and Coach Bloomquist watch on.
Campus Caravan will undertake a fund-raising campaign throughout the Faculty and Lincoln School in order to give every student a chance to participate in raising money, and thus have a share in the building of the new AUC on the Pyramids Road.
ficers in the Faculty and House leaders in Lincoln last I’uesday, in order to decide the means by which this fund will be raised. The treasurer of each class or house will be entrusted with the task of collecting contributions from eacn student, and the handing of the total to the Campus Caravan.
The total amount collected. which, it is hoped will exceed 100 pounds will then be merged with, the'money collected for the same purpose by the Alumni C ele-bration Committee. The class or house which contributes most w'ill get an honorable mention.
The Campus’ Caravan scheme to help the Alumni Celebration Committee in raising money for the new University is not the only one. 'fhe Government Section of Lincoln School has already promised 30 pounds, while the Hostel will give 20 pounds, and the Kodak and Travel Club 3 pounds.
Dean Howard. Dr. Cleland, and Mr. Hoskins were among the guests who attended the tea-party given by the Kodak and Travel Club, last Thursday at 5 p.m. in Oriental Hall to celebrate the termination of its activities fpr this year.
Baligh Hamdi. 1st Form, sang two Egyptian folk songs. The popular burlesque artist of the Government Section. Sami Leithy. gave imitation of AUC teachers. The orchestra made up of five students, played favorite Egyptian tunes.
Tea was served in the garden and the party finished at 6.30.
Two hundred and fifty Alumni have already contributed 3000 pounds for the erection of a memorial building on the campus of the new AUC. Two of them have paid 150 pounds each, eight have paid 100 pounds each, and twelve have paid 50 pounds each. The rest range from 40 pounds to one pound.
It is hoped that AUC boys and girls, as potential alumni, will show their elders that even though they can not contribute as much as the Alumni themselves, still they have the AUC spirit of doing their utmost in the greatest number.
"Wlv.*. .he World expects of the San Francisco Conference" was the title of the lecture given by Dr. Smith yesterday at the I.R.C. meeting in Oriental Hall. He talked about the various problems the post-war world will have to face.
"Turkey in the Second World War” wcis the title of the lecture delivered by Mr. Acar Bill, Hostel guest, at the American College last Tuesday at 3.00 p.m.
Accompanied by Mr. Kiven. instructor in Economics, the Junior Class visited the Statistic Department, a branch of the Ministry of Finance, last Monday at 1 p.m.
Victor Sanua and Sami Dayan. Seniors, have applied for admitt'ance to Columbia University. Victor intends to "become a full-fledged psychologist." where, as Sami \vill "pursue philosophy into its darkest recesses."
Ibrahim Ayed,' Sophomore Social Science, was elected President of the Arabic Cultural Association for the coming year with a majority of. one vote, in place of Ka-naan Abu Khadra, who is graduating this year. Leila Meo was elected Secretary.
These elections were carried out in order to begin next year’s work as soon as the academic year begins. Other members of the committee will be elected at the beginning of next year.
"Modern girls are not degenerating." said Leila Meo, in a Sophomore class debate held la3t ■Saturday April 28, in Room 5. She sto^ tor the opposition.
Discussing the numerous services that modern girls have rendered, Leila declared that girls should enjoy equal opportunities with boys.
Mai-Jane Behman who led the proposition against Leila Meo said that modern girls were losing their personality and that they were no longer good house-wives.
Isa Saleh who supported the opposition stressed the fact that modern girls were more useful but Kemal Kanafani who seconded Mai Jane attributed the prevalent immorality to the degeneration of modern girls.
Ten short stories in all were contributed for the Campus Caravan short story contest, and they are already under consideration by Mr. Howard and the other judges.
"If every member of the cast continues to progress as he has up to now, the "Admirable Crichton will be a success," said Miss Sally Rowe, the producer, to a Campus Caravan reporter.
