Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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So every freshman bought a beanieg they were told it was a tradition. They were told of Ratcourt, the place at which B-Club members tried truant freshmen who had been caught beanie bare -and painted these freshmen green it was rumored. The freshmen wore their beanies-for at least a week -until they discovered that it didn't make much difference whether they had a beanie on or not. No one no- ticed. Then they discovered that tradi- tion was just a word-like beanie. 1-1' fi X 3 i Q in 6

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The fall of 1964 witnessed one of the most contro- versial election campaigns in United States history. The battle between conservatism and liberalism was carried to the students, doorstep, when the university iieldhouse was crammed to capacity as Senator Barry Goldwater expounded on the virtues of conservatism. Police said that it was the largest crowd on record that any presidential candidate had drawn in Illinois. No sooner had the heat and fervor of the G.O.P. candidate's words died, than Peoria was again the battle scene, as Lyndon B. Johnson arrived. The crowd he drew in Peoria greatly outnumbered that of his opponent. Adding to the election spirit, a debate, con- cerning the presidential hopefuls, was staged between Dr. Phillip M. Crane and Mr. Richard H. Oehling. Under these emotional circumstances, older Bradley students cast their absentee ballots. Many others par- ticipated in our first mock election. During this ex- citement, students participated in campus elections. Two major campus parties, the United Students and the Campus Liberals, actively supported their respec- tive candidates. This year's election was the first to be conducted under the new Senate rules, allowing open campaigning three days before elections. Due to this open campaigning a dark horse candidate won the post of freshman class treasurer. Finally, the dominant United Students Party Scored a victory, capturing each of the seven positions. Meanwhile, the upperclassmen replaced their aca- demic casualties, as the United Students Party tri- umphed, capturing two of the three available positions. The fall campaigns of 1964 will be recorded in the Bradley annals as one of the most spirited ever waged on campus. It was a campaign of iirsts: the free and open campaign rule, the last minute write-in victory, the mock election, and the I.B.M. tabulation of votes. Obviously, 1964 was quite an election year, nationally, as well as locally.