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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, October 18, 1961
Pan-Africanism Called A 'Rhetorical Device'
By Richard Bonett
Pan-Africanism as an idea embracing hopes for unity succeeds more as a "rhetorical device" than it does in solving current economic and social problems.
This observation was made yesterday by Dr. Reuben Frodin, a member of the American Universities Field Staff, at the year's first meeting of the Faculty Forum.
THE PAN-AFRICAN movement, as formulated by such African leaders as President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, is something the United States and other Western countries must recognize as having "strong attractions for the new nations seeking to demonstrate their independence from the former colonial powers." Dr. Frodin said.
The speaker added that to some leaders, Pan-Africanism means working toward a unified continental government.
These leaders are scornful of the concept of the federal form of government in which power or sovereignty is shared, he said.
STILL OTHER AFRICAN leaders regard Pan-Africanism as a rallying
Study of Hypnosis To Bring Award
M. Erik Wright, professor of psychology, will receive an award for meritorious scientific writing on hypnosis from the American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis later this month.
A letter from the editor of the journal, the official publication of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, informed Prof. Wright of the award.
The article which won the recognition dealt with the use of hypnosis to aid treatment of dental, medical and psychological problems in children.
Prof. Wright stressed that hypnosis is not limited to use in psychiatric treatment. He described it as an "adjunct in a variety of therapies where a person's interpretation of the world can be influenced."
As an example, he said that in dental work intensity of pain is often the result of anxiety and fear on the part of the patient. Hypnosis can help dispel this fear and reduce the pain, making treatment easier, he said.
Prof. Wright said hypnosis is also an aid in burn and oper-operative cases, in which the child often has a loss of appetite. The therapist's "suggestion of appetite and well-being which will be present in the post-hypnotic situation" will help speed recovery, he added.
The award will be presented to Prof. Wright at the Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Oct. 27-29.
Regional Convention Of Fraternity to Be Here
The University of Kansas chapter of Alpha Epsilon Rho, national Radio-Television honorary fraternity, will be host to the regional convention of Alpha Epsilon Rho, Dec. 2.
point for consultation among Africans seeking their own solutions to their problems.
Trash Fire in Lewis
The Lawrence Fire Department sent two fire trucks to Lewis Hall at 7:10 last night when accumulated trash in an incinerator chute was discovered to be on fire.
The hall, which houses 432 women, was evacuated and the fire quickly extinguished. Firemen then used exhaust fans to clear smoke from the seventh floor.
Local officers of Alpha Epsilon Rho are: President, Mark Knapp, Prairie Village senior; vice president, Jean Gilmour, Kansas City, senior; secretary, Tandy Craig, Joplin, Mo., senior, and treasurer, John Richeson, Leawood junior.
The AUFS scholar, scheduled to be here for 10 days of lecturing and discussions with students and staff, pointed out that most of the leaders of the new African states were so busy with their own specific problems of nation-building that they ignore the more grandiose schemes for African unity.
The cause of the fire is unknown No damage resulted.
Dr. Frodin quoted Sir Abubakar Tatawa Balewa, the Prime Minister of Nigeria, as saying: "Whatever the Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union is, we are not joining it."
"It IS ALSO WISE to remember," the speaker said, "that most of the people at the village and town levels do not have much, if any, awareness of political and economic matters on a national or international level.
When we are planning for posterior, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary.—Thomas Paine
Sorrows remembered sweeten present joy.—Robert Pollock
"They are primarily concerned with crops, water supplies, roads, and perhaps schools and medical services."
Nevertheless, he said, "one must not underestimate the 'pied piper' aspects of the call for African solidarity through various pan-African manifestoes and conferences."
Yugoslav Speaks Tonight
The KU-Y "Foreign Student Speaks" discussion group will meet at 7 p.m. today in Alceve C of the Kansas Union. The guest speaker will be Akos Kovacs, a student from Yugoslavia.
U Thant of Burma is a diplomat who believes that Buddhist philosophy points the way to successful diplomacy.
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"The teachings of Buddhism are focused primarily on the need to maintain a mental and emotional equilibrium," he says.
"Buddhism calls for mediation and concentration. It purges passion and evil thoughts. It is essentially a religion of peace and love. It teaches that one will be more highly esteemed and respected if one keeps calm and has emotional equilibrium."
Calm U Thant Is UN Hopeful
THANT IS AN outstanding example of the placid, self-controlled diplomat. He has been Burma's ambassador to the United Nations a little more than four years.
If not well known to the world, he is a familiar figure at the United Nations and at international conferences, where he quickly won a reputation as a patient, skillful go-between in negotiations.
Within a few hours after Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold died in a plane crash on Sept. 17, Thant's name was suggested as a possible successor.
He had mixed feelings about his "candidacy," according to associates. He had not sought the post and he was not sure he wanted it, but a keen sense of duty would not permit him to bow out if he could be useful in a cause in which he so ardently believed.
"HIS ONE BIG HOPE for the future is for the peaceful co-existence of all peoples," a friend said. Thant will be 53 years old next Jan. 22.
He is slight of build—5 feet-71 inches tall, 154 pounds. His hair is
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thinning but still covers the top of his head. He is slightly moon-faced and wears glasses.
If he has a trademark, it's his black Burma-made cigars.
"I smoke too many," he confessed.
"Maybe 10 a day. I trying to cut down. I used to smoke 14 to 15 a day. My dentist advised me not to smoke so many."
HE IS MODERATE in other things.
He never drank alcoholic beverages in Burma, he said. He has a "social" drink here once in a while and likes French wines with dinner.
His sports as a young man were tennis and swimming. He gave up tennis because he has no time for it.
"I can't swim very often," he says
sadly. "In fact, I haven't been swimming at all in the last three weeks."
Long walks are about his only exercise these days. Sometimes he dismisses his chauffeur and walks 20 to 25 blocks home.
He sometimes watches television and favors news and current events programs, but a friend disclosed that Thant's "secret vice" is watching boxing and wrestling.
He rarely goes to the theater, and prefers classical paintings. "I'm not able to appreciate modern art," he explained. "It's so difficult to understand."
THANT, AN AVID READER, subscribes to about 20 newspapers and periodicals and belongs to several book clubs.
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