The cast of the play is now almost complete. Nihad Sharara, will take the leading role of the butler Crichton. Samy’ Dayan will be Lord Loam, father of Lady Mary (Leila Meo). Lady Catherine (Cecile Kuster). and Lady Agatha (Jeannette Halim). The impossible nephew Ernest, will be interpreted by Paul Golden-berg, while Basri Danishment will be the Very Reverend Trehern. Andree de Picciotto will be Lady Brocklehurst. the pompous mother of the helpless Lord brocklehurst, played by Gerald Arathoon.
Two public performances of this piay will be given, and the money will go to the Masker's Treasury. The first of these will be given on Thursday. May 17, at 3 p.m. The prices will be 5 P.T. and 10 P.T. The record performance will be given on Saturday. May 19, at 9 p.m. The prices for this performance will be 10 P.T. and 20 P.T.
■45 B.A. graduates held a meeting last Thursday, April 26, in Oriental Hall, where they decided to form a club for B.A. Alumni exclusively.
The formation of such a club was suggested by Mohammed Biali. Editor of the Arabic Section of the Campus Caravan and was encouraged by Mr. Abdel Kader Namani, President of the Alumni Association.
A. speech, by Anthony Economides a short adress by a member of the staff and five-minute speeches by students of representative nationalities in A.U.C. on the roll of their respective countries after the war, will highlight I.R.C.s International Rally on May 16, at 5 P.M. in Oriental Hall, on the occasion of A.U.C.'s 25th .Anniversary.
The program which will last two hours will also include a film, and later tea will be served.
All members of the staff. Seniors, and members of the I.R.C. from the different classes, will be invited. Some personalities from outside who have lectured in the I.R.C. during the year will also attend this rally. This International Rally will also be the last meeting of the I.R.C. for the year.
Mr. John Shuman, instructor of English Literature, went to Palestine for the Eastern Easter vacation, in order to observe the habits and traditions of the Christian Churches in the East. He will be back after Sheun-el-Nessim.. It is learned that mtiny of his Senior students have asked him to bring them relics from Jerusalem.
Query : Do you think Faculty students should be allowed to smoke on the campus? 'Why?
Shatha Shakhashiri, Junior: To begin with, smoking should not be allowed at till, but since it is allowed in certain places it should be allowed everywhere.
Annie Eisinger, Sophmore: Of course, smoking should be allowed on the Senior Campus. After all. we are University students and are grown up enough to be given that much liberty. We shouldn't be treated like kids.
harm them or not. Anyway. Faculty and Lincoln students smoke together in the Lunchroom.
Kamal Abdel Moneim, Junior; Although 1 don't smoke. 1 don't sec any reason why we should not be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. We are, after all. Faculty students.
Cecile Kuster, Sophomore: Sure. Faculty should be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. It is much healthier to smoke outside in the open air than in the Lunch Room which is so often very rowdy and smells of focxl.
Jeannette Halim, Junior: I don't see why Faculty students should not be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. How can it be a bad example for Lincoln students, when Lincoln students themselves see their own fathers and brothers smoking in their homes?
Lulu Dawood, Freshman; Smoking should not be allowed at all. It is not healthy.
Ali Luqman, Sophomore; Faculty students should not be deprived of smoking on the Senior Campus just because of their influence on Lincoln School boys, for the latter see other people smoking round them the whole time whether it be in their homes or ;u the street.
With the exception of the discus throwing and the 1500 meter flat race, the results of the track and .field events were medium, and in some cases poor. iTiis was due to lack of training and to the hot weather.
In many cases. Lincoln School showed better spirit and brought' better results than the Faculty. A new star in Lincoln. 15-year-old Victor Manikian. beat the Faculty winners in the 100 meter-da.sh. the 200 meter dash, and the broad jump. Another promising newcomer to AUC track and field was Freshman Mike Pclecanos.
