Woodrow Wilson Junior College - Profile Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Wilson Chem Lab I Borden ' s Laboratory are a familiar sight around this Michigan Boulevard Louvre. So much so in fact, that the lions usually nod pleasantly to us as we mount the steps. The Art In- stitute is of particular benefit to our Humanities and Fine Arts classes, both for its use as a labo- ratory for first hand study, and for the Institute lecturers who come to Wilson and verbally trace for us the development of sculpture and painting through the ages — with vividly illustrated colored slides. Our own Arts Room reflects much of this benevolent influence in the surprisingly good student paint- ings on exhibition there. The Field Museum is another cultural mecca for Wilsonites, with its authentic Egyptian Hall, its mineral displays, and its com- prehensive anthropological exhib- its running from Cro-Magnon through Superman rendering it invaluable to Physical Science, Humanities, and Biological Science classes. For the more materialistic- minded student there is the Rosenwald Museum of Science and Industry, where he may have his fill of twirling complicated dials, manipulat- ing toy airplanes, and playing with thousand volt sparks. Much of this mechanical doodling may also be had in our own well-equipped Physical Science Museum. But our campus does not confine its instruc- tional efforts merely to carefully planned ex- hibits and the stored-up knowledge and culture of the past. It also employs one of the most ancient, most fundamental forms of education known to man. Oxir campus teaches by example. The small army of Wilson clubs and organi- AT THE AW INSTITUTE, iALPmE MEHTS HIS BUDtV, HEttBlE FbCSHDBT. ENTH«AU£D, TMEY APM ftC THB BEAUT tVU 9A WnN S, AHEtt WCM T »ey 60 JeT A B -COV.E THEN OH TO THE FIELD W )SBOM, THE AOLEC PLAHETft«L»UM, AND

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Art Institute our respective futures, giving us each a goal to strive for and a more definite notion of how best to achieve it. You might say that actual observation is worth a thou- sand pictures, which, if we follow through on the original, automati- cally gives it equal rating with a million words. But don ' t think that it always re- quires organized trips to lure Wil- sonites into exploring the various nerve centers of our campus. Our own initiative and curiosity are usu- ally sufficient. Press members can go through the Daily T ews building; Bi Sci students have the stockyards. The Merchandise Mart, Union De- pot, Adler Planetarium, the Wrigley Building, all are but a sampling of the limitless number of willing guinea pigs the inquisitive student has at his disposal. What traditional college campus could give us opportunities like these? Certainly Champaign, Ann Arbor, or New Haven have nothing to compare with Chicago, where one can go down to the Chicago River and see such sights as the Norwegian Fjell Line ships fresh from their blockade running trips across the Atlantic. We also see an endless array of interesting peo- ple here on our campus. Sit in the ball park bleachers sometime, or ride a midnight street car and you ' ll notice the amazing variety in appear- ance, action, and thought possible in the human race. We are constantly observing people not just of our own kind, our own age, but of all kinds and all ages. This everyday exposure to a large and heterogeneous group of people is, according to psychologists, one of the most valuable experiences one can undergo. It gives him the necessary tol- erance and understanding so essential to a harmo- nious intermingling with all types of people. Demo- crat and Republican alike. You see, our campus teaches us how to live. BOV-AFreR. DWNWWC- M AU.TMIS cucryRB. Yoy M » »7 ViM L TZALWIE AND HVS %UOt)V A(iE V«ETTV DWr. WEU, n EV AttB. SO, WftltE WAUONfr B CK FBOM THE v u g PP? ' ., j:y j-u u .-x W ' H iii i | fi I I ij M i M i imii i m ii wi i M i iiiiiiim iii m i m u w iw i iium i h