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The Dailv Nebraskan
Monday, April 8, 1957
Dr. Niebuhr:
'Faith Is An Organizing
luman Action Principal1
Faith, In a linger sense, is an
organizing principle in every area
rd human action, not in religion
atone, Dr. H. Richard Niebuhr,
noted American theologian from
the Yale Divinity School, said Fri
day night.
In his concluding address in the
Montgomery Lecture Series at
Lov Library auditorium at the
University of Nebraska, Dr. Nie
buhr said the question of radical
monotheism (the faith that holds
there is only one god and all that
exists originates in him and is
thereofre good) in politics, science
and art must be distinguished from
the question of the influence of re
ligion on other spheres of culture.
"It is one thing to ask how re
ligion has influenced modern de
mocracy; it is another, though re
lated question, to inquire what
faiths, in what God or gods, form
the context of our democratic be
liefs and practices," Dr. Niebuhr
said. "The dogma of human equal
ity is an irrational dogma when
the fundamental frame of refer
ence in which we employ it is that
of ultimate concern for some finite
principle of being.
"If biological existence is that
principle it is evident that not all
men are equally endowed with
biological power-to-be or equally
good for the continuation of the
species. If arationality of Reason
is the center of value for us then
men are not equal But such state
ments of fact about human inequal
ity are based on faiths, to the ex
tent that the mind has come to
rest on some principle as the final
one to which it will make refer
ence, and that loyalty has chosen
something finite as its cause.
"The dogma of human equality
Is sometimes maintained today as
a dogma of national faith. It is
because the nation has declared
that all men are equal; or it is
because all citizens are equally re
lated to the nation that they feel
duty-bound to treat their compan
ions as equally entitled to the
rights of citizenship.
But the national faith does not
allow us to assert the dogma of
human equality. We must have at
least humanity as the society in
which we trust and to which w e
will be loyal as our sphere of
faith if -we are to maintain the
doctrine of human equality. Histo
rically and today the dogma of
equality has been the rational con
sequence of trust in the principle
of being itself as God and of loy
alty to the universe of his rule.
It has me. for us that every
Judgment wt ke about human
worht must bt . aken as provision
al and for limited purposes, while
we ascribe to every man a citizen
ship in the realm of being that
transcends the realms of national
ity, of rationality, and even of life.
We are fcound to treat men, when
we act in the frame of reference
Lecture Series
To Feature
Van Overbeek
. Dr. J. Van Overbeek, Plant
Physiologist for the Agricultural
Research Division of the Shell
Development Company, will give a
series of lectures on plant hor
mones (auxins) beginning Monday
at the invitation of the Department
of Botany.
Dr. Van Overbeek is one of the
world's authorities on plant hor
mones, according to Dr. Weaver,
Associate "Professor of Botany, Dr.
Overbeek has also just completed
a review of this subject which will
be published in Botanical Review.
His schedule of talks includes:
Monday, 7:30 p.m., Bessey Hall
Auditorium, "Introduction to the
Auxins"; Tuesday, 3:30 p.m., Keim
Hall 244, a discussion of gfbberel
1ms, and 7:30 p.m., Bessey Hall
Auditorium, "Biochemistry of Na
tural Auxins"; Wednesday, 3:30
p.m., Keim Hall 244, "Synthectic
Auxins"; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.,
Bessey Hall Auditorium, "Plant
Hormones ia Agriculture; and Fri
day, 7:30 p.m., Bessey Hall Audi
torium, a general review and ques
tion period.
The Thursday lecture, "Plant
Hormones in Agriculture" will con
cern interesting practical applica
tions of our knowledge of plant
hormones, and the lecture will be
illustrated.
radical monotheism establishes, as
having been elected into being by
the ultimate Gcd beyond all gods,
and as those who can make a final
appeal to a universal court of jus
tice, hwere all our decisions can
be overruled.
In the case of science radical
monotheism seems to appear in
the stubbornness with which the
scientific enterprise clings to the
postulate that the universe hangs
together and that things are ulti
mately intelligible, even though we
do not yet understand them or
their inter-relations.
It appears also, perhaps particu
larly, in the faithlessness of sci
entific discipline. Laymen trust
scientists today not simply because
they are experts in knowledge but
because their community has been
disciplined in faithfulness.
"The ethics of science is often
ignored in the philosophy of sci
ence. One aspect of that ethics
seems to be the decision to speak
truth universally, to keep faith
with all neighbors, to whom the
truth about things is communicat
ed. But in science, too, there seems
to be come conflict between the
kind of orientation and faith which
is concerned for knowledge be
cause of the practical, technologi
cal improvements it will bring to
a limited society, and the kind of
orientation we find in basic re
search where knowledge is not so
much regarded as something good
for man but man regarded, as one
who finds his meaning in knowing
what lies beyond him.
In the language of religion there
is a science that serves the closed
society and a science that serves
the 'glory of God,' tho of course
scientists will not want to use that
expression." ;
Professors To Hold
Psychology Clinic
An educational psychology clin
ic will be held in Sidney public
schools Monday and Tuesday Dr.
