Word: pyles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason we don't consult the Fellows says Nancy S. Pyle associate director of the MPA program and director of the Mason Fellows program, is because they would never agree on one country. Depending on their own countries and backgrounds they would always want to go to a different choice...
...pick a country that is at an interesting stage of development one where none of the Masons are from. It also has to be politically stable be willing to welcome all the Mason Fellows and also give some financial assistance for the trip." Pyle says noting that travel time to countries must also be considered...
...apparent problems Pyle eventually resolved, some Fellows say they were not adequately prepared for the journey. "It would have been far more helpful." Arthur Namu of Kenya says, "If we had prepared for the trip by having some curriculum modules or had some seminars to familiarize ourselves with Morocco more thoroughly. We would have had a better idea of what to look...
...matter what I do, someone will be unhappy," Pyle says. "It is difficult to please a group of 50." The itinerary for the trip, which many of the students found limiting, is planned with a broad scope of interests in mind. Pyle says, "Every year we try to strike a balance that reflects the interests of the group. This class is more geared towards federal issues rather than rural development, but it changes from class to class...
...Daniel Defoe (Scribners; $17.95), and the artist was N.C. Wyeth, whose paintings gave the 18th century story a legendary radiance. This version, long out of print, is part of Scribners' admirable attempt to bring back the great days of classics illustrated by giants like Wyeth and Howard Pyle. Treasure Island and Kidnapped have previously been resurrected; can Robin Hood and The Last of the Mohicans be far behind...