University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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Mrs. E. H. Kleinpell, wife of the College president, and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Grist for the mental mill comes from THE CLASSROOM AND LECTURES The first years in College are spent in sharpening the basic skills that are essential to all learning. The student learns to communicate with others effectively. He is introduced to the great body of knowledge which is common to all educated persons. The early years are a time of sampling and testing, allowing the student time to discover his special talents, his particular interests. During this period he is building a base of information, of methods of discovery, of ways of organizing and weighing facts, of the process of decision making. Having acquired a solid foundation, the student begins to specialize, to delve more deeply into those fields which hold greatest attraction for him, which permit him to best express his individuality.

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Providing stimulus and a new viewpoint are VISITORS TO THE CAMPUS Contact with the best minds and talents of the world and the opportunity to evaluate the arguments of those who present controversial issues are a major value of education on a college campus. The student learns first hand of world affairs, not only from intelligent observers, but from those who have taken an active role in shaping events. He hears noted scientists and philosophers, historians and poets, statesmen and musicians, actors and writers, economists and artists. In the complex society in which each student must make his way, and to which he must contribute, he must have a knowledge in many areas and take into consideration views contrary to his own. Basil Rathbone, actor. John Ciardi, poetry editor of Saturday Review, authographs one of his books. John Rood, internationally known sculptor, works on a symbol for Karges Center.