1961_10 The Daily Collegian October 1961

              Seifert Helped Set It Up
-The Fresno State College Collegian-
More Injuries Hit Grid Team
For Traditional With Cal Poly
President Abboud Smiles Way Through Tour
By Joel Kchwarz, Collegian Editoi
He came, he saw, he conquered.
This is, in a nutshell, the substance of Sudan President El
Ferik Ibrahim Abboud's whirlwind tour of the college Tues¬
day afternoon.
The two-hour, and 38-minutc tour of the college and sur¬
rounding area was a personal triumph for the stocky, smiling
ruler of Africa's largest nation.
President Abboud personally requested the state depart¬
ment to visit Fresno and the college. And he seemed to enjoy
every minute of his stay here, despite a chest cold he caught
in Los Angeles the day before.
From the moment he stepped off the United States Air
Force jet at Fresno Air Terminal at 12:45 PM, exactly on
schedule, the President's personal charm took affect
He wi	
the Sudanese ambassador to the United States, persona
aides, state department officials and
the Sudanese and American press. '
But Abboud was the chief attraction and drew a large I
[crowd of students both before and after an informal recep¬
tion in the faculty cafeteria. He repeatedly waved and smilci
to the students who returned waves and cheers.
The self-admitted highlight of the campus tour for th
president occurred when he examined a mechanized cotto
picker for the first time.
, Cotton is the principle industry of Sudan, accounting fo
70 per cent of its exports. Picking of cotton is done entire!
by hand in the African nation.
After witnessing cotton defoliation demonstrations by
COLLEGIAN
FRESNO   STATE   COLLEGE
VOLUME LXIV
l'llESNC), CALIFORNIA. FRIDAY,
New Class President
Has Three-Point Plan
Richard Manning, the newly elected freshman class presi¬
dent, has set forth I three point program that he hopes to
complete during his one year reign.
"1 would like to organi::.. ;V f;» I in:., a tightlv knit, well
i-.Nir.linat"! governmental unit," said the new prexy.
..•llocopter and ground
intrigued with the cotto- ,—
Against the wishes of four state department security
officers Abboud was determined to examine the machine
close up and was curious to know how high the spindles of
'Our cotton grows seven feet high in the Sudan," he said
with pride.
The president smiled once again as the spindles were
aised above his head to a height of seven feet
Before leaving Fresno he said, "I enjoy everything. But I
ras most impressed with the machine that was picking
Golden Annivertory
Homecoming Plans
Well Under Way
The deadline for nil homocomi
_t E PM. All organizations mu
office of the student body prci
RICHARD MANNING
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Committee
Workers
Cotton Maid
Deadline Set
Church Panel
Set At Center
Cancer Grant
Awarded To
Biggerstaff -
Student .Winst£^^£^
Top Honors   L.,r.T™T™..
In Art Show   |™.~-*
Sigma Chi Gets
New Officers
Art Students Plan Shelter
Reception Set For
New Students Tonight
A semi-formal reception for new students will be held this
evi'tiinjr at the Kainlww Ballroom from 9 to midnight.
In kivpinj; with the ."iiili. anniversary Year, the theme of
the  reception and  the stag dance 11:;.: ■ ..I   . ■
 fNight of Golden ~
312 Receive
Scholarships
Music Department!
To Give MA Test
Students Get
Work Units
> application goe* to
Club Petitions Due
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South African Minister Raps US
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US Strike Command In Florida