Greenhouse on Maryland Hall Rooftop Showcases Rare Plants
Dr. John C G Strickland heads a rooftop greenhouse at Maryland Hall that houses over a hundred plant varieties. Students study pollination leaf structure and cell biology as part of biology courses while some former students keep in touch, sending new specimens. A bromeliad pineapple and exotic species thrive beside temperate plants under careful drainage and water management.
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Richmond
Maryland Hall
Strickland
Willie M. Reams
Dr. Reams
Louisiana State University
Leonard O. Morrow
Gornell University
Dr. Strickland
Morrow
Wayne Damenll
University
Mon Amour symbolic drama at Hiroshima screened
The film Mon Amour set in postwar Hiroshima follows a French actress and a Japanese architect who fall into a symbolic, intimate affair. It centers on a 14 year old lost love with a German soldier and ends with the couple parting as memories fade and differing worldviews surface.
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Foreign Films Society
Hiroshima
Deer Rescue Ends Tragically at University of Richmond
A 75 pound doe on campus was shot and pursued by dogs before falling through a lake ice. University workers and campus crowds watched as safety officer J N Kerrick deemed the deer fatally injured and it was euthanized, with the carcass donated to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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University of Richmond
Irvin B. Clarke
J. N. Kerrick
State Game Commission
Commission
Tuckahoe
Kerrick
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Red Cross Volunteers With Global Service Hours
Red Cross volunteers contributed an annual average of about 100 million hours in delivering Red Cross services at home and abroad, aiding disaster relief, health programs, and community support.
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Red Cross
Hottie
Foreign Students Describe Christmas Customs Abroad
University of Richmond and Westhampton College students from Hong Kong Japan India Lebanon Spain and other regions share how Christmas is celebrated at home. They note trees gifts carols and church services similar to America with regional twists and holiday foods. Most plan to stay in Richmond with a few traveling to Washington D C Virginia Beach or New York.
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Kun Hal Fa Choi
Felices Pasouns
Antom
University of Richmond
United States
Westhampton College
Hong Kong
Mee Han Chan
Anna Chu
Eva Wong
Marjorie Lee
Fumie Takahashi
Japan
Westhampton
India
Sen Kumar Ranjit
School of Business Administration
America
Lebanon
School of Business
Jamil Najm
Papa Noel
Jaime Sendra
Richmond College
Spain
Mary
Joseph
Jesus
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Virginia Beach
New York
Mortar Board On Campus Honors End Of Semester
The article applauds campus volunteers and groups for the first semester. It thanks Miss Ross and the Chapel committee for improved programs, credits Kathy White for bulletin boards, and commends the PDs for socials and caroling. It also praises the sophomores ratting program, Charlotte Hines leadership, Action’s programs, Carol Longest for curtains, and the Foreign Film Society for affordable films.
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Miss Ross
Kathy White
Charlotte Hines
Charlotte
Carol
Foreign Film Society
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John CG. Strickland
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Cary Street Baptist Mission
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