WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6: 1963
Retearch Review.
New Book Will Explore
Russian Political Thought
By BARBARA SCHEFFER
Research in the area of RusSian
political thought will soon culmi
nate in a book by a member of the
history department.
Edward C. Thaden, associate
professor of European history, has
delved into the problems created
by students of Russian history
who tend to interpret Russia's
past in terms of, the origins of
communism.
FROM THIS STUDY, Thaden
has gathered material to write a
book which will soon be published
by the University of Washington
Press, under the title, "Conserva-
10 Mil Ball Fi
Ten co-eds have been chosen as
finalists in the 1963 Military Ball
queen competition.
They are: Susane Magness (Bth
borne ec-Claymont, Del.), Barbara
Elser (11th-elementary education-
Springfield), Judith Angerman
(6th - journalism - McKeesport),
Constance Becker (Bth-rehab. ed
ucation-Williamsport), Kathleen
Garvey (sth-arts and letters-Gib
sonia).
Also Donna Haas (Bth-home
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tive Nationalism in Ninteenth-
Century Russia."
Thaden's book "critically ex
amines the endeavor of Russian
conservative intellectuals to create
national ideals that would serve
to bring together the Russian
state, the mass 'of people and the
educated elite in harmonious and
organic unity.
"It is clear enough," he said,
"that Russian conservatives failed
in this endeavor." The Russian
conservatives were hr opposition
to the Russian radicals who won
their battle in 1917 with the in
auguration of communism in Rus
sia.
alists Selected
economics-New Cumberland , Pat
Hurley (4th-arts and letters- Phil
adelphia), Ann Schilling (sth
applied arts-Ambler), Marylyn
Turner (Bth-elementary educa
tion - Williamsport) and 'Joyce
Brown (Bth-elementary education-
Philadelphia).
A queen and four members of
her court will be named from the
finalists at the ball. The ball will
be held at 9 p.m. Feb. 22 in the
Hetzel Union ballroom.
Miss Penn y Naylor
Those of you seeking to know who has been seen
with whom, where and why, . .. the yery answer may
be provided in a new batch of party pictures in our
display cases.
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• Since then, students of Russian
history have neglected to look
closely at the role of the Russian
conservative who powerfully in
fluenced - the thinking of the
bureaucrats and courtiers who
ruled Russia until 1917, he said.
His book points out the traits
that were, common to the Russian
conservative and how these char
acteristics influenced political
thinking in Russia before the
Bolshevik Revolution.
"Their (conservatives') idealiza
tion 'of traditional institutions and
values made them aware of the
continuity of Russian history," he
said. "For.this reason, they pro
vide the historian with many in
sights into Russian society and
cultural life that are usually ab
sent in the writings of the radical
intelligentsia."
THADEN FIRST became inter
rested in this topic when he was
studying at the University of Paris
in 1950. He began research on this
subject at the University of Wash
ington while studying as a post
doctoral scholar, during 1951-52.
After 1952 his research was con
tinued over a period of 10 years
at libraries in the United .States,
Western Europe, Finland and the
Soviet Union.
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Applications for staff head posi
tions of "News and Views," Col
lege of Home Economics publica
tion, are now available in 111 A
Home ..Economies. The deadline
for returning them is Feb. 11.
The deadline for Women's Rec
reation ASsociation applications
has been extended until 5 p.m.
today. Completed forms may be
turned in at White Hall or the
Hetzel Union desk.
"Soviet Education" will be the
subject for a lecture to be pre
sented at 8 p.m. in 121 Sparks by
George Z. F. Bereday, professor
of comparative education at
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, and a noted authority on
LUTHERAN STUDENT VESPERS
Tonight
6:30 p.m.
Eisenhower Chapel
Welcome
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TODAY ON CAMPUS
Applications
Lectures
NOTICE
To All
Who Are Presently Members
of the Business Staff of
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ---
STAFF WORKSHOP
Sunday, February 10
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
At the Collegian Office
Attendance Compulsory
AWS Applications for
Elected Executive Offices
are available at the
HUB Desk
Executive Officers are:
President, Ist Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary and Treasurer
2.5 Average necessary
Previous Senate - experience Is
required of President and
Ist Vice President aspirants
Deadline: Noon , Saturday, February 9
If there are any questions,
please call UN 5409
the Soviet -Union.
W. R. Weisman, head of
Department of Art, will lei
on "Modern Architecture in
ern Europe" to participant
this year's study abroad pro!
at 8 p.m. in 117 Sackett.
Other Events
Chem-Phys Student Counc
p.m., 212 HUB.
Engineering Student Council,
p.m., 215 Hammond.
Mortar Board, 6:15 p.m.,
Sackett.
News_ and Views Training B
6:30 p.m., 117 Home Ec.
University Readers, 7:30
McElwain Lounge.
WRA Fencing and Gymm
Clubs, 7 p.m., White Hall.
Zoology Club, 7:30 p.m.,
Boucke.
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