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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, November 1, 1961
Little Effect From Japanese Riots
By Scott Payne
The Japanese riots in the summer of 1960, preventing former President Eisenhower from visiting Japan, have had little lasting effect in Japanese society or politics, a history professor said yesterday.
"By the time last fall's elections were held, the influence of the riots on the electorate on the whole had worn off," George Beckmann, professor of history and chairman of East Asian studies said, speaking at the Faculty Forum.
"Many people were interested in whether there would be any connections between the riots and the voter's decision," he said.
"THE CONSERVATIVES, (the liberal democrats) who were in power at the time of the rioting, won 296 of 465 seats in the government. Now they hold over 300 seats.
"The socialist party gained 23 seats to hold a total of 145," he said.
The Socialist-Democrats, "a party trying to combine the views of the other two," he said, lost 22 seats in this election.
"I am inclined to believe that the conservatives will remain in power for some time," Prof. Beckmann said.
"The conservatives are taking advantage of the post-war changes in Japan to build a Utopian welfare future. They have promised the Japanese people a 10-year plan in which they will double the gross national product and raise the standard of living," he added.
PROF. BECKMANN SAID he did not see why this could not be done, though it would be difficult.
"Japan has the greatest natural resource—people who can do things. They may well achieve their goal," he said.
"A political factor in the favor of the conservatives is that the socialists in Japan are deeply divided. German visitors have called them 'archaic 19th century Marxists.'"
TURNING TO A DISCUSSION of the riots, Prof. Beckmann said he felt the riots had been misinterpreted by American newspapers.
He was supported in this statement by Leon Zolbrod, instructor of oriental languages, who was in Japan during the riots.
"I believe the Japanese you would talk to on this subject would insist you use the word 'demonstrations'—not riots," Mr. Zolbrod said.
"IN ONE INSTANCE, I know that the students involved were demonstrating merely for the right to demonstrate which they felt Prime Minister Kishi was going to deny them," he added.
Prof. Beckmann said the main causes of the riots were:
- The shooting down of the spy-plane over Russia.
- The resultant failure of the Paris summit conference.
- The work of professional left wing organizations.
- Prime Minister Kishi's attempted forcing of the U.S.-Japanese treaty.
"THE RIOTS WERE spent by July," he said. "There were counter ripples from both right and left wings such as the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Kishi and the assassination of the socialist leader Asanumu.
"The Japanese may demonstrate against the United States but they realize their ties with this country," he said.
Little Symphony Season Starts
The 42-piece Little Symphony orchestra of the University of Kansas will begin its 12th concert season at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at Swarthout Recital Hall.
Thomas Gorton, dean of the School of Fine Arts, will conduct the orchestra in works by Beethoven, Milhaud and Coopland.
The group is made up of selected student musicians and Lawrence residents,
When you fall into a man's conversation, the first thing you should consider is, whether he has a greater inclination to hear you, or that you should hear him. —Sir Richard Steele
Official Bulletin
SUA Bridge Lessons. 7 p.m. 306, Kansas Union, Instructor, Larry Bodle.
KU Amateur Radio Club. 7:30 p.m., 201 E.E. Labs. Election of officers.
Catholic Daily Mass: 6:30 a.m. St.
John's Church, 13th & Kentucky.
TOMORROW
Episcopal Holy Communion and Lunch:
12 noon, Canterbury House.
University Women's Club. 7:30 p.m.
Washington, Boone, Kansas Union.
He is Michael Thomas, Fort Riley junior.
Only one Young Democrat has announced his candidacy for the vacant office of vice president of the Young Democrats organization at KU.
Young Democrat Announces Candidacy
Christian Science Organization: 7:30 p.m. Danforth Chapel.
Episcopal Evening Prayer. 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
Another candidate, Susan Cross, Topeka senior, withdrew her name from the race after she talked to Verne Gauby, Grand Island, Neb., third year law student and president of the group. She said that after finding out the amount of work entailed, she realized she could not run.
Elections for the vice presidency will be held at a Young Democrats meeting Nov. 14. The featured speaker at the meeting will be George Hart, former Democratic treasurer for Kansas and currently a candidate for governor in 1962.
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"Economically, the religion school is a non-integral part of the University," he said. "The principle of the separation of church and state has been extended here to KU," he added.
"FOR EXAMPLE," he said, "many people don't realize that the economic and academic functions of the School of Religion are not related at all.
For example, he said, the religion school is not supported by the state tax revenues, but by individual donations and church budgets.
The Rev. Mr. Moore was installed Oct. 9, 1960, as dean, replacing the Rev. Harold G. Barr. The Rev. Mr. Moore came from the New Testament department of the Drake University School of Religion.
Less is known about the school of religion than any of the other schools here on the campus, says the Rev. William J. Moore, dean of the School of Religion.
However, he continued, the School of Religion is academically related to the University.
Little Known About KU School of Religion
By Ben Marshall
"TEACHERS AND courses must all be endorsed by the School of Religion Board, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the chancellor.
"In addition we gear the religion school courses to the courses of the rest of the university," he said.
"There is a clear understanding
between the University and the School of Religion that there be no sectarian methods of teaching—there is no propagandizing of religions. We want to offer a scholarly, objective study of religion," he said.
THERE ARE SEVERAL other unknown facts about the School of Religion that may be of interest to the students, he added. For instance, students may take up to 25 hours of courses in the School of Religion as electives in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, but the University offers no majors or minors in the School of Religion.
"In the past," the Rev. Mr. Moore continued, "all courses were made available on a 'non-prerequisite' basis so the students could fit religion courses into schedules at their convenience. But this year there are additional courses with prerequisites so that the students may obtain depth in their studies of religions."
Artists Receive Cash In Design Show Here
Definite advance reservation confirmations and possession of full-fare tickets will be necessary for college students similarly as for any other travelers planning to fly home for the holidays.
Prizes totaling more than $800 were awarded Sunday at the opening of the eighth annual Kansas Designer Craftsman Show in the Kansas Union for work in ceramics, sculpture, silversmithing, furniture, and textiles. The winning pieces done by Kansans will be on display until Nov. 26.
The staff of Maupintour travel agency in Lawrence will do all possible to secure hard-to-get holiday flight reservations for students and faculty. Gene Drake, Manager of Maupintour, says, "We urge KU students and the faculty to make flight reservations immediately if they are going to have a fighting chance for convenient flights home during Thanksgiving and Christmas. The situation is really critical."
Complaining of too costly administration and unworkable rules, the domestic air carriers have filed suspension notices with CAB to cancel the promotional, discounted student fares which were on a "no reservation" basis.
This means for students planning to fly home on Thanksgiving and Christmas immediate reservations are necessary if students are to have a chance for a seat.
Airlines Say "No" To Student Discounts
Reservations for flights during the holiday vacations are already nearly fully booked with long wait-lists existing for some of the more popular schedules.
Effective November 19th the nation's airlines have served notice to discontinue the "youth" fare discounts.
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