Campus Caravan, Vol. XXVI, No. 10

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CAMPUS CARAVAN
Vol. XXVI No. 10
AUG STUDENT PUBLICATION
Friday, January 19, 1951
Arab Art Club Visits
Maskers Hold Annual Dance
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More than £oi-ty students and teachers of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences joined in the visit to A1 Azhar district organized by the Arab Art Club for the month of January. The group was led by Mr. Marcel Klven, advisor of the club.
At A1 Azhar, the gi-oup met Dr. A. Hob Allah, a professor of the Faculty of Usoul el Din, who accompanied the group on its tour. Within Al Afhar mosque, the group saw the vast courtyard, furnished with carpets, so that the believers may pray. The Aj Azhar is not a place of worship only, but I3 also a Lewan or Sanctuary where students meet with their teachers to discuss the pnnciples of Modem Science and Mathematics as well as the ethics and teachings of Islam.
In the tradition of the medieval system of teaching, there is a teacher beside every pillar of a courtyard and students sit around each teacher in a circle. The majority of these students. It was noticed by the group, were not Egyptians ; some were Sudanese, others came from Indonesia, Central and £lastem Africa and even Elurope.
The tomb of Jawhar el SakaU, military leader of Al Mu’ln El-(Un Allah the Fatemlte who invaded Eg^t from the West, ten centuries ago was one of the magnificent places shown to the group.
The tomb is situated near thc classrooms and featured by a fascinating number of colorful glass windows.
The group then paid a visit to the students’ hostel called in Arabic Rewaks.
This hostel is divided according to the nationalities of the students. As Al Azhar is the biggest and the olde.st existing Islamic university in the world joined by Moslems from every country, it has wisely seen that the best way to create a friendly atmosphere of brotherhood and to make the students feel at tkome is to divide the hostel to .<*ectlons each of which ts devo-
ted to students of a particular nation.
In the library where modern books, old volumes and manu-•scripts of nine hundreds years ago are placed as references, the group received a welcome from his eminence Hassan Abdel Rah-maan, Sub-Rector of Al Azhar.
Deavlng the ancient building of Al Azhar witnessing the glorious educational and redgious hl.story of Islam in Egypt, the group went to see the buildings of the new town of Al Azhar.
Stai-ting with the erection of the Faculty of Shari’a (Moslem Law;, which has recently been erected, Al Azhar University town will be composed of independent dwellings, hospital, clinics, lecture rooms and grround fiel.sd for the .students of the University.
The slums existing within Al Azhar districts will be d<mio-lished and vast public gardens will be built in their place.
Following the modem .system of education, Al Azhar authorities have provided the Faculty of Shari’a with a big assembly hall with cinema screen and .seats for an audience of three thousand persons.
The most d^ghtful part of the trip followed. It was the group’s visit to Fishawl caf6 in the same district. There, they freed themselves from conventions. They tasted, perhaps for tho first tirqe, tike Egyptian “fetlr” and some of them .smoked the Turkish “NarjUa".
During the asbence of some- of the trip members in Khan el Khalili, an interesting program of tricks was played by a very clever Gala Gala man. The man’s father, an old-fashioned magician, presented .some well known tricks.
'The group came back at lunch time with excellent memories of the fascinating antiquities on .show in I«ian el Khallll, the amazing tricks of the gfala gala man, and a great reverence to A] Azhar, the first and the gptJatest Islamic university In all the world.
Mr. John Blumberg and Nelly Saad receiving second costume prize from Dean Howard during Masquerade.
News Of AUC Graduates
Yacoub Eweis, '50, joumaUsm, left Transjordan and went to Iraq where ho is working as a teacher in a government .school.
Ibrahim Ayed and Eis.sa Ma danat, ’48, .social science, who were working as teachers in a Trarusjordan goverr.ment school had to leave the school because of their political views.
Nagatl Shlhabi, ’50, science math., was seen on campus, :md when asked about his job, replied, “My job is to find a job."
Akram IstambouU, ’44, joiu--nalism, i.s working as secretary of the Arab bank, Azhar branch, Cairo.
New.s from the Faculty of Elducation : Victor Guerguls, ’49,
Wedding Bells Chime For Mabbs
At 4,45 p.m. on Friday, January 12, just when the wedding march echoed solcnmly within the walls of St. Andrew’s Scottish chm-ch, Mr. Robert Mabbs. accompanied by his best man. Mr. George Gardner, appeared from the vestry while the bride. Miss Alice Gable, marched shyly smiling down the aisle towards the altar.'
The bride, in creamy satin, entered at tho arm of Rev. Dr. Bailey acting father who gave her away. They were preceeded by the two Gardner girls, Lucy Ann. bridesmaid, and Cynthia, the one who led the procession, sprinkling flower pastals on both .sides of the aisle.
