St Cloud State Teachers College - Talahi Yearbook (St Cloud, MN)

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Keating, Symphon Qrchestra, B Kenneth Keating congratulates President Wick before ad- dressing an Overflow Crowd in Stewart Hall Auditorium' In concert in Halenbeck Hall, Minneapolis Symphony harpist concentrates on the score of Concerto for Orchestra. Gqvernor Rolvaag presents the presidential medallion to Presi- Y i dent Robert Wick in inaugural ceremonies Oct. 29. ll l - 3 i ,N E lil E tail' ' ' , . , ii . I . K . A l it - l 1' 1, - V l 1 l t I l 1 i li lx, i

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Wei .ah Theta Chi and Sigma Sigma Sigma pay tribute to trumpeter Louis Satchmo Armstrong with their first-place fioat in the St. Cloud State band members, Tom Hicks and Myron Cook get ready to hoist Old Glory before the start ofthe game. i , 4-.....,f-- , i .-A 7- '

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li hlight Wick Inaugural Festivities A concert by the Minneapolis Symphony Orches- tra October 27 set the stage for what was to be the most outstanding event of 1966-the inauguration of St. Cloud's 14th president, Robert H. Wick. Months of feverish preparation preceded the three- day celebration which was planned for students and faculty. ln response to a wave of protest which was begin- ning to pass over SCS, the Hon. Kenneth Keating addressed students and faculty on The Nature of Responsible Dissent. Spectators at the Friday morn- ing convocation overflowed onto thefloor and balco- ny of Stewart Hall auditorium to hear the newly ap- pointed member ofthe New York State Court of Appeals. Friday evening, October 28, active and retired faculty members honored President and Mrs. Wick at a buffet in the Atwood Memorial College Center. After two days of preliminaries, all was in readi- ness for Governor Karl Rolvaag to present Dr. Wick with the Presidential Medallion, fashioned by Dr. James Roy, Art Department chairman. However, in spite of months of advance publicity, a mere 50 stu- dents were scattered around Halenbeck Hall Satur- day morning to see President Wick inaugurated in the ffrst such ceremony in the 97-year history of St. Cloud State College. Nearly lOO representatives of colleges and professional organizations in the Mid- west took part in the academic procession with 150 SCS faculty members. Festivities concluded with a semi-forma.I ball Sa- turday evening in Halenbeck Hall. Mrs. Roger Barrett and the Stan Haugesag Orchestra honor Mrs. Wick with a lovely rendition of Alice Blue Gown. Waltzing during the gala Inaugural Ball held in their honor Saturday evening are President Wick and his wife Alice. 23