Special Convention Issue 9mm Oldest College Newspaper West of the Mississippl (Iandidates'~ Platforms, Backgrounds W. LXXI Grinnell, lowa. Thursday, April 9, mm Nags/Z3 Three-Day (envention Opens Today In Darby Oregon's Hatfield, Wyoming’ 5 McGee Here as Keynoters From as far away as Salem, Oregon and Washington D. C., and from as near as Hartwick and Des Moines, Iowa, practic- ing politicians are coming to take part in the 1964 Grinnell Mock Political Convention. Heading the list of visiting dignitaries are Mark 0. Hat— field, Governor of Oregon, and Gale McGee, U. S, Senator from Wyoming. Hatfield will keynote the opening session of the Republican Convention to- night at 8:00 p. m. McGee will resent the keynote address for be opening session of the Democratic Convention Satur- day at 1:00 p. m. Hatfield and McGee will also serve as presiding officers for fihe first two sessions of the Re- publican and Democratic Con- yentions. The two keynote speakers will be introduced by Robert Ray and Lex Hawkins. Ray is the State Chairman of the towel Republican Party, while Haw- kins holds the same post for [the Democrats. Two U. S. Congressmen, Neal Smith (Dam) and John Kyl (Rep), will serve as presiding officers for the nominating ses- sions of the respective party conventions. Judge Luther T. Glanton of the Des Moines municipal court will act as parliamen— tarian for the Democratic ses- sions of the convention. Parlia- mentarian for the Republican sessions will be State Senator Kenneth Benda. Board of Trustees initiates Selection Of New President The process of selecting a successor to President Howard Bowen has been initiated by the Board,ot Trustees. Although the new president will be selected by the full Board of Trustees, the Board’s Executive Committee will act as a selection committee to make recommendations to the Board. The Executive Committee re- quested the Grinnell faculty to appoint a committee to consult with it concerning the selec- BOWEN— Oontlnued on page Z HATFIELD a< Oregon Governor Mark Har- field. left. will deliver the key- note address or the opening session of the Mock Repub- lieun Convention tonight in Darby. On Saturday after- noon the Democratic conven- tion will open with an address by Gale McGee, gin. United States Senator from Wy- a< GOP Dems Hold Separate Sessions; Politicians Appear Tonight at eight the 1964 Grinnell Mock National Politi- cal Convention will officially begin. The three-day extrava- ganza, which will not close until late Saturday evening, will feature the appearance of a governor, a U. S. Senator, two U. S. Congressmen, a State McGEE 1964 Grinnell Mock Political Convention to Involve YD's. YR's. More than Half Grinnell Student Body Before it runs its course, the 1964 Grinnell Mock Convention will have utilized the talents of over half of the Grinnell stu- dent body. Heading the stu- dents’ preparation for the con- vention have been the Presl« dents of the Grinnell Young Democrats and Young Republi- cans, Dave Evans and Bob Savage. Their work has been super- vised only by C. Edwin Gil- mour, who, as Director of the Program in Practical Political Education, has overseen the en- tire student preparation for the convention. The Vice