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Social Calendar
Spring term social events must
be listed with the dean of women
before Saturday. The spring social
calendar will be announced Tues
day.
VOLUME XXXII
EducationBody
Meeting Called
For Tomorrow
State Board To Gather
In Portland
Federal Survey Expected
To Be Released Friday
For Publication
Seeking a way out of the finan
cial dilemma faced by the Univer
sity of Oregon, Oregon State col
lege, and the three normal schools
at La Grande, Ashland, and Mon
mouth, following Governor Julius
L. Meier’s $500,000 veto of the
legislature’s $1,181,000 appropria
tion for the schools, the state
board of higher education will
meet in Portland tomorrow, it was
learned here last night.
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, presi
dent of the University, will go to
Portland for the meeting, and W.
J. Kerr, president of Oregon
State, is also expected to be pres
ent at the conference.
Federal Survey Awaited
The state board meeting has
been called by C. L. Starr, presi
dent. Friday Starr hopes to have
advance copies of the federal gov
ernment’s survey of higher educa
tion in Oregon, conducted last
spring by the bureau of education
under the direction of Dr. Arthur
A. Klein, in the hands of board
members.
The survey too is expected to
be released for publication tomor
row morning. Being the first out
side study of the situation in Ore
gon, the survey is expected to go
into educational matters thor
oughly and make numerous recom
mendations for future administra
tion of the institutions.
Referendum Is Started
Along with the announcement of
the state board’s meeting word
came from Salem yesterday that
the tax equalization leagues of
western Oregon counties would in
voke the referendum against house
bill 408, which appropriated the
$1,181,000 sum. When Governor
Meier lopped off $500,000 from the
measure, he also vetoed the emer
gency clause attached to the bill,
thereby allowing referendum pro
ceedings to be started within 90
days. To place the issue on the
ballot at the November, 1932,
election it will be necessary to ob
tain 10,800 signatures to the ref
erendum petitions by June 5.
The state’s institutions of higher
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New Seats To Hold
1800 for Canoe Fete
New bleachers with a seating ca
pacity of about 1800 people will
be ready for the Canoe Fete audi
ence this year. The old bleachers
are being torn down and the new
ones are taking shape. The new
seats will be built on the same gen
eral plan as the old ones, but with
enlarged seating capacity. They
are of a temporary nature for the
reason that they stand on city
property and there is possibility of
changes being made in the course
of the race or in the highway
which runs parallel with and ad
jacent to the race at that point.
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Annex 'dsATO’s
To i se Grades
jyjANY dlffe methods of
raising hoi grades have
been tried at various times by
living organizations on the cam
pus. The newest gag, however,
was that tried by the ATO’s
during examination week last
term.
It seems that an epidemic of
influenza swept through the Al
pha Tau Omega house, and ac
cordingly ten of the members
applied for admission to the in
firmary. As a result the infirm
ary annex was opened up for
their special accommodation,
and an “ATO Annex” was es
tablished. There the brothers re
mained during examination week.
To some the incident may
seem sad, but according to var
ious campus highlights—“watch
the ATO scholarship rating for
last term.”
Student Soloists
Selected To Sing
Mass on Easter
Agnes Petzold Given First
Soprano Role by Choir
Director Boardman
The names of the five students
who will be soloists in the presen
tation of Rossin’s “Stabat Mater”
next Sunday afternoon were an
nounced yesterday by Arthur
Boardman, who will direct the
first division of the University
polyphonic choir in the mass.
Agnes Petzold, Oregon City, will
take the first soprano role; Mar
garet Simms, Salem, second so
prano; William McNabb, Eugene,
tenor; Ralph Engberg, Seattle,
basso - cantate; George Barron,
Ashland, basso.
Harold Ayres will accompany at
the piano, and Winifred Tyson will
be at the organ console.
Rossini’s score for the “Stabat
Mater” is one of the best known
that have been composed for this
antique' Latin poem since it was
written in the 13th century. Pal
estrina, a 16th century composer,
gave it two different settings
which are also widely used.
Since the program is to be given
on Easter Sunday afternoon, there
will be no admission charge. The
concert will begin at 4 o’clock.
Lieutenant McCaramon
Transferred to China
Lieut. J. E. McCammon, who
has been stationed at the local R.
