Page Eight SCARLET AND BLACK God Is Dead After Surgery Fails Possible Cause Is Cardiac Affliction Ed Note: Below is part at an article that appeared in the moth odist youth magazine Motive. it has been reprinted elsewhere, sev- eral of the papers calling it satire. We're not so sure. ATLANTA, Ga. w God, creator or the universe, principal diety or the world’s Jews, ultimate reality of Christians, and most eminent or all divinities died late yesterday during major surgery undertaken to correct a massive diminishing iiitluence. His exact age is not known, but close triends estimate that it greatly exceeded that or all othei extant beings, Cardiac Insufficiency The cause of death could not be immediately determined, but the deity’s surgeon, Thomas J. Altizer, 36, of Emory University in Atlanta, indicated possible cardiac insur- ticiency. Assisting Dr. Altizer in the unsuccessful surgery were Dr, Patti Van Buren at Temple Uni- versity, Philadelphia; Dr. William Hamilton oi Colgate-Rochester, Ro- chester, N. Y,, and BL Gabriel Vahanian of Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. Official Disclosure Word of tiie death. long rumored, was otii‘cially disclosed to reporters at two minutes betore midnight ai- ter a lull day or mounting anxiety and ,the comings and goings or ec— clesiastical dignitaries. Johnson ‘Profoundly Upset’ in Johnson city, Tex., president Johnson was described by aides as “profoundly upset.” He at once directed that all flags should be at hall-staff until after the lunet‘al. The First Lady and the two presi- dential'daughters. Luci and Lynda, were understood to have wept open- ly. Both houses ol Congress met in Washington at noon today and promptly adjourned after passing a joint resolution expressing “grtei and great respect tor the departed spiritual leader." Senator Wayne Morse, Democrat or Oregon. oh- jected on the grounds that the resolution violated the principle or separation of church and state, but he was Overruled by Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who remarked that “this IS not a time for partisan politics." ‘Olll or Misery’ Reaction from the world’s great and from the man in the street was nnitormly incredulous, “At least he is out at his misery,” commented one housewiie in an Elmira, N Y. supermarket. "I can’t believe it,” said the Right Rev. Horace W. B, Donegdil, Protestant Episcopal BisA hop of New York. In Paris, Presi- dent de Gaulle in a 30-second ap- pearance on national television proclaimed “God is dead! Long live the i-epnblici Long live France!” News of the death was included in a one-sentence state- ment, without comment, on the 3rd page of lzvestia, oltlcial organ of the Soviet Government. The pass- ing or God has not been disclosed to the 800 million Chinese who live behind the bamboo curtain. Truman: Darrin Shame Public reaction in this countiy was perhaps summed up by an elderly retired streetcar conductor in Passaict N. J., who said: “I have never met himY ol course. Never even saw himr But from what I heard, I guess he was a real nice lellow. Tops." From Indepen- dence. M0,, tormer President Harry S. Truman, who received the news in his Kansas City barbershop, said: “I'm always sorry to hear somebody is dead. It's a damn shame." in Gettysburg, Pa., lot-in- er President Dwight D. Eisenhower released through a military aide the toilowiog statement; “Mrs, Eis- enhower joins me in hearttelt Symr pathy to the family and many friends at the late God, He was, I always relt, a tone tor moral good in the universe. Those at us who were privueged to know him ad- mired the prooity at his character, the breadth or his compassion, the depth at his intellect, Generous al- most to a iault, his many acts of kindness will never be torgotten, it is a very great loss indeed. He will be missed.” Death Not Unexpected Dr. Altizer, God's surgeon, in an exclusive interview with The Times, stated this morning that the death was “not unexpected." "He had been ailing [or some time," Dr. Altizer said, “and lived inueh Iongr er than most ot us thought possir ble.” He noted that the death of God, had, in tact, been premaa turely announced in the last cen- tury by the tamed German surgeon, Nietzsche, Nietzsche who was in» sane the last 10 years ot his lite, may have contused “certain Symp- toms ot morbidity in the aged pa- tient with actual death, a mistake any busy surgeon Will occasionally make." Dr. Altizer suggested, “God was an excellent patient, complir ant, cheer-ml, alert. Every comfort modern science could provide was made available to him. He did not softer—he iusr, as it were, slipped out at our grasp." Faculty Visit Schools Three Griiinell faculty members spoke at five high schools during spring break as part of the Iowa Visiting Scientist Program. The three were Edgar Rt Mul- lins, Jr., associate professor of mathematics: William A, Nevill, asactaie professor of chemistry: and Beryl E, Clottelter, associate protessor ot physics. Friday. April I, not ’Phonons’ott Dinner Dr. Sam Legvold or lowa State University was guest speaker at last night's annual physics dinner. Students and protessors at thi' dinner, cosponsored by the physics department and the student section 0( the American Institute of Phys- ics, listened to a somewhat esoteri§ lecture on “Metals, Phonons, an Magnons," complete with demon- strations, a nd illustrations of phonons which are quanta at sounr‘ energy and magnons, quanta of magnetic tlnx. GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory fl Contact Lenses Cases and Solutions Eyes Examined Phone 236-3979 E. J.Jensen, O.D. OFTOMETRIST Across from Post Office Closed I'hiits. PM. and Sat. I'M. Reg. 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