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WSU SERVES COMMUNITY Wayne State is fortunate iy
located in the ce nter of a large, heterogeno us area. It has amp le opportunity to s h ow how a large insti tution of higher learn ing can serve the community.
A college locat ed in a small a rea is a town in itse lf; it h aS littl e or no opportunity to serve the ne ighboring community. Wayne is an important part of the city o f Detroit. It is not a segregate d community, off by itself, unaware o f community progress, but a n act ive participant in improving Detroit.
Wayne stude nts do not r ea lize ·what a tre me ndous job Wayne does in serving t h e community. It has many groups set up for the prime purpose of working in conjunction wit h t he c ity. The most importa nt o f these organizations is Press Relations. This organi zation inte rprets Wayne to the general community thru the media of newspapers, rad io and TV. It collects material on the organizat ion of the community. It
a lso assists in p ublis hing any information regard ing Wayne.
The College of Education serves the communi ty to its ful lest capac ity . Perhaps the most importa nt function of the College of Education is a nurser y school unit in the Roosevelt E le mentary School. This cente r
serves as a workshop for ob
serv a tion o f the act ivities of youngsters a nd a lso as a cons ultation cente r for parents. The cente r he lps parents and students who ar e preparing to teach and be tter understand youngsters.
The College of Medicine h e lps the community by working in close connection with the Childre n's Hospital. Many of the College of Med ic ine's l aboratories are located here. This center provides phYSical facilities for researc h into problems associated with c hildren.
The College of Business Administration offers a variety of e v e ning courses that provide prac ti cal training for people e mployed in re t a il stores a nd a lso to those who are operators of s mall businesses.
The Materials Management Center in the Armory Building serves the community by offering many c ourses in the field of materials, management and technology . The center helps promote better unders tanding be tween management a nd la bor and provides training in production and distribution. In a city of technology s uc h as Detroit , this serv ice is inva luable.
Free concerts by the Wayne State Band and Orchestra a re offered to the ge neral public. The L ecture-Rec ita l Series offers the community a n opportunity of seeing unus ual_ per sons and eve nts at greatly reduced prices. The Ser ies is s ubsirl ized
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Home Economics d epartme nt he lps in tests for various companies in Detroit. Some of these act iv ities include testing soaps, fabr ics and text iles. 1\1any persons of high esteem in the text il e a nd fabric industry ofte n consult the Departme nt on its findings.
TV a nd Radio offe r to t he community programs on a high caliber . These programs are availab le not only to students at Wayne but a lso to t he friends and relatives. The publi c interested in the higher things of life truly be nefit from the cu ltural knowledge at Wayne.
During the news pape r str ike last December, The Wayne Colleg ia n was one of the r are dailies in the whole c ity. The Collegian reported on matter s of national interest, a nd thus was ab le to show Detroi t that Wayne could be called upon to utilize a ll of its ava ilable facilities in t he ti me of e mergency.
These activit ies a re but a few o f t he numerous ones t hat Wayne State used to he lp Detroit. Wayne is locate d in a valuab le sAction of town - it is practically in t he middle of the city. Its locat ion and past reputat ion o f wi lling to help have indeed made it popular with Detroiters. Tartars s houl d never stop being proud of their school , for it not onl y serves and educates a nd serves t he stude nt s attending it, but it also serves and educates the metropolitan area. Not many colleges a re fort unate enoug h to be ab le to do thi s . Tartars, don't be as hamed of yo ur great school. B e proud o f it!
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The mos t pe rple xing proble m tha t F ad inard has to s olve is the job o f finding a n Italia n Stra w H at, whic h he mus t h ave . His horse ha d eate n the hat, whic h be longed to a young lady who was plot ting wIth her love r. Knowing he r hus b a nd would be ma d if s he didn't ha ve the hat, s he re fused t o leave F adinar"d's house until the hat is re turne d . So s tarts the merry chase , with the bride , He le ne , (pla yed by Kathleen Car othe rs ) cons tantly under press ure by her fa the r to have the wedding calle d off.
To top off all our he ro 's trouble s, the bride's cous in, de pic t e d by Fre d I3assoff, w a nts to run off with her .
Howe ver, e verything turns out all rig ht in the e nd, a nd a ll the e nvolve" me nts are s e ttle d . The Ita li a n Str a w Ha t i s finally returne d to the wome n who wante d it, and a ll e nds w;e l!.
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"An Ita li a n Straw Hat," performed at the Wayne State University Theatre on Nov. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, was uniq ue in that it was the first new English version to be presente d in the Detroit area .
