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Page Three - THE SKYSCRAPER - November 17. 7967 Young Democrats dissent Delegates resolve to dump LB J and Viet Nam war by Kathleen Flynn The 500 student delegates to the fifth national convention of the College Young Democrats grabbed their right to dissent and pocketed It In two resolutions which articulated formally what many parent Democrats have been gurgling about. The Mun delein chapter of CYD's was represented by five delegates; Bar bara Dahlder, senior class president, Patricia Devine, Julie O'Brien, Alice Tondryk, Barbara Ryan. A Skyscraper editor, Kathleen Flynn also attended. At the CYD convention in Boston, Mass. last weekend. Nov. 10-12, the delegates voted 149 to 79 in favor of an imme diate end to the bombing of North Viet Nam and direct peace negotiations with alt parties including the National Liberation Front. The second resolution, passed by voice vote ten minutes be fore the close of the conven tion and two hours after stomachs began to growl, urged the Democratic party to seek as presidential nominee in 1968 a candidate . . . whose honesty and good faith are unquestionable . . . who will restore a prop er balance to national prior ities. . . . who will seek an honor able peace in Viet Nam . . . and who will return the Democratic party to its tra ditional adherence to liberal progressive ideals. The open confrontation the CYDs expressed in these two resolutions toward the reigning democratic president might not Dump LBJ in the Pri maries. Nevertheless. Dale Wagner, the outgoing chairman of CYD, believes it is an ef fective and realistic means for participation In the dialogue which Ja-cusrently shaping his (the student's) future. The college young Democrats feel they have a right to dis sent. But the Young Democrats of America, of w h i c h CYD's are an adjunct, maintain they first have a loyalty to their party and their party's presi dent. I beg you not to destroy the Democratic party here this weekend. You have the right to dissent but this is not analogus to destruction asserted Tom Sullivan, a regional director of the Young Democrats of Amer ica. When the White House was Senior gets Coffey Hall dorm post Mary Hopkins, senior, is the new third floor moderator of Coffey Hall. She is the first Mundelein student to take this position for previously the moderators have been faculty members or head residents. Due to the resignation of Sis ter Patricia Briare in mid term, the position was vacant. This was the perfect time to try the experiment, according to Sister Joan Frances, assis tant dean of residence. We wanted to prove that the girls can govern themselves. Ten tatively, Mary will only take the floor until Christmas break. If this experiment proves successful however, it will be continued. As a floor moderator, Mary takes over all duties, from keeping peace on the floor to locking up the dorm on Thurs day nights. She attends the moderators' meetings, and has the right to campus when nec essary. In return, she receives room and board. pressed Sunday for a reaction to the convention, John Roche, special Consultant to the Pres ident, phoned in the following semantic stupefaction to the delegates: Of and Senator Robert Kennedy's schedules prevented them from accepting invitations to speak during the three-day conven tion. However, Allard Lowen stein, co-chairman of the Conference of Concerned Democrats, Dr. Marin Shep- pard. chairman of The Citizens for Robert Kennedy, Senator Jay Hooker of Tennessee, and Rep. Robert Kastenmeler of Wisconsin did speak to the con vention delegates. Resolutions from speakers are the results but the hows KKV0 rOU ARE A PATRIOT IN THE REVOLUTION OF THE 1970s THE HUMAN REVOLUTION YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A NEW POLITICAL GENERATION A YOUNG FORCE IN AMERICAN POLITICS Using the above theme on all publicity, the College Young Democratic Clubs of America issued a call to all Sens of Liberty to consider the nature of the current revolution and to chart our generation's political response. in short the dissenters have the right to dissent and the administration has an equal right to dissent from ihe dissenters. Only ihe electorate can decide this dispute and the Presi dent is prepared to stand on his record and take his chances. The prevalent attitude of the delegates, however, seemed to be if Johnson stood on his rec ord he might as well stand on a hangman's trapdoor in the next election. Before the convention, a plurality of the Mundelein CYD members decided to dump LBJ. The majority of the CYD delegates also want a peace candidate in '68 and they pres ently see Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota as a possible choice- How about McCarthy was a more frequent question than what do you think about Rob ert Kennedy? Before Senator McCarthy spoke at a banquet Saturday night, he was greeted outdoors by a rally of approximately 500 sign-swaying, slogan chant ing supporters. Although he hedged on declaring his presi dential candidacy, he did state that if the country follows the lead of the young people on the issue of Viet Nam, it would not necessarily bring about a Republican victory in '68. Between the clamoring of dishes from an oversold