Stanford University - Quad Yearbook (Palo Alto, CA)

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I N S T I T U T E O F INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS i n BARBARA von BRIESEN Difector of Siro JOHN FLORIDA Public Information DICK LAWSON CAM STRONG Director of Sois NANCY NUnER DON WOODWARD JOAN CHARVAT Executive Secretary HELLIvlUT GOLDE BARBARA KLA5S DfHost Department lARCY JOHNSON Director of Conferen

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It is the purpose of the Rally Committee to co- ordinate Stanford spirit. As such, Rally Commit- tee took the lead in organizing student support of the gridmen, taking responsibility for pre- game rallies and card stunts. Rally Corn ' s first event of the year was the Illi- nois rally held in front of Encina, with Win Wedge as the featured speaker. The Illinois game was game of the week and, during half- time, the Rally Committee was featured on the national TV hookup. Navy Rally was held in conjunction with Back to the Farm Week at Rudy ' s on Friday after- noon preceding the Navy game. It was a rollick- ing success. The rally for the SC game was held in Frost Amphitheater with some 2,500 people in attendance. It featured the Stanford Bond and student entertainment. The Big Game rally held miy 4 j9 J, .? f5 i U: JIM ROBERTS (Card Stunts). CYNTHI, Treas.) HARMON BROWN (Cliairman HORCHITZ (Rally Chairman), MAR FARMER (Art Ctiairman). at Lake Lagunita attracted some 10,000 spec- tators. In the second week of the autumn quarter, fresh- men were interviewed for positions on the com- mittee. There were 250 applicants for the 24 positions. The committee functions with seventy- eight members, four directors, and one chair- man. The Junior members of the committee are delegated specific tasks on the committee such as a rally, sales of pompons and rooters ' cops, care of the cards, etc. This year a new rooter ' s cap was initiated and was found to be quite satisfactory. The year was climaxed by the Spring Sing, sponsored by Rally Com. Some thirty living groups participated before a packed Frost Am- phitheater.

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IIR S T A F Operating as an independent administrative board of the ASSU, the Institute sponsors a series of events and activities in the international field designed tc further friendly cooperation with other countries and to awaken the Stanford student body to the advantages of such co-operation. Divided into seven depart- ments, the Institute ' s activities range from the sponsorship of the annual Western College Conference on American Foreign Policy to book and clothing drives pro- viding relief for areas devastated by war or other causes. Stanford ' s three hun- dred or more foreign students are directly involved in the IIR ' s work and have their own social organization operating in connection with the International Club. New projects this year included a renovation of office facilities and a program of week-end seminars.