University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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WITH ARMS RAISED, the Vice-president accepts a tii- nniltoiis welcome from cheering Trojans. National Elections Bring, . THOUSANDS of students and professors crowded the h.u n in front of Doheiiy I.ilirary for the Vice-president ' s speech. Ten o ' clock classes were cancelled for the event. NIXONETTES in red. white and hi costnmes. campaigned feverishly for vice-president and lent a little glamour

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Trojan Republicans turned out en masse to welcome the Vice-president. He was ac- companied by his wife, Pat, a former Trojan. Mr. Nixon spoke at a University spon- sored First Voters ' Convoca- tion, use students were stimu- lated to ponder current po- litical affairs and problems through the speeches offered by the Convocations. QUESTIONS written by students were iresented to Mr. Mxon for answer and MR. NIXON and Dr. Topping survey the crowds of students that represented fifteen colleges and universities in the West. ( 22

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WITH BOVARD TOVi ER in the back ground, thousands of supporters and op- ponents heard Senator Kennedy speak. KNIGHTS, Squires, and ROTC men oined with President Topping in welcom- ng Senator Kennedy to campus. First Voters ' Convocation The second First Voters ' Convoca- tion, which was held on November first, gave Trojans a chance to hear another important campaign speech. Senator Kennedy received an enthusiastic wel- come from the Trojan Young Demo- crat Club and other loyal Demos on campus. This, the Senator ' s second visit to the USC campus, proved as successful as the first. SENATOR Kennedy ' s arrival gave Trojan Democrats a chance to shake hands witli their favorite candidate. 24