Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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ax New headquarters house the Bureau of Economic Studies. The UN flag greets visitors to International House. Three Operations Move To Enlarged Facilities Buying the land for the westward expansion of the campus has been a long-range project. Eventually, the College hopes to own all of the property up to Cam- bridge Street, bounded on the north and south by Lincoln and St. Clair Avenues. Tearing down the existing houses along Macalester between the Mac Presbyterian Church and Princeton Avenue, however, did not take very long. Two of the houses were sold and moved away, but the rest suc- sumbed to wrecking crews. The College has obtained per- mission from the city to close Macalester Street between Lincoln and Princeton because eventually, the Fine-Arts Humanities Complex will cover an area on both sides of the street, including the site presently occupied by the Little Theater. New parking areas are provided for in the plans, near the Complex. Despite earlier recommendations, the Little Theater will not be moved onto the athletic field, but will remain where it now is, and it will be torn down piecemeal as the new buildings encroach on its area. As it is removed, classes will be transferred into the completed portions of its counterpart. Football games will be played in an expanded Held to be located along Snelling near St. Clair. Existing bleachers will be moved to the new site shortly, and future plans include a large permanent stadium that will have entrances on the Snelling side. -c 1 5 rr 0 .4xJfffH'I,',. Admissions facilities were enlarged when the staff moved to oflices at 4'l Macalester Street. 9

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Dean Garvin explains curriculum changes to education students. Open Forum and Deans Explain College's Direction Changes in the curriculum have been a major topic of conversation and explanation during the past year. Be- cause of student misunderstanding and questioning, special efforts on the part of the administration have been made to clear up the controversy. With the increased emphasis on the Liberal Arts, Macal- ester has discontinued its B.S. degree. Chief among areas concerned are business administration and elementary education. However, students who entered the College this past fall are still able to complete a B.S. degree in these fields. As class offerings are revamped, students will be offered a B.A. degree in these subjects and their career preparation will include more Liberal Arts courses. Secretarial studies will no longer be offered for credit, and the journalism major is going to be discontinued. However, students interested in publications can still obtain a journalism minor. As part of the re-emphasis, evening college courses are not going to be offered after this year. Liberal Arts Emphasis Results in Curriculum Changes Plans were on the agenda when Dr. Rice spoke fo an Open Forum Community Council meeting. 8 The two pictures on this page illus- trate two of the methods used to acquaint Macites with the curriculum changes. Drs. Rice and Garvin met with education and business students to explain and answer their questions. The long postponed, but finally held President's Open Forum in late April was an attempt to further illuminate College plans and to show the audi- ence some of the blueprints contained in this book. Those plans, to which we now turn, were long in the preparatory stage. Architects engaged for designing the additions to the Macalester campus are Perry, Shaw, Hepburn, and Dean of Boston, specialists in college planning. They have the reconstruction of Williamsburg, Virginia, to their credit, along with buildings on campuses at MIT, Smith, Bucknell, Wellesley, and Harvard, among others. Advising the architects on Mac's building needs are two faculty commis- sions: Fine Arts-Humanities, Profs. Owen, Morton, Caponi, and Sund- heimg and Science, Profs. Shiflett, Wal- ter, Glock, Hastings, and Camp. The College has also engaged a construc- tion projects manager, Mr. Roger Williams, who coordinates the various building programs.

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Architect General Dean points out blueprinted features to members of the Board of Trustees buildings and grounds committee. The heart of the campus, Old Main, is viewed through the Summit Avenue fence. Land Purchases, Wrecking Make Wa for Construction Science facilities are to be housed in an ultra-modern building to be constructed at the end of the present ath- letic field, making a quadrangle behind Old Main. The astronomy observatory will be installed in the new build- ing. Although plans have been nearly completed, this project awaits confirmation of financial grants. Building the science hall and athletic area have neces- sitated the destruction of Macville, long a College insti- tution. At press time, only three of the units remained, and this is the last year married students will reside there. Although the design and external architecture of the blueprinted buildings will be modern, the architects have retained the same color bricks, white woodwork, and similar general features of existing structures so that some harmony will be maintained in campus edifices. Though not newly constructed, three just-moved-into houses are serving expanded needs. The Admissions staff now conducts operations in what was International House at 41 Macalester Street. Because they needed more room, International House directors Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mor- gan redecorated a large house at 1635 Summit Avenue into a pleasant meeting place for foreign and American students. The Bureau of Economic Studies made a short move from its house across from the Little Theater, when wrecking crews took over, to new headquarters on the corner of Macalester and Princeton. The little Theater, a temporary building that has served far beyond original intent, will be replaced by the Fine Arts-Humanities Complex. :S ,2