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Show Office 3 Hours pm - 7 Monday VoL 8, Office pm - Friday Ferry Hall 2nd Floor No. 13 Salt Lake City, Utah Universal Day Of Prayer For Students, Feb. 18 Universal Day of The be will for Students Prayer observed Sunday, February 18, in Salt Lake City, among University of Utah and Westminster College students, and was anothers interested, Rev. the that nounced today who is Warren Vinz, pastor of Cottonwood Heights Baptist Church and also instructor in Histor of Civilization at Westminster College, will t Kamal Gindy, who recently came to the University from Cairo, Egypt. The choir of Westminster College, under the direction of Mr. Max Hodges, will offer anthems, a committee from the Fellow- for Mr. Vinz, who will speak on the topic of The Steel Axe, is well known among young people in Salt Lake. In the principal speaker at p.m. in All 'Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Drive. John M. Wade, Protestant at the Campus Minister reporting University, campus student were cooperating and groups in the planning of the service, so that the service on this occasion wiuld bring all the Christian student organizat- ions together for an ecumenical service of prayer and dedication to the mission of the Church amoung students world. He went the throughout x on to point out that the Salt Lake observance was a part of thousands of such observances which will ' by Christians in the and universities of practically all countries in the world. The international obbe held colleges servance is sponsored by Worlds the Student Christian Federation, which unites Christian groups in over seventy countries around the world. Since 1895, the third Sunday in February has been set aside by these same student Christian fellowships as an occasion when prayers are made to God for the spiritual, physical, and intellectual welfare of teachers, students, and academic institutions of higher learning. celebration The in Salt Lake on Sunday evening is planned by a specially appointed committee. The sendee itself will be led by a group of students from the being several local church and campus Christian fellowships, includnig among whom are Mr. Howard Hsy of Formosa, from the Japanese Church ol Christ Young Adults, and Mr. by Gerald Bowden The Regional International Student Relations Seminar, a function of the National Student Association, met FebFrom this meeting ruary came a resolution of considerable interest to both the administration and student body of this school. This resolution has been reproduced in a general form in thfe edition of the Parson. The resolution was drafted by the assistant for NSA, campus Ken Denne. The resolution dealt with the censorship of student newspapers. Censorship, like the word propaganda, has a very bad connotation among certain local newspaper men. It has a strange forboding sound almost homonymous with This word was taken by a select group of journalistic artisans in its context. Visworst war-tim- e ions of black tape and rubber stamps were invisaged, and typewriters were assaulted. 3-- 5. the Committee planning the citywide observance of the Day of . Prayer, also announced that almost all of t h e denominational be Federation. he toured Russia with Dr. Fenwick Fowler, and had opportunity to observe a society built upon avowedly materialistic foundations. He plans to deal with the impact and social of technology individual. the change upon 1960 IKs Open Speakeasy The student lounge assumed the atmosphere of a speakeasy Saturday, Feburary 10, when the Intercollegiate Knights sponsored their annual Roaring Twenties dance. The tables were decorated with red and white checkered tablescloths and topped by candles. In one corner was an imitation still while in another was a bathtub containing artificial bathtub gin. Intermission entertainment was hosted by Ken Denne, alias Elliot Ness. A trio of profellows, the vided this entertainment by n. Subsequently, Pat Anderson, West Coast Director for NSA, flew to the safety of California, taking with her all available copies of the mysterious document. Freshmen Sponsor Get-togetherDan- ce Heres a chance to meet the new students who have just to the campus. The Freshman class is sponsoring a belated Valentine Dance. All new students have a special invitation to come and meet the students of Westminsters campus. come Get-togeth- er COME STAG OR DRAG y The contests were judged Mr. and by Mrs. Syme and Mrs. L. R. Tanner. The Parson has been, As publisher of the S.G.A.C. has been the per, 2. to the Get-togethe- r, Get-to-kno- w dance in the Student Lounge, Saturday, February 17th from 8 to 12. mere twenty-fiv- e cents one may dance, mix and get the know the new students. For a Theater Arts Jan de Hartog. The recital began as a reading and de- veloped into the production which was a cutting of the The theater arts class not only did the acting, but directed the play, and did the scene designing. Assisting with and directing the play was Loretta Aleamoni. Bob Loss was stage Smith in a scene from the Fourposter Virginia Kohn and Jim FACT: The Westminster College of Utah doesnt have freedom of the press. The Dean of pa- try- Students reads through every article chosen by the editor for publication and has the power to censor any of the articles. -- ion as being one of censorship. When the word censorship is used like this, it immediately is interpreted in its extreme form. To clear up this false conception, I think the student-bod- y deserves to know the dent newspaper. Speech minors, Jim Smith and Virginia Rohn, starred in the play The Four-Poste- r by manager; Tuck Hubbard, electrician; and Glen Morris, aided in production. 