University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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A rousing chorus from Most Happy Fella brings applause from the audience in Fulton Chapel. The familiar signboards in- form the student body of the many famous persons who visit the campus each year under the auspices of ODK. Senator Gore stimulated the thoughts of the student body as he made a brilliant speech on disarmament.

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THE CAMPUS FELT WORLD TENSIONS Ole Miss in 1959-60 was a part of a world in which violent change was a feature of each day that came and went, as a divided world met in battle on a thousand different fronts. There were the stunning triumphs of Russia ' s drive into space, the first contact with the moon ' s surface by an earth vehicle, and the first pictures of the moon ' s hidden side. The world shook while Red China threw her masses to the re- building of an ancient nation. There was the interminable steel strike at home, the visit of Nikita Khrushchev, the sight of Fidel Castro opening the way for communism at America ' s doorstep, the scandals of payola and of Charles Van Doren, the revelations of the big labor scandals, the growing political fever, the unforgettable world crusade of President Eisenhower, the equally unforgettable trip of Vice-President Nixon to Russia, and the endless strife over Algeria. Ole Miss students saw none of these things as they hap. pened nor felt any direct part of the physical force of these events. But in the realm of minds and ideas, students were inescapably involved. Newspapers, radios, and television provided a link with the wo rld. To the campus came dis- tinguished men who had seen or been a part of many great events. In classes and meetings, professors who were con. scions of the world ' s happenings drove home their signifi. cance. At the center of it all, perhaps, was the awareness of an unprecedented challenge to America and the free world. The possible shape of the future made the present even more meaningful. Each day of preparation at Ole Miss took on a new meaning. Students sensed that they could no longer be preparing simply for themselves. There now and here- after would have to be preparation for the nation, the world, and the survival of free civilization. The campus radio station does not limit itself to disc jockeys and foolishness, but it provides an accurate and up-to-date news age. Even in the grill a student can keep abreast of the changing affairs of the world as the blare of the juke box fades into the background while the cold war becomes foremost in the readers mind. That will affect his future much more than what is number one on the I lit Parade this week.

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FAMOUS VISITORS TO FULTON CHAPEL The world of Ole Miss was filled throughout the year with the flowering of the artistic spirit, with musical and drama tic expression, with the words of men who had seen and thought and done much. To the campus came the majesty of Bach ' s Mass as done by Robert Shaw. To the campus came Leonard Pennario and the Finnish Ballet. Stu- dents heard John Mason Brown, Joe Martin, Vincent Shee- an, and Albert Gore. They saw a road company bring alive campus stage with Broadway ' s The Most Happy Fella. These were only a few of the more serious events at Ole Miss that came from outside campus life. They made the world of Ole Miss richer, more meaningful and more nearly complete. The finale of the performance of the Finnish Ballet Co. was a breath-taking experience for those who crowded in Fulton Chapel that night. The Artist Series provided a variety of entertainment this year as the campus saw Catherine Cornell and Bryan Aherne in Dear Liar as well as hearing Leonard Pennario present a wonderful concert.