| Summary: | Page Two THE CONCORDIAN Thursday, March 6, 1941. The Concordian's Mirror Of Collegiate Viewpoints What Students Are Doing And Thinking Here And In The Nation Jottings From The Editors Desk Ours Not To Ask? Our nations', leaders realize that we are close to war, A recent statement by Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones shows that: "We're in the war, or at least nearly in the war . . . We're (preparing for it." College youth realizes that we are close to war. Results of a national opinion poll published in The Concordian last week showed that 67 per cent believe that we cannot sidestep war. With most of us agreed that we shall go to war do any of us know WHY we must ? Leaders have told us that a Hitlerian air invasion is possible and highly probable. Ac-cording to military experts in the Christian Century for Feb. 12 such invasion is impossible. Men-bohLnd-tho-scenes admit, Bays the United States News for Jan. 31, '1941, that the Invasion threat is being used to awaken us to the danger of economic restric-tion in world markets. This threat, too, has gone unde-fined. They say we cannot live under a German trade bloc. Yet, we prospered while restricted by a British empire trade bloc which controlled most of the world's resources. THE DANGER JAPAN PRE-SENTS TO US, NOW RECEIV-ING PARTI CULAR PROM-INENCE, HAS NEVER BEEN GIVEN A VALID DEFINITION. In petty matters we fiercely re-sist being shoved around, but in these fundamental things we al-low ourselves to be led by the nose. We are the youth of America. We shall have to fight any war that may be fomented. We have a right to know WHY we are go-ing into war. We must demand the WHY before we submit to any more shoves in that direction. Let's not be intellectual sissies! Gripe Basket Want Schoberg Dear Editor: Friends and relatives of mine have told me how much they en-joy Prof. Schoberg's Cobber Casts on Fridays. Such comments have made me wonder why we students are not privileged to hear these programs. I am certain that I express the sentiment of many Cob-bers when I say that we would like to hear his Cobber Casts. Isn't it possible for Prof. Scho-berg to broadcast from chapel on Friday? Lawn Law Dear Editor: Spring is almost here again and our campus should make a bid as one of the beauty spots of the community; however, if the indis-criminate stampeding over our lawns continues as it has this win-ter our campus will make a bid for unsightliness. Perhaps students do find it a little hard to get to classes on time, but why not try and save our grounds? — Co-ed. Wants Phones To The Editor: When one calls Fjelstad hall or Grose hall he is able to obtain his party speedidly by the efficient buzzer system, but when one calls the men's dormitory he has no such assurance. I recommend a new phone sys-tem in men's dormitory to permit speedy calls and prevent the in-efficiency we now have. —G. W. B. Press Influence Exceeds Radio's Survey Discloses Your newspaper still rates ahead of the radio as an influence upon public opinion, results of a recent survey conducted by Columns, stu-dent newspaper at West Virginia State college, Fairmount, Va., in-dicate. Reasons advanced f a v o r i n g newspapers are that the press gives greater details, adds flavor to the news with pictures, and is free from the boring monotonous style of advertising of the radio. To the credit of radio is that it carries "spot" news, adds inter-est by variety programs-and car-ries more powerful national adver-tising. Suggestions given to improve the newspapers were exclusions of crime stories, divorce cases, re-duction of newsprint to tabloid size, use of more pictures, shorter stories, more columns and editor-ials by authorities and depart-mentalization of news. Columns for local news and pro and con discussions and the elimi-nation of cheap ads were also ad-vanced. One student believed newspapers should be printed in small size and put on the street every three hours with spot news and pictures, with a large size every weekend summarizing events of the week.—ACP Looking Back FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Mission society presents two plays depicting foreign mission work Preparations are being made for LSU press convention this month Literary societies makes plans for operetta Augs-burg cagers defeat Cobbers 32-28 Muenzer trio of European fame to appear in college auditor-ium. TEN YEARS AGO Concordia students attend LSU convention at Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul . . . Kermit Overby reelected editor-in-chief of The Concordian . . . Raymond Hus is business manager . . . Choir leaves to tour Iowa, Wisconsin and northern Minnesota . . . Five dele-gates attend LSAA convention at St. Cloud . . . Literary societies an-nounce lists of freshman pledges. FIVE YEARS AGO Harold Thornby, Gladys Borstad and Arnhild Fj elds tad head cast of "The Mikado," to be directed by Clara Duea, music instructor Faculty changes grading sys-tems from numerical percentages to letter symbols Delta Rho, Nu Sigma Rho give open house program Cobbers defeat St. Mary's 33-29, lose to Hamline and Macalester Norman Scheide, Jack Davis and Donald B a ecus ad-mitted to Alpha Psi Omega, dra-matic fraternity Mission play honoring Rev. and Mrs. G. Torvik and family is presented. THE CONCORDIAN Pnblkfctd wetkly dartnv th« ichool r w accept during rwation, holiday and examination parlwb, by the rtadenta of Ooneordla Goll«c«, Hoorhesd. Entered M MCond elm** matter at the posto/Ctc* of Hoorh«ad, Minn. All-AmKiean Hooor BaHn* In AOP - 1N6-C0. 