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Library Displays Explained By Informant By GKNKV1EVE LALOl'X Not to the reserved book room In ii.. library there is a place set tor displays concerning subi neral tntsrest. I should like Ki Oder lOme information toe display on the French Ince. This exhibit has been plUIIMd especially for the stuof Longwood College, in order that all may become better acquainted with Prance. Altlimwh Fiance is smaller In gtae than the State of Texas, the country itself la ao variegated that it la necessary to take up each
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because of the difficulties of com- on Provence, the region which mumcation and the differences in the administration. In order to achieve unity the Revolutionary government. in 1791. divided the provinces into tments. However, the legacy of the past could not be eradicated in one hundred and fifty years. For this reason we may still refer to Chess units as the provinces of Fiance. It Is my purpose in this displayto Introduce each of these prov|rj*> . At present there is a display
part separately. I i lib DOM time Prance was divided into provinces, each of which was governed by a lord, i ,, : area already had a geographlcal unit, and soon acquired an historical unity from its own
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(Continued from Page 1) to speak Kiwlish at the Mexico City College and at a school sponsored by the American Embassy. Because of the climate in Mexico the school year runs from February to November leaving the '•winter" months for vacation. Here at college Elena likes the campus and dormitories and realizes she missed them at the University. Being the oldest of five brothers and Slaters she loves the friendly atmosphere here Speaking in English. Elena explained how she was i specially Impressed with the even temperament, the kindness, and the agraeabkHMSS of all the American people About America Itself she was \eiv explicit in saying that what she liked best was the tolerance uf all the religions. She thinks thai t!us great nation is essential as an exampie for other countries. dens la delighted with Virginia and to sum lip. "likes ert all." Qenevieve, who is the youngest la Is actually part Belgian and part French and was born in Brussels. She grew up in the unique town of Valenciennes In Prance but later returned to Belgium as a student in a religious college. She attend".-! another religious college and then entered the University of Paris when her father now lives. Majorlni in history, she has obtain M| a de«r"e that stands between a B. A. and a Master's in United States colleges. During that time lbs K mud to speak English. This past year while a student at the uni'ci.sii\ aba also taught at the same relmious school she had prev\ioiisly attended. In rcfen nee to her opportunity to come to America she said, "I grabIxal it and couldn't believe It." After the new experience of travelin ■: across an ocean via the Queen Ebabeth, she spent three days in New Vmk and thinks it is wonder fid She had no idea Farmville w mild be such I lovely place and is "deUi hted i" live hen." she hopes to spend an ther year and see all of the United States CH ■ <\H -i who seems to be enthuslactlc about every new experiha ' ■' -i natal her favorite hobb) Since her arrival taking pictures Whether interested in photograph) 01 francs anyone would appreclati the exhibit she has set up in the library featuring. French ProVlnces lhe qualnl places are made more real by the photographs our amateui photographer has taken. .She will display ether asp.' raral more exhibits
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speeds from the low valley of the I Gayle Cunningham. Delo Dove, Rhone to the Italian frontier. Margaret Dowdy. Sandy Fitzgerald, This display has been organized , ^^ Wayne Fuller. Nancy George, WO parts; one is given to the | Janlp Glenn K|((y Harfls L 0 u economical and geographical aspecte; the other to civilization, Heier. Loretta Kuhn, Carolyn Obenwith samples of the Roman ruins shain. Nancy Richardson, Evelyn and with reproductions of fa- Rowe. Jo Ann Sloop, Nancy Stripmous modern artists. lin, Willie Taylor, Linda Vess. BarFor those who are more deep- bara Wade. Jackie Waller. Annie ly interested in the project I_ have Elaine w Deh)res in my possession many other documenta which are available to | Winder, and Carole Wolfe compose students at any time. | the varsity team.
