University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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education and recreation under the summer sun S UMMER SCHOOL Fur most students, the last day of spring finals also represents their final look at the campus until fall and the new school year. But the summer months were far from quiet ones, as UWEC played host to young and old — and even a Teacher In Space finalist. Summer, UWEC-style, began June 8, a participants in Elderhoslcl, a program that offers people 60 years of age and older the opportunity to experience college life, arrived on campus. Hostelers stayed in the residence halls, dined with summer session students, and took part in week-long classes on subjects ranging from the Great Depression to Folk Music to Storytelling. Classes were conducted in an informal atmosphere by regular faculty members. and no homework or tcst6 were given. For the 3723 continuing students hoping to pick up a few extra credits or perhaps their cap and gown for August graduation, summer session got under way June 9. They were joined June 11 by the first of the incoming freshmen reporting for Summer Orientation sessions, which ran through July 15. On June 21, 39 participants in UWEC’s ninth annual Precollegiate Program, a 5-week course designed to acquaint incoming freshmen with the university setting, arrived in the residence halls. The program, aimed at students in the lower half of their graduating class, taught skills in note-taking, organization, time management, and test preparation. Students earned three credits upon completion of the course, which ran through July 25. Company 22 provided entertainment on campus as the summer theater season began June 9 with the musical Something Wonderful!! George Washington Slept Here ran June 24-July 5, and the season concluded with the adult comedy Sly Fox”. For those out to exercise their intellect, Peggy Lathlaen, a finalist in the Teacher In Space Program, spoke about her training and experiences with the program, on July 8, in Schofield Auditorium. Summer Session concluded August 2, as 207 undergraduates and 66 graduates crossed the auditorium stuge during UWEC’s summer commencement ceremonies. Lori Knope Pat Centeman serve an unidentified customer during the watermelon social sponsored by University Activities during the summer session. summer school 11