Page Four SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. April 2-0. I962 Bel/Inger, Kurtz theorize on Africa Ronald J, Kurtz (sociology) predicted to participants in Salv urday's international Relations Club sponsored weekend Afl'ir can conference that unity in that continent on a national or c» gional ba' is necessary for its survival in a rapidly industrial- izing world. Centralized control is neces- sary, he said, to overcome the effects of the immense complex- ity and diversity oi Africa and its peoples. Pointing out that authorities have divided the continent into some 45 cultural groups, among which there are at least 10 major language dia- lects, only three of them wide- spread. he said that Africa’s diversity cannot be grasped, on- ly “respecter” Strong central government, he said too, will restrict the at- tempts oi entrenched power groups to hinder national pres grass. The new government will need a great deal of assistance from the us. and Europe and will undoubtably get some from Russia. he said. The only re— quirement which should be at— tached to such aid, he said, is that the funds be used only for economic development. He pointed out that a single dam in one backward country is more meaningful than the speeches given by “temporary governmental leaders,” A road he said, is worth dozen schools, a Four Board of Religion officers elected Wednesday Five students were elected to membership on the Board of Re- ligion last week, They are Faul Courtwright, Mary Herman, Jean Watson, ‘Mike Patterson, and Georgia Griffith. At Wednesday‘s meeting the Board elected its officers and chose committee heads. The of» nccrs are Bill Peterson. presi— dent; Mike King, vice president; Anne Brineman, secretary; and Jana Bellman, treasurer, Ask applican’rs for inlernships The lowa Centcr for Education in Politics (Iolmerly the lowa citizenship Clearing House) has opened competition for an under- graduate political internship pros, gram this summer. The interns will spend two months, fullrtlrne, With a political candidate or party organization and will re ccive a grant of $500. Only sophomores, juniors, or seniors who are residents of Iowa are eligible for the com- petition, Application blanks may be obtained from (1. Ed» win Gilmoiir (pol. sci.) in Blum House. The center must receive the completed form by May 11. The competition is not restricted to social science majors. This internship program is to| be distinguished from that of the Grinnell Program in Practical Political E d u c a t ion. Several weeks ago, the PPPE announced as 1962 Summer Campaign In—, 5 ' " * Olive”: terns Al Boston, Dave Evans, Jiln Soble and John Williams, The shot To Hit is LBJ. “The democratic forms which emerge in Africa may not be the same as those in the United States and Europe-because they must reflect African yalucs and traditions,“ said Ronald Etllllnr ger (visiting, pol, sci.) iii a lens turc here last Friday night. Speaking in coniunction with the international Relations Club sponsored weekend Ali-icon Cons fcrcncc, he said that democracy is a means. not an end to his- torical development in Africa. There wlll soon be 31 indepen— dent African states, he pointed out, and the problem of divers— ity in African cultures has arisen. The question today, he said, is: "To whom should power be given?” A few years ago the difficulty centered in relations between whites and non—whites The states in Africa are Euro» pean creations and they have been unified by common legal and political institutions Behind this lies an African cultural life of great diversity, he said. Throughout most of their his tory the Africans have lived in extreme independence in their small, isolated tribal units, he added. According to Ballingcr, the problem now is to keep the newly independent states from dissolving again The answer, he said. lies in modernization and in the recognition of na- tional diversityi Urbanization has in some ways brought about heterogeneity and inipei-sonality; dedi‘lbalizalion is Committee chairmen are Craig Henderson and Paul Conrtwriglit, church and chapel speakers; Jean Watson and Georgia Crib nth, vespers; Marty Grodzlns and Mike Patterson, World Uni» l l The New Student Days coin- lmittee is organizing the pro- lgl‘aln for mu cptem‘uer now, land they are inviting applicaz ‘tions for the positions oi group lleaders. l Applicants should be able to guarantee that they will be able to return to school by Septeme -ber B, and they should state ithcir reasons tor desiring the lFall irosh group leaders sought “7% ' 1" Id ' African conferee re s a quesllon Participants in Inst \l‘eeIi-end‘s African Conference listen while all African siudent delegate explains a point (lrinnellizlns in the picture are Jim Loxvl'y, ‘61 (second from left) Ronltld Knrtz (anthropology), Molly Mnl'tilldale, Ronilld Ballingel‘ (Visiting pol. 5 Ci.) (sixth from left). . “John Hullan photo usually not complete, he said; a e . . though at least one major citytthe 01“ and "CW [01mg and ““3“ in most areas or Atrica has hclp- “Wu“ The 5690'“ Promem is . ,. ., 1. . . the struggle lor liberty, which flfimfifiyw‘m"t"“e 9° ””1 a“ the Ari-icons will have to carry out for themselves, Ballingel' concluded by saying that it is unrealistic to think that any democracy will develop soon. particularly in light of the economic problems facing Africa. t3; rem/Vim The swimsheath softens! See what Commercialization, orten eon- centrated in a lew hands, quiclc ly breaks tribal tics, he said. Secularization, he added,l through the western lnfluencel on modes of behavior liasl brought about a mixture ol mod-l em and traditional behavior‘ among the Africans. Baliillgel‘ said that the cincr» gence of a onerpnrty state seems to bc a iiatii l and re. , istic orcurrancc in Africa. There will probably be a great deal of supi-cssion and it is like- ly that many measures which a relaxed. feminine mo‘od the sil~ Americans would regard as im- democratic will be needed to : houette takes with the gifted Rosa l preserve stability. ., Marie Reid touch as mere ounces The one-party system is pro- ’ moted, he said, by the monopoly! of power under a nationalist pan; 1.y dominated by one figure. There arc two immediate problems to be faced in Africa,’ he said The first regards sta. bility and depends on how well of fabric—elasticized with VyreneU spandex miracle fiber. ..give superb , figure control. 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