July 25, 1939 (vol. 49, iss. 25) • Page Image 1
… tenures of that region and those of the grasslands of North America. Music Faculty Hold Concert Here Today Life and experiences among the Arabs were described to an apprecia- tive audience of Ipre than 1…
…. Harrison explained the peculiarities of climate and soil that cause the primitive liv- ing habits of the Arab peoples. The main factors are terrific heat during most of the year and a total average rainfall…
… of only one inch annually. Thus the Arab lives in a country marked for its great aridity and for desert wastes except for the moun- tains. The one inch of rain falls onto a gravelly soil for the most…
…, boney build and features of the Arab people. Dr. Harrison, then took his listen- ers on two trips through Arabia, one across the lowland desert region, one across the mountain region. On the desert…
… bake. One of the Arab delicacies, Dr. Harrison described, is baked locust. This is enjoyed in the seasons when great locust hordes swarm over the earth in a mass from six to eight inches deep. The…
… executive secretary of the Michigan Federation of Teachers, and Prof. Mentor L. Williams of the English department,' is sponsored by the American Student Union and the Ann Arbor Branch of the American…