Writte n b y E uge ne Labiche a nd Ma rc-Mic hael, the play was first presented in 185 1, where it became an immedi a te s uccess , a nd l a ter succeeded on the British a nd American stages. A s ile nt movie ve rsion by Rene Clair of "Italian Straw Hat" has become a firm classic.
The play differed from thA traditiona l American musical comedy in that i\, used songs in the style of the French v a udeville. Faye Turner , vocal winner in the Department of Parks a nd Recreation city-wide talent c ontest last s um mer, played one of the lead ing I'oles , that of the Baroness . Five members o f the Univers ity Opera Works hop, who sang the popul ar Fre nch son~s in the play.
"Italia n Straw Hat" es se nti a lly is the story of a young Fre nch gentleman, Fadinard (portrayed by Russ Smith), entering matrimony a nd, of course, encountering "unavo idable difficulties." I-Ie runs into a n old 1 over (pl ayed by Henrietta Hermelin) while enroute to the ceremony, cons tantly must hassle with the bride ' s fa mily (Fadinard's pe rspective father-in-l aw portrayed by Clifford Ammon) and is forced to ,fight continuously to keep other women from his marriage bed.
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The Wayne State University Me ns ' and Womens' Glee Clubs a nd Chorus rehearse with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Howard Hanson at the new Ford Auditorium .
SYMPHONIC SALUTE
Dr. Howard Hanson , wor id renowned American composel' and director, was guest cond uc tor with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the combined Uni
versity Chorus in the performa nc e of his songs from "Drum T aps. " Dr. IIanson, who is IIead of the Eastman School of Mus ic, University of Roches ter, hig h l ig hte d the "Sal ute to Way ne State l ' niversity . " At the student recept ion he ld in hi s honor following the concert, he gave a n ins piring speech on the i mportance of music in thi s country.
Dr. Iloward IIanson directs the second movement of his " So ngs From 'Or11m Taps'." Richard IIue bne r, baritone, is soloist.
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Strange Dances for
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Program Spans Ocean
To Yo Za Theatre of the Far. East, a troupe of America ns doing Asian routines, came to the Institute of Arts in November as a feature of Wayne's Lecture-Recital Series .
Stepped up in pace, but otherwise authentic, the program. of dance, song, a nd t a ped music from the Far East ma d e an exotic impress ion in the minds of the audience . for some, the program broug ht pleasant me mories of GI days across the Pacific .
Above: Indian "N a utch Girl" entertains he r ~l aharaj ah. Left: I3ejeweled Cambodian Figure. Upper Right: Humble Japanese husband ducking rolling pin. Lower Right: J apanese I{abuki man. Kubuki is a hig hly symbo l ic and sty lized dance-drama form of Japan.
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Julie Was Here • • • •
Son Peter couldn't s t ay for the interview. He didn't know much a bout theater, and be s ides, he was just on hi s way out for a s troll along the a venue.
When Juli e IIarr is came to Detroit playing St. Jo a n in the stage production, "The Lark," s he g rante d an exc lus ive interview to student George IIaessler , contributing sketch art is t and s pecialty writer for The Wayne Colleg ian.
Miss IIarri s a nd husband Manning Gurian warmly rece ived Haess ler into the ir lig ht-b lue Whittier IIote l suite . There, he found one large li ving room, one bedroom and b ath, a dining alcove, a kitche nett.e, a v iew of the Detroit River , one wooden to y duck, a nd one tod dling young son just beginning to give his new- found walking legs a good work out.
Julie a utograp hs a copy of the a bo v e sketch by IIaess ler which George has added to hi s co llection of some 300 drawings of famous personal ities. (She liked it .)
IIusbard Manning Gurian supp lied informat ion on the business side of theatric a l production . IIe favored POD
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Campus Religious speakers representing the many religions
in the United States were featured at the Campus Conference on Religion. Minority groups, such as the Unitarian relig ion, Christian Scientist and Baha'i religions, were amply represented.
Baha'i religion, with which few people are familiar, had two speakers: Mrs. Etta J . Catlin, a Wayne State grad uate, teacher at Baha'i school; and Mrs . Lois Nochman, a former special ins tructor of English.
Bapt ist religion had Rever end Roy McBeth, counselor to the Wayne Chris tian Fellowship and Revere nd Robert Wilkie, advisor to WAst.minister Fellowship.
Catholi c beliefs were explained by Reverend Father John Donelon, asst. director of Newman Foundation a nd by Reverend Father Edward Peters, director of Newman Foundation.
