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Show WESTMINSTER COLLEGE University of Oregon to Host Model You to Westminster Choir U. N. Jim Engle Last Monday the Model United By I I After a hectic morning of rehearsing, packing, and trying to get organized, Westminsters Con-- I cert Choir elatedly left the campus Wednesday, April 5, and headed for Provo and its first concert On ninth annual tour, our head south into Arizona with stops at Ganado, Phoenix, and this, the choir will Yuma. Then 1 1 its on to California starting with Lemon Grove and four days in the Los Angeles area. The (last concert will be given Friday April 14, at Apple Valley. Saturday, the choir will a stop at Las Vegas. Some j j I I I I I i Work, Some Play Some twenty-odconcerts will be given during the ten day stretch. Between concerts, the choir will have many excellent opportunities to sight-seas stops are planned at the Grand Canyon and other points of interest, including Disney- d e, land I Home Concert I j I j ! 5 j ! a bit thankful, the Westminsterites will arrive back school sometime Sunday mom-- f ing. Their home concert will be Tired, hoarse, and given May i j 5 ! j , ' ! ' at Prudential Life Insurance Budding. Your attendance wuid be greatly appreciated. Laos Needs Who It? By JIMMIE BRITT i j 15 u There are those who say Laos so much real estate. Just so much real estate that doesnt warrant an American commitment o' arms and men; moreover, they it probably isnt even worth asecnd thought its just a piece r. 'Strategic, unimportant real ate. Laos, who needs it? say nations of the free The United States "2 . of great surprise, tittle concern, the ; seem rather tfu they need it ..Jke Jdngdom of Laos, about the Jr? Great Britain, lies, by his-icaccident in the shape of lean lamb chop among six quar-- . J18 neighbors. It is landlocked, ical, and so primitive that cJfrentiy favored adjective, need it it- - And suppose People to it at-ch- ed al underdeveloped, would be an unwarranted compliment And yet if the of Laos finger 1 goes, so too goes the rest of the hand; a complete communist takeover would endanger Burma, Thailand, Cambodia and South Viet Nam, all of which share Laotian borders. With those countries under the Red Flag, India would be pinned dangerously outflanked down to the east as it is already bedeviled to the north by Red China. Indonesia, already softened by Communist incursions, would be easy, plucking- -. Malaya and Singapore could become easy stepping-stone- s for further Communist expansion, to the ultimate peril of Australia and New Zealand. In short while some think Laos is infinitely remote, others know that if the Communist invasion is victorious, the other fragile republics of Southeast Asia would tremble like aspen. This unimportant piece of real estate in anarchy provides the vital corridor through which to fuel in incessant guerilla warfare against South Viet Nam. To Cambodia, Laos is the buffer that permits it a capricious neutralon ism. To firmly and a the west ,Laos is geoghaphic ethnic neighbor and, if the Communists should take it over, a potential threat To the deeply committed United States, it is a threat to allies, friends and neutrals. To the Kennedy Administration it is its first grave cold war challenge. But we must remain calm, we must remember its just a piece of not strategic, not too real estate non-strateg- ic anti-Commun- ist 3rd Theological Confab at W.C. The Third Annual Theological Conference was held at Westminster College Monday evening and Tuesday morning and afternoon, April 3 and 4. Dr. J. Robert Nelson was the principle speaker, using Can the Church Still Be Apostolic?" as his general theme. Session chairmen were Dr. Frank Duddy, Jr., president, Monday evening; Prof. John R. Ewbank, Tuesday morning, and Dr. James D. Boyack, Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Glen E. Hamlyn, pastor of Century Methodist Church, conducted devotions Monday evening, and the Rev. Mr. Frank M. Blish, pastor of First Congregational Church, Tuesday morning. E. Dr. Nelson, who received degrees from DePauw University at Green-castlInd, Yale, the University of Zurich, Switzerland and Wilber-forc- e University, Ohio was ordained to the ministry in the Methodist Church in 1944. He was director of the Wesley Foundation, assoChapel Hill, N.C., 1946-4ciate director Wesley Foundation, Uibana, 111., 1950-5study secreStudent Christian United tary, 1951-5secreNew York, Council, Oron and Faith Commission tary, der, World Council of Churches, dean Geneva Switzerland 1953-5and professor of theology, Vanderbilt University Divinity School, e, 8; 1; 3; 7; of of Important In fact Id go a step the editorial board of The Christian further. There are some other un- Scholar; member of the Editorial Tots ly- Committee of Ecumenical Studies important Alaska (as in Worship; member of the Theoing around. Lets give Discussion Group, Washinggesture) back to the logical a good-wi- ll was director Nashville, D.C.; im- ton, Russians, its cold and not too en- Tenn. chapter, American Commitportant Lets give Florida (he United Nations, 1958-6Castro. Let s tee for the Fidel to it so) joys Tennessee Council on China (they and director, give California to Red Human Relations, 1958-6need the fruit) and then as