Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Greater Oberlin. NEW era! A new awakening! A new dawn! Yes, it cannot be gainsaid- Oberlin has taken a new tack. A wider field and a, broader iniiuence are about to be realized. The initiative steps have already been taken with results sufficiently encouraging bo corroborate the prophecy. This is not to say that Oberlin has not progressed within recent years. Far from us to im-ply that she has not! But if the oarsmen of a. boat have to look after the steering, progress is retarded. For the past three years, Oberlin has been like a large rowboat, propelled against the stream by strong and worthy men, to be sure, but 'without a helmsman. But now! After most careful, conscientious work by the Trustees of the Institution, a helmsman has been selected. Their cautiousness was not without its reward. To have chosen the wrong man would have beeni serious in the extreme, to choose the right man was indeed a problem. To say that they succeeded is needless, for nothing is lacking in the qualifications of Dr. John Henry Barrows to successfully occupy the presidential chair of Oberlin College. Dr. Barrows took the helm last January, and since that time he has spent most of his time in the East in behalf of our college. Greater endowments, more scholarships, advanced lecture courses by noted speakers, negotiations for new college buildings, these are a few of the problems he has been solving in order to enlarge the financial and academic condition of the school. The result of his labors is already appearing. In spite of the apparent secrecy of the Faculty, we have already gained sufficient information to lead us to believe that the landscape about the Campus will be materially changed in the near future. The Al uinni, the Faculty and the present student body heartily appreciate the generous gift for the con- struction ofa new Chemical Laboratoryg-but surely, this is only a forerunner of the good things in store for us. .9