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University Daily Kansan
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Tuesday, April 23, 1957
Up To The Parties
The declaration of three candidates for the newly-created office of student body president presents the problem of student interest in Wednesday's primaries.
Dave Whalen is the sole candidate on the Party of Greek Organizations ticket. He will automatically be pitted against either Ralph Varnum or Bob Billings, both seeking the candidacy for the Allied Greek-Independent party.
POGO, undoubtedly the better disciplined of the two parties, pardoxically is running only one candidate. AGL, on the other hand, is going to have to tie up the loose ends in a hurry if the Varnum-Billings contest doesn't explode into a free-for-all.
Varnum and Billings are earnestly hoping to win the majority of primary votes.
Thus, while Whalen's candidacy is assured, both
We were asked to declare ourselves in favor of one of these two. We don't think the primaries are in our jurisdiction. For one thing, the party itself should be the sole judge of who is to represent it in the general elections a week from Wednesday.
Our affiliation with AGI has been by name only. Of our own choice, we have not entered into party activity, nor have we been asked to.
When we ultimately declare ourselves for one candidate over another, it will be for the candidate only, and not for the party he represents. The parties must decide in the primary.
—Jerry Dawson
Tovarich!-
What To Study: Russian
If we are to continue "keeping up with the Joneses" on an international scale by keeping up with the Russians as we have been, we should be more concerned with the understanding of peoples who do not speak our tongue.
Certainly the English language has become a standard medium of communication. According to Oliver J. Caldwell of the United States Office of Education, only Chinese is spoken by more persons. Of the world's population, one person in eight is studying or speaks English.
In the Russian educational system today nearly everyone is studying English. There is an ever-increasing number of teachers of English in Russia.
How many teachers of Russian are there in the United States today?
But does the increase in world-wide interest in English since World War II indicate that English-speaking peoples need not learn other languages? The answer is obvious. Although the rise of English is indicative of the rising international leadership and influence of English-speaking nations, Americans have a greater need than ever before for learning to understand other peoples, their language and ways, if that leadership is to be maintained.
After all, seven of every eight persons on earth do not speak English.
In China today, although there is some study of English in institutions of higher learning, the major emphasis in the study of foreign language is on Russian.
On all levels of American education a movement is underway to teach foreign languages. In universities, students who do not know what electives they prefer are advised to study languages.
This might be the answer to your problem of what minor to declare or what electives to include in your course of study at the University. It might even suggest a field for graduate study. A whole new field is expected to be opened for those who have their specialty (in many fields) and who can speak foreign languages as well.
It is believed that the United States is finally pulling out of a 40-year slump in foreign language study. Kenneth W. Mildenberger of the Modern Language Assn. says that more than 270,000 pupils in elementary schools are now studying other languages, which, incidentally, is four times as many as in 1952. Such is the case in the majority of the elementary schools of Lawrence, which is an outstanding center in the study of languages in elementary schools.
Apparently a number of our schools are trying to teach languages where they are best learned—in early youth. The movement is still limited and it will require more and better language teachers.
If education is the enemy of misunderstanding foreign language instruction ought to be improved greatly in the United States within our next difficult decade.
—Jim Tice
Editor:
In last Monday's issue of the University Daily Kansan a letter appeared under the headline "A Turk's View," concerning Cyprus.
I agree that the letter was really a Turk's view, and I respect it because Miss Tekeli is entitled to her opinion.
While I agree with her that "As we stay away from the facts , . . .
we don't see much of what is happening," I would like to offer a few facts that are pertinent to a better understanding of the issue.
I quote from the World Almanac 1957, p. 389: "Four-fifths of the inhabitants (of Cyprus) are Greek Christians . . ." and from the Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 6, p. 931: The population of Cyprus ". . . in 1944 was 424,656 of which somewhat less than one-fifth were Mohammedans."
To her question "Would the Greeks be able to protect it from Communism?" the answer is obvious. The Greeks have protected their mainland and they have first-hand experience in combating communism.
This certainly does not correspond to the statement of "fact" that "more than one-third" of the Cypriots are Turks.
The world knows that the Cyprites have been clamoring for self-determination, or in other words for the right to determine their own destiny. Once they are granted this right their destiny might be independence, joining Greece (or any other nation for that matter), but the people of Cyprus are the only ones to determine their destiny.
Sotos D. Boukis Athens, Greece
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What a wonderful weekend! The Relays were a big success, the engineers had their day. Sunday was Easter, and to top it all off, "Daddy" Warbucks and Annie are reunited.
No wonder the competition for Relays committee chairman is so stiff. Kissing the queens evidently is inherent in the job.
A good example could be set by the University if, before Easter each year, it would give up the Relays for Lent.
"Once, while in one of my rare moods of irresponsibility," he blushed, "I saw fit to borrow from a local Shylock the paltry sum of sixpence and four. Not inquiring into the terms of the obligation.
A debt incurred by our good friend Elrod has been the source of much consternation for him.
"I have incurred a debt, which is the source of much consternation for me." he quoth.
this, our good
"What debt is friend Elrod?" we queried.
I found that said usurer had compounded the 8 per cent interest thrice over; my obligation has accrued to $97.50."
Dawson
"Horrors!" we comforted.
"Yes, horrors," moaned Elrod, his left eye twitching. "What am I to do?"
"You must turn to a life of crime."
"Never!" quoth Elrod, as he spat a wad of Red Man into a nearby coffee cup, barely missing the young lady whose cup it was.
"Hic hoc sic," we surmised.
Daily Transan
—Jerry Dawson
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