Editorsı note:
"From the Messenger Archives" is a new column that lets readers open up a window to the past and see what St. Olaf students concerned themselves with so many years ago. Each week we blow the dust off an old Messenger from the corresponding date in a year long, long ago.

CAMPUS NEWS
Roaring 20s' theme of $200,000 party ­ tells of a tradition that has disappeared from current St. Olaf life: "class night Saturday." Each class sponsored their own theme party on a designated Saturday night.

The junior class held this theme party in the basment of Mohn and celebrated by "gambling their lives away." Playing with $500 in fake money, students drank Mountain Dew from the tap and listened to a Dixie-land band and a few "groovy" 78 r.p.m records.

"Roaring 20's costumes, such as the red, yellow and green polka dot tie (prize possession of bouncer 'Dangerous Dan' Palm) will be expected of each person at the party; 'Tommy-gun' Rossing, another bouncer, will undoubtedly explain physics problems from his favorite textbook," the article explained.

The sophomore class had a "girls date night" party where all expenses were paid by the females, while the senior class headed to the Guthrie Theater to see the "Caucasian Chalk Circle," paying a price of a whopping $3.50 for tickets.

Interims extend beyond campus ­ St. Olaf extended their interims beyond Minnesota and the U.S. As a result of student petitions, St. Olaf began to offer an interim in Mexico to study the cultureıs art. Dorthy Divers took fifteen students to Mexico City in search of Mexican art. Additionally, a group of thirty students ventured to Cuernavaca's center for Intercultural Formation for an intensive study of the Spanish language. The article is concluded with a reassuring comment, filled with St. Olaf pride: "Although these interim courses involving travel are the most appealing and glamorous, Dr. Buckstead points out that the core and heart of the interim program will be right here on campus - and so will be the majority of students!"

SPORTS
ŒTom-Tomsı rally Gridders to war ­ In the sports scene, Tom Heiberg, the 220-pound captain of the St. Olaf football team offered some inside scoop on the team. When asked what the St. Olaf football attack was like, Heiberg said "Well, we get our kicks. Our coach, Tom Porter, really emphasizes the kicking aspect of the game. According to him, about one-third of the game is concerned with kicking. So we spend about a quarter of our practice time working on kicking plays. Field position is important." The caption for an accompanying photo reads, "Jim Pugh Œ81 and an unidentified Ole are suspended a second too late across the right flight of the ball (upper right). Shoeless Ed Beckman Œ79, who averaged some 33 yards per kick Saturday, follows through while spectators lounge and adjust their blankets on Thorson hill in the background.

WORLD NEWS
Power brings hostility, contends Dr. Narum ­ Outside of the St. Olaf world, America was experiencing some hatred, or perhaps a strong sense of jealousy from other countries. "There is a phenomena abroad of anti-Americanism," wrote Dr. William Narum, chairman of the department of philosophy, "Anti-Americanism has become the popular indoor sport among European intellectuals." The hatred towards America during this time stemmed from foreign myths about Americans and the stereotypes of the typical American, originating in American television, movies and newspapers abroad. Narum agreed with John F. Kennedy by saying that Americans must live with the hostility and expect to be disliked as the most powerful nation on earth.