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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, May 15, 1957
A Greek's Views On Cyprus
Editor's note: George Anthan, Kansas City, Kan. junior, lived in Greece for six months during 1951. His father (deceased) and mother, Mrs. Peter Anthan, Kansas City, Kan., were born in Greece.
"Most of the Cypriot Greeks want to become citizens of Greece, but I met no Turks in Cyprus who wanted to become citizens of Turkey," wrote a Dutch journalist, J. H. Huizinga in the Manchester Guardian, Feb. 17, 1956.
This attitude sums up the feeling of the entire population of Cyprus. The island's people of Greek descent (80.2 per cent of the population) want to become part of Greece while the Turks on the island, who make up a little over 17 per cent of the total, are of the opinion that the Turks on the mainland "are not really concerned about us at all."
The political situation that prevails on the island is almost unbelievable in this world of today. A people who have a common culture and civilization, a common ethnic background and a common religion are being denied the right to determine their government.
These people on Cyprus, Greek in heart, Greek in nature, Greek in birth are ruled by an alien people who have bluntly said they will never leave Cyprus. The British have, in fact, stated that the Cypriots can never look forward to the time when they could select their own form of government.
Turkey argues that their country is already fringed with Greek islands on the west and south-west. The prospect of seeing another island added
to this collection causes tempers to rise in Ankara.
But are there not countries that are much worse off in this respect—countries that do not even enjoy a strip of water between themselves and their neighbors? Greece, for example, is overshadowed by the solid land mass of Turkey. Can this terrible Greek military ogre, one-third the size of Turkey and a member of the same alliance, really threaten the government in Ankara?
The British will give up Cyprus—it is inevitable. The danger of a Turkish reaction, however, cannot be minimized.
Turkey's rulers should not be placed in a position where they would have to face public opinion with empty hands. A face-saving device must be found which will enable them to climb down from their position without too much loss of prestige. A transition period with a time limit seems logical.
Then it would be up to the Cypriots. They would have to show that they are really ready and able to make up their minds by conducting themselves and their affairs as a mature people should.
But the British hesitate to give up this last ditch in the Middle East. And so Cyprus is still held down.
All the rulers of Cyprus have, in the course of two thousand years, come and gone, but the Cypriots still speak Greek; they still kiss the icons, and until something definite about their future is worked out, they will still murmur, "better one hour of freedom than 40 years of slavery."
—George Anthan
Owls Are Wise?
The Owl Society, believe it or not, is an honor society for junior men. To be accepted as a member, the student must fulfill certain requirements, such as having above-average grades and being in many activities.
Since Owl Society is so named, no doubt it is logical that newly elected members should make a practice of perching in trees. After all, that is the natural habitat of members of the owl family in the daytime. The fact that they forage afield by night would, no doubt, be ignored at present.
But back to the honor society. The high scholastic entrance requirement is such, it would seem,
as to limit members to only the intelligentsia. To prove themselves the mentally elite, the members at the time of their acceptance not only climb trees, but they also chant poetry. "Owl Society, Junior Men, True Blue." Words truly calculated to cause Shakespeare (or whoever might be responsible for his works) to lie uneasily in his grave for fear of being outdone.
No doubt the actions of members of this honor society will inspire every student on the Hill to greater efforts so that he, too, might one day be asked to join an organization which personifies intelligence.
-Judy Koppers
Sirs:
Briefly, a word to the wise is sufficient.
To George Anthan: Regarding your sport editorial in the Daily Kansan of May 13, 1957. The past tense of seek is sought, not, as you wrote, seeked.
To student actors and actresses who performed in productions during the past year on this campus: The word is just, not, as many of you said, jist (all are excused who were at the time involved in character roles necessitating this illiteracy). The word is probably, not, as a few of you said, probly.
John William Hardy Graduate student
Union Beef
Editor:
A recent Kansan editorial (University Daily Kansan May 2) pointed out the student's belief that the Union is making too much profit on the food it serves. However the management of the Union insists that this profit is necessary.
If this additional profit is necessary, don't the students have a right to know on what it is being spent?
It seems to me that the Student Union has an obligation to publish regularly in The Daily Kansan a financial statement detailed enough for the students to be able to know where this money is going.
Carol B. Stilwell Lawrence junior
By 1975, according to a B. F. Goodrich study, the U.S. population will have increased nearly 30 per cent over that of today, with an estimated 26.5 per cent more people working and turning out 110 per cent more goods.
... Ad Booki ..
It appears that the Ford Motor Co. has turned to manufacturing ladies' girdles. We received a letter today headed "News of the Ford Foundation."
The only guy we know who successfully kept more than one dolly on the string was Leonardo and His Magic Puppets.
City bus service is being discontinued, so the University builds a nice concrete bench in front of the Union parking lot for the comfort of bus stoppers.
"Oh shaw," quoth Elrod, who has little regard for the silent letter, "I am undone. I have severed the ties that bound me to the light of my life."
Our good friend Elrod has severed relations with his lady fair.
happenstance happen-
pensated?"
" "Twas folly.
She has found
another. I am,"
he asevered, "a mere shell of my former self."
"A pity 'tis, 'tis true," we comforted. "How did it happen that
rejoined. "I must be in that category, for I have often wondered why."
"Well, as Alex Pope said, 'Ours is not to wonder why, etc. etc.' "Etc. etc?" he
"Well and good, our good friend Elrod. What are the charms possessed by the contender for the heart of your former fair maid which leaves you, as it were, in the lurch?"
Dawson
"Mere worldly attraction, aside fro mhis being a scintillating conversationalist, endowed with worldly goods, and being owner of the establishment wherein the father of my former love is employed."
Whereupon Elrod withdrew to his garret to suffer in dim contemplation.
"You can't fight city hall," we expostulated.
Ad booki.
Jerry Dawson
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