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WORLD IEWSGRAMS Christian Rura l O versea s P rog ram Immediate shipments of two mil lion pounds of surplus food are being prepared by the Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), for its world-wide relief operation under new agricultural legislation passed in Washington recently. The CROP surplus shipment will go to Europe and Asia — dairy prod ucts to refugees and earthquake vic tims in Europe and cottonseed oil to supply much needed fats to uprooted people in Korea and displaced Arabs in Palestine. The bill which passed both houses of Congress June 30 is the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. It pro vides for the handing over by the government to voluntary agencies op erating international relief programs of food supplies which are in excess of domestic requirements. Immediately on passage of the bill, CROP applied to the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture for the release of 780,000 pounds of butter, 526,000 pounds of cheese, 538,000 pounds of powdered milk and 180,000 pounds of cottonseed oil. The commodities will start on their way shortly after the President’s signing of the act makes it into law. A \ e i r Em pha sis’ The college of the future will lay greater stress on development of morals and character than on intel lect, according to Lawrence H. Cham berlain, dean of Columbia College, a part of Columbia University. “Most of the unhealthy conditions which afflict society today,” asserted Cham berlain, “ cannot be attributed so much to lack of technical competence as to moral deficiency. And no mat ter how excellent the technical train ing at the professional level may be, all of this specialized skill will ac complish little unless these schools are supplied with the right kind of human product.” He went on to say, “ One cannot ignore the futility and the danger of turning out highly skilled moral vacuums.” Training the whole man for good
James 0 . Henry, M .A., Editor/ Associate prof, of History, Biolo Bible College
citizenship, he noted, requires intel lectual, social, spiritual, moral and physical development. He disagreed with those who contend that with the exception of the intellectual, the other elements of education for good citizenship are the function of the community, the church and the family. W ise M o th e r s Rio de Janeiro mothers have sent a petition to President Vargas asking for less whiskey and more milk. They want the import-export commission to permit the importation of various types of special powdered milk not manufactured in Brazil. The impor tation was stopped in connection with a “ Buy Brazilian” policy. The mothers think it curious that the importation of milk powder was banned while every bar in Rio de Janeiro carries stpcks of imported whiskey. Evidence that the Wilderness of Zin was settled when Abraham moved through it from Canaan to Egypt about 4,000 years ago was recently discovered. Dr. Nelson hristian educators meeting recently in Granville, Ohio, to assess their strengths and weaknesses were given chapter and verse on their shortcomings. The indictment was delivered to more than 700 delegates of 450 church-related colleges by two men, Irwin Miller, director of Butler University, Indianapolis, and Dr. G. Pollard, director of the Institute of Nuclear Studies, Oak Ridge, Tenn., who recently was ordained as a Prot estant Episcopal minister. Miller, speaking on the type of students business receives from Chris tian colleges, mentioned false notions held by the graduates. First, “ they believe that the secret of happiness, security and safety is money.” Sec ond, “ the only thing that counts is Riblieal Rema ins Found in N egev
Glueck of Cincinnati, authority on Palestinian archaeology, said the dis covery was revolutionary. He said, “ it has been the accepted belief, that the Negev below Beersheba was al most uninhabited in Biblical times.” The importance of these discoveries, according to Dr. Glueck, is that they make it apparent that the Negev supported a successful agricultural state of many small settlements in addition to a few well known hilltop cities. R r ew e r s Emphasize Ad vertising Advertising was lauded at a meet ing of advertisers in Los Angeles re cently by Robert F. Murphy, adver tising director for the United States Brewers Foundation, as having made possible “ universal knowledge of the joy in a good cold glass of beer.” The New York executive told the Adver tising Club that advertising standards of the brewing industry are “not only high, but are kept constantly up to date to meet changing conditions. Misleading statements, exaggerations and pseudo-scientific claims are not permitted,” he said. This is certainly a matter of opinion. We would say that all the advertising is misleading, exaggerated and psuedo-scientific. results.” Third, “ be practical, com promise, and don’t be too noble.” With these notions in view Miller said the student is tempted to use any means to win his game, pass his course or obtain his degree. Dr. Pollard told the Christian edu cators that “ through our faith in sci ence and technology, we are trying to create a man-made world without thought of the actual creator.” The goal of this revolution has been . . . nothing short of the throne of God. To do God’s deeds and think God’s thoughts in His place has been the reward dangled before the eyes of mankind. As a result of this godless venture, there is no longer a note of confident enthusiasm but instead an atmosphere of grim determination.”
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