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Coming to the Michigan faculty in 1945, as Assistant Professor of Edu cation and Principal of University Ele mentary School, G. Max Wingo is now a full Professor, teaching Philosophy of Edu cation. He is no longer Principal, but until this academic year he has been busy as Coordinator of the Directed Teaching program. Professor Wingo is a native of Fair Grove, Missouri. He received a Bachelor's degree at Southwestern Missouri State College, a Master's at Columbia University, and the Ph.D. at Yale University. Before coming to Ann Arbor he had been Elementary School Principal at Dar ien, and earlier at New London, Connecticut. Professor Wingo is married to an alumna of Northwestern and Columbia, and they have a nine-year-old daughter, Mary. In his spare time he enjoys his hobbies which include cabinet making, fishing and garden ing.