University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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One of the most important and interesting of the activities located in Burton-Iudson Courts is WUCB, long known to UC'eIs czs Radio Mid- way. In the early years following the war, CI number of ex-signal corpsmen at the Univer- sity of Chicago formed a small group Which met on and OH. end at one of these sessions Radio Midway was conceived. Amidst hastily erected walls and makeshift soundproofing, the radio station arose in the basement of 3-1. Financial aid from the University, and CI gen- erous grant from Dri Kenneth Chimene. who; along with his son, was interested in the use of radio as an educational and entertainment medium, afforded Radio Midway the means for expansion. Phone lines were rented to In- ternational House and the women's residence halls. transmitters were installed, and Radio Midway became WGUSeWOIld's Greatest Uni- versity Station. The next few years saw im- provements in the technical installation and another chcmge in name. when the FCC as- signed the station the cult Ietters WUCBM University of Chicago Broadcasting. But the station and the FCC had reckoned without the campuseHadio Midway it was, and Radio Midway it will remain czs long as it exists. The WUCB format begins at two-thirty in the afternoon. Chicago FM station WFMT is- rebroadcast from this time until seven PM. Live programs start then and continue until ten or eleven. when FM programs are again rebroadcast until midnight. The live broadcasts include classical music. disk jockeys, recorded crud live debates, variety shows, sports events, and special features, such as the March of Dimes Marathon. which collected over five hundred dollars in 1952, end over two hundred and fifty dollars in 1953. Entirely student planned and produced. these programs often lack the polish of professional radio. The station does not require expedence es :1 qualification for membership. As 0 result, its members learn as they produce. announce. and operate equipment. The station offers the opportunity of cooperative creation. The abili- ties 01 many persons go into the finished productethe radio broadcast. But Radio Midway is more than just 0 stu- dent activity, tor its purpose is three-fold: it serves as C! student activity in providing ct means of expression for its members: as cm extension of the College in providing education and experience in the fields 01 radio: and as a vehicle of communication in presenting enter- taining and educational programs to its audience. Z9

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The 8-1 Snack Bar, opened only slightly more than a year ago, does cc flourishing business in the hamburger and ice cream line. A self-help laundry, consisting of washers, exlmclors, and dryers, will yield clean Clothes for dirty in ex- change for c: few dimes. The University Laundry Service accepts and returns laundry and dry cleaning, which is actually processed by an outside Cleaner. Ping pong and billiard tables are offered to residents by the B-3 Council. And those who wish to woxk with photographic paraphernalia will find a well-stocked dark- room available. All of these services exist in the B-I basement. One of the more cultural of B-I institutions is the German Table. Conducted by Messrs, tor Herrenl Max Putzel and James Iones, both members of the College German stall, the Table combines :1 social atmosphere of international understanding with increasing competency in spoken German. These students and faculty members meet each weekday during the lunch hour and d15cuss whatever subjects lhey wish. Exchange students from Germany, periodic parties, slide shows, and record concerts are lealures of this group.

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