Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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Mrs. Zena Harman, wife of Israel ' s Ambassador to the United States, delivered the address to the assembled student body, bringing Israel Day to a fitting close. ISRAEL DAY Folk Dances, Philosophy, Customs, Ceremon¬ ies, and Geography, provided the general frame¬ work for the second annual culture day March 8. The College was proud to welcome such distin¬ guished guests as Mr. Joseph Ben-Dak, who spoke on aspects of change in the Kibbutz (a communal institution), Rabbis William Frankel, David Grau- bart and Victor Weissburg, who discussed Jewish customs and rites, philosophy, and the status of religion in Israel today. The highpoint of the proceedings was the address by Mrs. en ° ar man, wife of Israel ' s ambassador to the United States. Mrs. Harman graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science where she obtained her degree. In her talk on the hu¬ man aspect of Israel, she summarized the day s happenings by discussing a few of the pressing problems facing Israel. Rabbi David Graubart of Chicago discussed the state of religion in Israel today. Israel Folk Dances by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kaye. 25

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JAMES FARMER Under the aegis of the Intellectual er Committee of the Student Senate, James ° former head of CORE addressed a capacity D C u r ring in St. Joseph Auditorium on December 9. . . u Mr Farmer his dynamic and convincing speecn, with compared the Negro civil rights movemen other social movements of the past the qu ize d female suffrage; for labor rights. He emp the fact that while previously Negroes e - - n g segregation was necessary, now they were w to be jailed, beaten or killed in their une fight for integration. This change in attitu Mr. Farmer, was due to three primary C ° US . World War II; the sense of identity wit emerging African nations, making the Negr ° C . scious of his African descent; and education, ing to make the Negro more aware of his and more concerned with realizing them. three causes are forming aggressive, militant groes, who may be forced to turn from 9 ene nonviolent action to desperate measures, a possi bility which cannot be ignored but must be rea istically avoided. 24

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FALL BALL An Autumn Evening provided the theme for the Fall Ball, held September 29 in the Loras Fieldhouse and sponsored by the Student Senate. More than three hundred couples danced to the music of Johnny Kaye and his orchestra from 8 30 to midnight as they took advantage of this special autumn evening. Crowned as Queen of the Ball was Miss Jackie Smid, escorted by sopho¬ more George Schmitz. Decorations, provided by committeemen Mike Reidy, Dan Mass, Ric Jais, and Bob Jeffries, simulated a quaint town park, complete with the leafless trees of any typical autumn as well as an old-fashioned swing. 26