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Show Poge Two Westminster EDITORIAL STAND Tuesday, February 28, 1967 PARSON Letters To The Editor Vote Responsibly The Primory Elections being Friday the student body must vote for the person who has the qualifications for the office, not the best looks or the prettiest smile. The Friday election like that of the following Friday is very serious and important. The candidates that are elected will be responsible in carrying out the previous SGAC programs, plus initiating programs that will further the progress of West minster College. The student body must elect officers who are able and capable of carrying out an enthusiastic and well organized administration. Most important the student body must support the new administraion. No government can operate effectively without the support of the people. Remember to vote Friday in Payne Gym and vote re sponsibly. Communism To Capitalism Recently on ABC television there was an hour program on Russian life to day. The people who did watch the program must have been truely inspired. The program showed Russia changing too fast to imagine. Russia is certainly moving towards capitalism and this is a won derful thing to see. She has been concentraing in improving the domestic economy, culture and recreation. As far as economy, the Russians have initiated profit concepts into her industries and the profit sharing idea for the workers. Just two or three years ago these ideas were unheard of, but because of a once lagging economy the Kremlin had to change her economic philosophy. Her economy is thriving today. She is trying more profit ideas in the future. As far as the culture of Russia, she still has the best ballet company in the world, but the younger generation is also getting involved with jazz and rock n roll, which comes from western culture. The program showed kids dancing to rock 'n roll and music being written in a jazz style. Folk music is big and has been for a number of years. Poetry and art is being given new impetus. A few years ago the arts for the most part were frowned upon, but today it flourishes. The Russian worker is having more time for recreation and other activities. The worker is able to buy more items for his enjoyment than ever before in Russian history. Food is easier to attain then ever before. Even super markets are popping up all over western Russia. Good signs of what profit motives DEAR EDITOR AND SEX In your column of February 14, you told us how important it is for all of us to know better our national government. You also felt that the Parson was an excellent way of imparting this Dr. Berry goes on to say that editorials on subjects completely unrelated to the school are of questionable value. I could agree with you, Mr. Norris, if this campus were completely devoid of all interesting news. But, it is not. All too often, informative, controversial, and entertaining campus news has been left unreported, while rehashed political jibberish has taken its place. information. I agree with you, Mr. Norris, but not completely. You were absolutely right in saying we need to know more about politics, but you were absolutely wrong when you said the Parson should do the informing, at least at this point. The following is a quote from the book Journalism Today, by Dr. Thomas Elliot Berry. In the chapter dealing with the college newspaper, Dr. Berry states the following: Another type of writing to be avoided is that wherein the student expounds on subjects treated by the daily papers. An example of such writing is the political column. Too often the student-column- ist attempts to theo- rize about the international situation, recent legislation on monetary problems, or presidential appointments. Although the student himself may profit by writing such a column, the subject has probably been covered more authoritatively by a journalist of national stature. In fact, herein lies a grave danger, for all too often the student merely rehashes, knowingly or otherwise, the opinions of those well known writers. Then, too, the opinions of student writers on such subjects are generally . extra-curricu- lar activities. The satellite nations of Russia are even further ahead in economics, culture and recreation. Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia are all changing rapidly to wards true socialist countries or welfare states. The idea that Russia and America will find a middle ground to meet on as far as philosophy of government goes is not too far wrong. Russia and America will be allied sooner . college has also adopted a school emblem that we all can be proud of. But these changes are not finished. On May 11 of this year will be an Awards Banquet. Instead of I having a re-- 1 quired convocation for this purpose, the awards will be given at a dinner. But there will be one change: for the first time awards will be given for students that in extrahave participated curricular activities. . p" than people think. j gs6Boanea3 oeocose Pgmwi Weekly publication of the students of Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Advertising rates furnished on request. Editor Assistant Editor News Editor Town News Editor Hogle Reporter SGAC Reporter Photographers Layout Editor Cartoonist