Newspaper Collection of The Student Opinion, 21 November 1942.GACA Collection 354

Newspaper Collection of The Student Opinion, 21 November 1942.  GACA Collection 354.  1 folder.


ABSTRACT:
The Student Opinion was published on 21 November 1942 in response to the Gustavus Adolphus College Board of Trustees decision to ban intercollegiate athletics for the duration of World War II.  The Board reached its decision without informing or consulting with the athletic board, the faculty, or the athletic department.  After the decision was announced during a chapel service, student unrest ignited.  The student body met with the Student Senate that evening, and this news sheet was printed in order to publicize the students’ position.  In addition to student opinion, comments from St. Peter residents and alumni were included.  The Board of Trustees rescinded their original decision within a few weeks and intercollegiate athletics were reinstated at Gustavus.

*Information taken from Gustavus Athletics: A Century of Building the Gustie Tradition, 1880-1980 by Lloyd Hollingsworth.


RESTRICTIONS:
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the College Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.


COLLECTION CITATION:
Newspaper Collection of The Student Opinion, 21 November 1942.  GACA Collection 354.  Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


ACQUISITION:
Darlene Schroeder donated this collection during July 2013.


PROCESSED BY:
Adrianna Darden processed this collection and developed the finding aid during May 2014.


RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES:
Alternative Student Press Publications, 1961-Ongoing.  GACA Collection 181.

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.  Collection of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, 1929-Ongoing.  GACA Collection 251.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Student publications -- Minnesota -- Saint Peter.
Gustavus Adolphus College--Athletics.