 1054. ^ l o W N AL ' Returning to their studies at Mi­ ami University this fall after fun- filled summers will bo Joy and Bob Baldwin, whose parents arc the Rob ert Baldwins of Xenia av, Joy is a Kappa Kappa Gamm« nnd will begin her sophomore year, while Bob, a Beta Theta PI. is a Junior there. Joy returned for a brief stay nt home sundny from Wheaton, 111,, whctc she ha® been visiting her roomnte, Miss Joanne McConnell. Prior to the Illinois visit, Joy had spent two months a* a counselor at Camp May Flathcr, Mt. Solon, Vn., and also managed to find time to visit her brother In law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Whitney fBetsy Baldwin) of Beaufort. N. c . While Joy was In the East, Bob was in the West, He saw a number of former Yellow Springs residents and Antioch College alumni In Cal­ ifornia and Colorado, including Dr. and Mr* M. A. Winger of Bcv'crly Hills, Calif.; Mr. nnnd Mrs. Robert Hiller of Burbank, Calif,; Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett of San Mateo, Calif,; Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Chick of Berkeley, Calif,, and Hans IlcynaU of Fort Collins. Colo. He was west approximately one month. : Such • I CAREFULL I i Work* : j Stag’ s Cleaners \ ! CLEANING - PRESSING i j ALTERATIONS \ I Phone 7-7237 : ■i* - 9 ; Jason and Leora SUigner ; The YELLOW SPRINGS AME R I CAN VOLUME I — NO. 14 Yellow Springs, Ohio, Thursday, Sept, 10, 1963 10 cents per copy NEWY.S. ELEMENTARYSCHOOL DEDICATED LAST THURSDAY; BUILDINGJAMMED TO CAPACITY Approxlmntly 1.000 people Jammed the auditorium and halls of the new Miami Township Elementary School last Thursday night for simple but Impressive dedication ceremonies. Open house was held all evening, permitting public Inspection or the classrooms and facilities of the new structure, beautifully located on historic Mills Lawn. School Supervising Principal John Hnlchln arranged and directed the program, with Harold j . Bowers of the state Department of Education as the principal speaker. Bowers congratulated the people of Miami Township School District for erecting a structure that meets all the basic tests and for staffing It wjth qualified teachers. He stressed the Importance of competent, qualified teachers, stat­ ing that the teachers shortage Is so critical that "one out of every 10 elementary teachers this year In Ohio will be undertralncd.” Because of the shortage of teachers, he said, It has been necessary to issue tem­ porary teaching permits to 3,300 undertralncd teachers. Bowers is in charge of tcncher training and cer­ tification in the Ohio state Depart­ ment of education. The subject of his talk was "Building for Tomor­ row’s Citizens.” Halchin introduced the members of the Board of Education who had a part in, planning the new school nnd pushing It through to comple­ tion. Recognition was given Antioch College through its president, Dr. Douglas McGregor for its gift of Mills Lawn as the school site. Architect tS. C. Landburg termed it" the most beautiful location in which I have placed a school build­ ing,” ns he presented the key to Board President E, L, Birch. Mrs. John Nickoson, president of the auxiliary of Thomas E, Bailey Unit No, 057, American Legion, pre­ sented flags to each classroom from her unit, A large flag and staff for the auditorium were presented by U, 8. Air Force officers Charles Wil­ liams and Edward H, Keck In behalf of those who arc in their country’s service, Wilbur Deaton of the Yellow Springs Llons Club, presented a new audiometer and a visual aid chart. The gifts were made in co­ operation with Legion Auxiliary Unit, who permitted the use of the old audiometer to go toward the purchase of the new units. The Friendly Gardners Club, un­ der the presidency of Mrs, Howard Miller, placed floral decorations in the building, and Anlloch Press donated the program. Miss Mary Ann Mofferd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Mcfferd o f Dayton st,, Is a student of nursing at Ohio State University. On Labor Day, Mrs. E, A, Osier, Mis* Lena Ostcr and Miss Mary Osier returned from a week's visit with their niece, Mrs, K. N, Kruse and her family of Cedar Rapids, la. Mis. Kruse is the former Patty Grote dnufjliier of Postmaster and Mrs, Henry Grote of Walnut St, Returning to Antioch this fall Is Miss Jennifer Morgan, daughter of Dinner Given For Elmer Jacobs A surprise birthday dinner was given recently |n honor of Elmer Jacobs, whose blrthdny Was observed Sept, 4. The affair took place in his Fairfield pike residence. Guests Included Mr. and Mrs, Roy Ivins of Lebanon, Mr. nnd Mrs* Lloyd Jacobs and family of Wright* view, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jacobs, Mri. and Mrs. Homer Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jacobs, Ml*, anad Mr q f Wilbur Jacobs and fnmily, and MrSt Ruth Jacobs, all of Dayton, Howard Bjrch of Newcastle, Ind., and Rob' ert Fulton of Yellow Springs. * New SchoolLibrary ToCorrelateWork Mrs. May