More students

February 3, 1968
by Janine Stephenson

All of a sudden, everything has become more urgent. Everything is moving faster. More and more students are arriving to help out. Thank goodness. Craig decided to give Becca and I a chance to relax today so we don’t get too tired of canvassing. Instead, we helped out the students who came to volunteer.

About eighty students arrived from neighboring colleges. Amherst, Dartmouth, Boston University, and Mount Holyoke, Emerson and even Vassar. It was like someone told all of the students that it was suddenly alright to come. The Manchester headquarters was inundated with Harvard students.

Some of them have decided to shave their beards or wear their hair up so they could canvas. Mrs. Stoutmiller gave a special talk on how not to insult New Hampshirites.

They’ve also been warned not to do anything that would jeopardize the campaign. It’s very important that people perceive us as responsible, forthright and intelligent. Someone laughed and said, “Like scouts?” And Craig said, “Exactly.”