1902 RESOLUTION Pres. There are some people on this campus and in the Salt Lake area that have the idea that the Parson is not a student but an administrative newspaper. To describe this situation some have .labled the unjust usurpation of authority by the administrat- - 1. Speech Class Produces, Directs Play Play. From The is, and will remain our stu- their renditions of folk songs. Keeping with the Roaring theme, a twist Twenties held. Twisting was marathon were Nina minutes for fifteen Dodson Biff and Rushmore the with off walked who certifiprize, a five dollar gifts. cate for J. C. Penny Buck-leAnn Rowe and Jack cerwere awarded a gift tificate for their authentic Dr. Duddys only comment was one of amazement that the conclave of dignitaries would pass this thing without looking into the facts. He went on to say that It is not true and was not true in the beginning, with reference to the charge of censorship. Jim Morris commented succinctly that The NSA members made their mistake in contacting the local newspapers prior to notifying those directly considered in the res- olution. Through no fault of the NSA, the article appearing in the Salt Lake Tribune both misrepresented the purpose of the resolution, and misinterpreted the facts concerning this student newspaper to the public." Ron Twelves, Westminster for NSA, campus stated that I feel that if 11 parties concerned had taken the trouble to read the resolution thoroughly before commenting, there would not be the misunderstanding that exists today. following; Hap-hazard- attire. , NSA PASSES RESOLUTION ship at Wasatch Presbyterian Church will assist the women of All Saints Church at the social hour following the service, members of Canterbury Club (Epsicopal) are in charge of arranging the church, and Mr. Robert Robinson, President of the College BYF at First Baptist Church, is in charge of ushering. The offering will be given to the work of the Worlds Student Christian the celebration service to be held Sunday evening at 6:00 February..!-!- That is in direct violation o students rights as stated in the preamble to the Constitution of hte United States National Student Association. PRNCIPLE: (1) It is the duty and aim of the student press both to develop and serve its community and to cultivate fredom of expression, stimulation of thought and response in the community; this must be done as its editors believe just and fitting; the editor must bear full responsibility for his policies (2) That the aims of the student press cannot be fully achieved unless independence from all forms of ex-terna- m interference of sorship is maintained (3) The student cente. press must be completely self directed. Within the legal restrictions of civil or criminal laws against libel, pornography or indecency, the student press must be free from control. It must be permitted to function free from all student or administrative devices, e.g. publication boards, student government, faculty advisnon-stude- nt civil or ecclesiastical agencies. Furhter, it must be free of all direct or indirect financial pressures. ors, ing, and will continue to try, to establish the maximum of DECLARATOR (This step is confidence between the adnot complete, howrever, it ministration and the Parson does not detract from the staff. meaning of the resolution.) 3. There have admittedly The Utah Region of USNSA been areas of misunderstandcondemns the lack of freedom of press of the Westing between the Parson editors and the administraminster College student tion, but these have not been newspaper, as it is a basic so serious that they couldnt student right. be solved by collective, broadminded reflection on what caused the misunderstanding. ACTION: All student bodies of 4. The administration does the Utah Region are urged not wfant to censor in any to protest by sending a letter form. to the President of the col5. The object of the a free S.G.A.C. is to publish lege and the studentbody one president. Also, a copy of and responsible paper rethis resolution is to be sent the both have will that v to National Office for the and the of students spect action by the National Ofthe administration. Regardfice for action by the Naless of what some people office of USNSA. tional think, this is possible. There difference much is not that between the goals and intentions of both parties. PARSON MEETING The key to the whole problem centers around Friday, Feb. ICth communication. With this 3 p.m. in being remedied. Im sure our be we wont losing PARSON OFFICE free press. .J. MORRIS . |