world newsgrams "Prophets" in Dispute in Egypt Two rival “ prophets” have appealed to a Cairo court for legal recognition each demanding that the other be branded publicly as a “ fake,” accord ing to a report from that city. Ragab Hassan, 60 years old, of Alexandria, insists that God sent a “ one-eyed demon” to his bedside exhorting him to campaign for the immediate aboli tion of marriage and the burial of the dead in the sea instead of under ground. Ragab gives no reasons for these exhortations. Princeton Relaxes Chapel Attendance Princeton University sophomores will not be required to attend chapel any more after the start of the Spring Semester. The relaxation of the com pulsory chapel attendance announced recently was the first major revision in the rules since 1935. Freshmen and Sophomores have been required to attend the religious service of their choice at least one-half of the Sun days of the school year. The relaxa tion by the board of trustees was made at the suggestion of the under graduate council. The board also authorized the dean of the chapel to extend the already broad range of religious activities now operating under his guidance. Danish Church Enacts Sunday "Sleep Break" Lutheran churches throughout Den mark have agreed to start Sunday morning services a half an hour later than formerly so that worshippers can sleep longer, the Copenhagen Radio recently announced. It said services would now start at 10:30 A.M. instead of 10 o’clock. The station quoted authorities of the State Lutheran Church as having said: “We have to recognize the fact that Saturday is now the big night out, when people have parties and go to the movies. They like to sleep a bit late on Sun day, the only day they can do so.” Rise in Neuroses in Asia Reported Caught in the cross-currents of Western culture, Asians increasingly have suffered mental breakdowns in their own countries, an American psychiatrist reported recently. Dr. Rachel B. Bross, Associate in Pschia- try at New York Medical College, described the situation in India and Hong Kong as “ pitiful.” The Japan ese, she said, are more stable, yet re- markedly neurotic. She termed their
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medical approach to the problem more scientific than in other Asian countries. Indians, she said, demanded shock therapy and tranquillizers and were only rarely satisfied with psy choanalysis. In keeping with a pre- valing Buddhist philosophy, Indian psychiatrists have developed a rela tionship with patients that includes ethical and mystical overtones and “ deep sensitivity” of patients’ feelings. Dr. Bross pointed out that neuroses had increased in Japan after World War II because people “ had more time on their hands.” During the war, she remarked people were too busy “ to enjoy neurotic symptoms.” $70 Bibles Irk Moscow The Moscow Radio complained re cently that a Baptist “miracle man” was making converts and a handsome profit in the Soviet Union. It said the wandering preacher with the “ unc tuous delivery” was selling Bibles worth $1.40 for $70.00. The radio said the preacher was so smooth he was “ a pleasure to hear,” but he was a “ hypocrite and fraud” who had col laborated with the Nazis and had abandoned his wife and two chil dren. They said he became a preacher after physicians had certified him as suffering from paranoia with a re ligious mania. Baptist leaders in Rus sia were warned to drop “ this divine ly endowed preacher.” Central America Rated First In Population Rise Central America is leading the world in population growth, adding more than 1,000,000 persons each year, a George Washington Univer sity study reported recently. The find ings coincided with publication of a report by the Population Reference Bureau, Inc., which said a reduction in the birth rate was the humane an swer to world population problems. The George Washington study, pre pared by Dr. Harold L. Geisert, said Central America would have 150,000,- 000 persons by the year 2,000 if cur rent trends continue. He said this would add to the economic, political, and social problems of that region, which even now are far from being solved. The Population Reference Bureau, in a monthly Population Bulletin, said the controversial policy statement on birth control issued Thanksgiving Day by the United States Roman Catholic hierarchy had resulted in “ long overdue” discussion of the subject.
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