The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, February 18, 1961, Image 3

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    SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1961
Riemer Discusses
Risks of Democracy
Democracy is based on certain calculated risks, according
to Neal Riemer, associate professor of political science. .
If the risks are well calculated, he explained, democracy
can continue to function.
If we ignore these risks, and "blunder along," he added,
"we may end up in a common
radioactive grave.
"The risk of world order is the
most crucial danger confronting
American democracy," Riemer
said.
He explained that this risk
does not seem well calculated.
Some of the broad challenges
to world order, he said, are: the
challenge of communism; the rev
olution of rising expectations in
the less developed countries of
the world; the dilemma of dem
ocratic disunity in the West; and
the bankruptcy of the nation
state system.
The risk of world order. Rie
rner continued. calls to our at
tention a serious gap in dem
ocratic theory the absence of
a democratic theory of transi
tion.
"This gap strongly suggests the
need for the projection of dem
ocratic theory beyond the nation
state," he said.
According to Riemer, four sep
arate theories of transition are
required:
•A transition relating to a
democratic and communist rela
tionship which would be safe for
peaceful co-existence.
•A transition which would aid
the less developed nations to
move from a colonial status to a
more mature political, economic
and social status.
•A transition to a new group
ing of democratic nations such as
the Schuman Plan to strengthen
democratic health.
eA transition from our bank
rupt sovereign state system to a
world system and a world govern
ment.
By keeping these theories in
mind, Riemer said, we may be
able to anticipate problems, re
duce tensions and work . out solu
tions to world situations.
UCA to Sponsor
4 Non-Sectarian
Religious Courses
Beginning this week the Uni
versity Christian Association will
sponsor four courses in religion.
The purpose of the courses is
to offer students regardless of
religious affiliation, an under
standing of the Christian faith.
Contemporary Ethical Issues,
taught by Preston N. Williams,
assistant University Chaplain,
will focus on ethical questions
confronting society today. The
course will meet at 4:15 p.m. on
Mondays, -
Theodore A. Braun, assistant
University Chaplain, will conduct
a study of the basic Christian
beliefs toward Christ, God, man
and the Bible, as well as several
other topics. The class will meet
at
. 7 p.m. on Tuesdays.
The course on racial tensions
and Christian faith will involve
the discussion and study of re
cent racial tensions. This course
will include an optional traveling
seminar over Easter vacation. It
will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednes
days.
All classes will meet in room
210 of the Helen Eakin Eisen
hower Chapel.
The registration fee for each
course will he 50 cents for UCA
members and one dollar for non
members.
FELLOWSHIP"
SUPPER -
Sunday 5:30 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Donation for the supper is
50c. which will be held in
Recreation Room of Wesley
Foundation. 256 East College
Avenue.
By LYNNE CEREFICE
Reading Contest
Representatives
To Be Selected
Preliminary tryouts for the
Pennsylvania Intercollegiate
Reading Festival and for the Na
tional Intercollegiate Interpreta
tive Reading Festival will be held
Tuesday, Feb. 28 in 311 Sparks.
Tryouts will be open to any in
terested students. Candidates
should sign up in 311 Sparks
sometime before tryouts and in
dicate whether they wish to
speak at 1, 2 or 3 p.m. Selections
'may be from prose, poetry or
drama and must not exceed five
minutes in length.
The state festival is being spon
sored by the University Readers
and will be held on campus April
27-28. The national reading fes
tival which will be held in Lan
sing, Mich., May 3 to 5 is being
sponsored by the Michigan State
University.
WINSTON TASTES GOOD like a cigarette should !
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
Why has this discovery
caused the religious debate
Speaker: Msgr. John J. Dougherty
President of Seton Hall University
Time: Tuesday, February 21, 1961
Place: HUB Assembly Room
IPresented by Newman Club
of the century?
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