University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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The beginning of a dream in Flint. In the fall of 1956 the Uni- versity will open its Flint College. Offering courses on the junior and senior levels, the unit will supplement Flint Junior College. 11

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If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You The AFROTC chorus performs on University TV. Kinescope productions are seen on stations from New York City to Seattle. From Menominee to Monroe, the impact of the University is felt throughout the state. While the activities and fa- cilities in Ann Arbor itself benefit the state, the University functions beyond the campus proper. Via the air waves, WUOM and WFUM blanket southeastern Michigan with educational radio programs. Kinescopes of the University Television Hour are available to TV stations. In addition, lecturers from the University bring news of the campus to alumni clubs and other interested groups, and the Uni- versity Press publishes books of both state and national in- terest. In the field of direct education, the University main- tains extension centers in eight Michigan cities. These cen- ters offer an opportunity to obtain college credit while re- maining at home. The most dramatic example of the Uni- versity ' s expanding service is the establishment of Flint College. The College, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 1956, will serve about five thousand students. University faculty members and administrators will staff the unit which is to offer junior and senior courses. Flint students will receive their first two years of training from Flint Junior College. A full degree-granting branch of the University, it is the dream of Charles S. Mott, Flint philanthropist. In the summer, Professor Maynard Klein directs the high school choir at the University ' s National Music Camp at Intcrlochen. The University Extension Service offers adult education and credit courses at centers in eight Michigan cities. Enrollment was 3,426. 10

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A Survey Research Center display graphically outlines the proce- dure for polling the public scientifically and interpreting the results. Surrey Research- Scientific Sampler In 1946, Professor Rensis Likert brought a group of social survey experts to the University from the Department of Agriculture. This group was joined in 1947 by a number of specialists in group dynamics who came to Michigan from M.I.T. The two groups were merged into the Survey Research Center. The Center functions in three fields. It studies economic behavior and conducts surveys to discover how households utilize their income. In the human relations area, the Center is working to isolate the factors which determine the effectiveness of an organization. The third study is a probe of political attitudes to be made during the 1956 presidential race. Interviewers are trained in survey techniques before the poll starts. 12 Researchers visit subjects to pose questions which are carefully worded to avoid ambiguity, confusion. Results are coded on IBM cards and tabulated by complicated machines.