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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGOV THURSDAY. MAY 25, 1961 University of Seven Seas May Head for Ocean in 1962 Whittier, Calif. - (UPB - A" new twist is about to be added to the field of education. It's an ocean-going college cam pus. Nobody knows just who came up with the idea of a floating campus, but it ap pealed to a group of Califor nia educators and business men who formed a non-profit corporation as the backbone for the University of the Sev en Seas. The board of trustees of the university includes the presi dent of a pipe and supply com pany, a speech and drama pro fessor from Whittier college, an assistant professor of edu cation at California Western university, a lumber company president, a retired U. S. Navy rear admiral, a U. S. Agricul ture Department entomologist, an associate professor of his tory at California Western university, a former school superintendent, and a former college president. . , Within a day or two after the announcement of estab lishment of the university, ap plications from prospective student began to flow in. Dr. E. Ray Nichols Jr., vice president of the board of trus tees, presently chairman of the department of speech' and drama at Whittier college, ' said from 25 to SO applications were being received every day. World Laboratory . , According to Nichols, the : university seeks to provide the most favorable means for the study of man, his resources, his environment and his out reach. He said the university felt the mobile classroom is the way to best provide that environment, and added, "In stead of bringing the world piecemeal into the laboratory, we'll take the student into the world laboratory." By September, 1962, the university plans to launch its first floating campus with S25 students and from 35 to 40 of the finest faculty members available, Nichols said. Arrangements have already been made to turn the SS Jerusalem Into the universi ty's first mobile campus. A full-time class schedule will be maintained at sea, and while the ship is in port, field trips, seminars at local uni versities and other appropri ate activities will be empha sized. Dr. Nichols said the uni versity is designed for upper division college students and for those already holding de grees from accredited colleges and universities. Advanced Courses . . "We'll offer advanced courses for credit in the lib eral arts which pertain most directly to the concept of in ternational relations," he said. Students will be enrolled in schools of creative arts, hu man resources, management of human affairs and physical resources, with classes ranging from music and art to nutri tion and climatology. Operation costs of the uni versity will be met by tuition, but private gifts will assist in providing scholarships, devel opment and endowment. Dr. Nichols estimated that tuition for one semester on the ocean going campus will range from $2,500 to $3,500, depending on accommodations. In a manner of speaking. the roaming college campus will compete with many of its land-based counterparts. It will be fully air conditioned, have a large swimming pool, and broad areas for sports, sun-bathing, dining and danc ing. . hiU If Full. titliM Ifli 100 tnil Kiilill Spirits. Cillii's Diilillii liagu Oij til. 90 Pull. MX (nil Niitiil Spirits. R. I . Cilhj, III, Cii., 0. Oiltiiiitri i Miliuil Diilillni fiiiieli Ci. Filling Glasses Can Be Harmful Pittsburgh - (Science Serv ice) - Party hosts encourage drunken driving by pressing drinks upon their guests, it was reported at the National Conference on Alcohol and Traffic Safety here Monday. Dr. Ira H. Cisin, director of the Drinking Practices study in Berkeley, Calif., told the conference that the party host is afraid of being thought stingy unless he keeps glass es filled. A new basis for group approvals, founded on scientific studies and support ed by basic social custom, should be found, Dr. Cisin said, but the public must care enough about the prob lem to find practical ways of solving it. Rigid enforcement of speed and traffic laws, restriction of licenses of drunken driv ers, party pools in which non drinkers drive, possible auto matic devices on the road that would stop cars swerving from the correct lane were among the suggestions made. Self evaluation devices could be used, Dr. Cisin sug gested. It might become quite t game at parties to test one self with a little puff-meter. For those who fail the test, it is not inconceivable that a sobering pill could be de veloped to counteract the ef fects of alcohol. Any solution to the prob lem of drunken driving is de pendent upon willingness of the drunken driver to avoid driving while drunk. Achieve ment of this willingness in itself offers a challenge to the public's "skill In mass mo tivation and the engineering attitude change," Dr. Cisin said. p 1" I " ' . -' , -. . 1 nf ,. , LlMwMtti 'lealV AT WHITE HOUSE - Princess Grace and her husband. Prince Rainier of Monaco, are shown as they arrived at the White House to be luncheon guests of President and Mrs. Kennedy. White House receptionist Dave Powers is shown greeting them. (UPI Telephoto) Cosmic Particles May Have Effect On Evolution Pasadena, Calif. - (Science 1 Service) - High - speed "visi tors" from outer space - cos mic ray particles that rain down on earth continually -may be playing a part in the evolution of life on earth, a California physicist believes. Dr. H. V. 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