O. T. C. for the last two years,
has been ordered to China, accord
ing to word received from United
States army headquarters.
Lieutenant McCammon will sail
from San Francisco September 10
for Chinwangtao, China. From
there he will go to Peiping to re
port to the military attache,
American legation. Included in
his duty is the pursuance of a
course in the Chinese language.
He will be there four years.
Before coming to the University
in 1929, Lieutenant McCammon
was stationed at Tientsin, China,
with the American forces from
1923 to 1927.
He will remain at the University
until he sails in September.
Air Rifle Brigade of Physics
Students Guard Experiment
“Forward the Physics Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the students thought
Norris had blundered:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and lie;—
Into the halls of Deady
Five students thundered.
Loaded all their air guns fair,
Loaded as they turned on the
stair.
Challenging the students there,
Stopping the profs, while
All the school wondered:
Climbed to the tower higher
Hung there a sixty-foot wire;
Students and soldiers
Reeled and began to perspire
As back they thundered.
Why did they stay so late?
To prove that the earth would ro
tate!
But still they wondered.
Honor the charts they made!
Honor the Physics Brigade!
They hadn’t blundered.
Thus runs the story of the battle
fought by W. V. Norris’ advanced
general physics class yesterday in
Deady hall in their experiment to
determine the rotation of the
earth.
A 260-pound ball suspended from
the tower of Deady by a 60-foot
strand of piano wire and placed
over a chart to determine its
course, from hour to hour, was all
the apparatus used.
The experiment has been tested
by Professor Norris and his assist
ant, H. J. Unger, and has been
found to check within a quarter of
a degree. Norris expressed the
opinion that the results obtained
from yesterday's experiment will
check even more closely.
Bach student was armed with
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Baker Chosen
To Head Prep
School Relays
Fifth Annual Track Meet
Slated for April 25
Invitations Sent Out Over
State; More Than 200
Athletes Expected
Wally Baker, of Stanfield, will'
be in charge of arrangements for
the fifth annual interscholastic
_ - - track meet for
Oregon high
schools, to be
held on the cam
pus S a turday,
April 25, it was
announced yes
terday by George
Cherry, president
of the associated
students. Cherry
has a p pointed
him general
Wally Baker chairman for the
event.
All Schools Invited
Invitations to enter the meet,
which is commonly known as the
“high school relays,” have been
sent out to all the high schools of
the state, Baker said, and several
acceptances have already been re
ceived. Last year there were 21
schools entered, with a total of 263
athletes competing. This spring
even more are expected, according
to Baker.
“Wide interest has been shown in
the meet,” he said, “and the Uni
versity will undoubtedly have as
its guests a good representation of
the high school athletes of the
state.” Plans for the entertain
ment of the visitors are still un
settled, but will be made known in
the near future, he declared.
Housing Plans Made
All fraternities will be called
upon for aid in housing the men
over the week-end, Baker an
nounced. The houses will draw
beforehand for teams, which will
be sent to them upon their arriv
al in Eugene Friday, following the
official registration of the entries
at McArthur court. A letter mak
ing clear the arrangements for
housing is to be sent out to all
house presidents tomorrow.
Appointments of other chairmen
and committees to direct the work
of preparation for the event will
be made by Baker within a week,
he stated yesterday.
David To Resume
Emerald Radio
Programs Today
News Talks To Be Given
Each Day at 4:15
During Term
At 4:15 this afternoon Ralph
David, manager of the Oregon
Daily Emerald’s regular radio edi
torials, will broadcast over station
KORE in the Emerald’s first edi
torial broadcast this term. The
same policy of regular 15-minute
programs as was adhered to dur
ing the winter term will be the
system this term. The broadcasts
released over KORE are either ex
tracts from the Emerald, or out
standing editorials from other
campus publications with further
local comment. The University of
Oregon is the only Pacific coast
school which broadcasts editorial
programs each day.
The policy of having professors
from the University speak twice
a week will also be continued.
David still hopes to be able to pre
sent such broadcasts in the eve
nings instead of the afternoons,
and to devote a half hour to each
talk instead of the customary 15
minutes. The programs, according
to David, proved quite popular to
the radio listeners, and this inter
est on the part of the people of
the state will necessitate a much
larger program of talks this term.
