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

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CAMPUS LIFE: THE NEW COLLEGE

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After eleven years at the University of Chicago, Mrs. Ruth 0. McCarn, assistant dean of students, director of vocational guidance and placement and a friend and mi- visor to many of the students, was to leave on August 31. Holder of a Bachelofs and Masteres degree from the Uni- versity of Minnesota, Mrs. McCarn taught for ten years in the Minnesota high school system. From 193? to 194-8 Mrs. McCarn was at Northwestern University where she was counselor to women. In 1948 she was discharged from 10 RUTH McCARN RETIRES Northwestern University because of her disagreement with ihe school's discriminatory admissions policy and in 1950 she came to the University of Chicago. In 1961 Mrs. McCarn observed about the University that: eel think this is the beginning of a new and exciting chapter of the Uni- versity. The University of Chicago can never be dull be- cause the faculty isn,t dull and the students arenW dull; there is excitement about ideas and concepts here? Mrs. McCarn will be missed in the years to come.

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First stop is the C-shop for some hot coffee and a chance to relax and flgure out whafs next on the agenda. It seems that the Processes of getting registered and into class will be more dilhcult than the classworlc itself. lls all very confusing no matter how many times welve done it before but anyway its a nice clay out and classes clonal start for awhila. 12 It says here in the manual that I get so many credits for so many courses. Thatas all well and good, especialhr smce my advisor informs me that if I stick to this im- possible set of courses for four years Iell get my degree. Advisers should know, but he tlicl look awfully confused when I explained my plans to him. Oh well, ifll be a relief just to get registered and back to work.