Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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New Orleans Saint star halfback Paul Hornung signs autographs following an informal CU talk. Author Valery Tarsis explains Soviet domestic policies to interested students after his lecture. Dr. Han Suyin shocked her audience with a sympathetic and info motive lecture about China and its communist government. 29

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NBC political correspondent Sander Va review Viet Nam policy in light of the r fo the U.S. in an October speech. tcuT challenged students to unlry ' s strategic importance Comedian and columnist Art Buchwald entertained his audience with light-hearted solutions to problems from college admissions to the Viet Nam war. The College Union Lecture Series gave the student at Wake Forest an enjoyable way to become better informed about the world in which he lives. Noted columnists, commentators, and authors were brought periodically to the campus by the College Union and spoke to near-capacity audiences composed of both students and townspeople. The series opened with Sander Vanocur of NBC News, who presented his views on the Viet Nam War and the United States as a world power. He was followed by Art Buchwald, who, in a lighthearted way, pre- sented his solutions to all of the world ' s problems. On a more serious note, Valery Tarsis, the brilliant Russian author, told of his defiance of the Soviet Government and his efforts to declare his devotion to free- dom. In February, the spotlight was focused on China, as Dr. Han Suyin told of her travels and The Many Faces of Asia. Finally, in April, Henry Steele Commager spoke on his views about America ' s place in the world today. With such a wide variety of speakers and topics, the College Union once again provided Wake Forest a chance to play a significant role in a modern world. 28

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M TNriT T ' C YV ' TTTT PFOPT F in the anonymous and hurried lines of Slater ' s cafe, in the informal buzz that is the Tavern, in the hectic after-party hours at Staley ' s; In crowds . . . from a CU lecture to an IFC dance; And cliques . . . from a coffee house gathering to a fraternity party. The social atmosphere of Wake Forest is formed. That atmosphere, eagerly sought by freshmen — unhurriedly accepted by seniors — is the informal tie that binds the Wake Forest Family. ■Hi