“We have many speakers lined
up who will face the microphone
soon,” he says. "We of the Em
erald feel that what the professors
at the University of Oregon know
should not become the property of
just the fortunate few who attend
school here, but should be given
an outlet so that the citizens of
the entire state may be benefited.
That is the purpose of our radio
programs.’’
Kuschan,9Cellist, Pleases In
Recital at Music Auditorium
Aurora Potter Gndertvood
Gives Aide Assistance
As Accompanist
By GEORGE BARRON
Franz Kuschan, ’cellist, gave a
most pleasing recital last evening
at the school of music auditorium.
Mr. Kuschan is not an impetuous
performer but more than makes
up for this by the keen discrimi
nation and clean-cut quality of his
playing. He was very ably assist
ed by Aurora Potter Underwood
at the piano.
The Grieg Sonata Op. 36 for
'cello and piano showed a facile
technique on the part of both per
formers, the changing moods of
the Norse composer being excel
lently portrayed.
The Concerto in A-minor by
Saint-Saens was very well re
ceived. It evidenced well the art
ist's mastery of his instrument.
The last group contained several
interesting numbers: Bloch's
“Prayer” with its fascinating
modernistic harmonies; Menuet by
Debussy; Apres un Reve by Faure,
a beautiful ethereal composition
demanding a smooth, silken tone;
Piece en forme de Habaner by1
Ravel; and Variations Sympho
niques by Boellmann.
An encore was demanded by the
audience and Mr. Kushan favored
them with a composition of his
own, a delightful little number
with rhythmic treatment of a very
unusual nature.
Oregon Debaters
Win From Arizona
In Varsity Contest
Evans, Campbell Victors
On Negative of Chain*
Store Question
Oregon debaters were again vic
torious last night, when Walter
Evans and Wallace Campbell, up
holding the negative of the ques
tion, "Resolved, that the expansion
of the chain store is detrimental to
the best interests of the American
people,” won over Paul Roca and
Sam Adams, of the University of
Arizona. The debate, which was
held in Villard hall, was presided
over by John R. Mez, associate
professor in economics and politi
cal science. The decision was ren
dered by W. A. Dahlberg, varsity
men’s debate coach of Oregon
State college.
The affirmative team from Ari
zona maintained that expansion of
the chain stores is detrimental to
the individual community and to
the nation as a whole. The first
speaker pointed out that chain
stores are disadvantageous to the
individual consumer, to the indi
vidual retailer and to the commun
ity as a whole. "Any system that
strikes disadvantageously at the
independent retailer is detrimental
to the American public,” the af
firmative declared.
The Oregon debaters, upholding
the negative, refuted the affirm
ative’s argument that "The inde
pendent merchant is being beaten
down by this system, which is
tending toward a monopoly,” and
maintained that the cooperative
store movement, which the affirm
ative advocated, was not superior,
but actually inferior to the chain
store system. The affirmative
pointed out that the chain operates
on the law of diminishing returns;
that the most a chain store can
take from a community is about
three per cent, while it brings sav
ings of from seven to thirteen per
cent; and that the chain is more
stable than the independent store.
Candidates for Editor
To Be Chosen Tuesday
To nominate not more than four
persons for Emerald editor for
next year, the editorial staff of
the student daily will meet Tues
day, April 7, Vinton Hall, Emerald
editor, said last night.
The names of the nominees will
be handed to the publications com
mittee of the A. S. U. O. follow
ing the meeting. Further nomina
tions for the editorship may be
made by a petition of not less than
100 students at large, and given
to the publications group not later
than April 15.
The editor will be chosen by the
third week in April.
Rae To Give Course
For House Managers
House managers will have the
opportunity of presenting their
problems this term in a regular
business administration course un
der the direction of John M. Ftae,
associate professor of business ad
ministration, it was announced by
David E. Faville, dean of that
school. Lloyd Sherill, senior in
economics, will assist Mr. Rae in
the work.
In the house administration
course such managerial problems
as those of buying and recording,
finance raising methods, and the
selection of menus will be taken
up.
