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tTbe Comentan MORAVIAN COLLEGE STUDENT WEEKLY Volume LXIV Bethlehem, Pa., Friday, March 23, 1962 Number 18 A uthor A ddresses StudentNew u s G Pre*y m r atfPff $ Michener Urges tm H. Si- ;i by David Bethune James Michener, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning "Tales of the South Pacific," spoke at an all-student convocation in Johnston Hall, last Wednesday, stressing the future service college stu¬ dents could give in foreign lands and nations far distant from America. THE BUCKS COUNTY WRITER SPOKE ON THE WORLDS MOST RECENT INDEPEND- ent nation, Western Samoa, which is the home of Lalomilo Kamu a Moravian senior. Michener, a can¬ didate in the Eighth Congression¬ al District of Pennsylvania, be¬ came familiar with Western Samoa during his years in the South Pacific. Kamu welcomed Michener and thanked the students for this tri¬ bute to his homeland while also describing the independence cele¬ bration of the people of Western Samoa. In an informal interview, Kamu stated Wester Samoa has been under the trusteeship of the Unit¬ ed Nations since 1948, adminis¬ tered by New Zealand. Kamu em¬ phasized the help the Western Samoans have received from the New Zealanders while the Western Students Elect Friedman Samoans have been working for their independence. WESTERN SAMOA IS PART As New U S G President of the Samoan Islands that com¬ prise about 1306 square miles Miss Jean Friedman was elected new United Student Govern¬ and is about 5000 miles from the ment (USG) President in the election held in Comenius United States. The Samoans have Hall, March 9 and 1 0. ^their own language, are Polynes¬ ian in their culture, Christian in SHE POLLED A TOTAL OF 286 VOTES IN DEFEATING their Peter religion, and their economy Gill, current holder of the e? ■ is primarily agricultural. office. Gill received 210 votes. JOSEPH TRODAHL WAS Western Robert Samoa is the first Lecher was elected to elected treasurer of the USG. He Polynesian country to gain its in¬ the post of USG vice president. defeated Jack James 258-225. dependence, but Kamu stated that Lecher defeated Frank Miller by A total of 496 students voted in they have their 15 votes 250-235. problems with a the election. shortage of trained leaders, teach¬ The position of USG secretary The new officers of USG will be ers, and agricultural experts and was won by Miss Pati Long who inducted at the next USG therefore meeting are looking for more tallied 250 votes against 234 tal¬ in the College Union technical assistance from Building James Michener, last week's other lied by her opponent, Miss Bar¬ speaker at an all-student convocation (CUB) on Tuesday, April 2. countries. bara fn Johnston Ilall, explains the beauty of AVestern Samoa, Finn. citing the IN COMMENTING ON HER lure of this Pacific island. Photo by Stoddard (Cont. on p. 4,_col. 5) election, the new USG president rabbi also has a diploma as co¬ elect; stated, "Immediate action Baltimore Rabbi To ordinator of guidance and coun¬ will be taken in order to define Symphony, Soloist, Speak selling from Teacher's College, the position of the United Stu¬ In Columbia University. dent Government in relation to To Program For the Appear Here Tomorrow The rabbi is chaplain for the College Union." Concerning the proposed Marjorie Mitchell, concert pian¬ has appeared in leading music Religion In Life Western Psychiatric Institute of reorganization of the USG, Miss Friedman said or¬ ist, will be the guest soloist with centers throughout Europe. Adler University of Pittsburgh and that The Jewish ganizations and their the Baltimore Symphony Orches¬ made his American debut with speaker for Reli¬ chairman of the Pittsburgh chap¬ influence on gion in Life Week will be ter of campus cannot be tra, tomorrow, at 8:30 p.m. in the New York Philharmonic Sym¬ Rabbi the Religious Education ignored. She Aaron Association. He added that "their interests are Johnston Hall. phony in 1940 and became perma¬ Ilson, spiritual leader of lectures on col¬ THIS WILL, BE THE FINAL nent conductor of the Baltimore Temple Siana in Pittsburgh, Penn¬ lege campuses, under the auspices being represented in the USG re¬ of presentation of the 1961-62 con¬ Symphony in 1959. sylvania. the Jewish Chautauqua Society, organization plans but these in¬ an terests will be balanced with cert series sponsored by the Beth¬ The program for tomorrow's PREVIOUS TO ASSUMING organization which creates those better of the student lehem Community Concert As¬ concert will include "Ovature to spiritual leadership of Temple understanding of Jewish body at large in sociation and the Moravian Col¬ the Bartered beliefs, the Jewish people, and keeping with a long range plan¬ Bride," by Smetana; Siana he previously served con¬ their lege Concert