Revolutionary Cuba Home Base For Traveler On Four Seas
A personal reminiscence by Andy Wollam recounts life as a Foreign Service child moving through Latin America and Europe. The writer recalls Cuba during the revolution in Santiago de Cuba and life near the Guantanamo Naval Base as rebels approached, including moving to the naval base for safety in 1957.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Latin America
Mediterranean
Pacific
Caribbean
Atlantics
Foreign Service
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Navy Base
Emerson Advises Early Prep For Area Majors
Mrs Jirina Emerson and Professor John Meskill outline the Foreign Areas Studies program as a corrective to the Western civ focus. Students choose an exotic area such as Russia or Latin America and take three semesters in a base discipline to build a coherent major. Early inquiry helps meet departmental requirements for graduate work.
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Jirina M. Emerson
Government Department
Russia
Far East
Latin America
Europe
John Meskill
Oriental Studies Department
Emerson
Senegalese Journey Reflects Shared Future and Youth
The writer recalls five weeks in St. Louis Senegal with African crossroaders. They describe Senegal’s emerging nationhood, joie de vivre, and culture as they return home. A boy named Gassama tells Americans they carry shared spirit beyond race. The author hopes for Senegal’s future and a lasting bond.
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Senegal
St. Louis
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Switzerland the land of armed neutrality and strength
Iris Unger paints a portrait of Switzerland shaped by mountains and military readiness. The piece notes a 604000-strong ready army with auxiliary forces, compulsory service, village-based rifle access, and universal mobilization. It describes political independence, nonalignment with NATO, and daily life amid jets, practice bombs, and battlefield history.
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United States
Jurg
National Students Association
Switzerland
NATO
France
Semprach
Hans
Bruno
Formosan Students Focus on Modern China Topics
Prof Meskill reports Formosan students show stronger interest in modernized world subjects than ancient civilization. They display pride in heritage but limited knowledge, read well in English, with speaking ability improving job prospects. Extracurricular politics are subdued, and studies center on China rather than global issues.
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Meskill
Ecuadorians Journey Toward Jungle Town of Puyo
A mission group sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York travels southeast toward the Ecuadorian jungle town of Puyo. The party, including four boys and Professor Casagrande, moves through the Andes to the Oriente while other group members stay in Ambato. They visit eight Andean villages with the Andean Mission affiliated with the ILO and UN, traveling by jeep on a regular schedule.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Andes
Oriente
Life Magazine
Ecuadorian
Sierras
Sierra
Ambato
International Labor Organization
United Nations
Spain’s Poverty Sparks Moral Censorship Critique
The narrator discusses Spain’s economic divides with small tractor farms, cheap labor, and wealth in church treasuries contrasted with stark poverty. They lament limited political freedom and unexpected moral censorship encountered in Santander after a month of study.
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