Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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i Dr. Gerard Kuiper Dr. Beniamin Howell Jr. lleftl answers questions dents after his talk on physical evolution. Humans Won't Greet Travelers In Space, Paleontologist Declares The Science and Mathematics Symposium Feb- ruary 28 brought to the University Dr. George Gaylord Simpson fphoto on page 91, Harvard Uni- versity professor of paleontology, Dr. Gerard Kuiper, director of the Yerkes and McDonald Observatories, and Dr. Benjamin Howell Jr., head of the depart- ment of geophysics and chemistry at Pennsylvania State University, on the topic, Cosmology: The Ori- gin of Matter and Life. Dr. Simpson declared that I cannot believe that there are man-like beings waiting to greet us any- where in the accessible universe. One Hope Dr. Howell, in discussing evolution of the earth, said he believes that one hope for tracing its evolu- tion lies in the forthcoming exploration of the ocean floor, which is more stable than land areas. Dr. Kuiper, talking on the origin of the earth and planets, said the earth and moon developed as a double planet about five million years ago. The study of the surface of the moon, he said, makes it possible to trace back the history of the earth- moon system through nearly the entire system of evolution. He predicted that in two billion years, the sun will become so hot that life on earth as We know it can no longer exist. from stu-

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Douglas Discusses Asian Communism, Democracy U S Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas If the United States is to win against Communism in Asia, William O. Douglas, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, told a Social Science Symposium audience December 1 in the Union ballroom, Americans must take four steps. The idea that bombs and guns are the answer to the fight for men's minds in Asia must be dispelled, Justice Douglas explained. In addition, America must stop pouring money into underdeveloped nations in an at- tempt to buy loyalty and prestige, stop believing that keeping the status quo is the answer to the problem, and step up the training of young people to work with the people of new countries and guide them toward greater independence. N ca G fx, :lvl 4 SQL O cami gggilgasr, v .x 6 :Ho linsu Q . Q, 1,,,,,V,1v1

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vm QQ fi Q6 A 4 G og - ,,,p.uA3- 'L 131 MIT A59 ,X Vi :uw 1911065 ,- Urvivrfl Anniversary Committee Dr. John R. Davidson, executive secretary of the Golden .i 9:32 A I . Education Symposium speakers were ifrom Ieftt Dr. Wilson M. Compton, Dr. R. Freeman Butts, and Dr. Louise B. Ames. Education Symposium, Anniversary Convocation, s Conclude Celebration The ABC's of Education, the Symposium on Education March 26, featured Dr. Louise B. Ames, director of research for the Gesell ,Institute of Child Developmentg Dr. R. Freeman Butts, William F. Rus- sell professor in the Foundations of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, and Dr. Wilson M. Compton, director and former president of the Council for Financial Aid to Education, Inc. Dr. Ames' topic was Is Your Child Ready for School? Dr. Butts discussed Teacher Education Be- tween Two Worlds and Dr. Compton, Looking Ahead from Behind at American Higher Education? Concluding the anniversary events was an ad- dress by Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher, president of the Uni- versity of Michigan. Dr. Hatcher Cphoto at rightl stressed New Responsibilities of the State Univer- sity. Ohio Governor Michael V DiSalle resented - P an address and received an honorary degree at the convocation.