Omeka - Digital History at Ursinus

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Ticket sales for the Junior Prom are encouraging

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Two impersonations of German women presented at the Women's Debating Club leads to criticism of Hitler's oppressive policies in Germany.

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This article disproves the notion that colleges are hotbeds for radicalism and revolutionary doctrine, with its assurance that conservatism remains the dominant political thought on campus.

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The need for reform in Pennsylvania's relief operations, as well as Ursinus' F.E.R.A. program.

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Current Affairs examination reveals that Ursinus students aren't well informed about modern news events; it seems as though differing political opinions, and not ignorance, led to this result.

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Members of the International Relations Club react to Hitler's efforts to rearm Germany in complete defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.

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85% of the student body participated in a presidential straw vote, in anticipation of the presidential election, in which incumbent President Herbert Hoover ran against Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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A student complains about the $1.50 required to watch Ursinus' football games, claiming that such an amount is "a fortune" during a time of economic depression.

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Ursinus' students hilariously miscall the outcome of presidential election, choosing Hoover and not FDR to be the victor. This does, however, indicate that conservatism was the popular political ideology on campus. Though there were students who…

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A "U" discussion group discusses Democratic, Republican, and Socialistic governments, while also including in their talks the issues of: the Great Depression, tariffs, and the Prohibition.
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