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1. Nerfolk'i friend le troubled teen-agers. Story of ths Uthritic cripple to whom youngster* tlotk (or advice. 2. The great rNltdown hooi. How this famed "missing link" In human evolution has been proved a fraud from the atar t. J. Haw to sharpen your judgment. Kamed author Bertrand Russell ofTera aix rules to help you form sounder opinions. 4. My mail unforgettable choroctsr. Fun.I inemnrisa of Connie Mack—who led the Athletics for 50 yeara. 5. How to maka peon ol lha Pentagon. Steps to and ruinous rivalry between our Army, Navy and Air Force. S. Book cendansatisn: "High, Wids and lanaiema." Hal Borland's exciting story of his adventurous boyhood on a Colorado prairie. 7. Medicine's animal pioneers. How medical researchers learn from animals new ways to save human livaa. S. Whet lha mass In Mascsw maans. Evidence that the Communist system is as unworkable as it is unnatural. 9. Matter bridge builder. Introducing David Stainman, world leader in bridge design and construction. 10. Callage two years sooner. Here's bow extensive estierimenta proved a bright lOlh-grader is ready for college. 11. laughter the bail medicine. Amusing esperienrea from everyday life. 12. Who! happens when we pray for others? Too often we pray only for ourselves. Here's how we gain true rewarda of prayer when we pray for others. 11. European vs. U. S. beauties. Why European woman are more glamorous to men. 14. Trading stamps — bonus or bunkum* How much of their coat is included in the price you pay? 15. living memorials Instead el Sowars. A way to honor the dead by serving the living. le. h pays to Increase your word power An entertaining quiz to build your vocabulary. 17. Are we tea soft en young criminals? Why the boat way to cure juvenile delinquency la to pani'ia first offenders. II. Medicine man en lha Amaton. How two devoted missionaries bring medical aid to jungle natives. If. Creatures In tha night. The fascinating drama of Datura that Is enacted between dusk and dawn. 20. Whet yeur sense ol humor falls about yea. What the jokes you like, the way you Isugh reveal about you. 21. Tha sub ihot wauldn'l stay dawn. Stirring aaga of the I'SS Sqttaltu' rescue from a depth of 40 fathoms. 22. Modame Butterfly in bobby sai. How new freedoms have changed life for Japanese women; what the man think. 23. Doctors should fell patients the truth. When the doctor operated, exactly what did he do? Why s written record of your medical history may someday aava your Ufa. 24. "Hew wonderful you ere... " Hara'a why affecUoa and admiration aren't much good unleaa expressed: why locked-up emotions eventually wither. 25. Harry Halt and a heortful of children. Story uf a farmer who singlehandedly finds homes for hundreds of Koraen war orphans. 24. Our fas lows make us dishonest. How unfair tax lews are causing s serious moral deterioration. 27. Venereal disease new a threat fa youth. How V.D. le spreading among teen-agers—and sane advice to victims. 23. Secy. Benson's faith In tha American farmer. Why he feela farmers, left alone, can often solve thalr own problems better than Washington. 2t. Your brain's unrealised powers. Seven new findings to help you use your brain more efficiently. 30. Britain's Indestructible "Old Man." What Sir Winston Churchill is doing in retirement. 31. Are |uries giving away tee much money? Fantastic awards juries hand out because they confuse compassion with common sense. 32. My lost best days an earth. In her own words a young mother, learning she had cancer, tells bow she decided to make this the "best year of her life." 33. Foreign-aid mania. How ths billions we've given have brought mainly disappointment and higher taxes. 34. Oof where |et planes era kern. Story of Edward Air Force Base, where 10,000 men bsttle wind, sand and speed bsrrlers to keep us supreme in the sky. 33. Ufa In these United States. Humorous anecdotes revealing quirks of human nature. 36. Man's mast playful friend: the land Otter. IntereeUng facts about this smusing animal. 37. Why net a foreign-service coreerf How our State Department is making foreign service attractive toyoung men. 33. A new deal In the old flreheuee. How one town got lower tuxes, greater protection combining fire and police. 39. Croiy man en Craiy Horse. Meet ths man whose ststue of an Indian will be the largest In history. 40. Their business Is dynamite. How tha manufacture of this explosive has been made one of the safeat Industries. 41. His best cusfomers ore babies. How a kitchen strainer and a pint of mashed peas became the Gerber Products Co. 42. Smaky Meuntoin magic. Why this, our most sneient mountain range, has more visitora than any other. 43. Call far Mr. emergency. Meet the Emergency Police, who get 8 million New Yorkers out of trouble. 44. Beauty by tha mile. How landscape engineers prove roadside planting Is lifessving ss well ss beautiful. 43. Humor In uniform. True storiea of ths funny aids of life in our Armed Forces. 44. Seven economic fellacles. The American Economic Foundation sxplodea misconceptions about our economy. 47. Admiral ef the Oreek OH 'loot. Story of Stavroa Nlarchoa, who has won s fortune batting on—and carrying—oil.