Adviser Ffl C. Beck Marilyn Pierson George Ligercs Graig Bryant Rosemary Workman Anne Quigley Fil Beck, Rick Thiriot Toni Franzolino Tom DoMson Byron Sims , Each class, club, and organization will present awards to persons that have contributed the most in each of these three fields. The faculty, alumni, Board of Trustees andDr.Arbogastwill also be giving awards to honor those who have contributed in activities. Westminster has long needed an Awards Banquet to give recognition to those people who have worked energetically to make each student function a success. Since there will not be a re extra-curricu- lar beatniks, freaks, extremists, and Communists make a joke out of the University. He was simply a lousy President. He got what he deserved. It would seem that this paper has a responsibility to its readers, a responsibility it is now beginning to realize. That responsibility is to give the students what they want to read. The mere fact you have heard many times complaints referring to political columns seems to indicate this responsibility has not been met in the past. Incidentally, I liked your idea for writing about the convocation that Student Government supposedly called. Why didn't you? As for Reagan, one of the reasons he won by a million, votes was that Brown let the Berkeley situation get out of hand. Reagan is not trying to kiU, but rather to improve the educational system. He nor isn't y. And, Mr. Edwhen you caUed him a flash itor, in the pan, you obviously forgot slap-happ- the old saying: "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. A bush league political analyzer like you ought to stick to bush league topics, like Sugar House closing laws, instead of knocking great men like Reagan. Dear Editor: In the last two issues of the Parson you have successfully managed to beat the tar out of Governor Ronald Reagan of California. You have claimed that he Maybe the only way a student can gain recognition at Westminster is academically. In the past years there has been no emphasis on This year we have seen many changes at Westminster. - The name Mardi Gras has been changed to Westminster Faere. Each street and building on cam- pus now has an nickname; the Your level of insight on the California political situation is amazingly low. The reason Clark ' Kerr was fired was not politically motivated but rather because he didn't know how to run a university. He let a loud minority of Sincerely, George Ligeros Mike Mitchell slap-happ- system. . Awards Banquet Set For May can do. y, a flash in the pan, and that he wants to kill the educational system in California. You also mentioned that Clark of the UnKerr, iversity of California was responsible for much of the success of the California educational is taken lightly by other students. Consequently, such writings are of little value to the school paper. Dick Paff P.S. Senator Fulbright might have a lot of guts but he sure does lack intelligence. O Q O mi M ji mms Last November, in my opinion, the voters of the state of Utah proved their inconsistency with the other voters of the Nation. Eight proposals were up before the people of Utah to help their government do a better job, and help their government do a more efficient job. In spite of the rejection of aU eight of the amendments, the legislature has seen the usefulness of some of them. Two proposals will again be up before the voters in 1968. Hopefully the people wiU be more aware of the importance of these measures at that time. The rest of the Nation is progressing by leaps and bounds, while Utah seems to keep plodding along. Governor Romney's visit recently, was received very weU. He was received as the favorite son of this state. Yet as the Governor of Michigan, he succeeded in Organizing and carrying through a constitutional convention. If Romney were to win, the Nation would still have a forward looking, progressive leader, but Utah would stiU be plodding along. Come voters, lets move along with the progress, or at least catch up to, that of America. There are problems that are here now, and there are some that have been waiting. . If we take the problems of today and wait awhile, then we, most likely, wiU have added these problems to the future. If we have a little plant growing out in the backyard, and we see a few bugs on it, the sooner we spray, the chance the plant will have. better ' And the sooner we spray, before the bugs grow and multiply, the less spray we wiU have to use. WeU, make this a whole orchard, wouldn't it be cheaper to spray a few bugs, than many. WeU then, make this analogy a whole Nation, and take into consideration that this plant has been growing for almost two hundred years. There is stiU a lot of life, and stiU many new branches to come. I should Uke you to think of making the cheaper expense quired convocation on this matter, the Banquet will be open to the entire student rbody. To make the event one to remember, the awards will be given in a trophy form. A uniform trophy will be given by the classes, clubs and organizations. The Presidents trophy wiU be the most important. . The Banquet should be a highlight to a successful year. But remember, this will be opened to the student-bod- y. w . now. i. 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