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

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In Lorain the Community Service Com- mission found a completely different story. The Yis were asked to help run a recreation unit set up in an old store by the Puerto Rican steel workers. Here, as at the Elyria Housing Project and first semester at the Elyria Crippled Children's Hospital, the Y group led recreation and clubs, and kept the equipment in repair. In town a YW committee helped at the Haulk Home and the Welcome Home for elderly people. There they read to the pa- tients, wrote their letters, and ran their er- rands. Also in town the Commissions worked afternoons at the Prospect and Pleasant Street schools leading outdoor recreation in- cluding Intramural football and softball in good weather, indoor crafts in stormy. The local Hi-Y was completely renovated by the YM committee. The plan of this com- mittee as of all others was to turn over as much of the work as possible to the partici- pants themselves. As the boys took over the responsibility their interest in the club in- creased and so did the membership. Similar jobs were done by Ylers in the local Cub and Girl Scout organizations. ing-his 'X

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The Y's work is divided into several areas each represented by a commission. Two of the most active this year were the YM and YW Community Service Com- missions. Like all Commissions they were in turn divided into committees. The May Home committee was one of the most popular, and mem- bers worked at the Home every aft- ernoon plus Saturday mornings. Stu Scherr and Dave Elder helped the kids with handicraft and in conjunc- tion with Carolyn Sandstrom's YW committee escorted the youngsters to College Artist recitals, basketball games, track meets, and other special events in town and College. The YW committee took the group into Cleve- land for Xmas shopping and a look at Santa Claus. joe Elder was a second Santa at the Yule-time party at the Home. 24 The committee heads Qcommission membersj first get together to formulate the overall working plan and swap techniques. Then the individual commit- tees set up their programs. The Y group at the May Nursery Home found a program already well estab- lished. The preparation for this job consisted merely of getting to know the kids and helping with an occa- sional dish or with the fall housecleaning. Other committees such as the Hi-Y had to start from scratch with their program.

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l SOC! I. Ginny Long was the chairman of the Social Board, and as usual Miss von Wenck lent valu- able aid as faculty adviser. ' i 41: Herb Rinehart and Jack Scott were responsible for the loud speakers, backdrops, television set, and other equipment be- longing to the Social Board. Dot Ranck discharged the du- The All-College dances were su- ties of Secretary while George pervised by Babe McGuire and Smith handled the debits and Ruth Kruger. credits. The Social Board's TV Not loaiing on the iob. competed successfully but merely getting with books and sack. down to work.