Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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I' GPIB,- The world of politics made itself felt nationally and locally-1956 was an election year. Political conventions, mock political conventions, campus elections-all made headlines. Later in the year, investigations ran rampant. In Chicago's Amphitheater, the Democrats nominated Adlai Stevenson for president and when he threw the vice-presidential slot up for grabs, Estes Kefauver got the nod for the second spot on the democratic ticket. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Republicans in San Francisco's Cow Palace chose Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon as their candidates. N. A September elections culminated in an ovsrwhelming victory for the 'clke and Dickv team. Northwestern echoed the national political fervor in April with a three day Mock Political convention in Mc- Gaw hall. They echoed it again when they chose Ike for president but then chose Harold Stassen for vice-president. Campus politics saw the only politi- cal race where candidates from op- posing parties were elected to top spots. FNV George Cohen was chosen SGB prexy while SC Lois Herman got the student's vote for veep. Investigations began on campus and fff. . .. Uw- Ex-President Harry Truman joins in cheersj and congratulations for newly nominated demo- cratic candidates Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver at the party convention in Chicago. 10 Politics: Ike, Nixon for Stevenson and Kefauver were unable to prevent a GOP lanclslideg at NU, voters were busy too the money question came into play when SGB looked into the workings of the Student Directory and decided to hand the publishing task to the senior council. The Human- Relations committee did some investigating of its own and checked off-campus entertainment spots whose admission policy seemed to discriminate on the basis of color and creed. Nationally, money was the problem again as the McClellan committee investigated labor racketeering and brought teamster president Dave Beck and his elusive financial records into the spotlight. Outgoing SGB prexy Max Nathan hands the gavel to fellow FNVer George Cohen.

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N Tennessee Integration While Clinton High was being integrated, NU seethed over the Psi U discrimination issue The world of education inade head- lines this year, but unfortunately, news was not always favorable. Segregation and discriinination raised their ugly heads on the national and local scenes respectively. Under the guidance of John Kasper, southern discontent with the 1954 Su- preme Court ruling against segregation reached a climax in Clinton, Tennessee. There, the national guard was called out to quiet riots after 11 Negro stu- dents entered Clinton High School. Kasper was arrested and by the end of the year Clinton High was integrated. Locally, discrimination was a top is- sue right from the iirst week of school when Psi Upsilon fraternity depledged a Chinese boy, Sherman Wu. Fervor aroused by this action was begun by a Daily column and contin- ued until it was picked up by Time, Life, Newsweek and others. Some called it racial discrimination. Psi U called it necessary. Wu's mem- bership they said, jeopardized the fra- ternity's future existence because it inade it hard for thern to get pledges. The issue continued with six Student Religious council discussions entitled: Discrimination-the climate that cre- ates it at Northwestern? Soon after the last talk, President Miller announced that the optional JF' X , Northwestern expansion plans include a new chapel Qabovej and hall of fine arts and school of speech. Senior prexy Wally Doren puts up publicity for a unique class gift.