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Show December The PARSON Page 2 1, 19 OF THE PARSON Letters To THe Editor EDITORIAL PAGE Editorials are the opinions of the writers and not of the administration. -- Dear Editor: A matter of concern to all students is the increasing noise in the Student Lounge. While the Lounge is well kept up, there is one major blignt on the place. This is the mechanical monster known as the juke box. This monster, along with its two obedient satellites (the two rear speakers) shatter the quiet atmosphere with such mane drivel noise that it and is impossible to carry on an intelligent conversation in the Lounge. The solutions to this prob- lem which I will suggest are probably unacceptable to the minority of people who habitually feed the monster its daily quota of nickles, but here they are anyway. 1. Declare the coffee hour a quiet hour with the juke box turned off. 2. Put in a record with nothing on it but silence for five minutes. 3. Institute a board for the To Birch Or Not To Birch This past week; the student body has been exposed to the role of the students relationship to the social revolution. The seminars, discussions and addresses delineated various approaches that social scientists and theologians propound in an attempt to to deal with revolution. Chaplain McDowell described the social revolution in no uncertain terms. Packardisms have become household words. Status books are enjoying the idolatry of the masses disease. The for their insight into status as achieved of this age have Angry Young Men diagnosticians, but without the prognoses necessary for social reform. Both media are valuable in essence. They must be part of an inclusive program constructed to inform the populace, then to offer a dynamic program to which people can relate. A debate on the threat posed by contemporary chauvanists can be found at the meetings of the Utah Citizens for Positive American Goals, a paradigm of intellectualism. An integrated program is offered by the nationwide Student Civil Liberties Union. An active program for students in conjunction with dissemination of information, constitute the activities of the SCLU. The protest of the methods used by the House Committee Activities was planned and carried on out, in part, by the SCLU of Northern California. We live in one of the least liberal communities of our nation. Here exists a moral imperative to combat the deleterious effects of political bigotry just as strongly as the efforts of Communism must be opposed. The formation of a Students Civil Liberties Union by persons who wish to protect our Constitutional liberties against domestic enemies of the political left as well as the right, is an obligation of the liberal-mindestudents of this community. When Dr. Fred C. Schwarz and his entourage of political medicine men come to Salt Lake City, we must be prepared to meet the challenge. psycho-sociologic- Un-Americ- ear-splittm- al an 1 s P a v Published by the Student Government Association of Westminster College P b I Salt Lake City, Utah, December VoL 2 i t c Ed Associate ef ii 5! Editor Editor Managerial Staff Managing . Margaret Rhodes, Sue Loomer, Penny Hartwell, i! !! New Gerald Business Jerry Chinn ....Larry Reynolds Manager Aithtant Sports Editor Assistant Bowden Penny Hartwell Suzanne Markun Editor Sports Editor Larry Eldredge Dick Homrighouse Stan Clark, Tuck Hubbard Photographers Writers and Contributors ...Karen Kelly, Penny Hartwell, Douglas Harper, Judith Hughes Delena Berg, Ken Denne, Linda Jacobson, Rev. McDowell, FREEDOM THROUGH RESPONSIBILITY t A A PARSON MEETING Important! S. G. A. F 27 FERRY HALL C. Meeting Tuesday December 5 9:50 a.m. Room AH TODAY! C-- 2 Behold my magnificent new theory, Gort! Broad-Minde- world is not flat, but spherical. It is but an y-- infinitesimal speck in a vast, curved universe. d z-T- hts , - JJohnG. King Dear Sir: - , A certain amount of discussion appears to have been . , this sport. The third reaction did not seem to appear at all. It was my hope that those who were not in agreement with, my views, would give their unsolicited comments to . the PARSON editor for publication. Is it possible that the generated as a result of an address which I delivered at chapel on October 25. Copies of the address, entitled Mater et Magistra, are now available in the office of the Dean of Students for any who wish to find an exposition and documentation of my ' Views. I always welcome the opportunity to discuss these or any other issues with members of the academic community. Sincerely yours, J. Peter Bercovitz, Ph.D. Associate Professor , -- of Religion - - Decide For Your Rights You someThis is' not a far-ofEXISTS IT situation. day HERE AND NOW!! Dr. Fred C. Schwarz, Robert Welch, Billy-Jame- s Hargis, and W Cleon; Skousen Jarej' Resurrecting the spectre of McCarthy-islose democracy. in American communities. A Communist' hides "behind There are those today