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Show 1 UNIVERSITY NEWS MASTER MINDS Painting a pessimistic view of international affairs for the United Uni-ted States, H. R. Knickerbocker, internationally famous foreign news correspondent, said Thursday Thurs-day night before a packed house that America cannot arm too fast to meet the onslaught of Nazi Germany that will inevitably inevit-ably follow if Britain falls. The ruddy Texan writer declared de-clared that Prime Minister Churchill's Chur-chill's statement, "never before in the history of the world have so many been dependent upon so few," in reference to the Royal Air Force, is no exaggeration. According to Knickerbocker's analysis, an-alysis, not only Britishers throughout through-out the world, but all the democratic demo-cratic countries are being protected pro-tected by the 10,000 R. A. F. flyers. As a resident of Paris at the time of Germany's invasion of the city, the speaker has firsthand first-hand experiences of a genuine refugee. "You don't realize what this mass movement of Panzer columns in the "blitz" means until you are faced with the necessity of leaving: your home with ns"manv of your Dosessions as will fit into one small suitcase," suit-case," the veteran newspaperman said. Within an hour of notice, he had left Paris and was hend-ecf hend-ecf toward Marsailles with tens of thousands of other Parisians. "The fall of France was larfre-Iv larfre-Iv due to the psvcholoeical attitude atti-tude of its neoDle." the speaker continued. "Everv Frenchman believed be-lieved that Germanv could be held off with the Mafinot line throiip-v. a minimum of warfare and danp-er to themselves." Another An-other mistake the French made, according to the ace journalist, was in thinking that it would be better to "live on their hands knees than to die on their feet." "As a matter of fact," he said, "the shortage of food will1 event-uallv event-uallv cause many of these people to die on their knees." The son of a Texas minister, Knickerbocker attended colleees in his home state then set out to become a physician. Thinking that he could help finance his education, "Knick", as his friends call him, took un the studv of journalism at Columbia University. Univers-ity. As a student of the University Uni-versity of Munich at the time of Hitler's "Beer Mouse Putsch", the Texan was in an ideal position posi-tion to "grow un" with the foreign fore-ign situation. He hasn't studied medicine since. Having formed personal acquaintances ac-quaintances with most of Europe's important political figures during his 17 years of reporting, Knickerbocker Knick-erbocker had the occasion upon leaving France to advise Premier Pierre Lavalle on the stand his government should take toward Germany. "Of course he didn't take my advice." the red-headed commentator said. "And as long as Lavalle retains his present attitude at-titude toward the Nazis, he will be Hitler's chief aid in France despite what he thinks he's doing," do-ing," the writer said. Winston Churchill is more to be credited for Britain's noble fight against Germany than any other factor, person or group, according ac-cording to Knickerbocker. "One speech from him is worth a new destroyer, 30 'Hurricanes' or ten bombers." the speaker declared. With intimate picturizations of the horror, rubble and squalor caused by air raids on Britain, O Knickerbocker contrasted the "dare devil" life of pilots in the R. A. F. First-hand inspection qualify the daring analyst as one of the country's chief newsmen. Striking at the recent activities and attitude of Colonel Charles A. Lindberg, Knickerbocker said that correspondents who have spent approximately two decades analyzing the foreign situation return to find Americans asking advice of "an aviator." In conclusion, the speaker, who was presented as a number on the University Extension Division's Master Minds and Artists series, declared that anyone who attempts at-tempts to minimize, delay or discontinue dis-continue aid to Britain is un-American un-American and is indirectly seeking seek-ing his own national suicide. sports conditions prevail, to go by University-sponsored bus to Alta, one of the most renowned skiing spots in America. Members Mem-bers of the University's physical education department, recognizing the advantagious location of the school for winter ' sports, have authorized student representatives to organize student jaunts to the ski Mecca. Instruction for beginners be-ginners will be provided free of charge. The main winter sports event for the University will be the annual Snow carnival, sponsored by the Associated Students organization; or-ganization; the carnival starts off with "snow suit day" on February Feb-ruary 6. Competition in this event will be between sororities, and the winning "tong" must have the highest percentage of its members in ski togs present for the count. Queen for the event will be selected from a field of 12 coeds who represent the sororities, sor-orities, Carlson hall dormitory and the freshman class. Featuring the actual snowfeat at Alta will be competition in downhill and slalom events. The first trail down will be broken by the queen, committeemen said. Free lunch will be given every University student at the slides. The major attraction of the event will be the appearance of Dick Durrance, nationally famed ski champion, who will plot the course for the men's mile-long course. Six campus organizations organiza-tions are planning to make a-wards a-wards to individual ski winners and to the teams of organizations which amass high points. If plans mature, representatives of Utah State Agricultural college : and Brigham Young University will be present to compete with 1 the best of University talent. KING WINTER University of Utah students have the opportunity twice a week, as long as favorable winter |