University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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w- . r x i. - 'y. ' SEMINAR IN FRONT OF MAIN LODGE AT CAMP KERN PROBES AIMS, IDEALS OF EDUCATION AT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. the student learned, probed, ARMY ROTC cadefs learn use of .50 cal. machine gun from officer as parf of basic milifary fraining.

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1 A GAS and dus+ cloud illuminated by sfars. RoseHe Nebula in Milky Wav, is phofographed through +elescope. and. everybody talked. space The world this year tOOk its place in hiStOYY AN ATTEMPT +0 reach vicinHy of moon failed as with more than its share of accomplishments 'i'd Siege 0f 3 A Fm Pimer did ? H'E' and, as usual, more shortcomings than were thought possible. All too often, exciting scientific progress was offset by frustrating breakdowns in international relations. The Nationalist and Communist Chinese continued their off- and-on war; an idealistic Cuban named Castro finally succeeded; the Mid-East had continual growing pains; France called on De Gaulle once more; and Elvis finally arrived in Germany. The competition between East and West dominated the worlds thought as man followed his first hesitant probes into space with increased effort, realizing the awesome task before him. Industry and the universities were to work together, each providing learned minds and research activity, and, often, competing for contracts. Though an island of sorts, the academic world was Closely allied with the worlds pulse.

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KOREA . . . and young Americans were called lo serve the free world by defending firs'l' of many frouble spo+s. Time passes quickly for college people; their way of life leaves far less iifreeb time than planned, only enough for an occasional contact with the outside. A graduate student doing advanced research is less a part of the campus than the average collegian living in his own special world; neither is far from realizing that he might be behind a rifle in the next conflict; an ROTC hopeful must face the fact continually, yet it is not his primary concern. N ightly libulll, sessions and group seminars are a studentis way of probing life and its Challenges. Whether he is cornplaining about his love life or arguing foreign policy, he IS preparing for the future by defining and analyzing today 5 problems and advancing a solution, if only 1n theory. Even if he often speaks with an expression best understood by other students, he will be more able because of today. He draws impressions from the outer world but his crowded life leaves little time for returning a contribu- tion. This will come later ..... after graduation. COURT MEMBER RITA PLAPP IS ESCORTED TO STAGE BY COOLIES. PART OF J-PROM'S ORIENTAL THEME.