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Compare Steinbeck with Other Winners
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"Steinbeck is not on a leve
comparable with Faulkner or
H e min g w a y. Nevertheless, bis
writing initially was concerned
with humanitarianism: more re-
cently, the emphasis has concern-
ed the need for having roots in
American society.
"His sense or humor also im-
pressed the committee," he added.
However, Prof. Davis added that
he felt "it would have been better
to give the award to Robert Frost
-it would have been far more
just that way, since no major
American poet except T. S. Eliot
received it-and when he did, he
was a British subject.
Frost Universal
"Frost has had a long career,
and in his works has expressed,
like Faulkner, Hemingway and

Steinbeck, the need to establish
roots. It would have been a much
wiser decision to present him the
Nobel Prize, although I am not
dissatisfied with Steinbeck's hav-
ing received it," Prof. Davis said.
Prof. Lyall Powers said he had
to "confess (he was) a little sur-
prised-I should have been less
surprised 20 years ago. It might
have been nice for Frost to receive
the award, since he hasn't many
years left. I am not sure if there
aren't equally meritorious writers
in other countries, particularly
France."
He added he thought it was
significant that some news re-
leases referred to Steinbeck as the
author of "Grapes of Wrath." He
indicated it is likely that Stein-
beck did not receive the Nobel
Prize when "Grapes of Wrath"

initially appeared "because of a
lack of bulk in his writing-the
weight of what he has produced
since has helped him. His earliest
works, especially "Grapes of
Wrath," is well deserving of world
wide recognition."
Frost Overshadows Steinbeck
He also pointed out that in the
past 15 years Steinbeck has been
somewhat overshadowed by other
American authors including Frost.
Another view concerning the
reason Steinbeck received the
award was presented by Prof. Rad-
cliffe Squires who felt that "the
award was granted on the basis
of Steinbeck's being read abroad.
He has been translated into every
major European language, and is
widely read there.
Prof. Squires also said that Frost
"would have been a wiser selec-
tion, all told."
Prof. Robert Haugh of the Eng-
lish department agreed that the
award had been given out for
Steinbeck's "cumulative career."
He added that like Hemingway.
Steinbeck did much of his best
work 30 years before he was
awarded the Nobel Prize.
Leo McNamara of the English
department said he found it rather
surprising that Steinbeck received
the award, since he feels Frost
is a more likely candidate. "Stein-
beck's quality has declined in the
recent years, while Frost's achieve-
ment has continued. Nothing
Steinbeck has written in the last
few years is equal in quality to
"Grapes of Wrath," McNamara
said.

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By MARY LOU BUTCHER
"I think the status of the
American Negro is improving in
many respects," Prof. Albert H.
Wheeler told Newman Club mem-
bers Wednesday night.
Wheeler cited the elimination
of discrimination in the armed
forces as having several important
consequences. Among these, he
said, are an increase in the num-
ber of qualified men available for
service, an increase in the morale
of Negroes, and the elimination of
propaganda fuel for the Soviet
Union to use in the Asian bloc.
Wheeler pointed out that Ameri-
ca is gaining a more favorable im-
age among such nations as Latin
America and that as we eliminate
prejudice, we gain both the re-
spect of these nations and our
own self-respect.
More Progress
The status of the Negro has
changed considerably since 1940,
but there is still much progress to
be made, he asserted.
A member of the National As-
sociation for the Advancement of
Colored People, Wheeler said it is
not true that the organization
"wants to move too fast." Its
achievements are the result of its
continued battles carried on for
25-30 years, he noted.
The actions which the NAACP
has taken to solve the various
racial crises which the country has
faced have created more favor-
able regard for America through-
out the world, he said. The NAACP
battles have also alleviated feel-
ings of self-disrespect among Ne-
groes and the guilty consciences
of those citizens who feel that
segregation is wrong, he added.
Debunking Discrimination
Also due to the influence of this
organization, church groups and
clergy have begun to speak out
against discrimination. In many
states, laws and committees have
been formed to decrease racial
discrimination, Wheeler said.
Gradual progresa is being made
in areas such as voting, employ-
ment, education and housing, he
said, but there remains a great
deal of work to be done.
"Negroes have been and are now
being denied jobs solely on the
basis of race, throughout the

country," he said. They are also
"denied the right to join unions,"
he added.
Retraining Program
He pointed out that another
problem has arisen out of the fact
that unskilled Negro workers are
being replaced by machines and
that there are no Jobs for them.
However, a federal retraining pro-
gram for such workers is under-
way, he noted.
Wheeler went on to say that
segregated housing still exists and
it "denies the Negro the right to
own property of his own choosing."
In recent years, he said, whites
have tended to move to the su-
burbs while Negroes have been re-
stricted to thecenter of the city.
"The wall that divides is almost'
as inpenetrable as the Berlin wall,"
he added.
"I think the most damaging
problem of segregation is what it
does to the people," he said. "It
damages their morale and hints
at the concept of second-class
citizenry," he noted.
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