The torch of Valparaiso University, March 19, 1959

              Dr. Niebuhr Looks at Luther... See Page 5
THETORCH
Vol. L
Of Valparaiso University
Valparaiso,  Indians,  Thursday,  March  19,  1959
No. 21
Third in a Series
Centennial Lecture
The Rev. Dr. Hanns Lilje,
will deliver the fourth centennial lecture in the Chapel Fri.,
Apr. 3, at 11 a.m.
Dr. Lilje, past president of
the Lutheran World Federation, is president of the United
Lutheran Church in Germany,
a vice-chairman of the Evangelical church in Germany, a
member of the Central committee of the World Council of
Churches, and an active leader
in many other organizations.
Title of Dr. Lilje* address
is "Luther on Church and
State."
Nominations Due for
SC Elective Offices
Signs of spring arc few this year, but a sure one is the call for
nominees to Student Council elective offices.
Dr. H. Richard Niebuhr in the middle of the third Centennial
lecture. In his address, Dr. Niebuhr reviewed the significance of
Luther today.   The man sitting behind him is Pres. O. P. Kretzmann.
Dr. Craven Discusses
Place of Intellectuals
By Norma Silver
At the spring honors convocation, held this morning in the
chapel, Dr. Avery Craven spoke on the redefined status of the
intellectual in contemporary society.
Formerly, said Dr. Craven, hon
ors recognition was really rather
"guilty afterthought." It was
something that happened, but only
after Homecoming and the big
football game.
New Era
Now, he pointed out, the U.S.
has entered into a new era intellectually. Dr. Craven reviewed
the past history of American attitudes toward the intellectual,
saying that "previously, most
American problems could be
solved with a plow, a gun, and an
axe." These problems were of a
practical and materialistic nature.
The emphasis was away from abstract thinking.
Reflecting this attitude, continued Craven, Americans have,
in the past, usually looked toward
the intellectual with suspicion.
The intellectual was equated With
the radical or impractical. This
was, in a sense, natural since most
of our problems, those of building
a country, were practical ones.
Thought Essential
Dr. Craven saw the Russian
sputnik as a catalyst of a changed
attitude in America toward intellectual achievement. Our problems are now of a different sort
than any time previously. A new
ideology is challenging us.
Thought is essential to combat It.
"We are now forced to think
our way to security." What was
previously abstract is now of a
very practical nature in its immediate application to contemporary problems. "Our bodies have
been shoved into a new age, now
our minds must catch up."
the scientist has already done.
What Is necessary is the intellectual ability to know what changes
we really want. There must be,
concluded Craven, a fundamental
desire to make the world a place
where many peoples may live
safely and peacefully.
Valpo's Easter vacationers
in Florida will hold a reunion
in Omar's Tent in Fort Lauderdale at 9 p.m., Tuesday,
March 24.
Seven Sororities
Pledge 149; Plan
Rush Revisions
Pledges received by Valpo's
seven sororities totaled 149 this
year, the lowest figure since the
136 total in 1953.
About 200 women rushed this
year. Of these 159 balloted.
Names of sororities and their
pledges  are  listed on  page 9.
Pledging, which began on Monday, will continue two and one-
half weeks after Easter.
Next year a new rushing system will be inauguarted. Specific
plans are still being formulated.
The new system will differ from
the old in that instead of covering
three weeks it will be concentrated Into one. This one week of
rush will probably come at the
beginning of the spring semester
in order to eliminate any interference with studies.
Sororities, totals and names of
pledges  are:
Alpha   Phi   Delta   (30):   Sheila
Ahrens,    Judy    Damerow,    Marie
Dollase,    Judith    Engler,    Nancy
Fields,   Karen   Foley,   Sara   Jane
(Continued   on   paxe   nine)
All nominations for president,
vice-president and secretary must
be turned in to the SC office by
6 p.m.. Wed., Apr. 8.
On the next day, Apr. 9, candidates and their managers (or
some representative) will meet
with the SC election committee at
5 p.m.
Petitions must contain the following heading: "We, the undersigned, do hereby nominate (candidate's name) for Student Council president (secretary, vice-president.")
A nominee must be a full time
student with an overall average
of 1.0 and must be a senior, i.e.,
have 88 semester credits and 88
quality points, by the end of this
semester.
Petitions should contain the signature of 50 or more full time
students. It is suggested that there
be more than 50 to avoid disqualification because of double
signatures or signatures of ineligible people.
Roaring 20's
Beaux, flappers, raccoon
coats, ukes, silver hip flasks,
beads, speak-easies, bathtub
gin — these are all terms of
the Roaring 20's which the
sophomore class will revive
Sat., Apr. 4, at their Roaring
20's party.
