Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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100 N ., I Q ff llUlIlt'1'0llllllg 1't-lvln'ations. llis sp:-v4'h with its old soltlivrsn phrase- wa- paraplirasvsl all quarlvr long. Xll ol' us hatl ln-1-n up c-arly. anal hail sought for tht- hc-st vantage- spots. Part ol us rat-1-el flown lu Fountain square' anel wt-rv tlwrt- to sw- hiin plam- a wrt-ath on tht- Ill0Illllll1'lIl. Tha- rt-st ol' us stationvtl ourst-lu-s in two soliel pavlu-tl IIIZISSPS on 1-itht-r sith- ol' Shi-ritlan roafl. Rumors hail floats-cl arountl lor two :lays that he would stop lltfn-. They Daily trit-sl to gt-t tht- propt-r appropriations to huy an N hlanlwt for him so that we coultl stop him for tht- prt-svntation. The NRUTC antl they Ill2:lI't'lllllg bantl wort' out in full uniform at tht' propt-r plat-vs along thv way. The impativnt. hush:-tl atmospln-rv ol' a 1-rowtl wait- ing for a parade Il-ll upon us. Polim- sire-ns shrivlwtl in the clistanw. The- t-xvitt-tl whirr ol' noist-s from Fountain square re-avln-tl our vars. Polim- fought a constant. losing battle- to lwvp us out ol' thv str:-4-ts. Back on the vurhf' Did you hear that siren? Xlay he it's his polim- escort. Top: 1 Vllllilfflll pugvunl at Usvrlw Sfllllilllll l'liIlIfl.YI'S llw l,lI'lIf1'lI- niul ,lllIPill'l'. as XllI'fllll'4'Sll'l'lllS slnliv is tulrl in sa-ww unrl sorig. Lowvr right: Qin-mi ,Iuun l iunt smilws llfunz :hw lun-If .wut of ll I'lll1l'l'I'filIll' as she' llI'IllI.S rlw lmruflf' 4Inu'r1 Urrington lll'1'llll4'. LIIIFPI' lofi: Ill is f,.l'II1l'lIIIilll.l l luis Illlillfl'll for ilu' orru- siun is llI'iI'I'lI lp' IIHHIIIIS, Tull is puirl with I-ll'llllIll'll lIil'ln'4'l.N.H Y A Nl lg l K ,, ' m.c.r.lI2f iH'a5'Qg W. nllllllll sg Wim DYCHE STADIUI BL! 11 wi I ' Y F A .ii f,'l'llfl'I1lIiIll hllfll uml flllllf l1f,,gy lyms uuutle lunsmg, Qzwvn ,luun l mu! Ruth lully lynn IXIIIIIIINIIII lfftly ll: lar

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H vw lfronvls galllerufor apening of the f.'l'lIfl'lIllilll II iaa- Un shun: lfx- riiemcnt runs as high as 'lar any' lil'l1llllll'll.Y rcruc un first night. Tlmugh Fmunlers' :lay is rclelrralcrl in januarv. a huge hirtlnlayv calfe appears in llabv. right in the mialrllr' nf the .North Quads. firarlnalcs handling lasl lllillllff'klillllllfilll affairs in the admin- istration lrailrling lcnulal nat helicrr' that lhc hnilding lcas soon In lu' lust lwhiml ll mountain af lllllll. as lhc streets were Icicl- enerl. .Unlllcr and Falhcr came 'lar 1''lllIllIf'I11'l'IIll'I1f exercises. returning G. l.'s. These huts had been a temporary, four-year project. but the four years was over and the quonsets remained. The campus had little love for them: inside. there were poor living conditions: in our minds. they were left-overs from war and insecurity. liach year. the old cliche was heard. Next year we can tear down those huts and return to normal. They received a new coat ol' green paint this sulnmer as we expected they would. The huts. like Korea. were a slow process. They' would stand as a symbol to us that we could not turn back to the good old days. Our physical growth had made them necessary. though they' had come at a time ol' expediency. Mentally. we were also out- growing our old walls. And that was why we couldn't he strictly rah-rahf' Our response to these signs of the times was not hysteria. We accepted them as reality. We donated blood without shouting patriotism: it was our duty. But. in the midst of this grimness there were signs ol' growth. All ol' us contributed to Centennial campaign. Our alumni. our friends. and our parents helped us. Cen- tennial brought a challenge to continue growing which we could not ignore. Wie overshot our goal for con- tributions hy' nine million dollars. Memorial hall rose out of the ground. and Centennial hall strove, classroom by classroom. to tear itself off the blue- printed page. Finally it succeeded as the Kresge foztndation donation put it over the top. The re- sources were now here with which to build. 'Xlental growth tagged behind. Our patriotism was stirred as we actually' saw a lace which had been a legend of Vtiorld War ll. MacArthur aroused debate over our country's purposes. Step by' step. we had watched his return home. As he flew over the Chicago area. we watched him tip his plane wing t-o us. We had listened to his speeches in every' city. Vie had been glued to TY sets. watching the .3-

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It 1' lisleltwl to lffilllllilll N1'il:11l1r's rieu' on religinrz. He flux ll'llI'll1'll In lin' zritli i11s1'1'111'il-V llirouglz -Yl'lll'S in prison 1-amps. 5111111111 Sl'lIlll'll'I'. one of fllllllvt'-S l1'llllillg l'l'IlI1lIllIiS1S, 11111lfes the 1101111 llzenries of the l'lllSSI'lllllIl Vlllllf' ulire 11-ith sig111yi1'11111-0. rw No. l didn't mind getting out ol' hed early. lhink what l van tell Illy grande-hildrenV' Ho xou think he's right about Korea? Xnd suddenly. alter several false alarms. the Gen- eralis ear was upon us. lt rounded the eorner in a streak. tht- NliU'l'fiI saluted. the band struelx up a few measurese the lleeting memory of a stirring salute and a smiling. stately profile lingered with us. And tht- sign posted on Sargent Vere with you. Mae. The president lxielxed us out. too. Ground breaking for Shepard hall in the fall promised to return Sargent to the men. making women in the North Quads a unique feature of our year. There was violent debate on the loyalty oath and a1-ademie freedom. There was talk about diserimin- 14 l' n-..............-1 l1l'lII'gl' lXl'llIllll1 talks with us 11lm11t the i111p111'l ifflt'l'IIllI1I1lgif'lIl 111l1'11n1'1f IIII the 1'iz'ili:11Iiu11 of the u'11rl1l. ls it gum! nr bud? ,IIISPIIII l'pgren 1lis1'11sses the illfl'il'Ill'iPS 111' supplv 111111 1111111111111 1'11r1'1's. Illlll we listen Illlfl lf'!lI'II. Il' 1' 1111 lf'lll'II SOIlIPllIillg. ation and taxation. we tried to faee the problems. Anil suddenly we realiLed that as long as we had the right to argue and to debate these issues. there was hope. and we plunged into the year with its talk. talk. talk. Both we and our professors were pleased with out attempts. Our lounders had built a home for think- ing individuals. Perhaps we were learning to use it as it was meant to be used. We began to realize our responsibility as heirs to the leadership of the world. These serious topics of eonversation were cropping up in all sorts of strange plaees. They were Carried from the elassroom and leeture to the dinner table. to dates, to parties, even to formals. Fragments of