Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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policy is designed to encourage defections from Commu- nist authority. Incredible, Tollefson snorted. Incredible The nadir of poor journalism! I did nothing any more pleas- ing to the Russians than 'did other U. S. military person- nel. I suppose everything General Eisenhower did was pleasing to the Russians, too. Have they forgotten? Russia was our ally then l Full Colonel Tollefson sighed wearily and, for the record, tied down the loose ends of the 5,000 prisoners question: There 2l1'C only two agencies which claim those 5,000 men were Russian-Russia and the Chicago Tribune. They were returned to General Eisenhower and repatri- ated to Germany. The shocked Tollefson then called it a day. For the Delpliic, it was the Scoop of the Decade. Never before in their history did they have a break like this one. They devoted nearly half their issue to the Tol- lefson story, spent the fto themj goodly sum of S-l and copyrighted the article, then for good measure wrote a spirited editorial in praise of Harry S. Truman, Nlccor- mick's arch-nemesis. Like zz modern Szfefvenxoii tale brought to life was the newly-completed four-building dormitory housing project, which has played the role of a silent Jekyll and Hyde cast in bricks and cement. lVIuch like the live Version that terrorized Londoners at night and charmed them during the daylight hours, the four structures Cthree dormitories and one dining hallj drew ohs and ahs from building experts throughout the nation, and the casual visitor stroll- ing the campus applauded their sleek shape, but the, stu- dents associating closer with the living quarters associ- ated with a different side of the functional two-faced monsters. In theory, the creations are the epitome of functional modern design. During their initial year of existence, however, while the Dr. Jekyll always flashed his hand- some smile from the impressive outer walls of the build- ings, hir. Hyde often roamed the halls and rooms in the 1i.i.umii'ii ---rw - K are 1 - .....,.-f-'- Q, 1 P ..s,'. 'ini ill, .nv . --3 -- -l 3 , V 1- rf- - Distance to classes lengthened as mercury column shortened , 7'f'l'i' , - 1 ' '--N, ' i -4 , eel . J. '- Y- vt SN' l lil- , -' fl-fe V 1 A i .1 l 1 M ..., E 1 , , . - - - ...., ,.i , l i-Ii, mi 1 5, of One visitor, an Englishman, founcl early snow a burden .:::-g, - ' -QA'-,g.p 20

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the usual Monday skip day clamor M .L-. emwamaw A W. V . . . climaxed by ceremonial dancing gaged in rounding up law deans to support his case against the Bricker amendment. Tollcfson told VViley that he was indeed against the measure, and cited his experiences in the war to bolster his point. Tollefson said in the letter, ln this capacity Cas director of POW operationsj I had dealings with rep- resentatives of the Russian government who claimed we had some 5,000 Russian subjects among our enemy pris- oners of war. At this time and ever since, I have been impressed with the thought that anyone who is to promote amicable relations with Russia on a large scale has to have the necessary power. Consequently, the dean wanted to preserve the presi- dent's present wide latitude in treaty-making, whereas the Bricker amendment was concerned with making the president a virtual errand-boy for the Congress. The purpose, then, of the editorial was clear: Tol- lefson was against the amendmentg lVIcCormick and the Tribune were for it. But, as is usual with the lVIcCor- mick press, they strayed far from their announced aim. As in ancient Europe all roads led to Rome, so in modern Chicago journalism most Ccireulation-wisej editorials lead to lVlcCormickism. After a brief round at Tollefson and VViley, the Tribune fired its main salvo: a blast at internationalism. The final sentence in the editorial is the crux of the Tribu11e's entire' policy and was nearly unbelievable to Tollefson: This CTollefson's attitudej may have been thought a means of promoting amicable relations with Russia, but it lacks general appeal these days, when American

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Usually common snow scenes were less i'l1an abundani' as Iowa enjoyed a mild winler -T. K. BROXVN