Double Movie Bill
Of Faculty Group
On Screen Today
Russian and English Film
Productions Scheduled
To Start at 1 P, M,
Keen interest is being shown by
faculty and students in the weekly
presentation of the Faculty club at
the Colonial theater this afternoon,
for two widely diversified motion
pictures will be offered on the
club's first double bill.
For those who like the spectac
ular, the unusual and weird effects
of photography and mass handling
of subject, there will be “Turk
sib," one of the most striking pic
tures ever imported. It was made
in Russia, and is the gigantic
story of the building of a railroad
under the most dramatic condi
tions. It is regarded as an epic
in every way.
Rivalling the picture in interest
I will be the music score, which has
| been prepared by David Piper, mu
sic critic of the Oregonian. From
his own library he has selected
musical numbers which add great
ly to the atmosphere of the drama.
“Escape,” a talking picture, is
an exact presentation of the play
by John Galsworthy. The cast is
all English, and some of the finest
talent available has been selected.
The film has won warm praise
from critics everywhere it has
been shown, and it is regarded as
one of the most interesting dra
matic productions of the talking
picture era. It is a picture made
especially for those who prefer the
more worthwhile in the cinema.
For the convenience of the pa
trons, one of the two films will
start each hour throughout the
afternoon. The first presentation
will be “Turksib” at 1 o’clock.
This picture will be shown at 1,
3 and 5, while “Escape” will be
presented at 2, 4 and 6. Those
who come in between 5 and 6 may
order dinner served to them in the
theater, a feature that proved
very popular at the last Faculty
club presentation.
Both of the feature pictures
may be seen for the regular Fac
ulty club admission of 25 cents.
Shortness of both features, and the
fact that the club finds one too
many films on its hands to show,
decided the committee to offer
both in a double bill. Either is
regarded as excellent.
Organization Formed
Here by Secretaries
Secretaries employed by the
University of Oregon have formed
an organization for the purpose of
becoming better acquainted. Pre
liminary plans have been drawn
up and officers elected, with Mrs.
Paul Ager as president, Mrs. Clara
Fitch, vice-president, and Kathryn
Bailey, secretary. A need for such
an organization has been felt for
some time on the campus, in order
that the secretaries may become
better acquainted with each other.
A name will be selected for the
organization at its next meeting,
which will be held soon. The execu
tive committee which has been ap
pointed by Mrs. Ager is as follows:
Margaret Boyer, Lynette Davis,
Eula Duke, Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. Edith
' Fleming, Miss Nellie Furnish, Mrs.
! Gladys Hay, Mrs. Mabel Houck,
1 Mrs. Ralph Leighton, Ruth New
I ton, Margaret Phy, Ida M. Pope,
Mrs. Alice Socolofsky, Gertrude M.
' Stephenson, Kathryn Bailey, Miss
| Mary E. Kent, and Miss Nellie
I Jenkins.
Varied Talent
Brought out in
Vodvil Tryouts
Skits and Specialty Acts
Pass in Review
Miller Continues Judging
Today; Continuity Idea
To Be Abandoned
Skits and specialty acts featur
ing a wide variety of talent were
presented to Barney Miller, in
charge of the manuscript for Jun
ior Vodvil, at the tryouts held yes
terday afternoon in the back room
of the College Side Inn, it was an
nounced by Miller last night. Try
outs for these skits and acts will
be continued throughout the week.
Miller stated, “but,” he said, “it
is advisable for those who have
ideas or plans to submit them as
soon as possible.” Tryouts will be
held in the College Side again to
day between the hours of 3 and 6,
at which time Miller and his as
sistants will judge and accept or
reject the proposed acts.
This year, continuity is being
entirely dispensed with in the pro
duction of the vodvil and there is
added opportunity for using the
individual skit, Miller said. "I
should like to urge,” he stated,
"that each house enter at least one
skit in the tryouts.”
Slocum Issues Cull
Kelsey Slocum, assistant general
chairman, has issued a call to all
persons who are interested in or
who have ideas for costuming to
be featured in the production. Any
such persons are to see him at the
earliest moment and present their
ideas for consideration.
“It will also be necessary,” Slo
cum stated, “that we have a group
of volunteer stage hands and it is
not too early for such a group to
become familiar with the vodvil
: presentation.”
