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The Nebraskan.
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1961
Twelve Couples Succumb
To 'Great White Candle'
The romantic slump which i
has prevailed on campus dur
ing the past several weeks
has begun to lat as seven
couples announced their pin
nings and five more couples
Brazilian Students
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he found he would have to
go to Prague to take ad
vantage of the scholarship.
Mattos reported that
Czech singers, remembering
Prague as the opera capital
of Central Europe before
the Communists took over,
were amazed that anyone
would come there to study.
Monteno, 23, wanted to
study geology. Although he
had no political opin
ions while in Brazil, he was
encouraged to make this
trip by the Workers Party
of Brazil, a camouflage for
the illegal communist
party.
Both Da Silva. 23, a nd
Rodrigues, II, Communist
sympathizers, approached
the Czechoslavakian Em
bassy of Brazil for their
scholarships. Da S i 1 v a s
field is movie production
and Rodrigues is a student
of law and economics.
All but Mattos, who went
to Prague, were sent to the
city of Marianste La z n e,
where foreign students must
follow a six-month language
course in Czech before be
ing allowed to enter the
university. According to
Rodrigues, 170 foreign stu
dents lived there, mostly
from Africa and Latin
America. He estimated
there must be a total of
2,500 foreign students in
similar schools throughout
the country.
It was in this early stage
of their studies that the
four decided to leave. "la
principle," says Rodrigues,
no foreign student caa
leave the country before
two years, even to go to
another Communist c o a -try."
"We very quickly under
stood that Communism was
a large lie," said Rodrigues.
How can we not realize that
when we can measure the
difference between what
people here tell usabout
Brazil and what we actually
have seen in Brazil, he
asked.
Da Silva was particularly
struck by the disrespect ac
corded the older people. I
bad the feeling that one did
not preoccupy himself with
all people as individuals,
but that all life was organ
ized to the end of a certain
idea," be said.
Only three classes have
a relatively privileged life,
he continued. These are the
members of the Communist
Party, the military and the
intellectuals. "The accomp
lishments of these classes,
at least, can be used for
propaganda," be added.
Rodrigues said that grad
ually, based oa observation
of events at the school,
they realized the contrast
between the marvels which
had bees described to them
and the real life la Czech
slavakia. In Brazil, he said, we
beard that the Czech slogan
was "The Technical Skills
are at the Service of the
people", and we imagined
the people were happy. "We
found the people working 10
hours a day or more and
some young people obliged
to hold two jobs in order
to feed their family."
The Czechs appeared to
me more slaves than those
in colonized countires," said
Da Silva.
Rodrigues reported they
could feel the dissatisfaction
of the people with the cur
rent regime. Whenever the
subject of communism was
brought tip, people re
mained silent as if they
did not wish to discuss it.
About material foods,
Montero said the products
they saw were very poor
quality compared with pro
ducts of the West
When asked how other
foreign students felt, Mon
tero said that the African
students complained of the
moral condiions due to dis
crimination "'In general the
people avoid allcontact
with foreigners; and this is
more true when the for
eigner is a colored person."
When the four decided to
fcave Czechoslovakia a ad
give up the scholarships,
they went to the Police to
obtain exit visas, they were
told It would be necessary
to have an authorization
from the Minister of Edu
cation. Informed that a verbal
explanation of their reasons
for wanting to leave would
not be s u f f i c i e n t, they
drafted a declaration citing
tho following reasons:
revealed their engagements.
Pinnings
Judy Johnson, sophomore
in Home Economics f r o m
Polk, to Ted Pfeifer, Delta j
Sigma Pi senior in Business ,
a b s e n c e of adequate
food, lodging and education,
without which they c o 1 d
not follow really profitable
studies.
the lack of individual
liberty accorded them and
the constant surveillance
and abusive regulations im
posed on them.
surprise at seeing that
the real conditions of t h e
Czech people did not cor
respond with what they had
learned from Crech author
ities in Brazil.
certainty that they
could not hope the situa
tion would change, since
previous complaints had
been ignored by the admin
istration of the school.
The aide in the Ministry
of Education who received
the declaration "had very
little taste for the termi
nology of the declaration,
insulting terminology ac
cording to him," said Rod
rigues. Another Day
The aide said they would
have to return another day.
When the students said they
intended to demand asylum
at the Brazilian embassy in
Prague, they immediately
received 24-hour visas from
the Crech police.
Da Silva and Montero,
upon returning to the school
at Marianske L a z n e to
pack, were greeted by a
group of rioting Brazilian
Communists. They specu
lated that the riot must
-have been planned in ad
vance for when the Director
of the School arrived, he
joined in the attack rather
than establishing order.
When Da Silva and Mon
tero prepared to leave the
foDowing day a similar
riot took place. One s t -dent,
who tried to shake
hands with the departing
Brazilians, received a blow
on the nape of the teck
from the Director, a mas
of approximately 50.
According to t h e other
two students, when Da Silva
and Montero joined them on
a train leading to the fron
tier, they were "disheveled
and with bloody laces". The
four Brazilians arrived in
Munich where the Brazilian
Consul drove them directly
to Paris.
On their departure from
Czechoslovakia, they re
ported, people from the
Prague radio station and
the Brazilian Communists
at the University that rec
ommended, in their own in
terest, they should not make
any declaration in the West
concerning their stay.
""Anything", comments
Rodrigues, "but never Communism."
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Diane Arneson, sophomore
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Red Cloud, to Jim Strohl,
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Administration from Falls
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Utah, to Bob Kretz, Beta
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Administration from Omaha.
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Delta sophomore in Teachers
from Geneva, to John Picard.
sopbomre in Teachers at
Wavne State Universitv.
Judy Houfek, Alpha Xi Del
ta junior in Arts and Sciences
from Clarkson, to Allan Pol
enz, Iowa State alum from
Senca, Ore.
Linda Bredemeier, Wom
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more in Business Administra
tion from North P 1 a 1 1 e, to
John Horalek. University
alum from Greeley, Colo.
Clieni Reports, j
Essays Wanted
An essay contest in colloid
and surface chemistry for un
dergraduates, sponsored by
the Continental Oil Company,
has been announced by the
University of Southern Cal
ifornia. Contestants may enter eith
er a report on a research pro
ject conducted themselves or
an essay on, ""The role of col
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some aspect of petroleum
technology."
The best essay and report
will each receive prizes of
$500. Second prizes are $200.
Honorable mention prizes are
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The deadline for submitlirg
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Beginning Russian," a
new six-week course in which
students will spend all their
waking hours speaking, read
ing or studying the langu
age, will be offered this sum
mer at New York University.
Four hours each day will be
'3 Guitars' Return
The "3 Guitars" win re
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spotlight ia the Crib this
Friday at 4 pin.
The group includes Theta
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Faculty Women
Give Scholarship
The Faculty Women's Club
is making' funds available for
a $350 scholarship for the
coming year.
Women who will be juniors
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spent in class, with six hours
each day devoted to study.
The students - will eat to
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view films and learn Russian
songs and dances.
The program which begins
July C, w1D be directed by
Prof. Aroa Pressman. NYU's
College of Arts and Sciences
is offering the special sum
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standard college tadmisskB
reqrirements, and the coarse
caries eight credit points to
ward the A.B.
The program will be con
ducted at NYUs campus in
the Bronx.
Farther information on the
course may be obtained
from: Director of Summer
Sessions, New York Univer
sity, 30 Press Building. Wash
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X.Y.
Applicants should have had
no previous study of the Rus
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