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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1956
Nasser, the Suez and the Nile
President Gamel Abdel Nasser of Egypt has moved his country from between the Red and the Mediterranean Seas to between the Devil and the Deep Blue one.
As strange as it may seem, the crux of the Suez situation which has a good part of the world ready to go to war stems from Egypt's density of population in the Nile Valley.
Beginning with a little background, it will be found that Nasser's land is equal in size to about that of the combined areas of Texas and New Mexico. The shape of Egypt is essentially a rectangle except for the Sinai Peninsula which resembles an unside down pyramid jutting into the Red Sea. To the west of Sinai lies the Gulf of Suez, to which the canal connects. On the east lies Israel and the Gaza strip which is beginning to rumble again. This finger of land is not without import.
Egypt's population is listed at 22,500,000, about equal to that of three New York Cities, or around one-seventh of the population in the United States.
The greater part of Egypt's 22 million people, 95 per cent, live in the valley of the Nile and nearly all of Egypt's cultivatable land, 3 per cent of the national area, is there also. The density of the population is about 700 persons per square mile among the wolrd's highest, and it is upon the fertile valley and delta of the Nile that the major part of Egypt's masses depend. There they raise cotton, the main cash crop, and subsistence crops including rice, wheat and green vegetables.
Controlling the waters of Egypt's life line are two dams, Aswan and Gabel Awlia, among the largest in the world. Desired by Egypt is the
Aswán High Dam, to be constructed just south, or unstream, of the present Aswan dam. The completion of this project would add 2,000,000 acres to arable land and create hydroelectric power of 10 billion kilowatts annually. It is not strange why Egypt wants her High dam.
The cost of building such a fortress is one billion dollars, more than President Nasser has on hand. Eleven months ago authorities in Cario said Egypt would prefer to have the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the United States aid instead of having the Soviet Union finance the dam.
Having thought the project over for 10 months, the United States last July withdrew an earlier offer to help Egypt finance construction of the dam. It did so bluntly and coldly in a move to discourage any other nation's future cavorting with neutrals as Nasser was doing. At the time, he was attending the Brioni conference where neutralist India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was also guesting and Yugoslavia's lone wolf, Marshal Tito, was hosting.
"We shall build the High Dam as we desire," Nasser said. "The annual income of the Suez Canal is $100 million. Why not take it ourselves? In the name of the nation, the President of the Republic resolves that the World Maritime Company of the Suez Canal will be nationalized."
Days later in Cairo, president Nasser let the world know that Egypt would build the dam and he let it know where the billion would come from.
And all that this speech has led to since, started with the way Egypt's population is arranged.
Western Civilization Changes Called "Tremendous"
The department of Western Civilization has made a tremendous improvement in this year's reading program.
First, the department has a new manual in neal type which is only 60 pages long, instead of the cumbersome, mimeographed manual of the past. The manual is small enough to fit in the student's notebook. In the manual all the assignments are printed on the inside pages of the folder. This makes it easier for the student to find his assignment.
The second and best improvement is that now the student has his material in paperback editions. He will be able to keep his books after the course for future reference. This will give him
source material in later years when he has more time to read material about Western man.
The true value of the Western Civilization program will be how much the student remembers in 20 years, not what grade he makes now. At the age of 40 he is in many cases participating in government. If he has continued to read and build up his library he will have realized a valuable lesson from Western Civilization.
The two improvements in the program have helped immensely. Now if the Western Civ people will find some way to give the student enough time to read the material, the program will be a complete success.
Just Browsing ...
'Well, it's finally happened.
Scientific progress has invaded the campus to such an extent that it seems the only way to get around is to own a helicopter.
David Webb
Last spring when we heard about all the new parking restrictions, we resigned ourselves to walking to and from class, as there is obviously no hope for obtaining a parking permit.
However, it now seems that walking has become nearly as difficult and as hazardous as driving without a sticker.
In the first place, the additional enrollment has naturally made the sidewalks more crowded, and the rigid parking regulations have made many of us into pedestrians.
But the University isn't satisfied at putting its fountains on display at the same place all the time. Oh no, that won't do at all. Someone might go home by a different route and not get to see this beautiful sight at all.