Members of the sophomore
class and their dates will see
themselves as typical students of the 20's in two floor
shows.
The party starts at 8 p.m.
in the Union and ends at 12
midnight. Music of the 20's
will be featured by the band
of John Knowland.
German Consul to    Michelangelo?
Address Valpo IRC
Speaking on "The International Aspects of the Berlin Crisis,"
Dr. Ferdinand R. H. Friedensburg, IV, will present the West
German view of Russia's latest try at "brinksmanship" at the
International  Relations club meeting Thurs., Apr. 9.
Dr. Friedensburg is stationed in
Arrangements for pictures of
the nominees should be made with
the Torch at the time the petition
is handed In.
If there are any other questions,
call Art Strohmer (2-9691).
AWS, Lighter
Hold Miss VU
Contest in May
Associate Women Students and
the Lighter are making plans for
the third annual Miss VU contest
to be held on campus May 14. Win.
ner of this preliminary contest
will compete in the Miss Indiana
pageant on July 12 in Michigan
city.
Good Character
Candidates must be 18 years of
age by Sept. 7, 1959, and must be
of good character. Contestants will
be judged on talent, personality
and beauty.
In addition to competing in the
Miss Indiana pageant, the winner
will receive a $100 scholarship
from the Pepsi Cola Co. of Gary.
This scholarship will be applied
to her tuition here or at any
graduate school of her choice.
Former Winner!
In 1957, Gloria Rupprecht, Miss
V.U., won a 91000 talent scholarship in Atlanta City as Miss Indiana. In 1958 Elsie Machnek was
first runner-up in the Miss Indiana contest.
Entry blanks may be picked up
from Carole Shearer at Memorial
hall after Apr. 1, and must be
returned to her by Apr. 29. Watch
the Torch and Lighter for further
details.
Additional applications for
the post of Torch business
manager will be accepted by
Dieter Nickel in the Student
Council office until Fri., Apr.
3, at 6 p.m.
Never Recognised?
Craven observed that back of
the Russian success lies a school
system where academic success is
recognized and acted upon, after
our initial change of direction
toward this recognition, our own
movement in this direction may
bog down. He asked, is it possible
that the intellectual may never be
recognized proprely in America?
Concluding with a warning, Dr.
Craven stressed that it is not
enough that the scientist teach us
how to change the world, to make
the best possible use of it.   This,
Detroit as consul for the Federal
Republic of Germany.
In his talk he will also discuss
ramifications of the Soviet ultimatum that Western powers comply
with the Soviet proposal to remove all foreign military forces
from Berlin by May 27.
A student of the universities of
Berlin, Lausanne, Greifswald and
Freiburg, Dr. Friedensburg received all his degrees in Berlin.
As an anti-Nazi during the Hitler regime, he was arrested by
the Gestapo and tried in the "Special Court" and in the "People's
Court."
He has served at the German
embassy in Brussels, Belgium, at
Bonn as an afficial in Germany's
department of state, and is presently at Detroit as consul.
Dr. Friedensburg's address will
be held at the Union in rooms
A and B at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs.,
Apr. 9.
Franklin College
Members of the club will also
be active before vacation as four
members attend the 1959 Mid-
West conference of the International Relations club at Franklin
college, Franklin, Ind., tomorrow
and Saturday.
Delegates from Valpo are Judith
Peterson, Adelia Peters, Karl Bir-
kenstock and Ferenc Feher.
Among   tne   anticipated   high
lights are a major address by Indiana's veteran Republican Sen.
Homer E. Capehart, election of
regional officers and a variety of
roundtable discussions on timely
topics.
Eleven Seek
Salaried Posts
Eleven men have applied for the
six salaried positions on publication staffs and the post of Student Council assistant treasurer.
Applications for Torch editor
are Ernest P. Johnson and James
Nuechterlein. The one applicant
for Torch business manager is
Merle  Meyer.
Candidates for major positions
on the Beacon staff are David
Koeneman for editor and Bill Seefeldt for business manager.
Clarence Baker and Richard Lee
have applied for the post of
Lighter editor. Wayne Kiefer is
the applicant for business manager
of  the  campus  magazine.
Final selection from these applicants will be made by committees of SC as described in the Mar.
5 Torch. Announcement will be
made of the decisions after Easter.
The three applicants for the
SC assistant treasurer's position
are Lowell Baler, Bill Kraft and
Joel Netting.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Richard Caemmerer, Jr. "scrubs" away
at Valpo's "Extra-Curricalar Student" en the south wall of the Union's
main lounge.   See story page 9. - Photo by