Vol. 2, No. 10
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1960
Published Weekly
Workshoppers Defy Heat To Attend Carolina
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shown here eating good old American watermel- right starting on his second slice of the watery
on out in front of Kenan Dorm at last VVednes- melon.
day's watermelon cutting. Bob Bingham, sum- (Photo by Pete Ness)
Congo Not Ready To Assume
Self Goverment Says Visitor
BY JOE MEDLIN
The Belgian Congolese are not
yet ready to govern themselves,
says Mrs. Anne Higham, who
has just returned from a five
month visit to Africa. She is the
mother of Robin D. Higham, as
sociate professor of history here.
Mrs. Higham attributes the
Congo trouble to the primitive,
uneducated people there. She
spent one month of her five
mont African stay in the Bel
gian Congo.
She says the "most helpful
thing we could do would be to
back a school for women. Once
the women are sold on new
ideas, they will sell- them to
their entire household."
"We of the West do a great
deal of harm in listening to and
too rapidly embracing anyone
who is a nationalist," Mrs. High
am said.
"All of the African countries
need much more primary and
technical education.
"In some places I saw nurses
in freshly pressed uniforms and
natives wearing nothing but a
string of beads. In a situation
such as that, there could be little
order."
Mrs. Higham said the United
States was doing much work in
Africa and that missionaries
were also doing useful work
there.
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The International Cooperative
Administration, which is under
the direction of the U. S. For
eign Aid Service, is sponsoring
many small projects, which "are
more worthwhile than many of
their large projects," Mrs. High
am said.
"I visited one school where
five American technicians were
training Africans to teach. Those
students were to go out to 13 dif
ferent schools. They understand
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the problems of Africa and are
able to get along with the gov
ernment and the African people.
"It takes diplomacy to get
foreign nations to ask the United
States for help. Our help de
pends much more on the per
sonality of the people we send
than the number of millions we
spend. They must be understand
ing and interested in helping
others before they can be of
real value."
Mrs. Higham said that mis
sionaries have . to persuade a
tribe chief to let them educat
the people of his tribe.
"Once that is done," she said,
"schools, hospitals and churches
are established.
Mr. Higham said she always
studied the political and econo
mic aspects of a nation before
visiting it.
"One must understand that
the emerging nations of Arfica
have different problems than
we do," she said.
Mrs. Higham has been travel
ing for many years and collects
maps. She has given many lec
tures on her travels. She plans
to buy a house and live in Cha
pel Hill which, she said is a
very interesting town.
"I also plan to travel more.
If one is truly interested in the
world, he can not stop travel
ing," Mrs. Higham said.
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Classes Range From
Police To Botanists
Despite the'mid-summer heat, hundreds of adults flock
to Chapel Hill this week and next week for" record attend
ance in special workshops, conferences, institutes, and short
courses. - ' .
. Included in the programs and courses are classes for
chiefs of police, insurance executives, labor leaders, English
teachers, botanists, electronic computer specialists and
dramatists.
These groups will be followed immediately by television
trainees, librarians, credit bur- ,
eau executives, public- school
teachers.
Electronic computer' directors
from over the nation will con
tinue discussions on "artificial
intelligence," utilizing at times
the Univac 1105 at the University.
Prof. John W. Carr III is m
charge.
The 11th annual Institute of
Insurance convened Sunday
night, August 7 through Friday.
H. H. Stradberg, .Jr. of Rocky
iMount is president of the N. C.
Assn. of Insurance Agents.
Among the mahi speakers Will
be insurance men themselves in
specific areas of opinion-swapping
relating to casualty, fire,
automobile, workmen's compen
sation insurance and the like.
Ed Rankin of Raleigh will speak
on "Public Relations."
A five-days' "Tri-State Labor
School" also began Sunday even
ing and lasts until Friday. The
AFL-CIO is sponsor, with the
cooperation of the UNC Exten
sion Division. Lectures will be
in advanced labor law.economics
for bargaining, public speaking,
Japanese Film
Featured As t
Free Flick
A Japanese film, "The Im
poster," is this week's free flick.
It will be shown at Carroll Hall
tonight at 7:30.
A short subject, "Between the
Tide," will be shown also.
An exciting example of period
drama, "The Imposter" is pri
marily to be enjoyed as a swash
buckling adventure story. But it
has, too, the fascinations one
expects from Japanese films.
It contains beautifully formal
settings and costumes, superbly
zestful performances and a
series of stylized sword-fights
of astonishing ferocity.
The plot is escape fiction and
historical intrigue laid in 17th
century Takyo, with rival claim
ants for the royal heritage clash
ing and scheming.
The imposter is finally un
masked on the stage of a real
Kabuki theatre, Songs and hum
orous characterizations, typically
fine Japanese camera work and
elements of Kabuki theatre style
add to the interest of "The Im
poster." In the film the hero and his
beautiful female aide exhibit
astonishing skill in chambara,
the traditEonal swordplay of
Japanese theatre.
American government, labor
' history. Prof. Paul Guthrie,
chairman of the UNC Dept. of
Economics, will teach arbitra
tion. ;
Among the other instructors:
Thomas Adair, Atlanta, Ga., at- ,
torney; Prof Norman 'Mattis,
UNC Prof, of Public Sueaking;
and others.
Botanists from 13 states will
continue their classes, field trips
and laboratory experiments un
der point auspices of the National
Science Fvuiniatiou ami me Uni
versity. Prof. Victor Greulach,
chairman of the Dept. of Botany,
is in charge.
The TV teachers who will ar
rive next week are specially
chosen instructors who have
proved to be well-qualified for
utilizing the visual medium of
television in a large number of
North Carolina classrooms. The
TV "In-School" program is now
in its third year under financial
auspices of the Ford Foundation.
Boy Friend'
Offers Spoof
Of Big Twenties
Sandy Wilson's musical spoof
of the roaring twenties, "The
Boy Friend," to be presented
by the Summer Activities Coun
cil Aug. 21 and 22, will feature
a cast of 18.
Anita Morris of Durham will
play the role of Polly. Anita is a
recent graduate of Durham High
School, where she played the
lead in such productions as
"Salome," "Before the Bullfight"
and . "Bury the Dead."
She has also appeared with
Joanne Dru at the Durham Play
house's presentation of "Middle
of the Night." and with Walter
Abel in "Inherit the Wind." In
addition, she appeared in the
musical production "Once Upon
Tomorrow," and has received
many dancing and acting
awards.
Playing opposite Miss Morris,
as Tony, will be David Barrin
ger also from Durham.
Barringer, a junior Business
Administration major here, has
appeared in numerous shows
throughout the area, and was a
featured performer with the
Durham Theatre Guild Musical
Presentations.
Marilyn Zschau, of Chapel Hill
and Raleigh, will play Mme.
DuBonnet. No stranger to Cha
pel Hill audiences, Miss Zschau
(See 'Boy Friend, P. 6) ,