ban quet, Johnson's Viet Nam policy was furthered con demned by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith and Robert Vaughn, chairman of the Dissenting Democrats. President Johnson, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, of the CYD convention must be explained in human terms. For a resolution to be passed, it obviously has to be written first, and this writing took place after 11:30 p.m. credential meetings, after cock tail parties where punch was served, and after the 1:00 p.m. officer nominees' plugs. After the afters, students from one school or from a region would propose and argue, write and rewrite resolutions. Generally, two informal regional meet- lngs were held; the east represented by the Ivy-league universities and any college west of the East represented by all colleges west of the Alleghenys. During the day, impromptu caucuses continued on the floor of the convention, causing the chairman to scream shut up . . . would that delegation behind the pillars please sit down or I will have the hotel personnel clear yon out . . . there is the door, go through it if you can't shut up. On Sunday, the atmosphere was even more scrabbled as the resolutions were finally placed before the convention for a vote. As Tom Sherer, Notre Dame, said the conven tion started out on solid politi cal lines but by the last day it developed Into a series of political moves from the con servative backlash. Though representing only two states, the conservative Ten nessee and Connecticut delega tions voted as a block with a total of 83 of the 168 votes cast. As a result, a resolution could have the majority of schools in favor of it but still fail because It didn't have the support of two states. T3ecause of lack of time, resolutions concerning General Hershey and the draft, student power, poverty, and civil rights were Comedy drama 'Claudia' features student players Unpredicted as a June morning and twice as rare, Claudia, by Rose Franklin will delight the Mundelein audience Dec. 2-3 at 8:00 p.m. in the College Theatre. Claudia is played by sopho more Barb Staniec. The male lead, David, a promising young architect, is played by Richard Buehl, a teacher from St. Greg- .Girls Sell Avon Products on campus for easy profit. Call 583-5140 ory's high school. The role of Mrs. Brown is played by senior Marge Maz- zola. The play deals with Claud- la's coping with life and her acquiescence to life's demands. THE CAST is completed by sophomores Connie Glatz and Jeanne Kaufman and senior Cathy Gonzalez. The male roles are filled by Terry Mc- Intyre. a student at Loyola, and Ivan Bender. The comedy is directed by Mary Penkala with the assist ance of student director, Kel ley Matthews. Mr. George Petterson supervises the light ing and other aspects of the production with the assistance ance of a Laetare Players crew. Tickets will be on sale for 1.50. Student rates are 1.00 In advance or at the door. Classified Tully: Old bench - warmers never keep you warm. How come you have time to buy shoes, hose, and lunches at Marshall Field's but not a bench-warmer? Love, Mother. FOR SALE A '66 Mustang hard top, turquoise, radio, heater, white walls, 6 cylinder, 3- speed floor box, power steering, low mileage. A sacrifice. Call 935-7911. never even presented. Instead miniature manipula tors played power politics be hind obscure screens of no comment ... of course I speak only for myself ... if you vote Bush I might give our block for your candidate. In contrast to the miniature manipulators, there were dele gates who went to Boston to sincerely learn about the Dem ocratic party on college cam puses. However, one delegate from Illinois felt that she could not vote Intelligently because of the general anarchy of the sessions, the once-over rapid readings of the resolu tions and the under-the-table politicking I was not aware of. The general feeling did not seem to be disenchantment concerning the convention de cisions, but rather amaze ment at the political methods. Israeli head speaks here at reception Shimon Perez, former Dep uty Defense Minister of Is rael, member of the Israel Knesset (parliament), and its security and Foreign Affairs Committee will be guest speak er at a reception for faculty and students in McCormick Lounge Nov. 22 at 3:30 p.m. A LEADER of the Socialist, non-Marxist Rafi Party whose members include former Prime Minister David Ben- Gurlon and Defense Minister Moshe Dyan, Perez is visiting Chicago for the first time at the invitation of the Chicago Chapter of the American Jew ish Committee. Nov. 21-22. DURING HIS service with the Defense Ministry, begun in 1950, he was Director-Gen eral from '55 to '59 and Dep uty Minister from '59 to '65. DONT fight it. Get Eaton's Corrasable Bond Typewriter Paper. Mistakes don't show. A mis-key completely disappears from the special surface. An ordinary pencil eraser lets you erase without a trace. So why use ordinary paper? Eaton's Corrasable is available in light, medium, heavy weights and Onion Skin. In 100-sheet packets and 500- sheet ream boxes. At Stationery Departments. IE AT lt;WS COHRASW* rrnwume ntpm Only Eaton makes Corrasable. EATON PAPER CORPORATION. PITTSFIELD. MASSACHUSETTS
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