who would deprive you of this every pulpit and textbook right under the guise of epitomizes their campaign. ReAmericanism. One such group quired Americanism and manis the John Birch Society, datory loyalty oaths in the pubadmittedly anti democratic lic schools are only "the first Their premise is: your right manifestations of this insid-uou- s ' to decide remains as long as campaign of the ALL you make the right decision. American Society. To disagree is to be communis, We also are Americans, but tic. Anything other than far-rigliberal 'Americans; we also are communism. is politics, against the tyarnnies of ComLiberal Americanism is com- munism, but We are not Communism. Isolationism is uto-- , munists. '. mustdecide if our pian. To get the U. S. out of Wty' the United Nations and get' Constitutional liberties are the United Nations out of worth defending; Dedicated U. S. is their goal! . groups meanwhile well be These groups are fighting fighting to maintain your tyranny with tyranny, and right to this decision. w ' ' tyranny can be the only vie-- ', . Inform Ourself,' decide, " " tor. The Jacobins, Nazis, and then ACT!" Bolsheviks used the same ' "W.U. Smith . ' -- tactics. Adrian Chau may agree or disagree with what we stand for, but it is your right to make a choice that we are defending. Our nation was founded on the principle of free choice.' When we lose this right, we f, -- m ht - , LETTERS TO THE EDITORS The PARSON welcomes letters from studentSf faculty members and college staff. Any letter to the editor not obscene or libelous, shall be printed. The letter should contain not more than 300 words; noth- ing will be changed except for the slightest grammatical errors. Letters express the opinion of the writer only. All letters must be signed bnt name will be withheld at writers request. NEXT DEADLINE December 14, 1961, at 12 noon PARSON OFFICE 2ND FLOOR FERRY Junior universe is dominated by a Spiritual Force, who has chosen Man to make His Truth manifest to all this universe. -- the' a certain point. No approximation will do. This is the solution.. Each student must divide his mind into two compartments academically. One compartment will contain the broadening, searching aspect of the quest for knowledge. The other will contain the narrow, strict (and sometimes ' interpretations of prejudiced) the author andor professor in charge of each class. A goirf . particular authors interpretation, and sometimes even use the authors own questions, the answers to which must, in many cases, include the exact wording the author uses to illustrate Suzanne Markun, Ray Lee, Dick Coon Political Editor Footure Editor campus. I now' say, if w can afford it, lets keep-- it, for I can appreciate the contribution it makes to our lives, x Sincerely, -- -- The, second reaction of those whom the letter could possibly have hurt was not expected, but is greatly appreciated and should be highly praised. The willingness of the coaches and members of the football team to defend, rather than destroy a dissenting voice, is in itself a demonstration of the. fair play engendered in those who participate in im-press- No. 10 1 security. EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM Dear Editor, I have always been with the tradition ' of this college, which advocates the broadening of ones mind, the considering of diverse points of view, and the right to choose between them. This atmosphere prevails with pristine simplicity in the open and free atmosphere of the classroom discussions and across the seminar table, except on quiz and examination days. Then the mind is suddenly and rudely forced to narrow its conception to the inspired interpretation of the author (s) of the textbook it happens to be using. This is true in many cases, because many professors base their questions on the Council . ter? this Through incident;1' I have seen .that greatness shows itself in - fields besides the intellectual, and can now see, along with its shortcomings, the contributions of intercollegiate football on this, to strike out against anything or anyone who threatens our g Sincerely yours, Douglas Harper E PARSON h -- S.G.A.C. ist majority. of students do not think football important enough to keep it at Westmins- .... improvements of the quality of the records that go into the machine. 4. Complete removal of the two rear speakers. I hope these suggestions will merit the serious consideration of the students and the d, non-Commun- RECONSIDERATION? Dear Sir; Since the publishing of my letter to the editor in txie Oct. 27th issue of The, PARSON, I have seen a side, of human nature which I did not think existed on this campus. The first reaction to the letter, was understandable, even expected, for it was natural So! A highly complex theory stated in the simplest of terms! Even you cannot be more succinct! ... Let me try. Club Representatives and Class Presidents must be in attendance. Others WELCOME!. iltr tr , |