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The Gold 1961 3 Music Majors Mr.ReneMerennePresents ProbllemslLawyer, Moore Serve Campus Plan D",.i+,..I.. Belgiums Views On(ongo In Multitude Of Activities which through schools gr-ade the Belgians hoped to derive economic benefit the Congo. The Belgian surprise. at the apparently in- explicable sudden nationalism was only underlined in Mereu- ultj,nat'''Yln,.'-:.;s,spee~~ ~1~~~~u:Pt~:o;rs~ for autonomy in 1956. Why did Belgium grant in- dependence so quickly? Me- renne gave three reasons. The demands of the Congolese were unified and meant that if Bel- r."",,,~.1 "urn refused, a long and costly like that in Algeria follow. World opinion the Congolese, because anti-colonialism, and because the West feared refusal would lead to Communist domination of the Congolese. And pres- sure from inside Belgium, too, suggested that if they gave in- dependence soon, they could still stay and still make money. The Belgians suggested independ- by Louise Styche ence in 1964. But Lumumba and Kasavubu refused. They Five .westem Maryland girls wanted independence then. So and one faculty member repre- at the Brussels Roundtable sented the college in New York Conference in January 1960 the for the "Leadership Seminar on Belgians had a choice: main. iio~~~~~;~~~cl~~~~n,b~eb~~~~i I tain themselves with bloodshed or give independence before the 16 through 19. The Home Congo was ready. They took nomics Club voted for its , the latter course. This may gates; the winners were have been a mistake, said Me- Frances Hohman, Carol renne, but they could see no ad- merer, Margaret Mcjntyre, vantage in maintaining them- Judith Reinhart. Miss Helen selves with bloodshed. Another mistake the Belgians made once the independence movement was under way was in not . 'Africanizing' business and gov- In Congo. He ernment administration' yet . reference to ~he rubber that would take five ye~rsat which brought Belgium th:re the least, and the Belgians had ?nd the forced labor by which only six months left. Thirdly, It was produced .. He neglected the Belgians, with their eco- Russia.n student opinion . there is a definite. !~:O~i~~::lt~~~r;:~~:~ ~~~o~r~~~ ~:t:epin:~:e~~n!~ ~~~~d;tr~~~ cameR:::;~O~~ ~!p~~~:=nc,~eek ~~~.s.~~tween them m the ;~~~:~' a ~~:~ge ~~b~~c08.o~~~~~i;ea2~~~~ ~sd:!,°etrs~~::~~~~e~~ which featured Robert RUSSIa,: students,. however, facts are important, for they of tribes and with Belgium for;~~e ~~~~~:Sit~~ ~~;lrh~el~~:~::s~t :~:~~~~:n~ra: ~~~ e;:~:~~~~~e ~!hi~~ ,h::::l~ gone t it quite naturally fell were ~~i~~~ :~~~a~Ch:~e t;c~no:~:l~·up~!~~ ~~~~c:ntoe:. ~:~ ~o~~~~~:~a~~~ r'P_'-' ., -, an ex- ity, the r;st of the w~rld will fore erupting. the YMCA crumble into commumsm. In Belgians Mistook Calm Compliments He spent. three 75 to 100 years ~here will be a Merenne and the Belgians a camp with 500 true classless society and broth- mistook the placid surface for erhood of all me~. complete contentment with the J. C. PENNEY CO. by saying he was Mr. Clapp pointed out that Belgian program of public Russian those youth see themselves as :":"':"~:":'d:'~h:O':Pi:to:I'~':nd:t::::::::;::::::::;::::::::;::::::::;::::::::;::::::::;::::::::;;;;;;: that contempo- key people in their country and read ' , fiction of such as the ones who will obtain true Hemingway and communism. They are ener- and knew the names getic whereas American youth players in seem to be.apathetic, irresponai- profes- tall;.., b~dt~~.n A~~a ~~n~~:~i:~ Reed-Barton Holds and Bob asked ble and discouraged. a question In response to ~1:e~al!i ~:~daez~ndo~~S:n:,a~~~ Competition asking what American students could do, Bob answered that Miss Jane Creel of Lever they could be more concerned about politics and democracy, ~~~~~d~pe~i~~ ~~~~~:;~~s v7s~~: "S~~~~ O~~~iO:~rO~~:tit~onn~~~~UI!h~p~~7~~~sd~0~:::ry could follow world sitUations, to General Foods Kitchens; being conducted at Western information about the and could let their congressmen Simplicity Pattern Company, Maryland during February and they do not know their opinions. Inc.; Good Housekeeping; New Ma.rch by our studen_t represen· can Jiving York Times; and the Talon Ed· tatJve, Barbara Heflm. and relationships ucational Service resulted in an In the "Silver Opinion Com· ers and workers, awareness of the broad field petition," an ~ntTy form ill.us. They cannot see and numerous job opportunities tr~tes .12 de~lgns of ~terhng are also owners in the for the home economics grad- With nme deSigns of chma and uate. crystal. The entrant lists what she considers the six best com- binations of these. Awards consisting of a. $500, a $300, and a $250 scholarship During the last snoW are first, second, and third members of the. . grand awards from off cam?us m theIr Runners-up will to classes m the $100 parked ille~ally. 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