' The only record broken in the Field Day was that of the discus, throwing in which Mike Cleoudis, with his excellent style, broke the AUC record by 2.24 meters.
For the first time in the history of AUC. a cup for coeds was presented by Dean and Mrs. Howard for scholarship and leadership in sports among the coeds. It' went this year to Leila Shukry. Junior.
Gamil Dawood Al-Mus-salemy, AUC alumnus, and under-secretary of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia was nominated for the post of minister to the USA in the Saudi Arabian Legation which will be founded in the near future in Washington, according to the Mokattam.
After receiving his college diploma from AUC in 1929, Gamil Al-Mussalemy joined the Faculty of Law in the Egyptian University. He was the first young man in Arabia to receive a diploma in Social Sciences from AUC, and the first to hold a degree in law.
As an AUC student he was outstanding in philosophy. public speaking and tennis. He is still remembered by his teachers for his pleasant personality.
Mr. Hoskins was busy over last weekend, entertaining Miss Dorothy Thompson, famous American, journalist, who is currently touring the Middle Eastern Countries.
Since Miss Thompson is employed by Mutual Broadcasting System (Mr. Hoskins' company), it was Mr. Hoskins' duty to attend to official business matters for her while she 'xas in Cairo cuid to also entertain her.
Roger Belleii, Fifth Form, became Champion Speller of Lincoln School for 1945, last Thursday, after a tough fight with the Government Section winner, Kevork Arslanian, and the other American Section rival, Va-hram Kardashian. The latter came out second.
The eliminations took place on the previous Saturday, in which more than 50 students took part. Faculty students were excluded from participation this yetu-. In the finals. Roger Belleii and Va-hram Kardashian battled for more than an hour over the most difficult words in the English language without any result. So the contest between the three best spellers had to be postponed to Thursday.
On Thursday, however, after another hard fight, the easy word "penitentiary" was misspelled by Vahram Kardashian, and thus this year's Spelling Shield went to Roger Belleii. Each of the three contestants received a prize of one pound.
The contest was organiezd by Mr. Michael Abdel Ahad, instructor of English in the Government Section. Mr. Howard was the pronouncer. Sergeant Worley of the Orientation Branch of the U.S. Army, and Rizq Eff. Girgis, Supervisor of the Government Section, were two of the judges, while the third one was—for the first time—a student. He was Bo-ghos Bedrossian, Fifth Form, last year's Spelling Champion.
a luncheon at Gezira Sporting Club for Miss Thompson and her husband (Mr. Kopf), who is traveling with her. Mr. Howard was among the guests.
Transcript CAMPUS CARAVAN VOLUME XXII No. 14 THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT CAIRO, EGYPT May 4, 1945 Hire are three scenes from (he Fi2ld Day, taken by the Caravan photographer. Picture on the left, shows Khaireya Khairy, Mai-jane Behman, and Cecile Kuster getting ready for the Coeds’ Pail Race. In the middle, Mike Cleoudis is just about to break the AUC record in discus. On right, Akram Stambouli is seen receiving the Kirk Cup from Colonel MacMurry, while Acting P.E. Director Fikry and Coach Bloomquist watch on. CARAVAN BOOSTS ALUMNI FUND FOR NEW AUC; CLASS HEADS MEET Campus Caravan will undertake a fund-raising campaign throughout the Faculty and Lincoln School in order to give every student a chance to participate in raising money, and thus have a share in the building of the new AUC on the Pyramids Road. The editors of the Cara van conferred with class of- ficers in the Faculty and House leaders in Lincoln last I’uesday, in order to decide the means by which this fund will be raised. The treasurer of each class or house will be entrusted with the task of collecting contributions from eacn student, and the handing of the total to the Campus Caravan. The total amount collected. which, it is hoped will exceed 100 pounds will then be merged with, the'money collected for the same purpose by the Alumni C ele-bration Committee. The class or house which contributes most w'ill get an honorable mention. The Campus’ Caravan scheme to help the Alumni Celebration Committee in raising money for the new University is not the only one. 