University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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.- ii ii' l. V 41 l ' C, Pat Paulsen, Comic-hit of the Smothers Brothers TV show, came on Campus in March and read his famous Haeeeptanee speech in his supposed bid for the U.S. presidency. In such a frustrating elec- tion year, with the big war and race issues, and the Kennedy-MCCarthy-Nixon divisions, many were ready to take Paulsen seriously.

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UVic students brought in an impressive host of dig- nitaries and entertainers this year. Former CBC- man, Laurier Lapierre, speaking in late October, rejected the two nations concept that would separate French and English Canada. In November, Cana- dian folksinger, Gordon Lightfoot, sung his poetic compositions to a packed gymnasium. The same month, students strongly objecting to the Vietnam war hampered DOW chemical recruiters when making their annual visit to campus. During the month, several student bodies, including the Alma Mater Society council, passed motions con- demning the use of napalm in Vietnam and directed the condemnation towards DOW. Dow eventually came on campus, although it seemed doubtful for a while, but they met pickets, and there were markedly fewer students interviewed this year, In January, what The .Marzflet termed a Ma- rauding Mohawk visited campus to speak on the Ulndian crisis. As it turned out, Miss Kahn Tineta Horn, a colourful mini-skirted Montreal model, spent most of the time debunking history book dis- tortion, such as the Samuel Champlain myths. He was a murderous scum-he shot down the Iro- quois,', said Kahn. The following month, the U.S. racial crisis was articulated by James F armer, na- tional director of the Congress of Racial Equality QCORED. Predicting more summer riots across the U.S., Farmer explained that the violence is the negro's rejections of black pride. Said Farmer: 'fThey're studying African history, culture and art, and asking: fWhat does it mean to be black in America?

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