Eastern Orthodox students were addressed by The Very Reverend Professor Alexander Schemann, member of the faculty of St. Vladimir's Seminary and The RT . Reverend Antony Woolf, author of various pamphle ts and religious education materials on the Eastern Orthodox faith.
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Dr. Harold Basilius, German professor.... Makes a point on religous literature.
Faiths Join For Conference . The Christian Scientist viewpoint was given by Mr. Norman
B. Holmes, formerly a First Reader of First Church of ,'; hrist Suientist.
Ep iscopalian viewpoints were expressed by Reverend Canon John M. Shufelt, member of the s taff of St. Paul's Cathedra l a~d Dr. Chad Walsh assistant Reotor at St. Paul's Church, Be 100t.
Jewish speakers inc luded Rabbi Hayim Donin, spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai David, Rabbi Max Kapustin, Direotor of Hillel Dr. Moses Shulvass, chairman of history at the College of Jev.:ish Studies in Chioago, a nd Rabbi Milton Rosenbaum, sp iritual leader of Congregation Emanu-El, Pleasant Ridge.
Luthe ran viewpoints was expressed by Dr. Armand Ulbr!oh, Pastor of Nativity Lutheran Church and former Pastoral Adviser to Gamma .Delta at Wayne State, and Reverend Theodore Danie l , chapla in to Lutheran students at Wayne . . .
Methodist students heard R everend Warren L. L ear , MInister to students and Direotor of Wes ley Foundation, and Dr. Richard Bender of the Methodist Church of Nashville, Tenn .
Pres byterian viewpoints were expressed by Dr. Even Wels h, former instructor in the Detroit Bible Institute, and Revere nd Walter Wiest, member of the Editorial Board of the Christian Scholar .
Unitar ian speakers inolude d R e verend Frank Gentile, Pr E3 ::',i,' d e nt Michigan Area Counoil of Liberal Churches; Reverend Russell Lincoln, Unitarian Churoh, Birmingham; and Dr. Traoy Pullman' Minister of the Church of Our Father.
This variety of speakers gave any Wayne student an insight to the many re ligions in the U. S .
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Norman Cousins, rec ipien t of the 1956 Wayne Education Award, makes his speec h. Cousin, editor of The Saturday Review, received his award for hi s international educational mov e ments . At the evening sess ion he spoke on "The Coming Showdown in the World." ...
The theme of the third annual ed ucation day, "Facing the Prob lems of Rel'?t less Cities," became more clear to visitors who looked a t the topical plan for the C ity of Detroit.
EDUCATION DAY
Francis C. Rosecrance, newly appointed Dean of the college of ed ucation.
Seated a t luncheon table, left to right, Mrs. Gladys Canty, new member of the Detroit Board of Education, Mrs. Effie Downer, chairman of the e lementary ed ucation department, a nd Mrs. Florence Kuhn, ass istant superintendent of Detro it Public Schoo ls.
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THE COUNT PERFORMED
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The Rega.l Count Basie of the world of J azz e ntert a ined .
HIS CONCERT
The band was "cool;" audience apprec ia tion was the "most. "
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HIS AUDIENCE
Deep meditation is expressed on the faces of the ardent liste ners.
HIS FANS
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The Count a utographed pictures, chatted with fans. Photo By L eBow
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THE PRINCESS WAS ANNOUNCED ...
Jim Fancy, Holiday Carnival chairman, announces Maya Ritins as Holiday Carnival Princess. Norma Carey and Barbara Zelman, of the Princess' court, applaud the Princess.
The Princess cheerfully smiles as she holds her coronation wreath.
Photps By Ron McDonald.
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BUT SHE HAD MALE COMPmnON
George Kaldonis seems to be the popular choice of the women. Caught twice by the camera in female company, he is hereby dubbed Carnival Prince. Seated with Prince George are Rita Chopp, Delta Gamma Pledge and Carolyn Dittrech, AWS president and member of Delta Gaml;] a Chi.
Kaldonis enjoys a soft drink with Julie Wenzel, member of Governors' Lady's Court.
Photos By Ken Rose.
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THERE WAS A FERRIS WHEEL
The merry-go-round was used by peop le who we re too timid to try the ferri s whee l. The merry-go-round had its "ups and downs. "
Photo By Lebow .
AND FOOD
The Ferris Wheel was one of the big e v e nts of the evening. It was so hig h , a person could touc h the cei ling of the C ollesium if he s t uck his hand out when he came to the top.