'fhe Government Section of Lincoln School has already promised 30 pounds, while the Hostel will give 20 pounds, and the Kodak and Travel Club 3 pounds. K AND T CLUB WINDS UP WITH TEA Dean Howard. Dr. Cleland, and Mr. Hoskins were among the guests who attended the tea-party given by the Kodak and Travel Club, last Thursday at 5 p.m. in Oriental Hall to celebrate the termination of its activities fpr this year. Baligh Hamdi. 1st Form, sang two Egyptian folk songs. The popular burlesque artist of the Government Section. Sami Leithy. gave imitation of AUC teachers. The orchestra made up of five students, played favorite Egyptian tunes. Tea was served in the garden and the party finished at 6.30. Two hundred and fifty Alumni have already contributed 3000 pounds for the erection of a memorial building on the campus of the new AUC. Two of them have paid 150 pounds each, eight have paid 100 pounds each, and twelve have paid 50 pounds each. The rest range from 40 pounds to one pound. It is hoped that AUC boys and girls, as potential alumni, will show their elders that even though they can not contribute as much as the Alumni themselves, still they have the AUC spirit of doing their utmost in the greatest number. What’s What In AUC "Wlv.*. .he World expects of the San Francisco Conference" was the title of the lecture given by Dr. Smith yesterday at the I.R.C. meeting in Oriental Hall. He talked about the various problems the post-war world will have to face. "Turkey in the Second World War” wcis the title of the lecture delivered by Mr. Acar Bill, Hostel guest, at the American College last Tuesday at 3.00 p.m. Accompanied by Mr. Kiven. instructor in Economics, the Junior Class visited the Statistic Department, a branch of the Ministry of Finance, last Monday at 1 p.m. Victor Sanua and Sami Dayan. Seniors, have applied for admitt'ance to Columbia University. Victor intends to "become a full-fledged psychologist." where, as Sami \vill "pursue philosophy into its darkest recesses." ACA Elects Officers for Next Year Ibrahim Ayed,' Sophomore Social Science, was elected President of the Arabic Cultural Association for the coming year with a majority of. one vote, in place of Ka-naan Abu Khadra, who is graduating this year. Leila Meo was elected Secretary. These elections were carried out in order to begin next year’s work as soon as the academic year begins. Other members of the committee will be elected at the beginning of next year. Girls Are O.K. — Leila Meo "Modern girls are not degenerating." said Leila Meo, in a Sophomore class debate held la3t ■Saturday April 28, in Room 5. She sto^ tor the opposition. Discussing the numerous services that modern girls have rendered, Leila declared that girls should enjoy equal opportunities with boys. Mai-Jane Behman who led the proposition against Leila Meo said that modern girls were losing their personality and that they were no longer good house-wives. Isa Saleh who supported the opposition stressed the fact that modern girls were more useful but Kemal Kanafani who seconded Mai Jane attributed the prevalent immorality to the degeneration of modern girls. leii Stories Submitteil For Caravoo Contest Ten short stories in all were contributed for the Campus Caravan short story contest, and they are already under consideration by Mr. Howard and the other judges. Miss Rowe Satisfied With Cast "If every member of the cast continues to progress as he has up to now, the "Admirable Crichton will be a success," said Miss Sally Rowe, the producer, to a Campus Caravan reporter. The cast of the play is now almost complete. Nihad Sharara, will take the leading role of the butler Crichton. Samy’ Dayan will be Lord Loam, father of Lady Mary (Leila Meo). Lady Catherine (Cecile Kuster). and Lady Agatha (Jeannette Halim). The impossible nephew Ernest, will be interpreted by Paul Golden-berg, while Basri Danishment will be the Very Reverend Trehern. Andree de Picciotto will be Lady Brocklehurst. the pompous mother of the helpless Lord brocklehurst, played by Gerald Arathoon. Two public performances