Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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of foreign students, enriched further by this addi- tion, has become a valuable link between Coucher and the world community. On the national level, Coueher students have participated actively in the f renzied excitement of election year. Working through the F ield Politics Center, which has been made possible by the Falk Foundation grant, these students volunteered aid on both partisan and non-partisan bases throughout pre-eleetion campaigns. The most active participation of students in com- munal aHairs has been on the local level. The teaching internship program, undergraduate prac- tice teaching in public schools, and volunteer social work under the auspices of G.C.I.A. have provided opportunities for students to get acquainted with and serve the local community. Interested students have also been invited to assist in local church activities. And for the student's personal growth, Baltimore offers many cultural advantages with its 1 m T art galleries, museums, libraries and theaters. Not only has Gaucher expanded into the commun- ity, but the community has also come to Goucher. Baltimoreans are frequent guests of the college lec- tures and recitals which feature distinguished speakers and artists. Each Sunday morning the red barn is the scene of Sunday School classes con- ducted by the Towson Methodist Church for its young people. Throughout the year, children from local orphanages are f eted by various organizations of the Coucher community. These are only a few of the interrelations between Goucher and the immediately surrounding area. Viewing the panorama of this past year, the editors of the 1957 Donnybrook Fair have been impressed by the extent to which Goucher typifies the communal spirit of the American liberal arts college. This observation merely substantiates our opinion that college is not a preparation for life, but a phase of life.