Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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and steps shall be taken i HE Ohio University Speech Building was completed last year in time for use by Spring classes. The University Theatre began operations in the new building in the summer of 1951, with the first full- time summer workshop in theatre in the Uni- versity ' s history, featuring a Shavian festival in(Kgnor of G. B. Shaw. With one of the odern theatres in the United States, HjjjJjiiversity Theatre had one of the seasons in its history, which jlid hits as Another Part of { ,. ' ' anil the recent Broadway suc- h ilW Whistle. WOUI, AM tilffij tfj[ ni() its new quarters in the of thSjSpeech Building and began Derations in ft new quarters with com- Sl|teTy|||fe)gneu transmitting equipment. jiange, the fevered pace of campus activity, some things stood untouched: the McGuffey Elms still towered over the campus, and behind Cutler Hall the old green fountain still offered its spurting flow to students as it has done for many years . . . A blend of talent, experience, and education for the Theatre. ,.v

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Laboratory work of a practical nature

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to encourage this activity, for JlT was a year of change. The Edwin Watts Chubb library opened its stacks to all students, and the old student center was demolished to make way for the new one. The East Green made its iirst step toward becoming a part of the permanent campus with the erection of a brick housing unit for 116 men, and President Baker ' s efforts toward changing the skyline of the University moved another successful sti forward. But, although there were many changes, b: thing remained constant with Ohio Un versity tradition: studying. The lights bl late into the night in the dorms and t library: coffee cups were filled and f again, and over it all the chimes on Ci: Hall sang out the morning hours. And fhe tests came with a nerve-wracking regularity: hour exams and short, objective quizzes; copious essay questions and tricky true-false statements. It seemed that even the mere physical exertion of climbing the East Green Hill was too much on top of everything else . . . Lights in the library gleaming like cold, emotionless eyes.