Frederic, Yellow Springs librarian, stated that the local li­ brary will work closely with the new elementary school this year in-pro­ curing children’s literature, espec­ ially since the new school is located just across the street from the lib­ rary. Libarary hours are from 2;30 to 5 p.m. dally except Wednesday, and from 7 to 9 p.m. dally except Friday. It Is closed Wednesday afternoons and Sundays, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morgan, who has been working at Community Service, Inc., this summer. The Morgans returned Monday from Scattergood, la., where their other daughter, Miss Benetta Mor­ gan, Is enrolled in a Friends school. Wittenberg College in Springfield will welcome, back this year Mbs Nancy Shaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs: Foster Shaw, and MJss Betsy Bntley. daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. George Bralcy of Clifton, Another Cllftonian, Miss Jane Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mac Harris is beginning her fresh­ man year at Marysville College in Tennessee, She left for college last week. Another freshman, tills lime at Do PnUw University, Grccncastle, Ind., Is Mis* Dorothy Drake, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Warrcn'Drakc* INSURANCE + STRAIGHT LIFE + RETIREMENT - f ENDOWMENT + MORTGAGE REDEMPTION + FAMILY INCOME Representative The Western and Southern Life insurance Company Cincinnati, Ohio James E. Jordan YELLOW SPRINGS Phone 7-2782 WE DO IT . * * CEMENT WORK CEMENT BLOCKS A c WORK EXCAVTING AND GRADING —SAND AND GRAVEL; LAND CLEARING; PONDS A LAKES W. B. DAWSON COAL COMPANY YELLOW SPRINGS Dr. and Mrs, Harry Williams' elder son, Ronald, will return to Ohio State University for the aut­ umn quarter, MiSft Josephine Ricciadi, daught­ er of MT, and Mrs. Carmolo Rlcclar- di of Yellow Springs, Route 1, will enter Miami University at Oxford next week as a freshman. Miss Rlcclardi, a graduate of Br­ yan High School with the class of 1952, formerly Was employed a* a secretary at Antioch College. She plans to study commercial teaching courses at Miami, where she will reside in Hamilton Hall, She will leave Sunday, Sept. 13. L E G I O N F A I R O P E N S T O N I G H T DR.McGREGOR WILLLEAVEANTIOCH NEXTJULY- REPORTISCONFIRMED Officers,PlansTold ByGardenClub Mrs. Howard Miller was re-elec­ ted president of the Friendly Gard­ eners Club, when the group con­ vened Sept. 2 in her home, Dayton pike. Ncwly-elcctcd vice president is Mrs, Charles Mclllnger, and the new Sunshine secretary is Mrs. Ro- scoe Miller, Re-elected to the of­ fices of secretary and treasurer were Mrs. Ernest Collins and Mrs. Eldon Saycr, respectively. It v/ns also announced during the meeting that Mrs. Donald Brannum will have charge of the club’s floral display at the American Legion Fair this week, and that six club members will attend the annual State Garden Convention Friday nnd Snturady in the Netherlands Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati. The delegates Include Mrs. How­ ard Miller, Mrs, Brannum, Mrs, Wilfred Routzong, Mrs, MWlinger, Mrs, Grace Pu»ch„ nnd Mrs. Saycr. Proposal Stated ToSchoolBoard A request that their 183 acre farmc be transfered from the Clifton Lo­ cal School district to the Miami Township Local School District was presented at last week's Greene County Board of Education meeting by Mr. and Mrs, Justin Northup and Mr. nnd Mr*. Philip Gerhardl of nenr Clifton. The Board decided to table the proposal until its Oct. 1 meeting, so that enrollment figures of tott) schools and transportation problem* larkween Clifton and Yellow may be studied. Children involved in the proposal are a flrgt-grndcr and a kindergar­ ten age child, both of the Northups. First grade enrollment in Yellow Springs is exceedingly high this year, County Superintendent Vaug­ hn Lewi* said. As we go to press * confirmation has been received stating that Dr. McGregor has resigned, effec­ tive July 1, 1954. He will return to the School of Industrial Manage­ ment at MIT to resame his teach­ ing career. - Dr. McGregor said he hag “chosen most satisfying to me, Antioch to return to the career which Is will remain dose to my .heart.” or Antioch college, Tuesdday was reported as telling theh student body heh is resigning his position to return to Magsachusscttss Insti­ tute of Technology (MTT). When asked for confirmation, Dr. McGregor said "no comment—can­ not confirm or deny it until Oct. 15.” It was learned that heh also had made a similar announcement at a faculty meeting last week. It was indicated Dr. McGregor would remain in Yellow Springs until late this year. He succeeded Dr. Algo D. Henderson, who left Antioch to become associate com­ missioner of education for New York state. He came to Antkeli five years ago. * Dr, Mcgregor, a native of Detroit, is a graduate of Wayne University and holds MA and PhD degrees from Harvard. He taught at Har­ vard two years before going to MIT in 1937. After serving as