Seton Hall University - Galleon Yearbook (South Orange, NJ)

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DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK SPEAKS OUT AS PEOPLE ' S PARTY CANDIDATE story by Lou Varga photos by Ev Granger The renowned pediatrician. Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose Baby Bible has become our mother ' s best friend, spoke out against the establishment and stressed individual action to regain the popular power which once existed. Throughout the lecture, the message of power to the people was emphatically put forth. Spock ' s central theme was that the U.S. has been involved in the problems of the world for much too long. We aren ' t worrying enough about our own problems, the doctor said. He went on to describe the U.S. as entirely too industrial orientated. Spock advocated such controversial views as the legalization of marijuana and the lessening of America ' s involvement with the world ' s affairs. In short, the good doctor revised his Baby Bible to support the matured products of his philosophy in their struggle for a generation of peace. 20

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Capitalism is as ridiculous as slavery. Gus Hall, leader of the U.S. Communist Party and a candidate for president in the ' 72 election, spoke in the Main Lounge of the Student Center in September on the political climate of America, 1972. Hall, who has spent 10 years in prison for his political affiliations, said he feels uncomfortably legal in the United States because of his political struggles dating back to the late 30V Hall quoted figures showing the injustice of the capitalistic society in which we live. He said that capitalism is as ridiculous as slavery, because only a small percentage of the population in the United States owns the greater per cent of corporate profits produced in this country. 4 19

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