Oberlin College Unfurls Giant Sesquicentennial Tent
Shaffer Tent and Awning Co. erects a 100 by 20 foot ten-strip vinyl tent for Oberlin College's Sesquicentennial commencement. The 24 foot high structure hosts the president’s reception and alumni luncheon, with a 3,300 person capacity. The tent recalls Finney era revival tents first used in 1835 and revived in 1933.
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ABC Window
Oberlin College
College Library
Gus Chan
Charles Grandison Finney
Finney
Oberlin
Shaffer Tent and Awning Co
ABC
Akron
Sesquicentennial Renovation Fever Hits Oberlin Downtown
Oberlin unveils a wave of restoration as Schultz Furniture and other downtown merchants refresh facades with acid cleaning and planned grants. Planning Resources, Inc. will advise on facade restoration and grant access, funded by state and federal sources, while a $1 million revitalization plan may begin this fall. Commencement weekend features Godspell and other events with Maya Angelou as principal speaker. Firelands Arts show and library family films bolster the celebration.
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Westervelt Hall
Schultz Furniture
E. College St
Coop
Cleveland
Planning Resources, Inc
Oberlin College
Carnegie Library
Tappan Square
Maya Angelou
Wilder Hall
Education key to survival through international understanding
Cincinnati AP report quotes former Yale president Kingman Brewster at the 35th annual conference of the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs. He urges universal funding for education across nations to curb rising chauvinism and anti intellectualism amid a long worldwide recession and budget cuts.
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Kingman Brewster
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England
United States
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