professor of psy­ chology there he helped organize and headed the MIT Industrial re­ lations section. For the last 15 years lie has served as a consultant in humnn relations for nearly a score o f industrial firms. “COUNTRYFAIR” ISTHETHEMEOF THREE DAY ROUND OF EVENTS Patrol BoysGiven RideInAirplane Yellow Springs School Boy Pa­ trol members were treated to n round-trip airplane ride from Ash's Airways at Sprlngfiled Municipal Airport to Wright-Pattcrgon Air Force Base. The flight, sponsored by Mrss, Clyde S. Adams, also was taken by patrol members In 1952. Boys In­ cluded in the ride were Steve Oeg- ner, Norman Howard, Albert Morgan Dave Whitmore. Howard Varner. The fourth annual Yellow Springs Legion Fair opens till* evening for a three-day stand on the site of the old Dayton St. elementary school. Sponsored by Thomas E, Bailey Post No. 657, American Legion, the Fair will feature a wide variety of exhibits and attractions. Legionnaires sPent the Labor Day weekend on preparations. The, scho­ ol building will be used fo r some of the exhibits and others will be housed in large tents erected on the grand* Twenty local business firms have contracted for space and will, as in past years, show the great variety of products and services available to the people of this area. Commer­ cial exhibits in the past have equal­ led those of the larger county fairs. Among the greatest attractions o f all will be he non-commercial ex hjbits o f arts and hobbles and agri­ cultural products. These will be Judged and awards made. Classifications and judges arc os follows Agriculture (best 10 ears corn, largest ear com, tallest stalk corn and best peck wheat, largest toma­ to by weight, best plate each of po­ tatoes and tomatoes with five o a plate,, and best peck shelled corn, Dick and George DeWine, Judges. Flowers most attractive flower ar­ rangement, large Zinnia and mari­ gold, hybrid tea rose, chrysanthe­ mum, gladiola, large dahlia and as­ ter), Mrs, Emma Brannum, Judge. Hobbies mos outstanding collec­ tion, i.e,, stamps, coins, buttons, etc., most original collection, finest an­ tique exhibit and best handicraft exhibit, i.e. model airplanes, wood­ working, etc.), Lloyd Bcnham, Judge. Home canned food best Jar green beans, Jelly, tomatoes, peaches)* baked goods best; one crust and two Hugh Ricciardi, Bobby Birch, Tommy Williams, Phil Lawson, Steve Griffiths, Jerry Gasho, Phil Partee. and Detlef Frank, Accompanying the boys were El­ ementary School Principal F, A, Jackson and Miami Township Chief of Police Russell A. Bradley, crust pics, best angel food and dev­ il's food cake, best white cake and best loaf of bread), Mrs. Lester Par- ton, Judge. Painting and drawing (best oil and best watcrcolor, best black and white drawing and best cartoon), Robert Whitmore, judge. Amateur photography (All prints must be mounted for hanging. Best black and white, best tinted photo­ graph, and best color photograph, not tinted), Mrs, Klanor Bahnsen, Judge. . Household arts (handmade rugs, I.e., hooked braided, etc., feed sack fashions, i.e., curtains, aprons, etc., crocheting, knitting, i.e,, sweaters, socks, infants* wear, quilts).: Mrs. Gladys Jacobs, Judge, Ribbons and cash prizes ($2 for ' the first prize) will be awarded, and .■guards will be provided 24 hours daily throughout .the fair. Non-com- mcricnl exhibits are being house In the school building this year. Provisions have been made to amuse the youngsters this year with ride3 and entertainment. A merry go round has been acquired for the first time. On Saturday, from 3 to 5 p.m., all rides for children will be half price, nnd from 4 to 6 pjn., free hot dogs and orange juice will be furnished for children. The Fair, which originated three years ago on Mills Lawn, was moved this year to the Dayton St. property acquired by the Post, building of the new school on the law n .. The Legion Fair is designed as a typical country fair, and is the outgrowth o f the old street carnivals. First general chairman o f the fair, also one of its architects, was Ralph Templeton, Richard DeWine and Wendell Grimes were also on the original board and subsequently ser­ ved os general chairmen. Ralph Gas- bo is chairman o f the 1953 Fair. The Fair is the principal fund raising project b t the Yellow Springs American Legion Post. T I L E MARBLE RUBBER CERAMIC QUARRY MIRAPLAS PLASTIC S T E V E N S O N TILE COMPANY 139 Dayton st. Yellow Springs Phone 7-7209 at Erbaugh's The Beal in DRUGS SUNDRIES MEDICINES CHEMICALS TRUSSES-BODY APPLIANCES A Registered Pharmacist , Always at Yiwr Service Erbaugh & Johnson Xenia Ave, & Glen S t YELLOW SPRINGS FARM Paints Appliances FARM Implements KBS.SALES&SERVICE STORE HOURS Phone 7-7355 8:99 o.m. <o 8:f9 p.m. Men. thru Sat Yellow Spring* 139 Dayton S i GUNNELL APPLIANCE YOUR LOCAL DMAI,Eli F o il THESE FAMOUS APPLIANCE BRANDS — Westinghorse —» Hotpoint —« Hoover — Youngstown Kitchens — R. C, A . 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