So the location of the University-sponsored water display is varied from day to day, but it is always carefully located so that students strolling down the sidewalks cannot fail to notice the rainbow effect produced by the sun shining through the mist.
And then, bless its heart, the University attempts to keep up with that sorority down on the west end of the campus that has its own open-air showerbath.
And precautions are always taken to be sure that the fountains are turned on when large number of students are certain to be walking
around the campus—especially when classes are changing.
But these demons are finally running into difficulties, and it's largely their own fault.
But we've noticed many students, particularly freshmen, who have become confused on this intricate system of sidewalks, and often wind up in Fraser Hall when their class is in Malott.
Because out there by the information booth, across the street from Bailey Hall, there are so many sidewalks that even the most super-duper sprinklers can't cover all of them. It's relatively easy to pick a clear, dry path.
So now all we need is a man in a Terry-and-the-Pirates-type hat to sit in the information booth and give directions to the pedestrians. We can hear it now—"Sidewalk five now cleared for departure from Bailey Hall. Rain conditions on the north. Use extreme caution."
Just Another Fish Yarn
MASSENA, N. Y. — (UP)
Charles McDonough, of Ogden-
burg, N. Y., hooked a Great Nor-
thern pike in the St. Lawrence River.
It gave him quite a tussle. "I'll kiss this fish if I ever land it," he said to a companion. After landing the fish, McDonough, a retired state police sergeant, kept his word. The fish bit him in the face.
But, as we were saying, a helicopter seems to be a better solution.
Just Another Fish Yarn
-Dick Walt
Len Dawson of Purdue last year hit for 901 yards on 76 completions in 134 tosses.
Navy Contracts New Jet Bombers
WASHINGTON, — (UP) — The Navy has ordered its first super-sonic jet attack bomber. It is expected to fly more than 1,000 m.p.h.
The Navy said it has given North American Aviation Inc. an $36 million contract for research, development and production of an unspecified number of test models. The plane will be powered by two jet engines and will carry a two-man crew. It can operate from aircraft carriers.
While the United States has several supersonic jet fighter plane types, only one supersonic bomber has been developed so far. It is the Air Force's 1000 mile an hour B-58 recently rolled off the production line at Fort Worth.
BATAVIA. N. Y.-(UP)-Irving Gilman, 16-year-old drum major for the St. Joseph's Drum Corps of Batavia, flipped his baton upward during a fire department carnival parade and got the surprise of his life. The metal baton remained up in the air, fused to a 5,000-volt power line suspended across the street. It caused a 90-minute blackout.
What Goes Un—
By A Nose
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
AKRON, O. — (UF) — William Smith headed for work after visiting his girl friend at Akron City Hospital where she was taken for treatment of a broken nose after an auto accident. Smith's car hit a pole and he was taken to the same hospital, also suffering from a broken nose.
"SO I HAVEN'T BEEN COMING TO CLASS — WHY CAN'T I GET CREDIT FOR THIS AS A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE?"
Housing Project To Be Started Soon
Construction on the million-dollar married students' housing project is to begin soon after the state Board of Regents meets Friday to approve the contracts. These housing accommodations may be ready for occupancy by Aug. 1, 1957.
Apparent low bidders for the building are The Constant Construction Co. of Lawrence, general contract; the Brune Heating and Plumbing Co., Lawrence, heating and plumbing; and the Tucker Co. of Topeka, electrical work.
International Club To Hear Murphy
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will be the speaker at the first meeting of the International Club at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Jayhawk Room of the Student Union. Dr. Murphy's talk will concern the basis of international understanding.
Membership in the club is open to all students for one dollar a semester. The purpose of the club is to promote international understanding among the students of the more than 50 countries that are expected to be represented.
Dancing and refreshments will follow the meeting.
By eliminating 40,000,000 square feet of storage space the Department of the Army has reduced warehousing costs $30,000,000.
Sells Beer For A Nickel GUTTENBERG, N. J. — (UP)— Tavern owner Emil Mayser still has nickel beer. He strated dispensing the low-priced suds during the depression. Despite current prices he hopes to hold the line at a nickel.
Minnesota produces more iron ore than any other state.
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