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...Selbourne Mvusi is interesting, not so much because of his art itself, but because of the events that have brought him to it. While he was at the University in Durban, Natal, he was taken in tow by an Oxford graduate who taught literature and who asked him to "come around for tea" some afternoon...
...Selbourne Mvusi, a Zulu painter and sculptor, will arrive Saturday for three days, sponsored by Gordon W. Allport '19, Professor of Psychology. A leader in the movement to develop native African art, Mr. Mvusi is Director of Art Education for Bantu children attending the Loram Native School in Durban, Natal...
...from Durban thought that garlic might help. A Londoner suggested tying a horse under the wing. "Bees," he wrote, "don't like the smell of horses, but wrap him carefully so he won't get stung." A local housewife urged the airline to give the bees a good whiff of bruised lemontree leaves. C.A.A.'s chief pilot decided on more drastic action. Taking his place at the controls, he flew skyward to 17,000 ft., bumped, banked and looped-but when he got down again, the busy bees were still happily humming in the wing...
...natives who came upon a deserted railway tank car near Durban last week recognized the lettering "alcohol" on the car, but the prefix "methyl" meant nothing to them. Agog with the prospect of a gay weekend, they drained off 22 gallons of methyl alcohol still in the bottom of the tank and carried it off in a big black drum to be mixed into home brew. But first they decided to have a quick taste all around...
Gordon W. Allport '19, professor of psychology, will embark in March on a six-month trip to South Africa for study at the University of Natal in Durban...