Central Michigan University - Chippewa Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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Carollers joincd in singing joy to the world, as students of good faith gathered in the Larzelere lounge. The snows came late this winterJ but despite the lack of a Grandma Mosesl backdrop, pre-Christmas holiday fune good faith, and fellowship flourished among Centralites. Carrollers circulated like bands of roving troubadours lonce well into the morning hoursl, friends exchanged gifts, and a tone of good Cheer mantled the campus. The dormitory lobbies and other buildings were decorated in a spirit of Christmas. Campus evergreens fronting War- ringer Hall were adorned with strings of colored lights which sparkled brightly in the crisp night air. Parties and dances preceded vacation-time. The holidays were a time to earn needed money, study Class assignments, take trips, and loaf. And all Centralites, presumably, returned with smiles on their faces and a tighter grip on their textbooks. Tate Hallls pretty decorators pause for inspiration. Ckrirtmm. . . Fun, Fellowrloip One of the yearis big dances was the Christmas Ball, a formal with the dance tunes of Bob Eberhartis Orchestra. The Presidentls Christmas Party attracted 21 full complement of thc teaching and administrative staffs. Mr. George Wheeler dishes into the nuts while Dean George Lauer waits his turn.

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Thc Inter-Fratcrnity and Panhcllenic Councils played Santa Claus to grade school childrcn in the Mt. Pleasant area by sponsoring a Christmas party. A grateful smile convinces Gvorgc London that WES better to givc than to rencivc? Larzrlcrc Hall colorfully vchoed the hipstm s Christmas greeting to rcccivc Erst prize in the dormitory decoration contest. Pvanuts and, Charlie Brown helped. Cl 131'! E:

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Research takes many forms. Herc Instructor Gale Gleason works on an Atomic Research Project at Goldwater Lakc. Gleason is col- lecting insect larvae in an effort to determine the amount of radio- active ttfallouth in lake sedimentation. Mr. Lester Scrier uscs Visual stimuli for math students. Classroom teaching plays a Vital role in the continuing search for knowledge. Opposite Page: Opossums arenk usually under such close scrutiny, but small animals are used in various areas of research. This curious possum doesntt seem to mind. Entrusted with research projects in many fields, Central is pushing forward in investigation and analysis, with bene- fit from grants-in-aid. In the held of education, the Ford Foundation has spon- sored CMC-directed teacher-aide experments to permit teachers to spend more time teaching and less time on inci- dental tasks. A Dow Chemical grant-in-aid has provided impetus for research by the chemistry department in the world of plas- tics. The biology department is probing into the held of fallout and its effect upon future generations at the behest, and sponsorship, of the Atomic Energy Commission. Further research in the makeup of the ionosphere, de- composition of solutions, and the study of language factors relating to speech defects is in progress. Knowledge. . . the Search Continue; A new method in education is demonstrated by Dr. Edgar Briggs. Central was the first Michigan college to ofTer academic credit for a course on a commercial television station tWWTV Cadillacy Beginning in October, three KtTelecoumesa were onered this year.