February 22, 1959

… MAGAZINE Vol. V, No. 5 Sunday, February 22, 1959 AFRICA: A Special Issue …

…0%gfidiigaln 4atly MAGAZINE Vol. V, No. 5 Sunday, February 22, 1959 Contents Apartheid--Racial Powder Keg By Charles Kozoil Page Two Land of Tradition, Land of Change By Barbara Ward -,-,Page Three Education in Africa By Lane Vanderslice Page Five Africa's Plea: Independence, Equality By Ahmed Belkhodja Page Six New Look at Colonialism By Gilbert Bursley Page Seven New Public Health Problem for Africa By Henry van der Schalie __ -Page Nine An ...…

…Land of Traditions, Land of Change Africa Has Had Extraordinary Political and Economic Growth in a Decade By BARBARA WARD I SUPPOSE the starting point for any consideration of Africa now is the extraordinary changes which have occurred since the Second World War. I think even those who haveha d along and varied expeience of Africa could hardly have fore- s the ynasism and the ch ang whirts s ould have coie into the Afriana mee in the last ten...…

…Western Aid Still Needed in Africa (Coutuiied m rareceding Pel will profit very much more by his and of expanded UN Technical ein shnuld be an aceelciated ef- liter training if he has this solid Services Might we not also look ot in the fieleriod of education in his own at a possible coordination of the tion-in oui contibutions to theii coontry. efforts of Western nations to universities, in multiplying their I am sure that the field of edu- p...…

…Education in Africa -Rough Road Ahead By LANE VANDERSLICE AFRICA is still a dark continent 0.02 per cent finished the 12th London and author of "Africans intellectually. In spite of class, and Their Schools" strides that have been made by The bet of the East and Central^" , countries that are inevarying de- African territorieas in thisregard IN AFRICA today there are two grees colonial powers, in spite of was Northern Rhodesia, where 38.9 impo...…

…Africa's Plea: Independence, Equality A Tunisian Tells Why 7 The West Must Aid, But Not Try To Control This Crucial Area "Those of you who have to hold back the urge for explor- been to Africa know something ation, adveiture, and domination of its vastness. You have felt its mystery, you have been THE FIRST serious interest stirred by its almost inredible 1 sown by the Euocans in es- possbiltie. Yo hae, er.tablishing themselves on the Af- haps...…

…New Look at Colonialism It Has Been an Asset in the Belgian Congo By GILBERT BURSILEY THE WORD colonialism has be- ."avid students of colonial systems. come one of the most provoca- of anthropology, and of political tive terms in world affairs. geography. They have closely It has conflicting connotations watched colonial experiences in for peoples of different countries, areas much longer in contact with races and ideologies. It means one Euro...…

…Racial Powder Keg (Continued from Page The government has further set and popular political fad. The late its sights on keeping the white Pope Pius XII mentioned this last minority employed at all costs fall in a statement condemning while regulating the advance o racial intolerance as a cause of the non-whites into the skilled world tension, labor categories. Calling this doctrine "unchris-MOST RECENT attempt of the tlan" he pointedly referre...…

…New Public Iealt roble fAfrica UNTIL RECENT TIME malaria (such as Bayer in Germany, Bur- w a considered one of thc rJujii I~I~~IHu loughss and Welconi in England. chief hindrances to pioges Human Blood Fluke Has Replaced Ledele, Parke Davis. Abbott, in many regions of the world. But the U.S.) all are carrying inten- with a better knowledge of the t) sive drug screening programs. biology of the mosquito vectors M a l rS iis a or DlOc k t ro gre...…

…New Culture, Different Ways For an American in Tunisia. By NANNY MURRELL S THE boat pulled into Tunis, parts of the Middle East and Af- and children. The older men were we leaned over the rails and re- rica. in Algeria, either fighting or dead. turned the waves and cheers of As I remember, this interna- We were greeted by all. the many cotton-skirted or veiled tional conglomeration made the Later, one of the boys below women, the men and the c...…

…c o lle g e o f th e U n iv e r s ity o f L o n - ""dI m d t p rs i T s dE don. It moved Into temporary ljl quresEducation :emaetMany Problems enaen t i111eana11 utl h CU a ni equarters at Achimota, until the permanent site near Accra could be established. (Continued from Peceding Page) (Continued from Page 5) ; from a school before their course GHANA'S higher educational A law school is no in opera- The two French girls were intro- The inspec...…

… Greene's Ideas on achieving cleanliness: ONE OF A SERIES Dog: You mean you get credit at GREENE'S? Man: Dog: Man: Dog: Man: Dog: Man: Dog: Man: That's about the size of it. Like what are the restrictions? Oh, the usual .. . payment due 10th of the month following, bona fide student, member of the human race, and like that. Well. That last lets me out, you know. Hong loose, dog. Greene's may come through for dogdom. So who needs it? Well, t...…