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Jews hold key to peace
The key to peace in the Middle East is in the hands of American Jews, Dr. M. T. Mehdi, secretary-general of the Action Committee on American-Arab Relations, said Wednesday night.
European Jews in Israel should be given a 20-year period to immigrate to western Europe, Australia and the United States. This
would allow Arab refugees living in camps in other Arab countries to regain their homeland and prevent a conflict in the Middle East, he said.
AMERICAN JEWS should provide the opportunity for the 1 million European Jews to immigrate to western countries, according to Dr. Mehdi's proposal.
Western Civ staff set for four-hour trial
The Western Civilization Exam, described by Student Body President Al Martin as "a matter of reading the outline and hoping you can get through the four hours." will be held tomorrow.
Scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m., the exam will be held in 14 different rooms on campus. Approximately 975 students have signed up for the comprehensive examination.
Jayhawker has prehistoric origin
The Jayhawk has become a mythical symbol of KU. Few people know the bird-mascot did exist 75,000 years ago.
Jayhawk, technically known as the Hesperonis Regalis, is an ancestor of salt water diving birds who once lived in the salt water seas of Western Kansas.
Restoration of the Hesperonis Regalis was completed by Dr. H. H. Lane, professor of zoology at KU 34 years ago.
From this bird KU derived the Rock Chalk Jayhawk yell which became the most popular college song during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.
In the last examination about seven and one-half per cent of those who took the exam failed. The uneven number is because of the curve on which the pass or fail is determined, James Seaver, director of Western Civilization, said.
SEAVER SAID the Western Civilization course "is valuable both in content and technique. Students are expected to work on their own. That way they are not spoon-fed. All intelligent people graduating from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must have this background."
Speaking about the student complaint that too much is covered in so little time in the course Seaver said, "Students 20 years ago complained too. It is a matter of standard. If we want to keep the standard we have to do it that way."
Seaver said, "The program is somewhat European in technique in that it is of comprehensive nature. It is based on the assumption that American students can do as good a job as European students in this. Every year more students do well. It is a keen competition. Students seem to be a lot better than when we started the program."
Dr. Mehdi spoke to about 80 persons last night at a Palestine Day program sponsored by the Organization of Arab Students. Palestine Day commemorates the date in 1948 when Arabs were driven from Palestine through the creation of Israel.
Dr. Mehdi said approximately one and a quarter million Arab refugees live in Arab countries, mainly Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip.
"Those Jews who desire to stay for purely religious reasons would be allowed to remain," he said.
THEY WOULD leave because of the opportunity that would be afforded them in western cultures, and because their background is western, Dr. Mehdi said. There is also a "moral crisis" involved. "The sensitive European Jew knows the land belongs to the Arab refucee." he said.
"American Jews have the moral obligation to provide the opportunity to emigrate," Dr. Mehdi continued. "They have the financial ability and the legal right to invite these people to western countries. To prevent a second Viet Nam-like situation in another four or five years they should extend the invitation."
Dr. Mehdi hopes to talk to former President Truman sometime tomorrow. "In 1948 he (Truman) decided to recognize Israel," he said. "This was based on a genuine desire to bring peace to the area, hoping that eventually Arabs would accept the new state. Truman was mistaken. . . There is as much conflict as ever."
Mehdi hopes Truman will "take leadership in encouraging American Jews to invite Israeli Jews into the country."
Daily Kansan
Friday, May 20, 1966
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This is your chance, Student #7026941. Drink Sprite and be somebody. MR.BIG
And then? And then? And then you unleash it. SPRITE! It fizzes! It roars! It bubbles with good cheer!
Heads turn. Whisperings. "Who's that strangely fascinating student with the arch smile. And what's in that curious green bottle that's making such a racket?"
And you've arrived! The distinctive taste and ebullient character of Sprite has set you apart. somebody, uh... uh, whoever-you-are.
SPRITE. SO TART AND
TINGLING, WE JUST COULDN'T
KEEP IT QUIET.