sort He is the author and editor of bonus lets throw of a super-dupWho books and has had articles several in Texas (they need the meat). in many publications in this counneeds em. try and abroad. five-miNow lets rope off a Dr. Nelson was dean of the Diradius in Utah, in which a fellow School at Vanderbilt Unican sit back, relax, enjoy a good vinity insipid versity at the time of the Lawson pipe and with a simple, com- case and the "sit-i- n crisis, which and contented grin on his face on the also involved the administration fortably and alone reflect tus own! and faculty of the unversity. life he has just saved non-strateg- 1957-6He is The Christian Century; member 0. editor-at-larg- e, ic 0; 0. er le Swenson Rings Campaign Bells By Ron Swenson Now that Spring Vacation !s over and classes have resumed, your student body president feels that there are some forthcoming events of which you should be aware. Student Government on the Westminster Campus is of a vital necessity to our coll ego life. Qualified officers are as necessary as Student Government, for they are the core of the organization. Each one of you plays an important role in the success or failure of this endeavor. Nations Delegation, sponsored by . the Political Science Club, left for the convention at the University of Oregon in Eugene. This years delegation is representing the Republic As you are probably aware of, of China (Formosa). It numbers 20 the election of the executive offistudents and a faculty advisor, Mr. cers, the class officers, and all orSturm. ganization officers is held every Problems to be discussed by the spring. By referring to your Comover 1500 students from schools pass you will see that all petitions for executive offices are due April throughout the west will include 17. The executive officers include the admission of Red China, A- - and the president, vice president, secretesting, disarmament, and and the treasurer of the Stutary, the Congo question. dent Government Association antiBob St&nsfield and Jim Engel Council Campaigning will begin China controversy cipate the Red to hold the most Interest for West- the day on which petitions are due. The primary elections assembly will minster students. be held on April 24 at 9:50. Those Representing the Republic of candidates who qualify for the final China is an honor for Westminster elections will continue their camand a challenge to her students. paigning until the Final Elections We hope to maintain or surpass the Assembly on April 28. On April fine showing by our delegation at 28, the polls will be open for the past conventions, Mr. Stansfield entire day until 4:00 p.m. At eight said. We attend the conference not oclock that evening, April 28, the as students, but as Chinese people elections dance will be held and endeavoring to present and support the new student government offitheir view as their own delegation cers will be announced. does in New York. In order to be candidates are the key prepared to represent the Chinese to Qualified Student Government To good has authentically, the delegation been meeting at least once a week be eligible to be a candidate a since September. As a tribute to student must be of an upper class the preparation of her students in status during his or her administhe past, Westminster has been tration. This includes all Juniors and Seniors. The candidate must given the signal honor of having a fulfill the academic requirement representative on the Executive of a 2.0 for the preaverage grade Council formulating the policy of semester to be ceding eligible. All Model United Nations. thp students contemplating candidacy Westminster students will be should be aware of article IV and VI of our Student Governpresent on six major committees, By-lath Security Council, and the In- ment Council in regards to electernational Court of Justice. In ad- tions. Also, a student must have dition to this task, as a permanent one complete year at Westmember of the Security Council, spent - in this minster College before his or her the Chinese delegation case in the person of Bob Stans- administration to be eligible. This field will make an address at the eliminates the possibility of a secopening session of the General As- ond semester transfer student besembly. ing eligible for executive office Committee Chairmen are; Chris- candidacy. tian Beck, Security Council; StewIf you are contemplating placing art Hanson, International Court; FiEconomic and Tony Buthovich, your name as candidate, or if you nancial; Chuck Larch, Disarma- know of someone whom you think ment; Diane Phillips, Political and has the qualifications of leadership Security; Virginia Sturm, Social, necessary for sound Student GovHumanitarian, and Cultural; De ernment, you must submit a petiAnne Dunn, Special Political; Earl tion stating the candidate's name Harryman, Trusteeship. and office preference with the enOthers making the trip ere: dorsement of a minim urn of twenty Gerald Bowden, Norma Kinkade, students by April 17, at 5:00, to Bob Williams, Vicki Young, Mike any of the executive officers of Werner, Margo Graham, Bob Barb-en- , S.G.AC. Remember, sound Student Donna Nunley, John Rotheram, Government is your responsibility , and Sheila Samson. react to tlie challenge now. w |