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

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l l 3 l 4-1-4 urriculum Plan, lnterm Term ffer hallenge According to Dean of the College Lucius Garvin, . . . the future student will take fewer courses . . . and at the same time will discover that he has greater freedom of choice in selecting among the courses offered to him. Under the new curriculum, all stu- dents will take 4 four credit courses dur- ing two semesters and will participate in an interim term during the month of january. Requirements for graduation will be 31 courses and one interim term for each year in residence. Majors and minors -as they are thought of now will not exist. Concentrations,' can be of the major or the core variety. A major concentration consists of 6 to 10 courses in one department with 2 sup- porting courses. A core consists of 6 courses in a department with 6 support- ing courses. This springis preregistration is sched- uled to be a counseling experience to acquaint students with the new cur- riculum. Open forums were scheduled to acquaint students with and hear their suggestions for interim term courses. Students as well as faculty find the prospect of the new plan exciting. It allows specialization or liberalization as the student desires. Almost aanythingi' which can demonstrate its merit as far as being an educa- tional experience goes as it comes to picking interim course material. Planning of the interim courses will be left largely to the departments. Early polls seem to indicate there will be a number of independent study projects as well as field study courses, interdepartmental offerings, advanced courses and plans for travel projects. ,Iaye Burke of the registraris ojice visits the dorms to help students plan schedules with the new curriculum in mind. Melanie Smith studies the folder of proposed courses. President Robert Stryder of Colby College addresses students and faculty on the interim term at his college. 13

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President Rice introduces Charles L. Horn, Olin Foundation president, who makes the exciting announcement. DeWitt Wallace leads the convo audience in a cheer for the Olin Foundation. ,, ,, Surprise Convo Reveals Well, it has to be SOME kind of a big grant! Or so went typical comments preceeding the year's mystery convo on November 13. Opinion proved correct in this caseg it was in- deed a big 81,600,000 Olin Foundation grant for the erection of a new science building on our campus. The three-story structure will be built on the south end of Shaw field. The math, astronomy, physics and chemistry departments shall share the new facili- the ties. Mr. DeWitt Wallace has given S500,000 to revitalize the old science building for the biology and geology departments. Exciting features planned for the new building by the faculty commission con- sisting of Profs. Shiilett, Walter, Glock, Hastings and Camp, are almost too nu- merous to mention. Some of the general features will beg a 226-seat auditorium fully equipped with audio-visual aids, a shop for building projects, including provisions for glass blowing, and labora- tories for each faculty member in addi- tion to labs for independent student re- search and the general labs. lin Science Grant Secret Star-gazefs fancies will be amply fulilled in the new build- ing. The telescope from the old observatory will find a more modern home. In addition, a planetarium, which is a dome simulating the heavens onto which any arrangement of stars and planets can be projected, is being planned. An instruments room will harbor all of the expensive and elaborate equipment used. Facts and figures will be nearer at hand with the advent of the central science library in the new building. The Olin Science Building should be ready for classes in the fall of 1964 with groundbreaking occuring this summer, As soon as classes are over, construction will begin on the new athletic fields, hopefully to be ready next fall. The building will house a Foucault pendulum which shows the earthis motion. Pictured i the only other pendulum in the Twin Citie in the Buckbee-Mears building. .1-

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awww Jf- fi Photo by Don Brenemun Macalester offers a wealth of opportunities for socially and academically enriching experiences outside of the classroom horizons. Many aca- demically-oriented activities such as Political Emphasis Week and many socially-oriented activities such as Homecoming provide an agenda which allows any student the chance to make himself a more versatile and interesting person. In this scene, the Mac campus forms an airy fall backdrop for Homecoming Queen Sharon Ellies. 14