Vim,- nd Cure )r Cretins ANGOON RECTOR: Aung Gives Burma's Opinion on Neutralism Havana Faculty Look for Jobs in Cuba Try FOLLETT'S niversity medical researchers, e developed a method of pre- ;ing mental and physical re- .ism caused by cretinism, a ase afflicting children at esearch was one of 14 projects 1 for by a state approprintion 300,000 to the University for arch in human'resources dur- 1956-57. retinism, or congenital hypo- oidism, is an endocrine gland ase which results from being a with no thyroid gland, or one ch is extremely active. Thyroid 'Short Circuit'. zeither case, little or no thy- is produced. Thyroid is im ant to the development of ve sheaths" in humans, which like insulation for nerve nds. Lack of thyroid results n effect something like a short uit because the nerve sheaths e no insulation. ccording to -Dr. William H. rwaltes, director of the Uni- ity's Medical School's thyroid arch program, "This study has ady produced preliminary in- cation that, when applied, Id enable all children born i congenital hypothyroidism [ichigan to achieve normal in- gence." Prevention Possible hildren born with no or nor. aoid-producing thyroid glands itually require institutional because they are feeblemind- ,s adults. Dctors have found that if this >lem is discovered immediate- n birth, prompt application of .ld hormone substitutes can ent the "short circuit," per- tng the afflicted child to lead rmral life. . If a By SUSAN HOLTZER In an attempt to characterize Burma's current world position, Htin Aung, rector of the Univer- sity of Rangoon, said that it could be described as "benevolent neu- tralism." He made the statement in a lecture yesterday in Rackham Hall's East Conference Room. Aung split Burmese policy into two categories - negative and positive. In the former, he cited Burma's decision not to join any power bloc, whether east or west. Burma Wishes Friendship Under the latter heading, he said that Burma wished to be friendly with all the nations of the world. The western powers, he said, are just beginning to understand this aspect of Burmese policy;, He, explained Burma's fears with a wry quote from George Or- well's "Animal Farm." "All the countries of the world are equal," he said, "only some are more equal than 'others." A Sovereign State He characterized Burma as a sovereign state, but a very small country in comparison to neigh- boring India, China and others. As such, they fear aggression from west as well as from east, the more so since, Aung said, "the next war will inevitably lead to the doom of civilization." But he stated that Burma was not willing to take peace at any price. He cited as an example the invasion by Nationalist China aft- er World War II, against which Burma fought until their appeals to the western powers were grant- ed, and the United Nations or- dered the Chinese out of the country. Nation Lost Respect Immediately following the granting of Burmese. independ- ence by Great Britain, Aung said, Burma could not command any respect among the great powers of the world. He divided interna- tional feeling toward the new country into three stages. During the initial stages, he said, most countries felt that Burma would not be able to re- tan itshindependence for long. ,When this was proven untrue, they decided that Burma was un- important; that it had no worth in the scheme of world politics. Finally, he said, when Burma declared its neutrality, most ob- servers thought that it had its base in a fear of Communist Chi- na. World Understands Now, Aung said, the nations of the world are beginning to un- derstand the Burmese position. He said that because of the ori- ginal premise, however,, Burma's appeals for financial assistance in the period following the second world war fell on deaf ears. Then, in 1948, he continued, China demanded that Burma turn over 40,000 square miles of northern territory, claiming it for China on an historical basis. To this, Burma refused. Aung Blames England Aung called Britain responsible for this continuation of a border dispute that had its beginning in 1886, when China claimed all of Burma. He said he assumed that Britain left the question open so as to hold down Burma's power, claiming that they could not have believed the Chinese statement since China also asserted that England, too, belonged to it. The dispute has not been ended, although it is the Communists in China now that are pressing the suit for 'a piece of Burma. Aung said that,±s a,.matter of princille, the Burmese are refus- ing to give up a strip of land out of which all Burmese have been moved. The question may be taken up by a border commission at the suggestion of Burma. British Praised Aung, however, had high praise for the British, emphasizing the fact that British troops left Bur- ma with no bitterness behind them. He said that Burma now ad- mitted 'it was fortunate that the conquest had been made by Bri-' tain, rather than by some other, less understanding power. He contrasted them to Japan, by whom Burma was occupied during World War II. The worst aspect of that, he said, was the arbitrary legal system under which they lived. Burma, he said, has always had equality before the law. Burma 'Insulated' But according to, Aung, the Japanese military occupation taught his country some valuable lessons. The most important of* these, he said, taught them to keep in closer touch with the out- side world. He characterized Bur- ma as partially insulated by a horseshoe-shaped mountain range sealing them off from their neighbors. Wlien Burma received its inde- pendence in 1948, he, continued, the nation's leaders decided that, because of the difficulty of creat- ing large sums of money in Bur- ma, socialism was the answer to their problems. Burma therefore becamde a welfare state, Aung said. HAVANA (A) - The professors and assistant professors of the closed University of Havana can go to work elsewhere if they wish. Dr. Clemente Inclan, Dean of the University of Havana, and the 13 faculty heads, have agreed that the 500 teachers can lend their services to private institutions. No one can foresee when classes will be resumed at the university. It and the state universities in Las Villas and Oriente province locked their doors last December after a revolutionary band headed by Fi- del Castro adformer university student, landed from -Mexico in eastern Oriente. Classes Suspended The boards of governors or- dered classes suspended to pre- Travel Series To Give Films Lectures and films on Africa, the South Seas, Ecuador, Ger- many, Spain, and Yugoslavia will be presented this year by the World Travel and Adventure Se- ries. Productions have been sched- uled on Sunday afternoons in the Ann Arbor High School auditor- ium. The series opens Oct. 27 with "South from Zanzibar," which will ;feature several countries on the African continent, including Kenya and Victoria Falls, in addi- tion to the island of the title. Second production will be "Spa- nish Interlude," to be presented Nov. 17. It will be followed by "Adriatic Holiday" on Dec. 8. The film includes pictures of all of Yugoslavia. "Ecuador, Gem of the Andes" will be produced on Jan. 12, fol- lowed by "Germany, Yesterday and Today" on Feb. 16. The final production of the series will be "South Seas Happi- ness Holiday" on March 9. Tahiti and Hawaii will be among the is- lands included. The films and lectures are un- der the sponsorship of the Adult Education Department of the city public schools. Tickets for the series are available on a season basis at present. Medical Society Offers Proposals The Michigan State Medical Society's house of delegates ree- ommended yesterday that a chair of public health and preventative medicine be established at the medical schools of the University and of Wayne State. University. Dr. Robert B. Nelson, associate director of the University Hospi- tal was among the 10 men chosen by delegates for three-year terms on the board of directors of the Michigan Medical Service. Iraqi To Visit 'U' The University will be host to two members of the Iraqi Minis- try of Education for five days be- ginning Monday, according to Dean Willard Olson of the edu- cation school. The two men, Abdul Aziz Al- Bassim, the ministry's assistant director general, and Saadi Dub- uni, examinations director, are spending three months in the United States in one phase of the Technical Assistance Program. They are studying how exami- nations are used in selection and guidance of students and the broad pattern of school adminis- tration. vent students from staging anti- government demonstrations. Gov- ernment officials charged the stu- dents were using chemical labor- atries to make bombs and other explosives for terroristic acts. Two private universities, the Villanova and the Jose Marti, op- erate in Havana. There are a number of others s c a t t e r e d throughout the republic. The Havana professors may now lend their services to these. Students Migrate Havana University once had a top enrollment of 18,000. Since the three universities closed, thousands of students who could afford it have gone to Spain, Lat- in America, and the United States to pursue their studies. 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