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

gidseme MVtivr mwtwa <"«•, P i » 82 ' T fllo w .Dprlnso Am erican Thursday, June tl Ceriiirrllt# lirm til “ Small Community” In Yellow Springs Next Week To Discuss CommunitySchools, FellowshipGroups The Tenth Annual Conference on the Small Community, bringing to­ gether educators and professional people, businessmen, housewives, farmers and residents of smalt and larger communities, will be held In Yellow Springs Juno 29-July 1, Un­ der the general theme of T h e lamely Croud Vs, Community, the conference will discuss two topics: •’Fellowship Groups In the Com­ munity" and "School Reorganiza­ tion." The conference will be held In the Antioch School, on the.Mouth- east corner of the main campus at Antioch College, with the open­ ing session on Monday, June 29, at 9:00 A, M. Speaking on the topic "The Smal Community — Integrator Of Idle and Person­ alty/* Arthur E. Morgan, presi­ dent of Community Service, Inc., will open Monday morning and afternoon discussions on fellow­ ship groups in the community. A prominent e d u c a t o r , Hilda Hughes, and a leading sociologist, tV. It, Jones, Jr., will also speak in these sessions. Dr. Hughes, Di­ rector of Student Training and Professor of Education at Antioch College, has had long experience ns tin educator. She was principal of the Milford Township (Indi­ ana) high schools, county Super­ intendent in LaGrnnge County, Indiana, and rural supervisor in Wilton, Conn. Before joining the Antioch fnculty lit J9S0, she was supervising principal of the Pop­ lar )tranch, Is”, C., high school. Dr. Jones, Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and American Program Director, Save the Children Federation, has served as Specialist In Community Organization with the Extension Division, University of Virginia, and consultant to numerous wel- ifare and social agencies Including j the Oak. Ridge Welfare Services, Ithe Knoxville Community Chest and ] the Tennessee Department of Pub- 1lie Welfare. He has been vice pres­ ident of the Southern Sociological Society and chairman of Its Com­ mission on Teaching of Sociology. He Is at present on leave of ab­ sence from the University of Ten­ nessee to carry on his work with the Save the Children Federation. Under the topic, "The School as an Integral Part of the Commun­ ity,” William McKiney Robinson, Director, Department of Rural Life and Education, Western Michigan College of Education, will address the conference on Monday evening, June 29, at 7:30 P, M, Dr, Robinson will direct further discussions on Tuesday on the subject of com­ munity schools and school reorgan­ ization, assisted by a number of other leading educators, laymen and sociologists, Dr, Koblnsoon’s experience in the field of rural education has included close study of rural life in 21 countries, service as presi­ dent of the Department of Rural Education of the National Edu- cationo Association Association, chairman of the National Con­ gress of Parents and Teachers' r u r a l service, committee, and member of the Town and Coun­ try Committee, National Council of YSICA's. He has held similar positions In the state of Michigan and has been chairman of the Michigan Committee on Educa­ tion In Rural Areas, He is presi­ dent of the Kalamazoo County Council of Social Agencies, presi­ dent of the Community C h e s t Fund* Inc., and president of the Torch Club, Mrs. Robinson, who will aeeom* puny her husband and participate in the sessions, has also had much experience Ip community leadership being at present a member of the Kalamazoo City Commission, one of the two women who have ever served on the commission. Other leaders at the conference Will be: T. A, Gantz, Superintendent of Schools, Morrow County, Ohio, and member of the Ohio Commun­ ity Schools Association; John Rine­ hart, Superintendent of Schools at Pcrrysburg, Ohio, and former su­ perintendent at Yellow Springs; John Ramseyor, Director of the School Community Development Study, Ohio State University; Fred Vescolanl, Superintendent, Nadeau Township Schools, Carney Michi­ gan; and P, W. Brown, chairman of the Green** County Board of Ed­ ucation, Xenia, Ohio, Concluding the sessions on school reorganization will be a discussion meeting on Tuesday evening, June 30, at 8:00 P, M., devoted to the formulation of conclusions and rec­ ommendations, Wednesday morning’s sessions In­ clude a discussion of "Intentional Communities as'Pioneers In New Educational Possibilities, and a tour Of the industries of'Yellow Springs, described in the recent book, "Industries for Small Com­ munities," Community Service, Inc., sponsor of the small community confer­ ences, the first of which was held ten years ago, Is an educational and research organization with the aim of strengthening community life and drawing attention to the significance of the small commun­ ity. Formed in 1940 by Arthur E. Morgan, former president of An­ tioch College and first chairman of the TVA, Community Service has conducted a lecture oond consulta­ tion service, collected information on successful and unsuccessful community endeavors, and issued a number of publications, including COMMUNITY SERVICE NEWS, now In Its eleventh year of pubtl- ; cation, and the recent book by \ Arthur E. Morgan, "Industries for ‘ Smalt Communities," The current (May-June) Issue of COMMUNITY SERVICE NEWS Is devoted to the ; conference subject, with articles on "What Causes C o m m u n i t y ? ”, s"School Consolidation, A Process Calling for Social as Well as Edu- f catlonal Insight," "Fellowships May 1 Grow into Communities," and "Community for All Means Unity with All," Registration for the conference should be sent to Community Service, Inc-, Yellow Springs, O., (phone 7-2161). Advance registra­ tion is not required, but is neces­ sary for those who desire lodging reservations. A small registration fee is charged. FOR YELLOW SPRINGS: While out-of-.town members of the Small Community Conference are asked to pay a registration fee, Yellow Springs residents will not be charged a regular fee, Eleanor Switzer, secretary of Community Service stuted, Voluntary contri­ butions toward conference ex­ penses will be welcome, Miss Switzer said. ASPHALT RUBBER CEMENT TILE CHOOSE PftOM; KEN f ILE GOLD SEAL— MOSAIC ELORIVER Moderili i& your kitchen, game room, powder room or bath with handsome dubber or asphalt tile Only fop skill guaranteed work Call for free low estimate STEVENSON TILE CO, Fkonc 7*7109 —« Yeltaw Spring*, Ohio Ask About Our Low Price* Local Members In Conference Mrs. John Mills of Cedarvllle is attending the Annual Ohio Confer­ ence of the Methodist Church held this week in Lakeside, Ohio. Mrs, Mills la a delegate from the local church. Rev, and Mrs, E. R. Biggs and Mrs, David Reynolds plan to spend the week-end at Lakeside. ChemistsTo Honor Crane, l Kettering The trl-clly meeting or the Amer­ ican Chemical Society wil be held at Antioch College this Saturday afternoon beginning at 2 p, nt, and will be highlighted by the honoring of Dr, E, J, Crane, editor of "Chem­ ical Abstracts," for the past 38 years and professor emeritus ot chemistry at Antioch. Dr, Crane will be awarded tho Austin M. Patterson award which Was established four years ago by the Payton seetion^pf the Society. Another highlight of the confab will be a talk by Charles F. Ket­ tering to lie given in Kelly Hall at 4 p. in. The Dayton, Cincinnati and Co­ lumbus sections ot the Society will comprise the parley which will be given a tour of the Antioch cam­ pus, the Fels Institute, the Vernay Laboratories, the Science building, the Kettering Foundation and oth­ er spots of Interest. A trip through Glen Helen led by Kenneth W. Hunt, Glen Director will follow the field trips, Arrangements are in charge of Dr, James F. 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