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Show Dc. THE BRIGADIER 2 Pago On Lincoln's inaugural sow editorials m. wm 'ii a k, en a n ' i HI n (111 I I t t i ! It i Mr I v 1.1U I' - i ( in the A . rtrim-rmm- it. of 1 t ; a'-m- ot more t ii .i ; ol l'C- - u roi ilt'iii iiih now been alleviated Icpfi'nlh fnun lwom action-- . tal.ei. by tin administration. In a bulletin ciinbn'ed M.week and reinforced by a of the Harvest Ball Assemble, speech at the beginning were informed that a few new procedures were to be initiated. These included the placement of Lettermen as ushers throughout the auditoi ium. There was a noticed improvement in the audience behavior during the Harvest Ball Assemble'. The studentbodv is to be congratulated on this behavior and encouraged to continue as such. The assembly today will be another good testing ground for student reception behavior. This last week has been closely watched in regard to the lunch hour situation. The administration has agreed to the students request to tack on an extra five minutes to the lunch hour providing the students are worthy of this. It is th students responsibility to be worthy of the privileges granted by the administration, thereby being in a position to request that which is needed in the future. -- !,( i -t Constitution passes milestone Last week, a great world document passed a milestone. The Constitution of the United States became 179 years old! It was a quiet birthday, and it was almost as if the document itself had been forgotten in place of a new set of principles and values. A few bands played upon Presidential order and a few flags were drawn out of storage; but as for the general American public, few even realized this great event. OF GREAT WORTH The mere fact that our nations fathers signed a document which formed a government pattern which still pretty much exists is indeed of great worth. While many politicians are presently asking for election to the form of government which it established, the Constitution remains to most Americans an old and withered document. Indeed, many recent decisions of the Supreme Court, legislation of the Congress, and actions of the President point to a general lack of repect in the great conservative principles of the American Constitution. SENATOR DIRKSEN, AN EXCEPTION We find, however, a great exception in the senior Senator of Illinois, Everett M. Dirksen. While the Constitution celebrated it 179th anniveisary. Senator Dirksen was busy at work with bis proposed constitutional amendment providing for the allowance of voluntary prayers in public sc pool.-,a measure which be feels is of prime importance in counter- , Preident man- Brent w Portrait of a Patriot Nov. 22, 1963. Born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Mass., President Kennedy was a man of determination. He was a hero in World War II, having saved the lives of three badly burned crewmen of the destroyed PT boat he commanded in the South Pacific. Kennedy later became an authcongressman, Senator, and finally in 1960. defeated Richard Nixon for the presidency. In his final position, most people note that he did neither too much good nor bad since he was just at his peak or, Vice-Preside- nt when struck down in Dallas. But despite his limited term of office. President Kennedy had a vision for a peaceful world and to this end established the Peace Corps. Th statement for which he will be remembered by history was delivered in hi- - Inaugural Adore-of Jan 20, l "A-- k not what your country can do for vou y what you can do for count rv. A-- OWN! mind - my own. No one what I am thinking Wha; though!- - are within me? Do I think of good or bad. or do Mv know- - ED TO 01.1) BARN During the war. the Con-UtuCo- alo-- n. duration of Independf n e. the Bill of Ibg drnfA of the Gettysburg Audios, was c I u g t- exi-t- ? live- - outside of Washington as a precaution eneinv destnu tion of tl e civ. After the war. the document we- - and:. Gmed m be v ,(v into when it found Library of Congress until e in tiie Xabond Aitiw- - Buddan impregnable glass by over fin c million pen, A- e' o'- y ' ear in ing. It is view 19-'2- t Is being alive enough1 -. am ,n an ay dm i ju-- . a-- - location. An "-- Going on through minor stories on and third pages, one the mam news story on the fourth page. headline, only a date 1861 preceeding it. in-'-- advertise-an- d the second could find of the day It had no March 4, It began: At length we greet the day. Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamblin will, ere night, be inaugurated President and Vice President of the United States for the ensuing four years. And though military resistance, even at the Federal City, was long and justly apprehended, it is now dear that none will there be offered. Throughout the nineteen Free States, comprizing of the population and wealth of the country, there is not a whisper of opposition other than that which is inevitable and wholesome under all free institutions. In a majority of the slave states, no resistance has been threatened, and probably none will be offered at least for a time. In the Cotton States alone long-expecte- d ds Portrait painted BY High ha- - r, the i'liumc umui'cd. be regal'd d - '' lives. An insect fie-- . A A horse kicks. barks dog 1 am a human being I can conroi my actions because I have the power of reasoning. Am I happy? An I sad? An I carefree' Am I bitter? Do I be- A dog ! - -- cm ! oy -- It - to know A the Com-titu-ti- on bv the four, fig! t and to bat - a Lower, mounta.n My mind K ail I am No one can ee what I am. Men are blinded by their stupidity. a -- 'ream, a -- The sk i- - biue. "ution S'a-e- a- - beer, ma s ;r him tern ahiiund porurlv and o siumiinv m a atutude to the Federal government. Nay: They have organized a rival confederacy, raised armies appointed foreign ministers, and are about to present themselves formally at Washington to demand the recognition of their independence at the peril of dead- ly war." Indeed, the article is explicit in expressing the grave problems facing the new administration. Other important articles in the paper include a copy of the R- Platform epublican of 1860, the outline of the inauguration parade, and the newly adopted n the Confederacy. The paper itself is unique in several ways. First, the paper used was called rag paper and of was made of a paper which allowed it to endure with age. Then, the paper itself was not cut with the pages as are our modern newspapers. Instead, the publication was simply one large sheet of paper, which was printed in four different directions and then folded into pages. Of course, reading this type of paper required a lot of folding in order to get the complete story. (Editors note: If anyone would like to read this paper, please contact Brent.) cloth-reinforce- d . . . Declaration signer has colorful background By Brent Ashworth Scribbled almost illegibly with- in the last column of patriot names which appear upon the Declaration of Independence is the name of Stephen Hophins, delegate of Rhode Island. Many have read of his accomplishments during a great century of change but few know tha; next to Franklin. Hopkins was the oldest and most revered member of the Declaratdi at ionting committee. Stephen Hopkins was an early defender of the rights of colonies, and his Rights of Colonies Examined" (1765) attacking both the Sugar and the Stamp Acts, was widely distributed and read From 1774-7Hopkins erved of as a member the Continental -- 6. lbs life was filled with ser-- v ice as can easily be seen in his many accomplishments. He was a member of the colonial assembly for many years and served as both justice and chief justice of the superior ' court of Rhode Island. Between 1755 and 1768, Stephen Hopkins was governor of Rhode Island. The period was one of bitter strife within the colony between Newport and Providence. with Hopkins leading the Providence faction. the (Brigadier p.ipt-- ' iml'l'-1- " i 11 " tlsi auihoritv oi thi Hliih Sfhnol Stuut mb id' MTMtv Avc . Pn'i All-An- n -- i On tdu turn W-- ' n the Spot' Wii'm- - tmollni"nt lUf,')- p- it ui e,ontl plate vvinnn -- ism 1005 enemies. Both it ami our v y of it endures. Ami the onlv v.y ut- can tire-er.- e it. We nui-- t. as tuGnt- am fume of our great land. We mu-- t lent; to kve of government it pre.-- t ribey Wo mu-- t Tr.n. t de-trit all who would de-ti- a;l hi-m- Headaches. ik at Born only one year after the birth of Franklin. Hopkins was able to see the growth of settlements into colonies and finally the growth of colonies into a Inited States of America. MY MIND MCA ;he at ug" to Di f m Miurei c ad i i nv cud - cvuludic pills to cure Spoking- two-thir- Last week marked the third of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy which took place in Dallas, Texas, on MY . . aged a i get a copy ol tile tanmu-"Ne5 ork Tribune, Daily which was edited by Horace Greeley. The date of the paper was March 4. 1861. the day Lincoln was first inaugurated President of the United States. The chief stories had to do with this event; however, they were handled quite differently from news stories of today. For instance, none of the news was allowed to be printed on the front page of the paper. This portion of the paper was devoted entirely to advertisements, such as IS . were ol topics from new book "The i;y . ' k ,,! 'Mi N Problems? Mainly ourselves! i 1964 . . Rare newspaper ( 2, - ' IM' - |