Marquette University - Hilltop Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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The summer also bore witness to Marquette's first Faculty Forum. The theme of the meeting was generated by the issues which precipitated the spring strike. For the first time, the faculty gathered to discuss an issue of vital importance to the future of the university. Those involved questioned the extent to which our “commitment to intellectual and moral excellence warrants an official university stand on publicly disputed issues. Re-directing the nation's priorities has become the newest cliche of our time. Students who harbored a genuine concern for that cause remained disorganized and helpless until the establishment in May of the Movement for a New Congress. Following its birth at Princeton, MNC blossomed to include 322 campus chapters. Its purpose was to organize voter support for peace candidates through massive student drives. It had vowed to work within the system for constructive political reform. The Marquette chapter of MNC was established in June. Its first step was to support Bus. Ad. assistant professor Les Aspin in his bid for a seat in Wisconsin’s first congressional district.

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While the majority of Marquette scholars grazed in the grass or tanned on the beaches from Maine to Hawaii, the Marquette Players remained in Milwaukee keeping the university's cultural heart beating. The versatile actors became the Marquette Players Touring Company. They loaded costumes and scenery on flatbed trucks and performed for two-night stands in several locations around the city. They also took advantage of the warm summer evenings and staged their performances under the skies. On campus, they set up shop in the Bus. Ad. parking lot for their two summer offerings. Their adaptation to open-air performances was impressive. The Players presented a slapstick farce called “A Runaway Colt and The Apple Tree, a combination of three short plays. Milwaukee media reviewers saluted both shows as successes.

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16 It's Wednesday, July 1,1970! Gather up Jimmy, Jack and Joe, join the talent round-up. Round ’em up, bring 'em in. Everybody is sure to win. Step right up, here we go. Oh, what a rodeo! Bring along Eddie, Bob and Bill. Ask everybody on the hill. We’re going to have a great big thrill. Join the talent round-up. Roll call. Count off now. Number 1 July 9th Six hundred thousand 19 year olds’ futures were determined Number 2 December 24th in a scientifically devised lottery. Number 3 July 25th Two capsules at a time. Red—birthdate, green—order of induction. Number 4 July 29th Numbers one through 185 consider yourselves eligible. Number 5 October 21st There are hopes of compulsory service ending by 1973. Number 6 November 17th Faulty equipment delayed the scheduled drawing. Number 7 June 8th Otherwise the ceremony ended without incident, unlike last December. Number 8 April 21st Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ...