Ch. 12 Wed., March 31
A move is on to persuade the Post Office to create a postage stamp of
William Holmes McGuffey, former professor at Miami and author of the hugely
popular McGuffey's Eclectic Reader of the previous century.

Journal-News, Thursday, April 1, 1999
Front page article (with photo) about Miami's Hillel Foundation celebrating
Passover says Hillel has an open door policy and wants students to come and
feel comfortable.  Quotes students Sarah Pinner and Reid Golden.
And:
Editorial responding to former Polish President Lech Walesa's statement
made to a MU audience that capitalism is doomed says capitalism is like
democracy, "flawed--but better than any other option we're aware of."
And:
A memorial service for Donald Weber, educational psychology, will be held
today at 10 a.m. in Kumler Chapel.
And:
A high school student at Fairfield High School's first job fair says she
learned she can still apply to Miami.
And:
A letter from an Oxford resident responds to a letter criticizing Judge
Sage's decision to switch political parties by saying the writer should
seek truth as it is set in stone at Miami University, "Ye shall know the
truth, and the truth shall set you free."

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Thursday, April 1, 1999
University of Cincinnati's board of trustees was told students may face a
5-percent tuition increase in each of the next two years.  Article includes
table of tuition costs for full-time undergraduate students at area colleges
And:
MU's annual spring ice show will be held April 23-24 at Goggin Ice Arena.

The Cincinnati Post, Wednesday, March 31, 1999
A cooking class from Miami enjoyed learning how to carve a leg of lamb in a
class taught by Mary Jo McMillin (Mary Jo's Cuisine).
And:
Obituary for Donald Weber, educational psychology.

Dayton Daily News, Thursday, April 1, 1999
Reo Christenson, professor emeritus, asks why some things are so hard to
understand, such as, "Why aren't good elementary-school teachers given as
much acclaim as good university teachers?"



Lois Watson
University Communications
(513) 529-7592