Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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X A 'ffl we '11, ' .K yn.. U A - .g ,I ' , I - - 'li ' ' W 0, L , Q z if -D WA., M. -M , y k S1U,s Community De- velopment plan is rap- idly helping rid South- ern Illinois towns of scenes such as this. in POINT -- REACHES CANADA High school journalists meet at University School for a session in their annual SIHSPA convention. They and many other groups use University facilities for fre- quent meetings. , Q A-aff . ' A Q - ',. ,-1 5 . , Ugg - - . A , if ..:.ir'nsaiu -1-1. -- 4 4..:- Mir.: Q I ! :ffl ,of H '55 E f'g xy, ' -Nfl' 'QVA ' Students from, Southern and four other schools excavaterl in the Cache River val- ley near Cairo last Summer on an anthro- pological fielfl session stnciying Indians from 10,000 to 2,000 B.C. ' T 1'W P-Kurs., -.9 A .. Sl.. 5 -4

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Here is one of the scenes of untamecl beauty dis- covered and cltartecl by a geography field trip group wlzile touring Canaria last Summer. The students made the 3,300 mile trip in three weeks. CAMPUS BEGINS AT THOMPSCN The University's area of influence is far- flung. Groups go out on field trips nearly every week, and in the Summer geography-geology classes in recent years have toured most of North Ameri- ca, last Summer visiting Canada. An archeological campsite is maintained at Durango, Mexico, and foreign langu- age groups visit that country once every two years. Closer to home, the school,s Division of University Extension main- tains a residence center in Belleville and arranges many classes in nearby towns. Recognizing its ohligation to its area, the school is active in area services, par- ticularly in the newly created Depart- ment of Community Development which assists Southern Illinois towns in recon- ditioning projects. The University is act- ive, too, in making its facilities avail- able to off-campus groups for meetings and conferences. The learning process is not confined to a campus classroom.

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'QNW 'N f ,Kiki iViNi7 1 : i 1 'K :ii-f V in Book learnin' takes many forms dzltrinfg Summer School. This pair of Coeds moved out onto the lawn helztind Woody to com- bine study with a tan. Crrule sclzoolers sfzulietl foreign Iangu- b,qA.. tzges :luring Summer School. ' Always capricious, usually had. Thatis Southern Illinois weather. lt's at its worst during the summer. There are many places in the world where the temperature goes higher. surely some where the humidity gets thicker, hut g nowhere away from the equator is the combination worse. Nonetheless, some 22,300 braved the heat to attend Sum- mer School. The campus scene changed considerably- more lirave men sported liermudas and the average stu- dent age shot up as teachers worked on advance degrees F.. ' r wg and other older students made up a large percentage of the ii + ! student body. Summer School has its advantages. The -N if ' term is only 10 weeks, each period is longer, the academic i l -V climate seems more informal-and there's always Crab 1 , '- . tvtu -:, . N, . K ci rl Q1 fs Orchard for a quick dip after classes. 6