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dc.rights.licenseIn Copyright -- Educational Use Permitteden_US
dc.creatorWashington and Lee University
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-29T14:46:10Z
dc.date.available2013-10-29T14:46:10Z
dc.date.issued1968-05
dc.identifierWLURG36_01_0138
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11021/24054
dc.descriptionThis item contains 1 PDF file. This is Issue number 4 of Volume 92 of the journal, The Southern Collegian -- "A Quarterly Magazine of College Life in the South." It is labeled as the "Special Mock Convention Issue."en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 1, the front cover, includes a picture of the floor during a past Mock Convention. The text is, "The Southern Collegian, A Quarterly Magazine of College Life in the South, Special Mock Convention Issue, May 1968, Volume 92, Number 4, 75 cents."en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 2, the inside front cover, is an ad for The College Inn: "Lexington's answer to 'Tom Jones.'"en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 3 has five ads: The Barn Dinner Theatre (Roanoke VA), Dixon's Esso (Rockbridge County VA), Schewel's (Lexington VA), Rule Volkswagen, Inc. (Staunton VA), Lee-Hi Truck Stop (Rockbridge County VA).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 4 announces the dedication of the 14th Mock Convention to Tommy Mac Baremore, 1946-1968.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 5 (labeled page 3) includes the table of contents, list of staff members, statement of ownership, and the statement that it's been "Published in Virginia, since 1868."en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 6 is an ad for Pres Brown's ("The Traditional Shop"). It's not stated in the ad but the store was located in Lexington VA and Pres Brown (Preston Rice Brown) graduated from W&L in 1942.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 7 is an ad seeking subscriptions from parents to The Southern Collegian. The advertised price for the four issues of 1968-69 was $2.50.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 8 (labeled page 5) is an article, "Washington & Lee's 14th Mock Convention," providing an overview of the Mock Convention -- it's history and importance.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 9 is composed of 5 ads: Terrace Crossroad Mall (Roanoke VA), Shenandoah Electric Company (Lexington VA), Radio Hospital, Jackson Barber Shop (Lexington VA), Phi Delta Theta (the W&L fraternity).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 10 (labeled page 7) is the beginning of an article entitled, "Four Years of Preparation for Two Days of Activity," by Bob Entzminger. The article continues on subsequent pages, ending on page 15 (labeled page 12). This page includes a picture of the Presidential seal, a photo of Puerto Rico's float from the 1964 parade, and a photo of Dr. Walter Judd (the keynote speaker at the 1964 Mock Convention).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 11 (labeled page 8) continues the article, "Four Years of Preparation for Two Days of Activity," by Bob Entzminger. There are two photos. One includes Dr. Walter Judd and the other is a photo of Philip D. Sharpe (Chairman of the 1964 Mock Convention).en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 12 (labeled page 9) continues the article, "Four Years of Preparation for Two Days of Activity," by Bob Entzminger. There are three photos: the elephants from the 1964 parade, the donkey from the 1956 parade, and Dr. Walter Judd with Congressman Richard Poff, posed on one of the elephants.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 13 (labeled page 10) continues the article, "Four Years of Preparation for Two Days of Activity," by Bob Entzminger. There is one photo from the 1964 parade which the caption describes as, "an ersatz Lexington mafia" escorting "Mr. Ed Side, proprietor of the local art film emporium . . ."en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPage 14 (labeled page 11) continues the article, "Four Years of Preparation for Two Days of Activity," by Bob Entzminger. There are three photos: Governor Claude R. Kirk (from Florida and denoted as "Keynoter"), Henry Bellman [sic] (should be Henry Louis Bellmon, from Oklahoma; denoted as "Platform Speaker"), and Congressman Bill Brock (from Tennessee, denoted as "Grand Marshall").en_US
dc.format.extent41 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.en_US
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dc.subject.otherBrown, Preston R. (Preston Rice), -1967en_US
dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University. Mock Convention, 1968en_US
dc.subject.otherWashington and Lee University. Mock Conventionen_US
dc.titleThe Southern Collegian, Special Mock Convention Issue, May 1968 (periodical)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.isPartOfWLU RG0036 - Mock Conventionen_US
dc.rights.holderSpecial Collections and Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
dc.subject.fastPolitical conventionsen_US
dc.subject.fastCollege student newspapers and periodicalsen_US
dc.subject.fastBarkley, Alben William, 1877-1956en_US


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