Page Eighi SCARLET AND BLACK Friday, March l5. I963 érihne, Ed. note; Bill llcrman, class oi 1951, is a travel scholar in Alina. Operating under the rule. The best way to know it is to see it," the male contingent of Gr-iniiell in Africa undertook a satari through East Atrica. This journey took place during our seven week summer vacation. The distances being rather great, walking was out at the question, so we resorted to a tour- whccled monster known as the Gray Gern. ln lays man's language this relers to a 1956 Land Rover- truck, a bit the worse tor wear when we started and even more so now. With beds. cooking stovc, and Ollie or equipment we became a sell sulticicnt untt, a fact which proved very usetul Malosa school being located in the southern part or. Nyasaland, we tirst had to traverse the Gun miles to the northern tip of the country. Roads were ins troduced here about so years ago but one could hardly say that an extensive turnpike system had been de— vcloped. Thus .we bounced along, at times not being certain which end was tip, over roads that make the Lake Acre route seem like a super highway. There are many times when one might question whether they are even one lane. However. the country through ivt'hich we passed is some ot the most beautilul l have ever seen. but at the same time extremely primitive, These mountains and valleys are from the southern end of the Great Rirl. Valley, a'phenomenon ot na» ture quite unique in itsell. ALL ALONG THE way one sees the typical tiny quaint that one otteii tor-gets the apalling state ot povclty which they represent, a tact which can not help but to arouse the mind oi one coming lroni Galbrailh's Attlnent Society The urban centers through winch oire passes are images ol a tr-ontier- town in the wild west with the row at Asian stores, police station, and government headquarters or boma surrounded by native huts The people themselves are extremely triendlv. al— tlrouglr a bit shy ot strange characters such as Hoth and Herman These rural people seem very happy and clicerl‘ut, and quite unaware ot the rigors ot so-call- ed civilized modern society. There may be much truth in the old saying, “ignorance is bliss." Oh we drive until reaching the custoirrs post, where after the usual amount of red tape plus coin» plications over a wrong engine number on the Gray Ger-ii, we pass into Tanganyika. From here on we are aware of a noticeable rinprovemcnt in conditions The land, although still very mountainous, begins to open up. with much less brush, larger tields, more spacious huts and better dressed people Here and there we see sisal and tea estates with some machinery whlcll makes an old town boy ieel more at home One flat tire, two electrical tires, onc delay due to tappets and two days later, we reach the center of Tanganyi- ka Here the country is much drier, but the liver stock population is considerably heavier, although the quantity tar outweighs the quality. From here we push on toward the coast and Dar- l hraci, ilerman, Tours East Africa development with many estates and much better roads, some even paved. We have now come from the high cool mountains to the low scacoast where temperatures, humidity, and rainfall show remarkable increases. The city ol Dar is an interesting mixture of old and new: of European, Arab and Atrican. Land is no problem so the city is spread over a wide area with government buildings and shopping center in the middle around the harbor. The whole atmosphere is very cosmopolitan Having taken advantage of en- tertainments ot the city, we made preparations tor a visit to the island of Zanzibar, center ot old Arab slave trade. Zanzibar is located 45 miles from Dar and hoping to get the real teel. we chose to go over by native boat called a dhow.__ As things turned out we get more of a real feel than expected. These dhows are the present versions of those used by the Arab traders for many centuries along the coast. Many still use sails but others like the one we took have been fitted with engines. They haul small loads of trcight between the ports along the coast. The captain and crew were just like out of a book and of course could speak almost no English so conversation was limited, We departed at 5 pm, and arrived in Zanzibar harbor at 1 am. where we anchored tor the night. it was a wonderful star-lit night tor sleeping. but trying to sack out on piles oi rope, oil drums, sacks of grain and fruit made us aw that this was not the statler Hilton. Next mud huts with grass roofs which are the homes of E5 . the majority of natives. They seem so natural and ganylka. Salaam. the capital and urban center of Tan- mol‘ning, after the usual flourish of red tape, We drag- The country shows signs of considerable ged our stiff bodies into the city. Dean King Talks Sunday l Students at colleges and uni- College church this Sunday Toynbee to Speak NeXt on culture Travel Panel . + 0.“: ,T' S versities across the nation arelwill teaturc Di. Winston King, DL Amid J_ Toynbee my mum" 0 er lp eligiblelo paincipate ma unique Dean of the Chapel pieaching ing Heath professor will speak The lecture will be part of foreign languago progr'tm i“_ Eu- on the subject “‘1 dont like Wednesday in Rebel}. Theatle on the 1! 3,1". series of Fine Arts the ywcA pmgmm wmmmgg' “on Wm] the poungamn fo,.begin at 11-36 in Herrick Chapel of Cullureistyles tor the Hisr students. will present a panel Tuesday Euiopean Language and Educa— at 7 p.m in ARH auditorium tional Centers ot Zurich, Switz- to otter tips and Ein‘iwci ques-leyland » i tions. students and taculty members Twelverweck intensive lay;- who have rm.“ in Europe m tguage programs wrll be offere , cently will draw lioin their ‘begmnmg Sept 3“ ‘“ hem“ (New, ex e, was n 5,, es. lat Pails, France, and Lausanne, mg “mg thf’ng‘m do} “H“ W iSwitzerland, in German at CoA, - - . logne Germany in ltalian at :13; 2:055:12 8? 1:335 . ‘Flor.ence Italy, and in Spanish General information will im‘at Barcelona and Madrid, Spain ‘ elude current cosls, sights and Deadline for applications for appropriate clothing, the fall program is March 27. Faculty participants Wayne Denny (physics) Edith Slernfeld (art). 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