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Higher Education ha c announced his candidacy lor the office oll ' iesident. Tliis he did a week later. After the Vice-President ' s address. Union contin- ued its ceremonies by inaugurating Dr. Robert E. Craig as the 1 7th President of the University in a ser ice con- ducted at the First Baptist Church. Dr. E. E. Deusner administered the oath before noted educators from arious colleges and uni ersities in the South. Guest speaker was John Jeter Hurt, editor of the Baptist Standard of Texas, and a graduate of Union. Hurt spoke of his Alma Mater: Union University is first a college where ma- ture minds expose truth to immature minds; Union University is a Christian college which offers such evidence by teaching by example; Union University is a Baptist college, one of a family, and its future is identified with its parent. Following the inauguration a campus and com- munity reception was held in Jones Hall in honor of Dr. Craig. '
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Community Salutes One of Unions greatest moments occuned April 25. 1968, when the University participated in a Salute to Higher Education. Union in conjunction with Lambuth. Lane, and Jackson State was saluted by the community, the state, and the nation. Representatives from each were a part of the varied activities of the day. plans for which were headed by General Chairman Glenn Rainey. alumnus of Union. Union ' s day began with the dedication of a plaque from the citizens of Jackson and Madison County. Circuit Court Judge Andrew T. (Tip) Taylor, also a graduate of Union, made the presentation. In the afternoon Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice-Presi- dent of the United States, spoke to the students, faculties, and administrators of the four institutions. His text con- cerned the role that higher education plays in modern society. His message was received by close to 6,000 people, mostly educators and students, in the newly opened Jack- son Coliseum, a testimony itself to Jackson ' s interest in education. The day received special attention from the national press as expectations were high that Humphrey might
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