Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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Jean Destine and his Haitian Dancers perform before 1,000 spectators in Grace Hall during an SCL program. training at the University. The probable effect of the new program will be to eliminate the fresh- man and sophomore dead wood who show no interest in the training program. Another major change in the University ' s cur- riculum was registered when it was announced that the Mining Department would be closed and the mining engineering major dropped in the near future. This decision was concurrent with a na- tional trend away from this field on the part of both students and industry. Old Coxe Lab has long stood as sowewhat of an enigma on campus. Few seemed to know what was going on there, and it was seldom that anyone was seen entering or leaving the building. Actually, in recent years there have been very few students enrolled in mining engineering. Over the past decade, var- ious myths about Coxe Lab have come into being. One, especially, was almost accepted as fact on And if Kennedy is elected president, he ' ll states Senator Joseph Clark to members of the Lehigh Young Democrats during a campus visit. RVICE-PRESIKnt Ik j£ S A UP FOR WE m ' l£AD£RSHIPWRTHE60»

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on many other campuses. Lehigh is not a land grant university, and the R.O.T.C. system was established here at the request of the trustees in 1919. The Department of Defense now favors a policy of self determination as to whether the R.O.T.C. program should be compulsory, espe- cially at non-land grant colleges. The adminstrative decision to abolish compul- sory R.O.T.C. was encouraged by faculty senti- ment. Before a decision was made, the faculty voted on substitution of a voluntary program for the compulsory one, this vote showed a very def- inite preference for a voluntary system. Shortly thereafter the adminstrators made their decision to abolish the compulsory two-year program. It is expected that the establishment of a voluntary program which is to go into effect in the Fall of 1961 will in no way inhibit the operation of the military contingent at Lehigh, for there has al- ways been ample interest in advanced military Students give IBM machines a hand in registration for classes by distributing schedules for Fall semester. During the winter, the card room of the University Center gets heavy use as many students while away the hours over the bridge and chess tables.

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Senator Hugh Scott waves a poster in a motorcade around campus staged by the Lehigh Young Republicans. The bulletin board near Xmas-Saucon always has a myriad of notices to attract the interest of anyone. Perhaps this metallurgy student will develop a new metal in his experiments in Coxe Lab. During Freshman Week, the frosh have complete con- trol of the campus. The University Center was a favorite spot for them to relax and reflect on their day. 17