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University Daily Kansan Monday. Dec. 15. 1958
INTERNATIONAL HANDSHAKE — Augustine G. Kyei, Ghana, West Africa, junior, and a distinguished friend at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo. One hundred members of the International Club visited with former President Harry Truman and toured the library.
KU International Club Visits Truman Library
There is not much difference in the peoples of the world, Harry S. Truman, former president, told KU International Club members Friday.
The club made its annual trip to Kansas City to visit Mr. Truman at the Truman Museum and to take a tour of the Pontiac-Buick-Oldsmobile plant. About 100 persons made the trip in three buses.
Each student shook hands with Mr. Truman, who talked to the group briefly in the library.
"In my travels around the world I have observed that despite the differences in language, color and habits, the peoples of the world are all alike," he said.
"If we can realize this, we can establish a mutual understanding and a lasting peace."
Philip Brooks, director of the museum, told about the museum and conducted the students on a tour of it.
Since its dedication July 6, 1957, the museum has been visited by over 125,000 persons. Mr. Brooks said KU has brought the most visitors of any area university or college.
Clark Coan, assistant foreign student adviser, accompanied the group.
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Pope Decries Red Actions
VATICAN CITY — (UPI) — Pope John XXIII formally created 23 new Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church today and denounced the "violent persecution" of the church in Communist China.
Among the new Cardinals were Archbishop Richard Cushing of Boston, Archbishop John O'Hara of Philadelphia and apostolic delegate to the United States Amletio Giovanni Cicogniani.
The 77-year-old Pontiff, in a Latin language address in which he formally asked Cardinals of previous creation for their approval of his new choices, concentrated on the plight of Christians in Communist China.
A sparkling wit and reserved modesty can best describe KU's unassuming former chairman of the chemistry department who has taught at the University more than 40 years.
Numerous Honors Go to Brewster
"Why do you want to interview me? There are a lot of more distinguished and much more deserving teachers here than me." Dr. Raymond Q. Brewster said.
The warm friendliness and keen sense of humor has made the 66-year-old professor a respected figure in the chemistry department.
Prof. Brewster has been eulogized and honored by a score of different societies and groups. He was head of the chemistry department from 1940 to 1956.
Probably foremost in the parade of praise would be his being chosen as a Fulbright lecturer to the University of Alexandria in Egypt during the spring of 1952.
The recipient is selected from among residents of the midwest 9- state area bounding and including Missouri who have made meritorious contributions to the advancement of chemistry.
In 1957 he received the Midwest award of the St. Louis section of the American Chemistry Society, an award no KU professor has ever received before.
Dr. Brewster was born in Guthrie, Okla., in 1892 and attended elementary and high school at Sedan and Chautaqua, Kan.
He was cited in this award as a teacher who is a "true and abiding friend of the students who councils them in his home and gives financial aid to needy students."
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He received his A.B. degree at Ottawa University in 1914 and began his graduate work "the next morning" at KU. After working as chemistry instructor for two years he went to Chicago University, where he received his doctors degree in 1919.
Dr. Brewster is the author of many authoritative papers and has written two organic text books and a laboratory manual which have been translated into Spanish.
He has often been called upon by the state to examine cases of suspected poisonings. The evidence he presented in one murder case in 1949 enabled the State to reopen the prosecution after the attorney for the State had rested the case.
Under the chairmanship of Dr. Brewster the chemistry department has excelled not only in teaching, but also in research. He is a strong believer in "research as one of the most effective means for training chemists."
Dr. Brewster is a member of American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute of Chemists and the Kansas Academy of Science.
Membership in civic and religious organizations include the Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis and the First Baptist Church.
He has also served as chemical adviser to the Kansas Industrial Development Commission and to the Kansas Board of Agriculture.
The chancellor of the University of Kansas is comparable to presidents and rectors of other universities.
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