Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Headline-maker Mr. Al Raby talks about Chicago school The Rev. Stan Hallett gives an Overview of the Chicago segregation. Situation. Religious Life Emphasizes Chicago Poverty and welfare is tfie main topic discussed by Mr. Chester Robinson. Focus; Chicago was the title of the Religious Emphasis Period sponsored by the Religious Life Committee. The purpose of the period was to open new perspectives of awareness, insight, and involvement in the city of Chicago and her complex problems. The following speeches were featured: An overview of the Chicago Situation, by the Rev. Stan Hallett, the Executive Director of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago; Segregation and the School Crisis in Chica- go, by Mr. Al Raby, of the CCCO; and Pov- erty and Welfare in Chicago, by Mr. Chester Robinson, Director of the West Side Organi- zation. 29

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I Foundation of the new building is done in fall. Science Building Takes Shape Columns ore hoisted into place. Winter brings definite progress. 28

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• » The 1966 winter retreat — entitled the Revolving Stage, held at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — centered aroun d the church in . ' , the world. Emphasis was placed on the ' t church in urban society. Each discussion was ' preceded by a dramatization by the Lou Mary Klein enjoys a slide down a hill on a piece of card- Musi I Drama Group, board. Bob Schieler ' s fovorite sport, volleyball, is once more played at a gathering of the religious life committee. 30