1MM4 STUDENTS UNION ASSOCIATION 1M9 - Hmbtr - 1*40 AuociaU Pr Sditor-In-ehW— aditor •dltor- BoeUty «Mtor f editor editor H. Harold P»l«r KJe an Bakke Ormld Bnfcfc* Opal Butlda BUIIDWB AtWertiiln* manager Circulation manager Editorial advieer Boalneee adrlser Copy editor Lfeyd Lanon Otto Berg- Floren Ro.de __Lodle TyMeland torman Verditrabd Bettye Wilken Advances Solution For National Economy Solution for the current eco-nomic problem of the United States was advanced by Carl H. Wilken, secretary oC the Raw Materials National Council, who spoke in chapel this week. Graduate of the University of Iowa in 1917, Wilken made a special study of our national econo-my in the 30-year period, 1910 to 1940. In an interview for The Con-cordian he stated that results of the Council's survey show that through raising the farm income the entire national economy would be bettered by 25 billion dollars, thus solving country's eco-nomic difficulties. Self sufficiency In relation tto national defense was out-lined as not being: much con-cern at present. "We can be 98 per cent self sufficient. Only products we cannot obtain hero are tea and coffee," he asserted. "Dictators are the receivers of a bankrupt economy," Wilken cited as a threat toward economic sta-bility. "Parity prices for agri-cultural products protected by tariff will restore normalcy." Introduced in the senate by Senators Gillette and Burke, legislation drafted by the Council Iws already been pro-posed to come under existing provisions of the Farm Credit Act. Prepared by Charles Ray, Coun-cil's industrial engineer, charts in the brochure "Prosperity Within Grasp," now on reserve in the li-brary, present facts gathered by the survey. Students desiring further information on findings of the Council can obtain it by writ-ing Raw Materials National Coun-cil at Sioux City, Iowa, Wilken stated. Convention Calls Carnie Day Us To Be Partners . On Christ's Plan March Lion Koars As College Choir Departs Strange faces are gone, the con-ventions is over and activities of our campus have reverted to nor-mal order. But there is a differ-ence between this week and last. We have heard a special call from God. We should have either a new or a deeper concern for Christ for we have not only attended a convention; we have met Christ in this assembly. But what did we Cobbers do with the Christ we met? Did we meet him and then go past, or did we turn and go with Him? Now that we are down from the heights are we still walking with Christ? He has asked us to be junior partners in His plan for the world. We have a vision to fulfill—a duty to perform. Faith calls for fruit worthy of its existence. That will not be easy. We will often feel the grasp of Satan and be tempted to turn back but we must remem-ber with every temptation God gives the strength to overcome. The Christ we met during this convention gave us Himself to build on. No Christian Cobber need ever falter. This foundation never shakes but it does give free-dom to live our life without as-senting to demands of our sinful flesh and Satan. Then what will we Cobbers do with the Christ we met at this convention ? We will concern our-selves with the high calling of joining Christ in His redemptive work and live lives which are in complete accord with our high of-fice as junior partners.—A. C. M. Flight Program Trains 10,000 Over 10,000 students were train-ed last year by the civilian pilot training program being carried out by the government in the na-tion's colleges. Under direction of the commerce department the program provides for training of civilian pilots on a nation-wide basis for five-years. Aroused by national defense needs Congress appropriated funds for training 75,000 more youths during the fiscal year 1941. With these funds the administration put into operation plans provid-ing for summer, fall and winter sessions, providing three classes of trainees yearly.—ACP. By HOWARD MORTENSON In the parlance of the game it was "Carnie Day." Group after group of freaks, singers, and rau-cous- voiced people rolled onto the sidewalk in front of the Main. Needless to say, the meager popu-lace turned out wholesale to gape and mill around the choir people during the process of loading the busses. I stood apart from the milling mob watching the busy scene be-fore me. All winter long I had had to be content with the motion picture for my view of the won-ders, the charm, the mystery of the world outside of the smug complacency of our "corn" coun-try. Here was glamour! Why over there were sweating workers, a rarety and a sure-fire curiosity in our community, slav-ing under the direction of a single white man, the student manager. Right at my elbows were choir girls with faces painted like cupie dolls. They walked around with free easy