of this piay will be given, and the money will go to the Masker's Treasury. The first of these will be given on Thursday. May 17, at 3 p.m. The prices will be 5 P.T. and 10 P.T. The record performance will be given on Saturday. May 19, at 9 p.m. The prices for this performance will be 10 P.T. and 20 P.T. BA’s Form Own Club ■45 B.A. graduates held a meeting last Thursday, April 26, in Oriental Hall, where they decided to form a club for B.A. Alumni exclusively. The formation of such a club was suggested by Mohammed Biali. Editor of the Arabic Section of the Campus Caravan and was encouraged by Mr. Abdel Kader Namani, President of the Alumni Association. Field Day A Success, Though Not Exceptional, As Big Wigs, Parents Turn Out For Meet I.R.C. TO ORGANIZE MANY-NATION RALLY A. speech, by Anthony Economides a short adress by a member of the staff and five-minute speeches by students of representative nationalities in A.U.C. on the roll of their respective countries after the war, will highlight I.R.C.s International Rally on May 16, at 5 P.M. in Oriental Hall, on the occasion of A.U.C.'s 25th .Anniversary. The program which will last two hours will also include a film, and later tea will be served. All members of the staff. Seniors, and members of the I.R.C. from the different classes, will be invited. Some personalities from outside who have lectured in the I.R.C. during the year will also attend this rally. This International Rally will also be the last meeting of the I.R.C. for the year. Mr. Shuman Spends Holiday in Palestine Mr. John Shuman, instructor of English Literature, went to Palestine for the Eastern Easter vacation, in order to observe the habits and traditions of the Christian Churches in the East. He will be back after Sheun-el-Nessim.. It is learned that mtiny of his Senior students have asked him to bring them relics from Jerusalem. ALLOW TOBACCO ON CAMPUS --SMOKERS, NON-SMOKERS Out of ten people queried this time, only one tiny Freshman, Lulu Dawood, came out openly and said smoking should be strictly prohibited for students. The remaining nine, of which only two are regular smokers, voiced that the Faculty should not interfere ■with the individual's right to smoke. Here are the reasons they gave : Query : Do you think Faculty students should be allowed to smoke on the campus? 'Why? Shatha Shakhashiri, Junior: To begin with, smoking should not be allowed at till, but since it is allowed in certain places it should be allowed everywhere. Annie Eisinger, Sophmore: Of course, smoking should be allowed on the Senior Campus. After all. we are University students and are grown up enough to be given that much liberty. We shouldn't be treated like kids. Talat Ghoussein, Junior: Smoking should be allowed on the Senior Campus and the reason given for its prohibition, viz, bad example for Lincoln students.does not make much sense, for the Senior Ccunpus is supposed to be exclusively for Faculty students; the students are to judge for themselves whether smoking will harm them or not. Anyway. Faculty and Lincoln students smoke together in the Lunchroom. Kamal Abdel Moneim, Junior; Although 1 don't smoke. 1 don't sec any reason why we should not be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. We are, after all. Faculty students. Cecile Kuster, Sophomore: Sure. Faculty should be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. It is much healthier to smoke outside in the open air than in the Lunch Room which is so often very rowdy and smells of focxl. Jeannette Halim, Junior: I don't see why Faculty students should not be allowed to smoke on the Senior Campus. How can it be a bad example for Lincoln students, when Lincoln students themselves see their own fathers and brothers smoking in their homes? Lulu Dawood, Freshman; Smoking should not be allowed at all. It is not healthy. Ali Luqman, Sophomore; Faculty students should not be deprived of smoking on the Senior Campus just because of their influence on Lincoln School boys, for the latter see other people smoking round them the whole time whether it be in their homes or ;u the street. The Annual Field Da'y took place with great pomp and ceremony last Saturday afternoon at the National Sporting Club. Colonel MacMurry, was the guest of honor. Dr. Watson, Dr. Cleland, Dean Howard, and some five hundred parents, students, and friends were also present.	