Eastern Progress Eastern Progress 1968-1969 Eastern Kentucky University Year 1968 Eastern Progress - 31 Oct 1968 Eastern Kentucky University This paper is posted at Encompass. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress 1968-69/7 ',> Pledge Period Murray Comes Underway To Town SEE SECTION SEE SECTION A. PA6E 5 I Setting The Pace In JL Progressive Era / I Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky. £0 Pages Thursday, October 31/ 1968 46th Year Number 7 gMMMMMMM ,.-..-<.; ■?'<-; -.- «'. 'M '. .•■■■■-*.-• ,■■■>■:■>■■, . '-' *.-■•' '•$& 'Politics Divide People,' Madame Pandit Says Describing her mission as "the Madame Pandit is a sister According to Madame Pan- you're moving toward a noble ob- building of bridges between peo- 0f the late Prime Minister Ne- dit, who until recently was a jective, only the noblest means pies," Madame V. L. Pandit hru who formed India's first member of the Indian Parlla- are good enough to achieve It." said Tuesday nights. "Politics government following her libera- ment,"Democracy— in the She pointed out India's'strate- is a dividing factor between peo- tion from Gnat Britain. teaching of Gbandl—means that if gic location in Asia, where nation ples that makes them forget many after nation has aoaicatea from of the basic things that they Ideals of Democracy. She said share." it would be fatal to Democracy Madame Pandit, the only wo- for India to fall. man ever to sit as president of She said India, has unrest a- •the "Onited"Nations General As- mong its youth, just as Ameri- sembly, said that centuries ago 'the Emperor Asoka had erected ca, and attributed this to a feel- ing of Insecurity, and the fact in her country pillars with writ- . that knowledge has Increased ing lnsdrbed on them that reads faster than wisdom. like the charter of the United "Science has forced us to live Nations." in a certain way and we are un- She said the structure of In- comfortable with the change which dia's government is based upon we feel to be too rapid," she said. the principles of Mahatma Ghan- She said India is governed under di, "who was the first leader to the principle that "if a nation teach that liberty can be won demands freedom, It must be1) without fighting and bloodshed willing to grant freedom to all but by following the words of peoples, Including Its own min- Christ and Buddha." orities." She said, "We cannot build bridges between peoples if we Nixon Wins do not build bridges between our own minorities." Madame Pandit appeared at In Election Eastern In the fourth annual Gar- vlee Klncald lecture series. She On Campus has served her country as am- Nixon's the one, Eastern stu- bassador to the Soviet Union, the dents voted in last Thursday's United States and the United mock election. Kingdom. The Republican presidential How Sweet Eastern seniors Bob Beck (30) and Ron last Saturday in-Bowling Green. For stories, candidate won 58.6 per cent of House (73) lead the way as Coach Roy feature! and pictures of the Colonels' biggest the votes while Democratic can- 90 Per Cent Kidd is carried from the field following the win of the year, turn to Section C of this didate Hubert Humphrey won Madame V. L. Pandit, the only i It Is Colonels' 16-7 win over arch-rival Western edition. (Staff Kioto by Bob Whltlock) 22.5 per cent and American In- woman ever to sit as president dependent Party candidate of the nited Nations General George Wallace had 17.7 per cent. Assembly, steps to the podium Pledged To In Kentucky's race for the U.S. Madame to make an address here Tues- Senate, Republican candidate day night She told an audience Graduate Exam Is Scheduled Marlow Cook defeated his Demo- of 500 that India is progressing Chapel Fund cratic opponent {Catherine Peden Pandit toward a higher standard of liv- The Graduate Record Exami- the university through this testing program must pay $15 ments for entrance Into graduate 69.1 per cent to 30.1 per cent. ing. (Staff Photo by Ken Har- nation will be administered Sat- administration of these exams, to take the aptitute test and one school. Host graduate schools In the presidential balloting, low) Eastern's Century Fund drive urday, December 7, 1968 to all 1. A student has the oppor- advanced test, and many employers require GRE vote totals were Nixon, 607; Hum- to raise $200,000 to construct a seniors who plan to graduate in tunlty to participate in this im- 2. A student will be In a bet- scores from their prospective phr4}V 238 and Wallace. 