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...great continent of Africa. Since World War II, five new African nations have achieved independence-some through war and rebellion, others as a result of a policy of enlightened gradualism on the part of their onetime colonial masters. An outstanding example of the second category is the onetime condominium known as the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Next month the Sudan will hold its first general elections since independence was formally achieved two years ago. For a report, see FOREIGN NEWS. Promise on the Nile...
...addition to the lecture series, Lindsley, a University of California psychologist, will teach a graduate seminar this fall. Known for his analysis of brain waves with electro-encephalograms, he is engaged in research on epilepsy...
...aura of epic (and of late, cinematic) drama hovers over the struggles, achievements and major breakthroughs of such 19th century greats as Van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and Cezanne, on whose vision modern art largely rests. Less known but of no less importance was Georges Seurat, born in 1859, who made it his goal to weld science and art into a technique of dot, dab and stitch strokes that would not only challenge the glowing canvases of the impressionists but be a compendium of what was known in his day of optics, color and psychology...
...Calgary, the Joyces of the classroom are known as "homesteaders"-able Canadian students who refuse to work. By 1954 they had become so numerous that mild-mannered Superintendent Robert Warren decided that something drastic would have to be done. He consulted his school board, finally put through the now famous Calgary Plan. In 1955 only ten shirkers were dropped. But as the plan became more firmly established, the number rose...
...Geoffrey Notman, 56. Canadair's grizzled, square-jawed president, known as "willing horse" because of his 12-to-18 hour workday. Notman began his career as a junior engineer in Quebec, directed the production of airplanes, explosives, ships and guns for the Canadian government during the war; he was taken on as executive vice president in 1950, elected Canadair's president...