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Lebanon: a small country
with a global influence
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Jkssociation to commemorate
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beefing Uf lii Monday.
defenses, I by Amine Tarhini
s exercised: | Lebanon is one of those
vulnerati tinds that could be described
Is microscopic in size but mac-
ay how easi ocosm * c > n influence. Its his-
not sure si or f’ s ' n d ee d Die history of
, our civilized world.
n . K °." s ' , f Its proximity to the sea and
by thfiflj! Is central location in the cra-
to live il lie of civilization are some of
nt is pari of he reasons for its influence,
ge. By sii The Eastern Mediterranean
es of then >ea was the first to carry and
ional Awanl distribute the products of civi-
neopnorU |i zat i on — both material and
• m L rultural.
1 11 P ' The earliest of the historic
al inhabitants of Lebanon
were the Semitic Canaanites
■3000 B.C.), who later were
Balled Phoenicians by the
Greeks.
The Phoenicians’ greatest
contribution to mankind was
an exclusively alphabetic and
adequately developed system
of writing. They also sailed
across the open sea, estab-
Analysis
lishing east to west trunk
routes which they monopol
ized for centuries.
Gubla (Jubayl), Tyre and
Sidon, which is known for its
purple dye industry, were
among the Phoenicians’ first
important outlets along with
other ports in Egypt.
But the Phoenicia-Leba-
nese contributions to world
progress did not end with the
Canaanites-Phoenicians. The
Lebanese also influenced
civilization during the Greco-
Roman period.
Philosophy was of course
the most significant legacy of
Greece. But members of the
Syro-Lebanese family, which
ruled in Rome, also com
pleted on Lebanese soil one of
the greatest temples of the
world — the Heliopolis or
modern Ba labakk.
During the sixteenth cen
tury, Lebanon was under the
Ottoman Turkish Empire, an
empire known for its contri
butions in architecture and
poetry.
The Arabic language and
grammar were perfected and
Ephrem Al-Bustani wrote the
first modern Arabic language
dictionary.
Turkey entered World War
I in 1914 on the side of the
Central Powers. In 1918, Gen
eral Allenby, commander of
the Allied troops operating
from Egypt, occupied Pales
tine with support from Arab
troops under King Faisl.
This opened the way for
the occupation of Lebanon
and Syria, which ended Tur
kish control over the area.
In April 1920, at the San
Remo conference in Italy,
France was given mandate
over Lebanon and Syria while
Great Britian was given man
date over Palestine and Iraq,
since both France and Great
Britian were considered right
ful heirs to the partitioned
Ottoman empire.
France helped in creating a
provisional constitution to
govern the new state of
Lebanon.
In September 1939, with
the cloud of the second world
war looming in the interna
tional horizon, a high French
commissioner proclaimed
martial law, suspended the
constitution, dissolved the
chamber and limited the pow
ers of the president. He sent
imperial troops which, in
cooperation with Free French
units, expelled Vichy and Axis
forces and again occupied
Syria-Lebanon. In September
1943, the French mandate
was terminated and full inde
pendence was achieved.
Thursday: The history of
Lebanon from 1943 to 1975.
Former student Caperton
to speak on Texas’ future
by David Johnson
Battalion Staff
State Senator and former
Texas A&M student body presi
dent, Kent Caperton ’71, will
speak tonight at 7:30 in 701
Rudder Tower. The program is
entitled, “What is Texas’ Fu
ture? An Inside Look at Texas
Conservation Laws.”
Caperton, who graduated
from Texas A&M with a bache
lor’s degree in finance, was stu
dent body president during the
1970-71 school year. In addi
tion, he served as student body
vice-president, senator and on
several committees.
Caperton represents Texas’ 5th
senatorial district which in
cludes the Bryan-College Sta
tion area. He has served on sev
eral legislative committees and
was appointed by Lt. Governor
Bill Hobby to the Sunset Com
mission. The Sunset Commis
sion periodically reviews all state
laws to determine their effec
tiveness and submits outdated
laws to the legislature to be re
pealed.
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h&cM Senate
reviews issues
by Beverly Hamilton
Battalion Staff
The Student Senate will meet
fanight in Room 204 of the Har-
Ington Classroom Complex to
Iscuss proposals on the drink-
Igage, football game transpor-
Idon and evaluations of profes-
irs.
I The senators will discuss a
Isolution calling for the defeat
I the proposal by members of
fie state Legislature to raise the
thinking age to 21.
In addition, the Senate will*
jiscuss the possibility of running
iiripus shuttle buses after foot-
" games for off-campus stu
dents.
The Senate will also discuss
tablishing a Student Govern-
ient student book exchange so
' [udents can exchange books
■ithout having to go to book-
Rrnvac
The following proposals will
also be discussed:
• University Office Bill — A
recommendation that advisers
and pre-registration workers
stagger their lunch hours so they
are available to register students
during the noon hour.
• Professor Evaluation — A
recommendation that the Uni
versity administer standardized
professor evaluation forms once
a semester and provide the re
sults of the evaluations to faculty
and administration.
• 1983-84 Senate Reappor
tionment— A recommendation
that the Student Senate be reap
portioned for the 1983-84
school term.
• 1983 Election Regulations
Revisions — A recommenda
tion that the election regulations
be revised because of problems
in recent elections.
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THURSDAY, NOV. 18
10A.M.-BE HERE!
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IN *
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Great
Christmas
Gifts \
>NEW silks
& <
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F° r the Holiday^
a Villager/
Separates^
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* Sassafras
. Eagle Eye
i Ftexatara
Danskin
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Manor East Mall
Selection
The above specials are but a small sample of the Tremendous
values in our approximately $125,000.00 inventory, which must
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