A MERRY-GO-ROUND
Pat Perry a Carnival Promotional Director, prepares soft drinks, to be so ld at booths ma nne d by the faculty.
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BOOTHS AND SHOWS
Publication's Adv isor Fra nk P. Gil l says its a l l for a worthy cause as he dons cap and gown a nd s teps to hi s place in the pie throwlllg booth bette r known as soc k-yo ur-teacher - in -t he- nosewith-a-p ie d e l ig ht. Mrs. Gil l , w ho was present watched but did not participate. "
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Cowboy Kent Clause ropes a heifer Pat Maksimus. (Alpha Sigma Tau-Kappa Chi Booth.)
Shaving a balloon while two straw-hatted girls and numerous shmoos look on.
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Lorrie Karnes smi les for the artist Charlotte Moore at "Les Studio Des Artists ."
Jim Fancy, Ca rnival chairman, plays Robin Hood.
Members of Delta Phi Epsi Ion demonstrate .
LOVE AND (SHOTGUN) MARRIAGE
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Amateur comedies highlighted Holiday Carnival. Members of Tau Kappa Epsilon act in their production with Sigma Sigma of "Tropical T erpsh i chore. "
Exotic females try to incite the interest of sailors on a lonely island in the Sigma Sigma-Tau Kappa Epsilon production of "Tropical Terp si chore. " Photo by McDona Id.
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Apples On The Roof
tudy Grotto Stud erm d
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AFROTC Students e nroll e d in the Air
Force Reserve Officer ' s Training Program e njoy a host of curri cu lar and extra-curricular ac tivities ma ny of which are not viewed by the ma jor ity of Wayne's students .
The scope of act ivities ranges fr om professional to soc ia l and from inter-co llegiate to intra-corp to intra- uf'.ivers ity events. Among these act ivi t.ies are the ~lilitary Ball, Arnold Air Soc iety (honorary profess iona l soc ial fratern! vy of AFROTC s tudent s), drill team, rifle team, flying, and the annual fi e ld day w ith the Unive rs it y of Detroit.
The AFROTC here at Wayne, beside providing its own educational program and activ ity schedu le, a lso gives serv ice to the univer s ity in numerous ways amo ng wh ich us he r ing at important university events and participating in certain ceremoni es rank high.
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The Arno ld Air Society s ponsors the tllilita ry Ball eac h year a long w ith numerous other programs . The Society is a lso active in many other Uni vers ity activities and has high hopes of hav ing the Nationa l Conc lave of Arnold Air Soc iety here in De troit in 1958. Pictured (fr om L. to R.) here are cadets Nels Ilackert , Monroe Horn, Geral d Burke , Fred Willi ams, David Lester, and Sidney Rosen.
Cadet in foreground scores a point against Sgt . LaFleur, one o f the Regular Air Forc:e Sergea;nts assigned to Wayne's AFROTC Detachment. Try f~S they may, Lhe Regular Air Force Staff neve r see ms to be ab le to win a game.
A freq ue nt eve nt on t he drill fi e ld every Thursday is the appearance of (from L . to R.) Honorary Major Barbara '1?aker, Proressor of Air SCie nce , Lt . Col. Milton Campbell, and Honorary Major Emma Paluzzi. The two honorary majors are the greatest morale builder s that the corps has and definitely lighten the burden of drilling every Thursday.
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FLAG GOING UP -- Air Force ROTC raises the flag to mark ceremonies for dedication of the Memori a l Mall.
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WAYNE On November 12 of thi s
year, a cold overcast day, ov e r 1000 me mbe r s of Wayne Stat e Unive rsity's btude nts a nd fac ulty as well as many prom ine nt pe rsons from both the c ity a nd s t ate, brave d c hilling winds a nd biting hail to s t a nd for a n hour a t the d edication o f Wayne ' s Me mori a l ~l all , and t o pay tribute to students from the L'niversity who have fa lle n, victims of war.
L'nive rsity c lasses cease d for the hour, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, so tha t those w ho wante d to, could attend the d edication ceremonies.
DEDICATES MALL The crowd atte nd ing asse m
ble d promptly a nd dis ba nde d quickly as the dedication finished. Not ma ny lingere d to admire the Ma ll, driven by class schedules and the unc ooperative weathe r . Most had been watching the ~\Ia ll' s progress for months . From old buildings, t o razed grounds, to ceme nt walks , to topsoil e d l awns, a nd fina lly to the fini s he d Mall which they saw de dicate d on Veteran's Day . Though the University s upplied the area, funds for the construction of the Ma ll was r aised by s tude nt, fac ulty ·and a lumni organizations .
