we release food to the Chinese people
would oouinteract the inevitable criti-
ciEKL in Asia, South America, and Agrica,
The U. N. also has internal problems
Of course, the death of Dag Hammarskjold
was a severe loss, but a successor was
eventually found, A very controversial
subje ct now is th e U. N.’s budget. It
Stjens that the United States is and. has
in the past paid more than its share ^
toward the finances of the organizatic ii.
Just as in any organization, there is
the factor of selfishness in the "United
Nations, So many of the member nations
Want more out of it, than they are will
ing to giv e. In preparation for this
speech, I read an article dealing with
some of the countries that are delinquent
in paying their share of the budget. The
ones that owe the staggering sums are
not the poor, newly independent nations.
They are old and wealthy countries
and charter members of the U, N, The
Western nations — including the U, S,
supply S0% of all assistance contribu
tions; the communist nations — includ
ing Russia, supp^-y less than 20%I And
if Russia doesn’t approve the expendi
tures, as she did not in the Congo, she
refuses to pay a penny. So why should
the U. S. keep supporting the U. N.? If
we want the people of the earth to enjoy
the freedom we enjoy - indeed, if we
want to keep that freedom ourselves,
we had better do all we can for the
United Nations.
I have been talking about the
crises and problems that we read about
in the newspaper every day. But the ^
greatest problem confronting the United
Nations today, in fact, the greatest
problem which challenges humanity as a
whole, is in no specific area — It’s
not in Berlin, or in Laos, or the Congo,
nor is it the budget of th3 U.N,; it’s
tte age-old question of hate and preju-
dic e and distrust - of man’s inhumanity
to man.
The songwriters, Rodgers and Ham-
merstein, have pointed out this weakness
of mankind with a song in their Broadway
production of "South Pacific", The name
of the song is "Carefully Taught^ and
it goes like this:
You’ve got to be taught to hate and
fear;
You’ve got to be taught from year to
year.
It’s got to be drummed in your dear
little ear.
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught to be afro-id
Of people whose eyes are oddly made.
And people whose skin is a different
shade;
You’ve got to be carefully tau^t.
•You’ve got to be taught before it’s too
late!
Before you are six or sevsn or eight.
To hate all the people your relatives
hate,
You’ve got to be carefully tau^t.
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
And so, you see, the success or
failure of the U, N, does not lie solely
in the hands of the representatives who
sit in the assembly. The way we, you^and
I, treat our fellow man, will determine
the future of the United Nations.
Bill Harris
THE MASCOT PARTY - 1962
The scone was the old South, the
time was 6:00 o’clock on the pleasant
Thursday evening of May 3> s.nd the place
was the Parish House when the seniors
gathered in a jovial mood. The occasion
was a picnic and dance given by our mas
cots, Ann Ivey Wallace and Stocton
Holt, We were presented a picnic basket
for two filled with fried chicken, sand
wiches, celery sticks, carrot slices, and
cupcakes. We were then asked to find a
partner, Vdiile we ate on the lawn, the
mascots passed ar-und potato chips on
trays decorated with ribbons. After the
remains of this feast had been cleared
away, we went inside for the dance, the
music being provided by the high school
dance band. During intermission delicious
refreshments were served. The imscots
gave prizes to Anne Cheatham and Billy
Wellons, winners of the twist contest.
Yes, our mascot party was truly a
success,
Brenda Stephenson