Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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The 68th annual observance of Founder's Day was celebrated by both-students and faculty the Friday morning preceding the Homecom- ing weekend. Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, C. Douglas Dillon, was the guest of honor and the key-note speaker for the oc- casion. He told his audience that rather than trying to recapture and relive the past, Amer- icans should be more concerned and willing to face the realities of the present. There are those who pessimistically fear our present day society and long for the contentment of the good old days? Rather, they should be able to accept certain changes in general concepts as progress toward a better society, not as elements of destruction. We should aim for a close-Working partnership between the private sector of our society and government at all levelsf' Dillon cited education as one such area in which public and private institutions work together, pointing to the 88th .Congress as The Congress of Educational Opportunity? After delivering his address in the fieldhouse, Mr. Dillon and the other attending dignitaries proceeded to the front steps of Bradley Hall for the rededication of this grand old building. Ironically, at Bradley's first Founder's Day sixty-eight years ago, when the original struc- ture was dedicated, Lyman J. Gage, who was Secretary of the Treasury at the time, delivered the keynote address. Therefore, it seemed only fitting that this yearls Founder's Day and the rededication of the oldest campus building performed by the present Secretary of the Treasury.

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The Greatest Weekend on Earth began Thursday evening, October 8, with the Stunt Show, Bradley Broadway. Greek organizations presented interpretations of Broadway hits. First place trophies were awarded to Pi Beta Phi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Zeta Beta Tau for Ship Out Omaha, a show based upon South Pacific? Subsequently the 1964 Homecoming Queen and Court were introduced. Michele Proctor, of Gamma Phi Beta, was given the highest title, while Nancy Kelley of Chi Omega and Gayle Nicholas of Pi Beta Phi were chosen attendants. Friday's activities began with the all-school Founder's Day Convocation, followed by the re-dedica- tion of Bradley Hall. That afternoon the traditional house decs, further carried out the Broadway theme by depicting scenes from musicals. Winners in the sorority and fraternity divisions were Sigma Kappa, Chi Omega, Phi Kappa Tau, and Sigma Nu. In the independent stu- dent division, trophies were presented to Heitz Hall, and the Vets Club. The spotlight was focused that evening on Louis Satchmo Armstrong. His program included such well-known hits as Mack, the Knife and Hello Dolly. Saturday afternoon was highlighted by a hard-fought game between our Braves and the Omaha Indians. The last formal function of Homecoming weekend was the Dance, Broad- way in Blue. This event held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Pere Marquette, featured Richard Maltby's Band. I2