Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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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.

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I' XS A6 305' Z Q1 4 More Yea rs ,3, fgwfi 1 Z ,wr 'QUE' ff, MPC pandemonium simulated the confusion in both San Francisco and Chicago. National chaos saw the introduction of walkie talkies and creepie peepies Cportable television camerasj on the backs of roving reporters, to keep radio and TV audiences informed of proceedings. 11 it' 9 'Y .3 ,I Q

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Heads Up Year religious question on university admis- sions blanks would be removed com- pletely beginning in 1958. The Human Relations committee carried things on by investigating off- campus entertainment spots that were thought to discriminate. All was not argument in the local education world. NU announced a S178 million building program. Plans for new buildings and increased fac- ulty salaries were publicized. The senior class fell in with univer- sity plans. Convinced that North- western had enough rocks and gates, the class of 1957 gave as its class gift, 554,000 to supplement faculty salaries. .. . Yr REJECTED all lXJ4ll'llHH'r-li'l'l1, flfmrwn-1 Win lwaovu-5 I . . t . . P.-i lipsrluii limi-Q: altar time-fl l'4',-lgllklllvvll la-1! lzill. A WELCOME F R WU An injury is healed by a new fraternity bid ln the friendly utizms jvliere nl' ilu- Ku 1 :iz Fivrnu 'Xl vim lrgiiwriiitx lv-In-e g I . . l A I l l -ri l . ai Uliw-I uwllwgt: in Olivet. lklivli. fairly this mvmtlz ii mm ni-'zulu-1' was iiiiliaiml ziml ri itmiixtl was l'iualwl. Tlllw nw-it :zu-:nl-M' was Flwrimin Wu. the i9-jyeai'-tvltl null ol li. lf. Wu, ii forum-r gui Umor ull Fmmo-iz, .-X lresliiiiaii at Noiwliwe-sh-i'ix lniwr-ity in lfxainslon. lll.. ln- hail lit-1-11 plerlgwl by the l'-i ljusilmi lil'iil1'l'lllll' on his .mn vainpiis. Rui lit' was l'm'r-ml in rrxsivxi wlu-zz e-iiflit ullwz' .lt-ilws ilxwain.-rl will in milf-st KT n l r-i l l igmx t ilu Mina mn ol ii lumsr tl ni 'W it W Lui In fi' '54 I 1 'x, 0 ..L. Wu iw-wiw-fllmwlrwlsfi!'syxnpa1!1r-riwltfxl.-rstwmf1'-will-gtlszmlt-nts and hills Iwl!43L'onlvi1!l lmiio1'4iVF Im-111l,wrol'tl1x'cgelimi:-i'11ilif-soil1-ilu-i' cazripu-vs. llf' zu-wplr-vl the one lrorn lizippa Sig at :wurby lilliwi, wliir-li bars no :mv lm' uit-itzl zmismis. 'llzilgirig ai v.i1-.ilmiiwl will he wt-nt up to Uliwl fm' the initiation. Mlllu- pe-oylv in this lmuse are lrivml- ly retillyfi Wiu said. and went lnivl-. to Nimllnwc-s'te1'11 -.rvni'iiig his pin. ACCEPTED by lyiippri Sigmizi fxlplizi. an izirlvpe-ml+-nt fra! at Ulixv-1. ai ltrmiy NVU slmlws liuntl- :illvr initiation .i- lie yrvp:zx'f'- lv :fi lim-li to hi- -in-lies, White students line the walks in front of Clinton High as 'Life' covered the original depledging story and then ran a se Negro teenagers , arrive at the formerly segregated school. quell' when Wu was made honorary member of Olivet Kappa Sig