strides apparently seeing nothing out of their tired eyes. (Before going to Hollywood, if California is on the itinerary, I hope they have seen "Third Fin-ger, Left Hand" and know what people out there expact from Man-nesota— or have listened to "In-formation Please?" and know their ignorance of the Dakotas.) The loading of the trunks and stands progressed with military precision. Long practice had made the whole process as mechanical as a huge many-handed robot. Soon the motors were started. The whole grounds was flooded with noise and a sea of waving hands. The March lion helped to in-crease the roar and the wind was emphasized by the frantic waving of hands, (Probably more exer-cise than a lot of Cobbers had had all year.) A battery of cameras from the pre-war 98 cent vintage to modern rand ids and movies clicked at the precise moment some person's ear floated past the lens revealing the 3rums, the only drums on the scene. Where was the band? No brass in sight. A lull disclosed the distant strains of The Spirit of 76 from the direction of the conser-vatory. Cobber folk poured out of the Main and clambered for a place on the cement platform, some clad in bright jackets and hoods, all Jumping and shouting "g'byes.*' A "bachelor to be" appeared momen-tarily upon the stage beside his bally-hooing I r i s h room-mate, frowned and squirmed and then—• disappeared Into seclusion. The doors of the busses stood open. A lone man at one urged passersby to come in and take a last look. Bashful couples flocked in from obscure corners and part-ed long before the bus was reach-ed. Fathers and mothers stood waiting patiently for little Juniors to get on. The smell of burning steaks in the neighborhood, appe-tizing odors from the book-store, shouts to "write" and "think of me" kept my head turning from left to right. The motors whirred, twin wheels began to rotate and amid wails and crashing of teeth the Choir, 59 strong plus incidentals, depart-ed. Yes—the carnival was over again. Glamour, charm, mystery, bally-hoo, and hokum, were all there. I saw it all. Always it happens on our campus in the same way and with equal attrac-tion. It is a visual debauch, an ear-splitting din, yet a fine fare-well to the choir and a fitting tri-bute to three long weeks to come —for some! Keep Informed Flashes Of World Wide News GERMANY REJECTS RUSSIAN REBUKE. Rejecting Russian rebukes to Bulgaria for allowing German occupation, Nazis pushed preparations for defense of their newly acquired satellite by concentrations on both Balkan and Russian fronts, informants reported yesterday. NYE CAIAS BRITAIN AGGRESSOR. Assailing Great Britain as "the greatest aggressor in all modern history," Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota concluded his third senate speech opposing the British aid "bill this week. NAZIS CHARGE SABOTAGE. Using same methods as preceded German infiltration into Hungary and Rumania, Nazi newspapers began systematic charges of British sabotage in Jugoslavian industries including oil refineries, press reports indicated Tuesday. BRITISH ADMIT 14 SHIPS LOST. Debunking Nazi claims to have sunk 215,000 tons of shipping the week ending Feb. 24, British admiralty sources admitted yesterday a loss of 14 ships of 16,868 tons. NIPPON LANDS ARMY IN INDO-CHINA. In readiness to back up ultimatums to France for immediate acceptance of Japanese formulated peace terms between French Indo-China and Thailand, Japan landed troops on the gulf of Tonkong in one of the greatest surprise military moves in history yester-day, as 100 warships sailed to reinforce their positions. NORSE RAID CARRIED OUT BY BRITISH. Raiding German occupied Norwegian Lofoten islands, one of the richest fishing grounds in the world, British forces carried off a num-ber of Nazi and Norse prisoners, German news sources reported yesterday. Male Loss Of 11% Via Army Sighted For Colleges Colleges and universities over the nation will lose 11 per cent of their male students to Uncle Sam's defense program if these students accurately foresee their own fu-ture Student Opinion Surveys of America discloses in results of na-tional samplings. More than 80,000 college men believe they will either be called by their local draft boards or vol-unteer for their year's service In-stead of returning to school in the fall. Because of the Selective Service act provision permitting defer-ment until June 1 for all men en-rolled in college, very few under-graduates have entered in their year of training. In February 1940, the Survey* found 81 per cent of the nation's students opposed to passage of a bill by Congress requiring every able-bodied young man of 20 years of ago to enter a year's training In tho Army or Navy. Last year 80 per cent of college men declared they would not vol-unteer if the United States went to war for reasons, other, than hemisphere defense, but in Octo-ber 1939, only 58 per cent said they would not volunteer if the United States went to war against Germany to aid England. Nearly four-fifths of the stu-dents now in school believe they will be able to return for one year's study at the least. 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