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Show May 14, 1965 SIGNPOST Page 19 Versos ii'iiijTtiy by Jeanne Milliner II is a small town anywhere in the United Slates. A little third grade girl, just home from school climbs into her mother's lap and slobs, "Ihey laced me a Dago, Mommie, a n d laughed at me. Why?" Or its in a big city, crowded with tenements. A thin, scared boy, running down the uttered streets, tries to dodge the sticks and pebbles that are being thrown at. him. "Go home Kike," the others yell. "We don't want you here." Or it is a town anywhere, and the sign in the restaurant window rends "We Reserve the Right " These situations are tragic and inexauslable. Yet they exist in virtually every American city today. Why do these prejudices and hatreds exist in the land of America, the land of the free? Do they exist because we are getting too good for anyone else? Or because we feel that Jones, Smith, and Williams are mors American than Kowalski, Greco, and Steiner? Who are we to judge the merits of others; and who are we to make irrational decisions concerning people just as American, just as loyal as you and I. Who do we think we are? Today (he problem of majority versus minority still exists. Evidences of it can be seen almost everyday, if not in our own experience, then splashed across every newspaper in the country. There are many examples: the bombing of minority churches; gang wars with a clash of nationalities; and a dividing line in public converances and buildings.What we have failed to realize is that the minority groups have contributed a great deal toward making America the country she is today. I say this recognizing the long list of statesmen, poets, novelists, scientists and men in other fields who have been members of minority groups and who have contibuted so much to their country. Einstein was a Jew. None of us fail to recognize his outstanding contributions to America. None of us jerred at him or laughed at his Judaism; rather we thought of him as an American and respected him. Paul TiUich, prominet theologian and professor at Harvard University, is of German origin yet he is American, admired for his thinking and teaching. Carl Sandburg is of Swedish descent; yet who would .fail to realize what his writings have contributed to America? Who can evaluate the worth of the endless contributions which members of minority groups have made to America? Each minority groups is an in-tergral part of the whole that is America. Although individauls are foreign in birth or ancestry, th3y have contributed to American life as Americans, not as people of separate groups, but as people united in spirit as citizens. Just Thinking I overheard a man asking for cigarettes in a drugstore. "Would you mind making up a carton of mixed brands?" he asked apologetically. "You see, I want to stop smoking, and I'm trying to find a kind I don't like.' The Readers' Digest U. N. Continued from Page 2 greater. A grot deal of attention was devoted in the recent se-sion of the U.N. to financial rights of member nations where their payments were in default. The financial problem of the United Nations Ls in reality a political p ro b 1 e m center i n g around the question what is the proper role that the UN is to play in the national policies of its slates? There arc several areas that should be investigated in evaluating the accomplishments, the operations, and the desirability ef the U. N. Such areas include the following: The background development of the U.N. Charter, the philosophical basis ot the U.N. Charter, the atmosphere under which the UN Charter was formed, the control of the U.N., subsidiary organizations of the U.N., the desirability of having the U.N. headquarters in the Uni-tates, objectives of the U.N. such as peaceful coexistence and disarmament, the U.N.'s peacekeeping operations and what might have happened if there had been no U.N. In the next few articles we will explore some of these areas. As students you should investigate all of these areas to your own satisfaction. The atmosphere in which the U.N. was born was a. most important factor in the acceptance of the U.N. organization. Toward the end of World War II, most of the people of the world were AWARDS cont. from pg 1 The voting committee will then be given a biography of each of the finalists, and will select the outstanding finalist for each categoryThe categories, which were explained in great detail in last week's paper, are as follows: Talent of the Year, Accomplishment of the Year, Female Scholar of the Year, Male Scholar of the Year, Athlete of the Year, Female Student of the Year, and Male Student of the Year. Students nominate the categories of Male Student of the year, Female Student of the year, , Accomplishment of the year. If you want to nominate people in one of these area's you may obtain forms for the nomination at the UB Desk. This will mark the beginning of a fine tradition at WSC and it should be as outstanding as the people it will honor, provided it receives your support. f Serving j 1 CHINESE, AMERICAN POLYNESIAN FOOD silllliMIWiliwM For Take-Out Orders or Reservations Call 393 OPEN Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. 2783 WASHINGTON BLVD. OGDEN, UTAH tired of war and wanted peace desperately. The high and lofty ideal of the U.N. to save suc-ceding generations from t he scourge of war was readily accepted. Peace is certainly one of man's greatest hopes and aspirations. For this reason most people supported the U.N. in its early years of its organization. The American people did (rust Ihe good will and good faith of the Communists to a degree that today seems incredable. The death of a dream, however, is certainly a shattering experience to idealists. However, there are still people that support the United Nations today. There is no argument as to the desirability of peace. We all want peace. Peace where we can live and enjoy the fruits of our own labors and companionship of our children and loved ones. There are several areas that we want to investigate in evaluating the desirability of the U.N. First, let's look at the philosophical basis of the U.N. The UN Charter is diametrically opposed to the Constitution of the United Slates. The U.N. is built on a Godless, atheistic, philosophy based on the concept that the go- SAFE E?scs Officers The Student Association for Free Enterprise (SAFE) held a meeting last Thursday to elect new officers for the coming year. Those newly elected include Bonnie Benton, president, Mike Are-chiga, vice president, Herb Dahl-quist, publicity director. They suc-their publicity director. They succeed retiring officers, Steve Larson, president, Lee While, vice president, Bonnie Benton, secretary, and Herb Dahlquist, publicity director. SAFE is the student organization which embraces the principles of free enterprize with the chief purpose in mind to promote free enterprize ideas through Jie speakers and literature. The organization should be compliment ed on some of the outstanding speakers which have participated at their regular Thursday conferences this past year, including the "State your Stand" presenta-ton which gives students and the faculty an opportunity to express their opinions. The newly elected officers are at present working on fund raising projects in order to promote the program on an independent basis. Anyone interested in the program may attend the next Thursday meeting at noon in ihe room 106. YOU'LL enjoy dining in atmo-spher so exotic it is perfect for that special rifr-s!n. vet so economical you can dine here every day! LUNCHEONS DAILY 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - 1031 to 2:30 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. HOI TOf (Good Luck) h . ti i : !i f : " I 'J Vi." cii 3 arf k Senator Wallace F. Bennett. U-Utah, said recently in Washington that there will be no entrance fee charged to individuals entering vernment is the giver of all rights as stated in the 21st article of the U.N. Charter. Vvheras, the constitution of the United Stales is based on a belief in God and that the lights of man come from God. This belief is expressed as the inalienable right of man to life, liberty and properly, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the United Stales Constitution. Thurs, we see that the United States government sponsored and endorsed a completely alien concept of government when the Senate ratified the U.N. Treaty in 1945. This is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated against the American people since we send our Senators and Representatives back to Washington to up hold our Constitutional Form of Government. Dr. Dale R. Hawkins GETTING ENGAGED MARRIED? John's Jewelry has FREE Booklets for YOU! ',"1,- ' it V 1. How to plan your engagement and wedding. 2. 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