There is a piece of white cloth that the sun turned blue in the current exhibit at Elzay Gallery of Art. Impossible?
Emily Jay (pictured) explains that a chemical used by photographers long ago to develop pictures was applied to the white cloth, except where the stars are.
She and a student carried the cloth out into the sun, which because of the chemical, turned the white cloth blue, except for the stars which were covered to keep them white.
Emily knew this would occur because she teaches photography at ONU.
How does a blue cloth with white stars fit into the theme of the show?
Emily said the cloth looks like the ceilings of the cathedrals in Italy.
Not only did Martin Luther King Jr. speak at Ohio Northern on Jan. 11, 1968, but his widow and two of his children came to campus in the 1990s.
Dr. King died in Memphis on April 4, 1968, less than three months after his address in Ada. It is said that his ONU talk was his last on a college campus.
Coretta Scott King came to Ohio Northern on Jan. 21, 1993. She died Jan. 30, 2006.
A daughter, Yolanda, was at Ohio Northern in January, 1992. She died Aug. 15, 2007.
Another daughter, Rev. Bernice A. King, spoke in ONU's chapel on Jan. 13, 1994.
The Ohio Northern Nursing Without Borders will make a mission trip to the Dominican Republic in May. To learn more about how these students will help those in the Dominican, search gofundme.com, then type in Ada, Ohio. You can also donate to the service project at that site. So far, $850 out of a goal of $1,500 has been raised.
ONU commemorated the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a garden area on the south side of Taft Memorial. Here, ONU students Elizabeth Selhorst (left) and Tiffany Street pause at the garden area which includes benches and a plaque. It was unusual for the university not to acknowledge the anniversary with an event, but this year Martin Luther King Day occurred during winter break. The school recognized King's Ada address and national holiday on social media.
On Jan. 11, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at Ohio Northern University. At the time of his visit to Ada, Ohio and ONU, Dr. King was an international figure.
He was the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Prize and only the 12th American to ever do so. He was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement and a key social figure of the turbulent 1960s.
The entire recording of his speech can be heard by clickin the link below - this link takes viewers to the Ohio Northern University Facebook site, where the speech is available.
The lacrosse team went 8-7 in up its inaugural season last year. The first home match this year will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. (Photo by Trevor Jones)