Marshall Hiskey, clinic director
and professor of educational psy
chology and measurements at the
University said.
Other members of the clinical
team are:
Howard Tempero. associate pro
fessor; Joseph S a d n a v i t c h, in
structor: and William Carriker of
the State Department of Education.
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j, Photo Competition
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Easter Vesper Rehearsal
Practicing for the Sigma Alpha
Iota's annual Easter Vesper
service are: left to right: Mary
Lou Gunlicks, Mrs. Lindsey
Merrill, Rosemary Weeks. Mari
lyn Hammond and Willis Rosenthal.
Annua Vesper Scheduled -
Iiota,
Sigma Alpha
music honoary, will present their
annual Easter vesper service Tues
day at 7:30 .m. at the Eiscop
alian Chapel.
Marv Louise Gunlicks pwill dir
ect the service and
Merrill will be the
The program will include both
choral and instrumental music.
The following numbers will be
lieb hab ich dicph," by Karg-Elert;
"Vere Languores Nostras" by In
presented: "Prelude;" "Herzlich
professional i gegneri: "A Vos Onwes'V Vit-
toria; "Jesu, Holy Sirit", b Mo
zart: "Andapnte" and "Allegro
Scherzando" will be resented by
an instrumental qnartet with Wil
lis Rosenthal, flute; Rosemary
Mrs. Lindsay ; Weeks, violin; .Marilyn Hammond.
accompanist. viola, and Mrs. Lindsey Merrill
organist.
"Crucifixus", B-Minor Mass, by
Each: "Sanctus"' by Chesnokoff;
four Easter carols and. Prelude:
"Alles ist Gottes Scgen'' by Karg-Elert.
The Union Arts and Exhibits
Committee, will sponsor the third
annual all-University photography
contest in the Union lounge May
7. Prizes will be awarded to win
ners in each of lour classes which
are: News, Sports, Human Inter
est, Portrait and Character
Sketches.
Contest rules' are:
1. Any person regularly enrolled
in the University is eligible.
2. No photographer may enter
more than four prints in any ciss
or more than twelve in all.
3. Pictures must be 3 by 10
Copyrighted pictures must be
companied by release. Entry forms jjm
will be available in the Student Ac
tivities office in the Union when
pictures are submitted.
7. A;iy money chained from
sales of prints will go to the
photographer Your sponsors do.
hcweverK retain the privilege of re
producing winning pictures in
newspaper publications such as the
Daily Nebraskan. the Lincoln Jour
nal and Star and the Omaha World
Herald. All pictures remain the
property of the photographer
except the winners entrj,- becomes
! Original Art D:sp!ny
Delia Phi Delia. h:iu.rary art
'fraternity, hrs a dis.'ley o. on:i
pahtin?s in the nui.i Lmr.se
of the Union.
The University s'.iuienis repre
ssed are Jon;! An-i!-h. I.i-
cotter J Bi-.c".???. J.ri tantrell.
MeCe.nntT.. .Vri 0- -s,
Ann Bryuon. M .rilee Plyniale,
Ray S;hnlt:e, Jane L'.imjiu'd,
Jamie Bender. Connie Geisrrt,
Sharon Fin.ierty nr.d Awhry Fyle,
Classified Ads
I for lrnTwi.vi. to Ui.tnyo April IX
j Coll WWW m- t-M P.m.
mcnes or larger, and must be a part of the permanent Student .
mounted on standard 16 by 20 indf j Union Photo Exhibit. Winners may
boards, ! be asked to submit a glossy pi-int
4. Pictures must have been made j for publication. j
within the period of April 30, 1956 j 8. All photos most he turned into
and April SO, 1937. The sponsors j the Union Activities Office no later :
exeercise every precaution in hand- j than five o'clock, April 30.
ling, but cannot assume responsi
bility for loss or damage of pic
tures 5. The pliotographer classifies all
prints entered, but the judges main
tain the right to change the classi
fications at their discretion.
S. All entries must have official
entry forms attached to the back.
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Brooklyn Trip
One of the Hungarian refugees, j
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Johnson Elected
Scndo President
r Claire Johnson has been elected
president of the Maxwell Senate
of Delta Theta Phi law fraternity
at the University, it was announced
today.
He succeeds James Phillips.
Otaer new officers:
Harvey Goth, vice president;
Brue Barton, secretary; John
Prien, Jr., treasurer; Lawrence
Murphy, clerk of the roll and Ger
ald Adcock, bailiff.
4-H President
Joan Norris was installed as the
new president of the University
4-H Club at a meeting March 20 in
the Agronomy building.
Other officers installed include:
Jerry Rainforth, vice president;
Beverly Shepardson, secretary;
Bob Volk, treasurer.- Mary Se
berger, publicity chairman; Mary
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Spring Dcy
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Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Room 313 of
the .Union.
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M. A. Alexander, professor of
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as a- judge for the fifth annual
national Future Farmers of Amer
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