Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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A Year of The Graduate, the Guru, and the Rresident's Decision ABOVE: Following his announcement to the na- tion that he would not seek another term, a weary and tired President Johnson ponders over one of the many vital issues facing the United States today. LEFF: Despite the racial problems at home and the war abroad, a Negro soldier still has hope for a brighter year ahead as he comforts himself with the melodic strains of his guitar. Then, in mid May, Alabama's Lur- Ieen Wallace, -41, died of cancer. Having served only 16 months as her husband's stand-in, lVlrs. Wallace was the first American woman ever to hold a gubernatorial position. The Rresident's decision not to run for a second term opened the way for vigorous campaigning among presidential hopefuls. Hitting the Democratic campaign trail were Vice-President Hubert Humphrey, lVlinnesota's Senator Eugene lVlc- Carthy, and New York's Senator Robert Kennedy. With lVlichigan's Governor George Romney withdraw- ing from the race, the Republican spotlight fell on former Vice-Rresi- dent Richard Nixon and New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller. On June 5, 1968, in the midst of political triumph, the nation was stunned with the attempted assas- sination of Senator Robert Ken- nedy. Just moments after making his California primary victory speech in the ballroom of a Los Angeles hotel, Kennedy was shot as he walked through a back passage- Way leading to a press room. On June 6, 25 hours after the shooting, Bobby Kennedy died and a nation wept. A Year of Tragedy A - f-iff'-:fi':17'2i,L 1 x ww- V, .,,,,t,.,tc gn iwfw lf , iw , ' fone. 1fr.i,gJQTgN i ' 1,4-ft. ni, r :-'W 1- 5 , -'iff riiilril-Q, 1 Qffgfxfi-t1,3iwi.v.,, Q mf:-'Qf1iiorQz',L Q, ,OFZJQT-. ww,Ayg,,Ln,7,, -2,13 f , 1r1w.:2:H::Jl-fm-3321,-,iq , f,-.:'w'i'f,f:A:.' 'Liv -.fr-'P -4'-4. ' H1 7 :inf':'h lx'vL.'gU'-- I lqilwq. l,..., fs wg -my-.,X'itQ'N' 'L' J 1 . . '- v .l .3 41'.LIluN'f-'. -'ilu5I.vx'l'

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RIGHT: Guru leader Maharishi Mahesh Yogi poses in the sitting position which he uses in giving lectures and making any personal appear- ances. BELOW RIGHT: A bewildered and fright- ened Dustan Hoffman faces his first and rather Startling test as a college graduate. This past year was truly the year of the Guru-pronounced goo-ROD, meaning a spiritual teacher. The most famous of the Guru leaders was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who based his teachings on the wisdom of Vedanta, as the Hindu philosophy is properly called. The philosophy holds that God is to be found in ev- ery creature and object, that the purpose of human life is to realize the godliness in oneself and that re- ligious truths are universal. The Maharishi further added a formula for instant meditation which pro- vided a state of expanded con- sciousness or oneness with God. Showing a flair for publicity, the Maharishi held press conferences, lectured, and made television ap- pearances throughout the nation. Among the noted followers of his doctrine were the Beatles and Mia Farrow Sinatra. At the movies, a young man with a rather homely nose, beady eyes, and terrible slouch became an over- night sensation as the non-hero in one of the most talked about films, The Graduate. Standing only 5'6 tall, Dustan Hoffman portrayed the role of an innocent college graduate who was thrown into a corrupting world. Although The Graduate seemed to be a favorite among theatre- goers, the motion picture had to give way to In the l-leat of the Night as the latter received the Academy Award for being singled out as the best motion picture of the year. Other contenders, in addition U 0 6 i O G O i NK, 0 6 O 1, . Q Q l S vi. .. 3,1 , f 9 I, M' - 1 v 5 l, , f ,. ,. , ,t., ,.., ,, f 3. , ., .f .yf,,zw.gm1,. , tf ,wx-0 ' ' to The Graduate, included Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Dr, Doolit- tle, and the blood-thrilling Bonnie and Clyde. Receiving the top act- ing awards were Katherine Hepburn for her role in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and Rod Steiger for his performance in In the l-leat of the Night. The first week of April, 1968, re- mains a memorable one for Ameri- cans, for rarely in this nation's his- tory has hope and horror been so sharply and painfully fused within one week. President Johnson's an- nouncement of a major peace offen- sive in Asia, coupled with his renun- ciation of another term, raised hopes for world peace. This hope quickly dwindled, however, with the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee, April 4. The action of an unknown sniper, the murder rekindled a series of ra- cial disturbances throughout the nation. , .K I Y il 5-4- --.. .lf A' M 1 4 Ei,

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