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FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION i 4 0D ; Date___April 18, 1969 as follows: ° the spee ven by e Hoffman on April 15, 1969, at St. Joseph's College. The reception which Hoffman received was generally negative in nature except for a group of approxi mately 75 students who came from other universities such as Purdue and Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Prior to his speech, Hoffman stayed at the home of Professor Markiewiez, an English professor at St. Joseph's College. The home is located on Cullen Street, Rensselaer. At this residence, he had heard that an incident occurred at which a former student at St. Joseph's named Duffy had thrown jello in Hoffman's face. Hoffman arrived at St. Joseph's to speak at approxi-~ mately 9:00 PM, CST, He was openly booed by the audience which was composed of approximately 1,000 people. “Pro-Establishment" signs were in view in the audience and a segment of the audience chanted "We want Mayor Daley." The program began with the showing of a movie which consisted of film segments showing activity at the Chicago Convention in 1968. The film lasted approximately 20 minutes. Hoffman then spoke. His speech consisted of his usual statements and nothing vastly different from prior statements was made. There were several outbursts of booing and other forms of anti-Hoffman sentiment from the audience. After the program, which concluded at approximately 11:00 PM, CST, Hoffman was immediately transported by automobile to Chicago by St. Joseph's students. No forms of violent activity occurred at any time. 4/16/69 tee ndianapolis 100-17576 o Rensselaer, Indiana Yr J= 4/18/69 b Dote dictated_________-____. This documen? conisins neither recommendations aer canciusions of the FE!. Wt ls the property of the FB! end ts leaned to your egenty: it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 6