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I wasn't surprised to learn that Alma was a Republican. But oh dear, Harding. Not our most illustrious president.
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CAMPAIGN RALLIES AT MT HOLYOKE
Presidential Contest at the College Warming Up --- Speeches and Posters --- Torchlight Parade in Prospect
South Hadley, Oct. 25---Even the interest in the outdoor sports season is being eclipsed by the enthusiasm shown for the political campaign. This evening a big mass meeting was held in the Chapin auditorium, where speakers for each party presented the issues at stake. The first speaker was Mildred E. Bowers, '23, of Wilmette, Ill., for the protesting parties. She was followed by a speaker for Harding, Katherine Mueller, '22, of Montclair, N. J., and a speaker for Cox, Mary E. Manson, '21, of Greenbush. The second speaker for the minor parties was Marion J. Beman, '22, of Holyoke. Then two members of the faculty, Dr Ellen Bliss Talbot, professor of philosophy, and Dr Alma G. Stokey, professor of botany, spoke for Cox and Harding respectively.
No political rally is complete without singing and cheering, and the supporters of the various parties were ready with many clever original songs. The Harding adherents were led in their singing by Dorothy E. Kellogg, '21, of Buffalo, N. Y. The song leader for the Cox faction was Joannabelle Solly, '23, of Glens Falls, N. Y., and for the supporters of the smaller parties, Susan Greeley, '22, of Washington, D. C.
After the mass-meeting there was a huge bonfire on the site of Williston hall. Here students impersonating the different candidates made typical campaign speeches. The presence of the various party mascots added to the merriment of the occasion.
A torchlight parade is planned for the night of November 1, and on election day a straw vote will be taken at college.
These more spectacular features do not, however, make up the whole campaign, which is efficiently organized under the leadership of Florence Brugger, '22, of Columbus, Neb. There are publicity and education committees and committees on organization in the residence halls for all of the parties. Every day in the few minutes between chapel and the first class there are stump speeches for the different parties, and the bulletin boards in the post-office corridor are covered with political information. Many and varied are the posters which have appeared. A poster, "Cox is the Man! Ask Dad, He Knows!" was met by the rejoinder, "Don't ask Dad. Use your own brains---Harding." "We're hard for Harding and cock-sure Cox won't win," was another brought out by the republicans, while the socialists proclaimed, "Harding and Cox are the puppets of the capitalist. The man of the people is Debs."
Presidential Contest at the College Warming Up --- Speeches and Posters --- Torchlight Parade in Prospect
South Hadley, Oct. 25---Even the interest in the outdoor sports season is being eclipsed by the enthusiasm shown for the political campaign. This evening a big mass meeting was held in the Chapin auditorium, where speakers for each party presented the issues at stake. The first speaker was Mildred E. Bowers, '23, of Wilmette, Ill., for the protesting parties. She was followed by a speaker for Harding, Katherine Mueller, '22, of Montclair, N. J., and a speaker for Cox, Mary E. Manson, '21, of Greenbush. The second speaker for the minor parties was Marion J. Beman, '22, of Holyoke. Then two members of the faculty, Dr Ellen Bliss Talbot, professor of philosophy, and Dr Alma G. Stokey, professor of botany, spoke for Cox and Harding respectively.
No political rally is complete without singing and cheering, and the supporters of the various parties were ready with many clever original songs. The Harding adherents were led in their singing by Dorothy E. Kellogg, '21, of Buffalo, N. Y. The song leader for the Cox faction was Joannabelle Solly, '23, of Glens Falls, N. Y., and for the supporters of the smaller parties, Susan Greeley, '22, of Washington, D. C.
After the mass-meeting there was a huge bonfire on the site of Williston hall. Here students impersonating the different candidates made typical campaign speeches. The presence of the various party mascots added to the merriment of the occasion.
A torchlight parade is planned for the night of November 1, and on election day a straw vote will be taken at college.
These more spectacular features do not, however, make up the whole campaign, which is efficiently organized under the leadership of Florence Brugger, '22, of Columbus, Neb. There are publicity and education committees and committees on organization in the residence halls for all of the parties. Every day in the few minutes between chapel and the first class there are stump speeches for the different parties, and the bulletin boards in the post-office corridor are covered with political information. Many and varied are the posters which have appeared. A poster, "Cox is the Man! Ask Dad, He Knows!" was met by the rejoinder, "Don't ask Dad. Use your own brains---Harding." "We're hard for Harding and cock-sure Cox won't win," was another brought out by the republicans, while the socialists proclaimed, "Harding and Cox are the puppets of the capitalist. The man of the people is Debs."
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1.
This is one of a series of items about talks that Alma gave on various subjects. The ever-growing list is in:
2.
Then two members of the faculty, Dr Ellen Bliss Talbot, professor of philosophy, and Dr Alma G. Stokey, professor of botany, spoke for Cox and Harding respectively.
I didn't think Alma every participated in politics, but here she is.
3.
After the mass-meeting there was a huge bonfire on the site of Williston hall.
According to
...Williston Hall, which was built in 1872, burned down in 1917. Having a bonfire at the site seems sort of awkward, but never mind.
4.
A torchlight parade is planned for the night of November 1, and on election day a straw vote will be taken at college.
Election Day 1920 was Tuesday, November 2.
5.
"Harding and Cox are the puppets of the capitalist. The man of the people is Debs."
Warren Harding, the Republican, won the election, and his administration featured the Teapot Dome political corruption scandal.
James M. Cox's running mate was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his pre-polio days.
Eugene Debs was Socialist Party's candidate. He got 3.4% of the vote.
6.
There was more to the article, but it was just lists of members of the student committees.
7.
This was the first presidential election in which women could vote, although, since the minimum age was 21, most of the Mount Holyoke students wouldn't have been able to vote yet.
This is one of a series of items about talks that Alma gave on various subjects. The ever-growing list is in:
2.
Then two members of the faculty, Dr Ellen Bliss Talbot, professor of philosophy, and Dr Alma G. Stokey, professor of botany, spoke for Cox and Harding respectively.
I didn't think Alma every participated in politics, but here she is.
3.
After the mass-meeting there was a huge bonfire on the site of Williston hall.
According to
...Williston Hall, which was built in 1872, burned down in 1917. Having a bonfire at the site seems sort of awkward, but never mind.
4.
A torchlight parade is planned for the night of November 1, and on election day a straw vote will be taken at college.
Election Day 1920 was Tuesday, November 2.
5.
"Harding and Cox are the puppets of the capitalist. The man of the people is Debs."
Warren Harding, the Republican, won the election, and his administration featured the Teapot Dome political corruption scandal.
James M. Cox's running mate was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in his pre-polio days.
Eugene Debs was Socialist Party's candidate. He got 3.4% of the vote.
6.
There was more to the article, but it was just lists of members of the student committees.
7.
This was the first presidential election in which women could vote, although, since the minimum age was 21, most of the Mount Holyoke students wouldn't have been able to vote yet.
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