Wabash College - Wabash Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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26 Above, the Convention in full swing. Below left, Keynote Speaker William Ruckelshaus, Indiana U.S. Senatorial candidate, delivers his address. Below right, the Mole and Mother . » Although there were many weekends during the Spring, two were especially noteworthy. The first of these was the weekend of April 19-21 which saw the Mock Political Convention, Ralph ' s Mother, Fiji Island, and several house dances. The Mock Convention, organized and sponsored by the Public Affairs Forum, selected the G.O.P. presi¬ dential candidate and his running mate. The Republi¬ cans may decide differently in Miami in August, but the Wabash effort was complete in all respetts save national coverage by the news media. Out of all the wheeling and dealing, concessions by Nixon,

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Poet Louis Simpson and pianist Philip Keller per¬ formed in December, and January brought organist John Baldwin and Sergiu Luca, a young Israeli violin¬ ist of note. March was filled with entertainment as internationally famous poet Paul Carroll spent three days on campus. The Jordan Wind Ensemble from Butler University and the Kammerensemble Niggemann also made ap¬ pearances; the latter, in making its second trip to Wabash from West Germany, was extremely well received. Later in the Spring, ever-popular jazz pianist Ernie Harper of Chicago made his annual visit. Top right, three of the Kammerensemble Niggemann quartet. Bottom left, Ernie Harper at the keys. Bottom right, Jean Redpath strums a tune. 25

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Top, the American political process personified: pictured is the North Carolina delegation which threw its votes to the South Carolina delegation which, in turn, gave its votes to the Maine delegation which supported Professor Philip Wilder as a favorite son. The McCarthy button on the sign holder supports the irony. Left, part of the woodwind ensemble at Ralph ' s Mother. Above, the Finchley Brothers freak out at “Mother ' ' . 27