Page Six SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. March 2. I?“ lowry gives impressions of life in Dar Es Salaam by James Lowry, ‘61 Trying to condense ten months: into one articleliould be a Her-t culcan task tor the ablest oi \‘l'iters. For me it seems an al- most insurmoiuitable task, but i will try to give you my per»l sonal impressions of my lite in Dar Es Salaam, Tanganyika. My liie has been relatively quiet and routine, with a iew exceptions, such as a Depai- merit oi State sponsored tour and my observation of the’ CoLmtl‘y's Independence celebral tion. Liie has been Steady,l though with no lack oi ditie out things to do. Suddenly to become a teach— er, niter 16 years oi being a student. would jolt anyone a bit even it ends first job were , in the Iowa school system, but i to become a teacher in Airica makes the shock much great» er, t The job is harder because' here i am a ioreigner and em; counter language, social and ecl-l Ed, note: This is the third in a series oi articles by Grin- ueii graduate Jim Lowry who is now teaching at Kivnkoni Collegegin Tanganyika. He is there as a Travel-Service Scholarship winner under Grinnell's Fifth Year Abroad lrrogram. lniormation about the program may be obtained irom its director, Philip Thoma as (economies). t ucational barriers riot racing the average teacher in America, The cniu‘roiiment and the Britishi system oi education also made: the adjustment period difficulti ior me‘, 2 At. Kivukoni we try to camel bine element oi the British andl American systems oi education; The plan is to maintain the} basic British system without the pomp and tradition The system is American influenced in thatl Kivukoni is a liberal ‘arts col~l logo with a diversification ol studies and with considerable iniorrnality. Ten and bread 1 rise at 6 a in to have bl‘eakei fast, consisting oi tea (witlii milk) and bread. i wish I could say there is more to it thani this, but .l cannot. Alter brea- iast for the iirst iive months, here I had the crucial job of, supplying the school with clilo ,wants desperately to stay alooi ‘from it. [to look at it with awe and ad- He does not really understand’ the East~West conflict. He looks at it simply as a iormerly doin- inated person and as such he Politically, students oitcn bele ligcrently attack Americ~ but . at the same time they continue miration. They also hold in high esteem the people oi our coun- try. with the American Negro and president Kenncdy holding the highest places oi reverence. I am sure fondness ior the Negro does not surprise you, . but Kennedy's popular y might. .1036. of famine relief came and i i ' thousands today. i fl hope I am not oiiending any- SRepublicans on the campus. but ttlie tact is they sec John Ken» ncdy as a youth richest nation in the world; fighting segregation, giving aid to their coiuitry through dollars, and corn. Finally. they sec him as a per» son sincerely against colonialism, something which has never been shown by any other president On two occasions Kennedy was a national hero: when the iirst when he strongly backed the UN forces to defeat, Africa’s most hated native son, Molsc Tsholnbe. These are only a few of the‘ things we have discussed in my tutorials, and it would take a book to write about the rest. For these visits I am very grates ftll because they have given me insights one cannot get irom pseudosAfrican experts. The not ter are on the market by the \ riugauti After the tutorials, we have lunch, an occasion well worth looking iorward to and distinc~ tively Airican, The diet never- varies; so one never has to wore ry about surprises oi the Saga orderl The staple iood for alll Tanganyika is a starchy product called "Ugali," It consists oi powdered maize corn meal withl hot water mixed in to give iii a gelatin like appearance, Ugali is completely without tastc but it is filling, The vegetable side of the meal usually is carrots, cabbage and sometimes green peas. For any stew one must have meat, and our cliei is not to be denied here citlier. lie sup— plies us daily with "Good 'ole Tanganyika Beef." In Tanganyika, as in many un- derdeveloped countries. cattle leading the v .usually ,reading books by experts andl inated water, The job entailed are lfloked upon as Wealth, pumping the Water from two. and we all know wealth is highly infectious wells; thcni not to be given awny unless Seeing that the proper chemical] it: is absolutely necessary to Solution was added. I am happy do so. “'hnt I am trying to to report. that for the past (our! say is that the owner does nut l months Klvukani has become Sell a cow until it is half mechanized — (In automatici (lend or about to kccl over chlorinatar has now taken Low-,l from old age. This is our meal: ry's place! at Kivukoni! i For the next two hours of the morning I hold tutorials i To top oit our meal we have iruit {or dessert, in the iruit in my room. Tutorials arc category we take second to no British in origin and nature .one, as there are iruits in abun— and I understand they iorm 1dance and quality. One is able. the backbone oi the Oxfnrfl— lto purchase three bananas, 2‘ Cambridge and now the Kiv» lmangos, z coconuts and 2 pines ukoni systems. in each one ‘applcs all for the total oi tcn hour period, the tutor and his lAmcrican cents. student discuss previous lec— : ”degree weather . hires; current aliens and pro- ‘ paged reading materiaig, In the afternoons we, split the student body in halves, each, The system otters a wondcrlul thaving seminars in one oi three; opportunity for the student totsubjects: political science, eco» get personal help It also oiicrst a chance to create better (or 1: . IWhile Caps' presen'l' Me‘inbers of “White Caps,” Grinnell‘s women‘s synchronized swimming club, rehearse a number from their Show “\Vatercolors" which they will present’ in the campus pool next Thursday and Flit‘ y at 7:30 and 9 p.ltlr Tickets for the Shorts must be obtained in the Union at the be. nomics or Atrican culture. Atter this, during two days each week, we work in the iields. planting crops, digging ditches or clearing iields, Usually, af~ ter the completion oi two long hours oi work’ln as weather, a cool dip in the in. dian ocean is necessary. Kivu- koni has a beach only 20 yards away. The nights at Kivukoni taken care oi, as all have to prcpare the next day‘s lessons. However, at least once a week we have outside speakers, ranging from the high- est ministers to even an occa— are sional Youngt bearded hitch hilt-t er. Recently, such men as Jomo Kenyatta, Julius Nyerer'e (forme ci- Tanganyika prime minister), the Rev. Michael Scott, Robert Hailowcll Corps in Tanganyika), as nationalist leaders tram over Africa have appeared as well The speeches of the latter group sonictimcs get a bit re»t duiidant, but they never tail to provoke an upsurge oi na— tionalist feeling in the blood oi every student here, Every Thurs- day we have him donated by the Govern in e il t Information Service, which are highly prop- agandistic but not olronsire. Thc true test avill come when thc Soviet and Chinese inlormution sci-vices inove int As with people throughout the‘ world, we in Tanganyika look lorward to the rclici and ex~ Icitcrnent brought by the week— endmlh'dl, ll'undel'lul Saturday! when we exercise our bodies .by dancing and satisiy our thirslt by drinking, Fortunately these two wants can bc satiated att the same location. The iianict of the place is the Annatogulo‘ Community Centre. The inaio ity oi the Africans come cvcryl Saturday night to dance and drink and have a gooti time ill~ to the wee, small hoiu-s or the morning. i Rock Yn Roll Music is provided by diiier.t ent dance bands each wcek.t Quality diiiers, but not the en~l thusiasm, The dancers are those.‘ oi Rock ’n Roll, Samba and‘ erumba. No one seems cver tat get tired, perhaps ‘ iavours passed out by the man} behind the bar, We just dance] worse) teacher—student relations In my tutorials, politics is the main topic, and it is here that 1 am able to gauge the icclings of the students with respect lot both local and ltorlclawicle al-l iairs. Easlchst conflict From these sessions l hovel round out that the student is cxtrcmcly ignorant oi the coni- plexities of the outside world. S'l'op in and see our 1 Fine Selection of lulled Geods , DANISH MAIQ '818 FOURTH l — “'e Feature Pastries _Of All Klmls _ ning of the week. degree‘ we- (head of the Peace. all. endlessly, with partners and- without, not really caring, butl instead just enjoying ourselvesi It is a good thing tor yours truly. as 1 iound out early that the Airican women are very shy, so I was iorccd to dance solo, But alter the third week, the Airicaii reserve broke down and iinding a partner has never since been a problem. i For a person who does not; like the lights oi the city, there‘ is always the possibility oi re treating into the hinterland. This 1 have done on numerous occasions. The elements are the same ior these social gatherings in different forms, combo, drums. we sway to Thomas P. Carroll, principal college relations officer oi thel iUnited States Department oil State, will be on campus chv’ ncsday and Thursday to pl’csi scnt cui-rcnt iniormation about] the Foreign Service to students: interested in work in this area} The international Relationst ‘club will sponsor a coiiee hourt icuturing Carroll entitled “New ‘Fl‘ontlel‘s in The State Depar ment" on Thursday at 4:15 pn ‘ll‘i Younher lounge. Carroll, Island, a native in the interior, but they appear leaving Tanganyika, but appointed ,in 1 ,tions, and consular oiiiccs are ';broad as well as in the Depart. ment of Rhotle Initial salaries are scaled lo the tl‘ansicl‘l‘ed to the De-‘Officer’s qualifications, And in the place oi beer, We sip “tenlbn” or “Pombc,” tormented coconut and barley. One pint bottle costs iive cents, and i can assure you one bottle is twice as strong as six oi those little cute cans seen sometimes at Grinncll so- cial outings. My iirst time in the bush 1 was presented with a bottle oi rombe and the iele low who gave it to me utter— ed two now sigiiiiicant wards: “Pnly, Poly" trolc, Pole), which I iound out much too late meant “slowly, slowly," weeks I shall be Such In a few . Instead of,mem0ries as my first class at dancing Rock 'n Roll in a dance] Klvultoni, the African hollowland those words. will never be forgotten. Slate department official to speak here maple, “Poly, Poly," iiiation tor the iorcign service September 8, 1962. Applica— tions ior the one—day examina— tion must be received by the board oi examiners, Depart- ment oi state. Washington 25, no, bciore July 23, 1952, Eligibility requirements will be announced later. Successfulrcandldatcs will be as Officers to serve any ct 26 .enibassies, legr- oi State in Washington. experi- hecause oi, ~ pertinent oi State in 1945 from crime and age and usually range the Oitice oi War lnformallollJH‘Orn $5,625 to $6 345. where he had served as cl‘ilefl —— oi the Foreign Service (1' 'ion.lADVERTISE IN THE 8&3 His first tor-eign assignment} Your ad will appear in 1850 with the department was as copies oi the Scarlet and Black attache at Rome from 1947-1951, each week. Our rates are lot after which he served iii London,‘40 cents a column illeh for stun Ottawa and Tehran, dents, faculty and college pe The Department of State ‘Sonnel. All other chal, 50 plan to hold a written exam- cents a column inch. ATTENTION SENIORS The Economius Department of the Uni- versity of Minnesula announces a few new fellowships and research assistant- ships for beginning graduate students who plan to work for the Pli.D. degree. For information on admission write the Graduafe School of the University: for information on fellowships write the Eco- nomics Department.