Oberlin's public schools send plenty of kids to college. They produce more than their share of National Merit Scholars. School administrators spend significantly more per pupil--most of it on instruction--than a majority of districts in Ohio. In downtown Oberlin, all the storefronts on Main Street are full. Work starts soon on a new public pool in the city for county residents. On Oberlin's west side, Victorian homes retain their splendor and, for the first time in decades, new houses are being built in two subdivisions. Meanwhile, town planners are opening up new land for light industrial development and working hard to recruit new businesses.