Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Ballots Ist Znd 3rd 4th Sth 6th 7th Vandenberg 156 109 149 161 471 425 213 Winant 236 206 244 325 212 170 515 Landon 126 126 166 216 205 136 247 Borah 93 109 20 20 59 169 12 Knox 70 70 0 227 0 0 0 Meekins 37 82 0 0 0 0 0 Hoover 50 56 280 0 0 0 0 Mills 96 178 90 0 0 0 0 Taft 52 55 52 52 52 O 0 Dickinson 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nye 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 -nn in v--1 E-..'of '.-TA-1-.1 0 ln 1860 an Oberlin College Men's Literary Society, holding the first Mock Convention, started an idea which has blossomed every four years except once. The 1936 conven- tion was the first ever to rate a national hook-up. Oberlin alumni who remembered their mock conventions, held special parties from coast to coast, and listened to a half hour broadcast which lengthened into an hour as Winant delegates sweated under the big top to bring honor to the former New Hampshire governor. A crew of Columbia and WI-lK technicians cleared the wires to the Cleveland transmitter. Program director nn 1-.nm -numn --n-in mamma-mms mam ,,., ru-ummm .,,.J!! '-., -..,.. ' ' :. 2.... ' g-'SEL'-fag -. n s mann- Y- :E'?... .: -ff---- vt-usp-nd !'.Z .'9 wha- lust! nutqnnul uevlut ill Q.. . . .. 'ZY'q .3i',....... f'.'23'L 4-Q - . . .....:........-.......-..........,-......... .................... Alb- 5 2? , :Urn ii r ii ua nun 1 I sun ur'-1 'ann rn 'ln nuwuu ,ovinwu vii-nn.v I MS ounlfw mov lon sunt units sms ti A 'nr D 1 s P 'INN rou 151911 CY It K'-0 UUYQS , f vmvln MLHUR 'minus OBE nn .wal 'urine ll Din.unuvuounnrnuounnfnm.nauuuuu l Larry Roller of WHK proved to be an able cheerleader, and Bob Trout, ace CBS an- nouncer, just through with the Kentucky derby, found the Oberlin convention more exciting than a horse race.

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The special session of the Mock Convention called for lO A. M. on Saturday, May 9, was adjourned at l2:2O P. M., with the platform completely formulated. The League of Women Voters having rallied, aided in putting the con- vention on record as favoring birth control. Also backed were resolutions on federal anti- lynching legislation, Hawaiian statehood, free speech by students and teachers under the civil liberties clause, and fish conservation. Glen Jorgensen presided at this session, reliev- ing Carl Helms. At 7:00 P. M., National Chairman Carl Helms opened the final session of nineteenth quadriennial Oberlin Mock Con- vention. Attorney-General John W. Bricker, of Ohio, pre- sided as permanent chairman during the balloting for the Party's candidate for president and vice- president of the United States. Alf Landon, Frank Knox, and Senator Borah were among the leaders. A clever strategic campaign by the Vandenberg faction had boosted the unwilling Senator into a first-rate contender. In view of a four-cornered deadlock, a dark horse candidacy loomed strong. Of John G. Winant, said the Elephant, special newspaper of the convention, he is not doped to rate a great deal of support on successive roll- calls, but he is a possibility. The results of vote-trading, double-crossings, and threats, are seen by examining the ballot box. ln the seventh ballot, a dark horse, Winant, received the nomination. The nation's press hailed the choice as wise and indicative of the youth- ful spirit of the times. Among those nominated for Vice-Presi- dent were Gannet, Steiwer, and Mae West. Miss West received a great ovation when she was nominated by the Alaska delega- tion, Senator Steiwer, Oregon's native son, lacked the ovation but received the nomina- tion.

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Two one hundred foot ropes covered with daisies made up the daisy chain which the junior women carried the day they received the caps and gowns as a symbol of becoming seniors. After the two classes of women had marched to the arch with the juniors carrying the chain, the seniors sang, changed caps and gowns for the chain, and carried it to the plot be- tween Peters and Warner where they left the daisy covered rope as a huge 36 . About nine hundred alumni gathered in Warner Gym on June 9, l936, to attend the Alumni Luncheon. After the singing of Ten Thousand Strong the welcoming ad- dress was given by Dr. Mosher to the Class of I936. George Manlove, president of the graduating class, gave a speech. Among the classes present were: l886, 65.711 strong, l896, 422 present, and l876, 402 pres- ent. The gift of 550,000 to scholarships was given by R. T. Miller of the Class of '9l. Rope and Japanese lanterns, dusty, musty, dug out from a year's storage, dusted and hung, threatening clouds, thoughts of rain. With these forerunners, illumination night glowed forth while alumni and students wandered to and fro with Chinese coolie hats and striped canes, Future alumni consumed chocolate sprinkled ice cream cones and played tap-the-ice-box in the semi-darkness. And the glow of friendship and cheer surpassed that of the Japanese lanterns.