------ With the exception of the discus throwing and the 1500 meter flat race, the results of the track and .field events were medium, and in some cases poor. iTiis was due to lack of training and to the hot weather. In many cases. Lincoln School showed better spirit and brought' better results than the Faculty. A new star in Lincoln. 15-year-old Victor Manikian. beat the Faculty winners in the 100 meter-da.sh. the 200 meter dash, and the broad jump. Another promising newcomer to AUC track and field was Freshman Mike Pclecanos. ' The only record broken in the Field Day was that of the discus, throwing in which Mike Cleoudis, with his excellent style, broke the AUC record by 2.24 meters. In addition to the track and field events. Mr. Fikry. Acting P.E. Director, organized gym shows by Lincoln School, obstacle races, and other games by coeds, including a three legged race (winner: Behman-Mignoni team), a pail race (winner:	Khaireya Khairy), and musical chairs (winner: Leila Meo). STAMBOULI COPS KIRK CUP The Kirk Cup for Sports, Spirit, and Scholarship went to Akram Stambouli, Junior, this year; while Tullio Moriniello. Freshman, won the Pantathlon Cup. The Pat Cup, equivalent of Kirk Cup in Lincoln School, was awarded to Amir Rizk, Fourth Form. COEDS’ CUP GOES TO SHUKRY For the first time in the history of AUC. a cup for coeds was presented by Dean and Mrs. Howard for scholarship and leadership in sports among the coeds. It' went this year to Leila Shukry. Junior. Al umnus Made Minister To Washington Gamil Dawood Al-Mus-salemy, AUC alumnus, and under-secretary of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia was nominated for the post of minister to the USA in the Saudi Arabian Legation which will be founded in the near future in Washington, according to the Mokattam. After receiving his college diploma from AUC in 1929, Gamil Al-Mussalemy joined the Faculty of Law in the Egyptian University. He was the first young man in Arabia to receive a diploma in Social Sciences from AUC, and the first to hold a degree in law. As an AUC student he was outstanding in philosophy. public speaking and tennis. He is still remembered by his teachers for his pleasant personality. Adviser Entertains Famous Journalist Mr. Hoskins was busy over last weekend, entertaining Miss Dorothy Thompson, famous American, journalist, who is currently touring the Middle Eastern Countries. Since Miss Thompson is employed by Mutual Broadcasting System (Mr. Hoskins' company), it was Mr. Hoskins' duty to attend to official business matters for her while she 'xas in Cairo cuid to also entertain her. On Sunday Mr. HosKins gave Roger Belleii Cops Spelling Shield C’45) Roger Belleii, Fifth Form, became Champion Speller of Lincoln School for 1945, last Thursday, after a tough fight with the Government Section winner, Kevork Arslanian, and the other American Section rival, Va-hram Kardashian. The latter came out second. The eliminations took place on the previous Saturday, in which more than 50 students took part. Faculty students were excluded from participation this yetu-. In the finals. Roger Belleii and Va-hram Kardashian battled for more than an hour over the most difficult words in the English language without any result. So the contest between the three best spellers had to be postponed to Thursday. On Thursday, however, after another hard fight, the easy word "penitentiary" was misspelled by Vahram Kardashian, and thus this year's Spelling Shield went to Roger Belleii. Each of the three contestants received a prize of one pound. The contest was organiezd by Mr. Michael Abdel Ahad, instructor of English in the Government Section. Mr. Howard was the pronouncer. Sergeant Worley of the Orientation Branch of the U.S. Army, and Rizq Eff. Girgis, Supervisor of the Government Section, were two of the judges, while the third one was—for the first time—a student. He was Bo-ghos Bedrossian, Fifth Form, last year's Spelling Champion. a luncheon at Gezira Sporting Club for Miss Thompson and her husband (Mr. Kopf), who is traveling with her. Mr. Howard was among the guests.