Tonight at 7:30 the girls’ danc
ing chorus will rehearse in the back
room of the College Side Inn, it
was announced by Marian Camp,
director, yesterday. “Work on the
chorus has been progressing
steadily,” she said, “and a great
amount of improvement has been
made.”
Rehearsals Next Week
Plans for the vodvil are rapidly
nearing completion, and the act
ual work of practice and rehearsal
will start the first of next week,
according to the manuscript writ
ers. So far there has been no def
inite selection of talent other than
that appearing in the chorus. Any
person desiring to act in any of
the short plays, skits, or scenes
are to report to Barney Miller this
afternoon at the College Side dur
ing the regular skits and acts try
outs.
Frosli Glee Work
To Start Monday,
Says Ed Reames
Dwight Johnson’s Music
From Portland Night
Club Secured
Plans for the Frosh Glee, annual
all-campus dance which will be
held Saturday, April 11 at the Ig
loo, have been completed, and act
ual work for the affair will com
mence next Monday, Ed Reames,
head of the student directorate an
nounced last night.
Dwight Johnson’s Multnomah
hotel orchestra from Portland has
been secured for the event. Be
sides a long stay at the Portland
night club, Johnson has a record of
successful engagements in the
Northwest as well as a long Or
pheum tour.
The motif for the dance will be
"Blossom Time." Decorators from
the Stark company in Portland
will come to the campus Monday
to take charge of all decoration
work. Helen Burns, chairman of
the student committee, has organ
ized her group to make flowers for
use in the Igloo.
Programs have been chosen, the
list of patrons and patronesses is
practically completed, and all other
committees have been working on
their part of the work for the last
two weeks, Reames said.
I -
Honor Roll Correction
Through an error the name of
George Layman, of Eugene, was
omitted from the honor roll list
published in yesterday’s Emerald.
lLayman receive all I’s last term.
AWS Mass Meet
4 o'clock Today
•ODAY nt 4 o'clock in Vlllard
assembly the first spring
term mass meeting of the Asso
ciated Women Students will lx*
held. Nominations made for ne\t
year's officers by a committee
from the executive council will
be presented at the meeting, and
there will be an opportunity to
make further nominations from
the floor if desired.
Ann Baum has been nomin
ated by the committee for presi
dent. Borotliy Kails and Vir
ginia Grone are the candidates
for vice-president, and Maryel
len Bradford and Kllen Sersan
ous are up for secretary. Allele
Wedemeyer and Lucille Kraus
have been nominated for treasur
er, Nancy Suomela and Dorothy
Hughes for sergeant-at-arms,
and Madeleine Gilbert and Betty
Davis for reporter.
Elections will be held next
Wednesday.
Three Plays Will
Open High Sehool
Tournament Here
Cottage Grove, University
High, and Corvallis
Compete Tonight
The first three of the nine high
school plays to be presented in
competition for the Guild theatre
cup trophy, in the fifth annual
high school drama tournament,
will appear on the boards of Guild
hall at 8 tonight.
The tournament is being spon
sored by the extension division and
drama departments, and the ad
mission charge will be 35 cents.
Cottage Grove, Corvallis, and
University high schools will be
presented tonight. The first of the
plays will be presented by Cottage
Grove—“The Trysting Place,” by
Booth Tarkington. It is a modern
comedy with the typical Tarking
ton adolescent character. The
cast includes:
Lancelot Briggs, Jphn Clark Jr.;
Mrs. Curtis, Francis Randall; Mrs.
Briggs, Jerrine Burrows; Jessie
Briggs, Louise Wynne; Mr. Rupert
Smith, Delbert Safley; Mr. In
goldsby, Howard Taylor; Mysteri
ous Voice, Marvin Shaw. Eariel
Lee Gilbert is the director.
“Somebody,” by Richard L. Mel
ville, is the offering of Corvallis
high school. It is a serious drama
concerned with prison life, and its
cast includes:
John Grierson, a prison guard,
Roy Stout; Mary Grierson, his
wife, Shirley Stuart; Frankie,
tijeir son, Joe Mitchell; Pierey, a
newspaper reporter, Don Bennett.
The director is Mrs. Edna Dean
Condon.
Don Bennett, who appears as
Pierey, a newspaper reporter, won
the Portland Telegram cup for the
best individual actor last year.