Committee. George Gershwin's Piano Concer¬ culture. ning." gregations in New York City and Miss Mitchell is a graduate of to, featuring Miss Mitchell; and "If Moravian," she coijtinued, Concord, New Hampshire. Rabbi . RABBI ILSON WILL PRE- the Juilliard/School of Music, and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. sent his "is to realize its unique position Ilson conducts a radio program major address on Tuesday has appeared as guest artist among small evening, March 27th at colleges, it must ac¬ presented weekly 7:30 p.m. throughout Europe and America entitled, "Chap¬ cept in the Bethlehem-Salem Room in responsibility." She cited the el Meditations," over station with many leading orchestras. fact that there would or the College Union building. be little Next Week WPIT in This In June of 1961, the Baltimore Pittsburgh. He has pre¬ no apathy if this sense of Religion in Life Week will be followed by a coffee hour respon¬ Symphony gained national atten¬ viously conducted a six year pro¬ for sibility were present. wil] be observed at Mora¬ studonts and faculty with an ' tion when the citizens of the city, gram in the rehabilitation of de¬ vian beginning Monday, informal discussion about the ad¬ Miss Friedman added, "All de¬ finding the organization in debt, linquent and March 26 continuing through emotionally disturb¬ dress and other related questions. pends upon an open communi¬ launched what came to be called ed youth at Hawthorne Cedar cation between USG and the Thursday, March 29. Rabbi Ilson will also address . "Operation Survival." A deficit of There will be four Knolls School in New York. student. body. Personal contact speak¬ classes in $154,000 was made up by the sociology and religion can in a ers featured during the Rabbi Ilson received his Bach¬ community such as ours, gifts of some 25 individuals, foun¬ and will be available much of the both compensate for the weeks program. (See story elor of Science and Master of deficien¬ dations and business concerns. on day on Tuesday and cies in a representative this page). Arts Wednesday govern¬ PETER HERMAN degrees from Columbia Uni¬ ADLER, di¬ ment and be a The theme of Religion in during Religion in Life Week for source of creative versity. He was ordained at He¬ rector and Conductor_of the Balti¬ and fruitful ide^is." Life, Week will be "Religion scheduled interviews or informal more Symphony is a native Of brew Union College—Jewish In¬ in Contemporary Literature SHE CLOSED WITH THE chats with students. Czechoslovakia p'pd has studied stitute of Religion in 1946,' re¬ Also during and Drama. statement, "If we act, we can at the Prague He Conservatory. ceiving his M.H.L. Degree. The (Cont. on p. 4, col. 4) grow." March 23, 1962 THE COMENIAN Page 2 Impressive Start New College Union Building Impresses; If there were any students who failed to be impressed by the new building on campus, they should have their heads examined. Many Facilities Provided In Student Center Moravian College has finally solved one of its main problems by David Howard with the completion of the College Union Building (CUB). Now Monday, March 12, the long awaited opening of the College Union Building (CUB) took place. all students have a place to go between classes, for lunch, or just STUDENTS ENTERING THE BUILDING WERE NOT GREETED WITH A TRIUMPHANT FANFARE plain relaxation. or blinded by the glare of photographer's flashbulbs, they merely- found the site they had watched being Such a building could have been almost as adequate on a less constructed for so long ready for occupancy. grander scale, but the impression surely would not have been the Those who toured the CUB iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiwbiimw^m^^^^^^mm^^M! 'Wf found no fanfare was needed, for same. But the CUB certainly is impressive. No expense was spared the ^building spoke for itself. All to provide a centrally located campus building serving the cultural soon realized that the years of and recreational needs of all students. waiting were truly justified for For the past few years there has been heard the familiar shouts the new student center was more than adequate. "Why there is no place to go at Moravian. There is nothing to In order to acquaint students do, no place to show off, not even a place for lunch 1" These cries with CUB facilities, tours were should no longer be heard, because with the opening of the CUB held from 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. A everyone soon was no realized this ordinary building. Most should complete tour of the CUB was have felt, that the CUB will become the student center at Mora¬ made with student guides serving vian. A place to go to see fellow students, relax, etc., etc. to explain the purpose of the' Certain problems arise with the advent of the CUB.