TUESDAY, JANUARY ID. 195*
Religion
Silver Stresses Faith,
Importance of Individual
Dr. Abba Silver, Rabbi of the Temple in Cleveland, last night stressed the importance
of the individual and the need of a strong sustaining faith in the challenging days ahead.
; , Dr. Silver, speaking on “Man’s Hope in the Atomic Age, ’ called this age “one of the
truly great in human history,” and cited the three major trends today as 1) the abolition
of ,wat, 2) the reduction of poverty, and 3) the elimination of racial segregation. «
.. His talk was. the last of the
Centennial Series' on Religion,
Sponsored by the Committee of 13,
ja . group representing the three
major religious traditions' on cam
pus.
Although he considers this age
a great one, he said we cannot
yet view this time with objectivity
because it is too close to us. We
are too involved in the turmoil
to view the new emerging pat
terns of life.
Social Progress Is Being Made
Many regard this age as ma
terialistic and a time of helpless
drifting toward atomic destruc
tion: But he considers this a time
of greatness where progress is be
ing made, not only in terms of
science but, more important, in
social progress, human advance
ment, and civilization.
“More is being done to raise the
standards of the common man,”
he said. “Never have people been
so concerned with the “forgotten
man.” Determined efforts have
been made to bring about a fairer
sharing of the wealth.
Quotes Einstein
Quoting Einstein, he said that if
a man has no feeling for his fel
low man or considers him mean
ingless, he is not only unfortunate
but unqualiifed'for life.
Dr. Silver constantly stressed
man’s importance and said “man
must live always as if his life were
tremendously significant.” Reli
gion, he said, has tried to give
man this feeling of importance in
the universe. His nobility is de
rived from kinship with God.
As enemies of man’s constant
struggle to retain his individuality
and inherent dignity,-he cited the
ghosts of fascism and nazism
whose ideals still exist today, and
communism which controls more
than one-fourth of the world.
Propaganda Undermines
He complained that too many
men today are handled as statis
tics or mere cattle. The two forces
undermining the individual today,
he‘said, are organized propagan
da, which stampedes men into
thinking like special interest
groups want them to think, and
attacks made against teachers and
legislators in the name of Ameri
canism. Organized propaganda
has “developed in our day into a
dangerous pseudo-science. Radio
and television can undo over
night the slow, painful work of
education,” he said.
As a solution to the alternatives
confronting.mankind—those of co
existence and nonexistence —he
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
By EVIE ONSA
Centennial Lecturer
Song Contest
Opened Again
By Leonides
By PAULINE MET2A
Leonides, independent women’s
organization, voted last night, by
a margin of one, to re-open their
theme song contest until the end
of the second wgek of classes n£xt
semester.
Camelia Blount, secretary, who
had originally offered the sugges
tion for the contest, said ' she
thought it “would create interest
among the girls.”
Pointing out that the council
members represent the indepen
dent women on campus, she said:
“If you carry the message back
to them, everything will be all
right. If you don’t do anything,
how - do you expect them to do
anything? You can’t imagine how
hurt I was to find out that not
even a member on council had
written a song.”
Members on the council who
voted against continuing the song
contest said there was not enough
incentive to write a song and that
few independent women were
really _ qualified to write a song.
One girl said “they wouldn’t do it
for $2O or even $30.”
Judith Pendleton, president, an
nounced that she.would be stu
dent teaching next semester and
Norma Talarico, junior in educa
tion from Bradford, would take
her place.
In closing the last. Leonides
meeting of the semester,. Miss
Pendleton said that some units
had not been getting reports from
their representatives. “There has
been a lack somewhere,” she said.
“If you girls feel it is too diffi
cult or it takes too much time,”
she said, “then appoint someone
else to do it. We can only reach
the girls through our representa
tive and it is your duty to report
to your girls. Make sure that you
have some way of communicating
to them what, is going on.”
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Choir Avoids 'Cycle
Menace in Holland
By MARNIE SCHENCK
(This is the last in a series of articles on the European tour thi«
summer of the Chapel Choir)
The first warning which was given to the Chapel Choir
members as they stepped off the train from Paris in Amster
dam, Holland, this summer was “Watch out for the bicycles.’*
When they walked out onto the street they found out why.
“There they were coming
not caring particularly whether
they hit you or not, so you had
to get out of the way,” said one
choir member.
The choir arrived in Amsterdam
on the final leg of the six-weeks
tour for a two-day stay before
flying back to the United States
on July 28.
On the next day the choir was]
taken on a boat for a sightseeing]
trip through the canals. !
What really clinched the trip
was an excellent guide who spoke I
almost perfect English and had a
“really great" sense of humor.
One of the sights was a three
story house which was no wider
than a man’s out-stretched arms.
Visits Harbor
The boat also took them out
into the harbor where there were
many ships of different nations.
The guide informed them that
that wasn’t water pouring off the
decks of a Russian ship but vodka
instead. And that if the Iron Cur
tain was ever lifted an iron and
steel ship which was being built
in a ship yard there could be fin
ished.
That night the choir had din
ner in a museum where many
original Rembrants and Houchs
are housed. Students with perfect
English conducted a tour for them.
Gave 'Perfect* Concert
. Later in the. evening the choir
gave what many have termed
their most perfect concert. It was
held at the old Dutch Reformed
Church in the center of Amster
dam where the Puritans had wor
shiped before leaving for America.
The occasion was especially
solemn as it was the last time,
that the members would ever
sing again as a group.
Later the choir was entertained
at a champagne cocktail party
(two bottles per table) given them
by the European sponsors of their
trip.
Worried About Baggage
On the following day some stu
dents found time to sightsee but
many were involved in the wor
ries of how to get home their
clothes plus all the things they
had bought in Europe in 44
pounds allowed by the air lines.
Some found it necessary to wear
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All departed for the airport
where the K.LM, Royal Dutch Air
line| gave them a banquet before
boarding the plane. As the last
speech was made and present giv
en the plane taxied up almost to
the building and with a parting
song, “The Lord Bless .You and
[Keep You,” the Penn State Chapel
Choir left for home.
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