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No, it was not A Mall to those prese nt, it was THEIR Mall, whi c h the y were dedic ating tha t day.
The Ma ll will serve a fun ctiona l as well as a me morial purpose. It wi II be the s ite of many ra llies, meetings a nd e ve nts of a growing and expanding University--one which can look b ac k on, and commemorate the past, while s till keeping its ' eyes forward and on the futur e .
On tha t d ay, the d ay of the dedic a tion, the flag was raised not only over the Mall grounds, but over the thoughts, hopes a nd prayers of those who attended the cere mony .
The robed Concert Choir unde r the direction of Harold Tallm a n of the music department sang "This is my Country" a nd the University Hymn with the Unive rsity Band.
The Air Force ROTC rendere d a rifl e salute a nd taps. They a lso did a drill and served as escort for the family of Ensign Robert Holiday.
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Univers ity Preside nt Clarence B. IIilbe rry put forward the mall as a symbol of hope for the future, a r e minder to "keep s trong the · ideals of fr eedom," and a s tep in the plans for the University's expansion.
C. Boyd Stoc kmeyer, pres ident of the Alumni Association·, dedicated the ma ll t o the w idows, children a nd mothe rs of the 148 Wayne me mbe r s who have died in war as a "las ting mem-0rial."
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The Seminar Weekend the me this year was "The Inte llectual in America." Four panets on the topic discussed "What Is an Inte llectual?" "Are Amer icans Anti-intellectual," "What Are the Functions of an htel lectual," and "The Inte llec tual in American Education." Students and faculty met ip a n informal atmosDher p. at Clear Lake Camp near Dowling , Michigall, to discuss this topic. For a coSt of $ 14, students we re a ble to obtain food , transportation, lodging, recreation, a nd intellectual nourishment.
Dr. Hayden Whi te of the de · pa rtme nt of hi s tory (a bove ) was the first s peake r on the panel "What I s an Inte llect ual." Dr . White expressed the opinion that the Intellectual li ves for ideas , not off them. He fe lt that the Inte Ilect ual ' s use of know ledge is solely for hi s c riti c is m
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of soc ie ty and not for gallllllg power or advantage in soc iety . The Inte llec tual does not hold to the pos ition of any c lass and the co ll ege professor need not be an inte llectua l , conc luded Dr. White .
Dr. Max Coral (above) of the mathemat.ics department wao::; on the panel "What Are the Functions of An Intellect.ual ?" Dr . Coral stated t.hat every man contains e lements of the intel lectual and irrationalist within himself. He pointed out that the role of the European Inte ll ectual has traditionally been that of leadership, contrasting with the weaker position of the American Intellectua l .
Thus a wonderful weekend of discovering new ideas was e nde d. St.udents attending Seminar Weeke nd looked forward e age rly t.o the next session of Seminar Weeke nd.
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Fun With Faculty Inte ll ectua l purs uit was not
the only typ e of enjoyment featured at Seminar Weeke nd. The event was man y sided and inr. luded s uc h activities a s sports betwe e n s tude nts and fac ulty, community s ings , card games and informa l discuss ions bet.wee n s tudents and their profes sor s (no doubt the students didn't fa il to utilize the opportunit y to brown the ir ins tructor s up).
Professor s, while not on a panel, were a lso given the opportunity to express theit opinions . Dr.. Leonard Moss of the Sociology Department , rece ntly returne d; from a year in Italy, (left) e xpresses his view-pOlnt on a panel member' s statement.
Fun pre v a iled , too . Stude nts and fac ul ty participated in many volley ball games, the ins truc tors s howing that they mig ht be o ld , but they w,e re sti ll sprig htly (le ft).
Dr. George Nakhnikian of the philosophy de partment started a philosophi c community s ing a fter supper Friday evening.
Dr . Stephen Cappannari of the a nthropology department appears to be in deep meditat ion (be low), Perhaps he i s thinking of some of hi s CroMagnon fri e nds .
Dr . J o hn I3iesanz of the soc iology department and two stude nts conce ntrate heav ilyon an important game of g in rumm y . Wonder who won? (le ft)
Wayne students were thrill ed to hav e the opportunity to meet professors a nd ins tructors on an informa l bas is , for Seminar helpe d show that the "old buggers" aren't s uch bad guys.
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The first Tartanic of the 1956 fall issue became a possession of President Clarence B. Hilberry. DOing the honor of presentation is Ted Harris, Tartanic editor-in-chief. Looking on is assistant editor, Evelyn Helman.
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