University high school will pre
sent “Jazz and Minuet,” by Ruth
Giorloff, a romantic costume play
contrasting the gay romantic Co
lonial period with the moderns. In
the cast are:
Mrs. Van Hayden, Althea Peter
son; Eleanor Van Hayden, Jeane
Holden; Prudence Van Hayden,
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Walt Baker Is
Made Manager
Of Basketball
Junior Managers Also
Announced for Sport
Cherry Praises New and
Retiring Heads for
Good Work
The appointment of Walter F.
Baker, of Portland, to the position
of senior manager of basketball for
the 1932 season was made yester
day by the executive council, and
announced by George Cherry, pres
ident of the associated students.
Baker, a junior in business ad
ministration, has served for two
years on the managerial staff for
basketball, having held the posi
tions of sophomore manager last
year, and of junior manager during
the season just past. His work in
these capacities was highly praised
last night, both by Cherry and by
Robert E. “Hack”. Miller, senior
manager of athletics.
Simultaneously with Baker’s ap
pointment, Miller named three stu
dents to take over the work of jun
ior managers of basketball next
year. They are:
Kenneth McKean, of Moro, soph
omore in economics; Freeman
Young, of Portland, sophomore in
business administration; and Ho
mer Lyons, of Marshfield, sopho
more in pre-law.
Speaking of the promotion of
Baker to senior manager, Cherry
said last night:
“An efficient basketball mana
ger gives a real service to the as
sociated students—a service that
can be counted in dollars and cent3
—and all for no compensation.
"This year Norman Eastman has
completed a season the success of
which deserves the gratitude of
every student; and now Walter
Baker’s high caliber work through
out the past two seasons assures
the student body of an ever-in
* creasing efficiency in that depart
ment.”
Dr. Schmidt Leaves
For European Tour
Dr. F. G. G. Schmidt, head of the
German department here for 34
years, left for Germany with hie
wife during spring vacation, plan
ning to arrive there by the middle
of April. He will return to Eugene
next fall in time to take up hie
work when-school starts again.
While in Germany, Dr. Schmidt
will visit almost all the German
universities, including Heidelberg,
Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, Berlin,
and others, and see the professors
at these universities who are work
ing in the field of German litera
ture, and philology. He will also
be working on his book of biog
raphies of contemporary German
writers during his stay in Ger
many.
Dr. Schmidt also plans to travel
in Switzerland, Italy, France, Hol
land, Scandinavia, Czechoslovakia,
and Russia. His classes and work
here spring term will be taken care
of by the members of the German
staff.
“I will tell you about it when I
come back," promised Dr. Schmidt
in answer to the “bon voyage” ex
tended to him.
Filipino Student Misjudged
In U.S., Says Manuel Adeva
The Filipino students in this
country are judged by what they
do, and when the students who
come from high class families in
the Philippines are forced to work
for their living in this country the
Americans misunderstand them,
and consider them of a lower class.
This is the opinion of Manuel A.
Adeva, general secretary of the
Filipino student Christian move
ment in the United States.
“Sometimes the Filipino student
is misunderstood. Sometimes the
student is unable to express him
self intelligently in English. He
still thinks in dialect. We as a
group are very proud. Even if we
can not express ourselves correct
ly, we will make excuses instead of
admitting we do not understand,"
Mr. Adeva summed up the situa
tion.
This address was given before
a group of members of the Cosmo
politan club, who held a special
meeting at the International house j
to hear Mr. Adeva when it was i
learned that he would visit this |
campus on his lecture tour of the j
Pacific coast.
Aside from his position as an of- j
ficer of the Christian movement,
Mr. Adeva is also editor of the
Filipino Student Bulletin, a grad
uate of the Philippine law school
of the National university in
Manila, and has been admitted to
the Philippine bar. He has had
three years’ experience as the as
sociate general secretary of the
Philippine council of religious edu- >
cation and was sent as a delegate
to the world’s Sunday school con- ,
vention in Los Angeles. He is now
studying for his master’s degree
at the Garrett Graduate School of
Theology at Northwestern univer
sity at Evanston, Illinois.
“On the other hand," Mr. Adeva
went on, concerning Americ&n
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