184. non-denominational Meditation January, June, or August 1969. portant national testing program ter position to plan his future graduate students or employe*. sleven write-in votes also were Chapel on the campus Is nearly The aptitute test will be admln- at no cost to himself. Students because he will learn if he meets A student may transmit hS, ^^ stauaiwn * -»lsterwi rn the morning and ad- who take tM GRE"fit the natto'narthe necessary shore* require- scores on these tests to selecw- y of the ballots cast "from reg- announced yesterday. vanced tests in appropriate ma- graduate schools if he 40 desires, istered voters, the former vlce- The fund has climbed to $176,- jors in the afternoon. Seniors During the last two years sevijral president* 4*d 475 votes, while Held Last Weekend 000 thanks to a recent surge wishing to take the exam will students who had no aspirations Humphrey (had 183 and Wallace of faculty and alumni contribut- 'All-American' Rating toward graduate school did better had 160. A weekend of activities for the pledging ceremonies from seven . report to the Ferrell Room of lot on this exam than they had expect- Of ballots^ rom Kentucky ros- Gamma Omlcron chapter of Alpha local women. Miss PhlUlps and ?j£jt '%*£* ^S^LfiS the Bert Combs Building at 8:15 Gamma Delta marked the in- Miss Sandker were Installed this „!^?ril °L_*wHIt.,^2!? a.m. December 7 for room as- ed to do and reoriented their idents, Nixoa had got 414 votes, tK signments. Awarded Milestone planning to include enrollment in Humphrey got 167 and Wallace stallatlon of the first member summer at special ceremonies In ^^^^SSSSS' ^fn" graduate school. had 146. ' ' of the National Panhallenlc Con- Missouri. EjKjB J^rSSSWlK This is the only time this ac- For the fourth consecutive can award and one of 18 to win m, b r8 ademic year that the GRE will 3. A student will learn how he In the U.S. Senate balloting, ferencehere. Chapter members from tt.v ™ * J? J? ?H ,TT 22 Z? year. Eastern's yearbook. The the award from all categories, A fireside last Friday after- Universities of Indiana, Tm-^JSSSL, nS fffffff? be administered to seniors compares with college seniors Cook got 491 votes Miss Peden 1 -8, Milestone, has won an AH- the ACP said. noon in the date lounge of Mc- nessee and Kentucky conducted »SJK52#k25. JS? * through the Institutional Test- nationally on these tests. got 214 votes and Independent r e American honor rating. ■ 4. The seniors will probably Hall was the first of- workshop for the Eastern chapter * HXUSS ^SSJSS" ing Program at no cost to the stu- The rating was awarded the I Student yearbooks, magaslnes, candidate Duane Olson got five „™Y», edeUyedthe rp1 do better on this exam now votes. flcial activity of the festivities Saturday morning. That was fol- !^J??J^ / "!: dent This administration is open 1968 Milestone In the 48th *nd newspapers from more than that attracted Alpha Gamma Del- lowed by official initiation ser- f*Z Z°7 W1U ZZJzS? forward than at any later time In their e<M or to seniors only. Graduate stu- All-Amerlcan Yearbook Critical 900 colleges and universities lives. "Of course, I was happy with ta members from a three-state vices that afternoon in the Fel- P &T t dents and others must take the service conducted by the Assoc- across the nation Were Judged the vote results," Dan Crum, area. lowship Hall of the First Chris- come,_flos« enough to consider 5. The Faculty Senate has 8eluor : on a national testing date lated Collegiate Press, with In the ACP rating on the basis adopted a policy whereby ap- » President of the Young A living purpose program was tlan Church. our drive completed, by the tar- IffaRj ^ ^ ^ headquarters at the Unlve'rsityof of content, writing, layout, and JJJ. for ourVduatoschXl R^bllcans said. presented by members of the Presiding as initiation officers RujS-5'L£Umnl chief 3' W* inBn ana ?3 ■tE^rSJSFJSJij Minnesota. makeup. „wWith scores below* the 20th _ ^J"«nLynn orumers,Brothers, senior, presi- University of Tennessee chapter were members of the Epsilon ™" - ready done so should report to Richard Eads, Parts, and Mar- arbnoks arp evaluated In percentlle 'within programs' den * tne YounK Democrats, of Alpha Gamma Delta Saturday Chapter at UK with ritual sup- Homecoming plans are to honor room 200 of the Coates Admlnls- sha Webster Hbdgenvllle,' were comparison with other books shall be viewed as marginal. e*Pressed displeasure with the morning. It was followed by an ervlslon by Mrs. Jess L. Gard- members of the Century Club with tration Building as soon as pos- co_edltors vote of the Milestone. from SChools with equal enroll- Percentlles to be used shall be results »nd . added that the oral pledge ceremony conduct- ner, Lexington. a special halfUme show by the sible to register for these exams. whlch was cited for Its ' Appeal- campus election Is lndlca- ed by Beth Brandenburgh, Lex- The presentation of the new 150-member Marching Maroons lngton, and Mrs.