Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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Photog ropth eon Krous Lonesome world of friendly be- ings, Thou have changed for me to see. In the post you have crashed, In the future you will ash. Lonely world of friendly be- ings, Is it poison you have re- ceived? Trust has grown with lonesome me, Is this the way; that I shall be? Crowded world of hateful beings, Notions spurred at their beliefs. Trust decreases with power and might, Crowded or lonesome, What is right? - Angel Manuel Cruz Puerto Rico

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LEFT: Campus activities for up- perclossmen choosing to live in dorms such as Tolawondo and other central quad halls included leisurely studying and sunbathing outdoors. TOP: Houses and apartments were important styles of living, but many chose to live in dorms such as Tolowanda Hall wbovel RIGHT: The loundrymats were a weekly stop for off-compus students. PhotosUeff Gilmore, Linn Howell 25

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LEFT: As part of an International Studies presentation, this is a scene from the Chinese play Marriage Customs in China. BELOW: Assistant Prof. Miss Helene Fuller during the oriental plays. During the school year, the univer- sity hosted students from other coun- tries. The cultural exchange which re- sulted was beneficial to both the inter- national students and to the individu- als from the American way of life. Miss Helene Fuller, an assistant pro- fessor in the English department, was advisor to the group, and taught a special English class for them. One of the academic areas explored by the foreign students was a com- parison of marriage customs from dif- ferent cultures. The study was con- ducted using the dimension of theatre. After viewing a play entitled mar- riage Customs in Ibo Land, students responded by writing about their own culture's marriage norms. The stu- dents attended all Miami University Theatre productions in order to learn, in the abstract, other cultural charac- teristics of America. A Delicate Bal- ance was one such production; pro- ducer Martin Bennison discussed the play with the students before their at- tendence. As part of the English class for foreign students, poetry exercises were required. A Puerto Rican pa rtici- pant contributed a poem which dealt with the impersonality of a complex society; it is printed at left.