Miss Edith VorhLs, who was the bride’s maid of honour, wore a yellow gown. Miss Vorhls is a teacher at the American Girls’ College.
Meanwhile. Mr. Mabbs. attired in formal dark blue was expectantly standing at the altar rail, waiting half-smlllngly for the approach of his “better half” 1
This simple yet "Impressive” ceremony was soon over and tho happy couple stood outside in the court-yard of the church to receive the congratulations of au>se who attended. These were
Immediatly after the Ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mabbs were driven to their reeption in Mr. Gardner's jeep
Dr. and Mrs. Badeau, Dr. aJid Mrs. Howard,' Mr. and Mrs. Van-deiaaU. Mr. and Mrs. Conn, the AUC teaching staff and friends of both bride and gpxx»m.
Immediately after the wedding, the "Ju«t Msrri^’’ couple
attended a reception given at Heliopolis.
Helwan, Cllalro’s winter resort had among its guests over tho week-end the honcymooners. Strange enough, Mr. Mabbs was seen sitting in the cafeteria
last Monday morning. When asked by a Caravan reporter why he came back so soon, the beaming husband replied, “Our honeymoon will be continued during vacations I”
It all started when both bride and groom came from the States by boat On« week after the boat left New York. Mr. Mabbs. finding no one to introduce him to the former Miss Gable, did so himself over a ping-pong table and It seems, quite succe.ssfully!
Among those who crossed over with them were the Gardners and this might in some way ex. plain why Mr. Gardner was chosen bess. man.
Mrs. Mabbs works at the American Mission Library and plans to keep the job as long as her husband remains in Cairo. Mr. Mabbs is i .short termer at AUC and still has one more year with us. Mr. Mabbs plans to undertake Seminary training in the States.
The bride’s parents are In the States and her father works with Allis Chalmers Manutactur-Ing Co.
The clearly resonant voices of both bride and groom, reputing the solemn pledge, came a.a one of the happiest climaxes to the meeting on board the ship.
Shepard Wins Costume Prize
is working now at the Egyptian museum, and is preparing for an M.A. In Archeology, at Fouad 1 University. Ho was seen eating his lunch in the cafeteria with Mr. Nicola George. Victor, emphatically said, with a ti^nkle in his eyes, “I will take my M.A. in 12 months time.”
Amina En-Nahrl, '49, Ls teaching now in Kindergarten at Za-malek, and in the American school at Maadi. She is also the leader of the psychological clinic of the Education club.
Intsar Younls, ’48, arrived to Cairo from tho U.S. after taking her M.A. In education.
Labib El Rahoeb, '49, is teaching In Khedlvlal secondary .school and hopes to prepare for his M.A.
Mr. Henry Shepard and Joset-te Gozlon, both attired as Chinese, won the first prize during tho Masquerade held last Saturday, January 13, at 8.30 p.m. In Ewart Memorial Hall.
They replaced last yeai-'s title-holders who were Arsine Varva-rlan, who impersonated Isis goddess and Ra-shld Jabdr (a former soph, science-math, student, now in America), who Impersonated Satan.
Tlie Maskers like to stick 10 where they belong, for unlike most social fimctions. which take place In the cafeteria, the masquerade took place on Ewart stage.
Dancing to the music provided by ,a band was the event that alternated all the others. The evening .started by dancing. Interrupted by the serving of food and refreshments.
Before the next event, a one-•ict play, was pre.$ented, the group danced again.
Thl-s one-act play, "Lady of Larkspur Lotion”, tells the story of a fallen lady, played by Ann Hart, who has the idea that she owns a rubber plantation in Brazil. Her landlady, played by Nabila Nouhl, tries to convince her that this is but a dream, whereas the poet, played by Walter Yeranos, sympathises with her and asks if she Is to be blamed when she .seeks the help of her imagination to compen-sate for the cruelty of reality.
Dancing wa.s resumed and the best costume conte.st started. The first-prize winners as we have seen, were Mr. Shepard and Josette Gozlan. The second-prize winners were Mr. John Rlumbcrg, attired as an Apache and Nelly Saad, Impersonating the Statue of Liberty.
Nadia Guindl, who came as a bcdwln monkey-trainer, and Adel Dajani, as a Jew, won between them the thrid prize.
Among those present were Dr. Worth Howard, who attended in civilian clothes, Mr. Paul Hanson, who came as an Apache, and Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner. Mr. Gardner came attired in the costume of a Sherkas leader.
Egyptian native costumes were worn by Gulnar Djeddaoul, Dje-nane Kamel and Nabila Nouhl.
Kyvcli Tserilakl and Lila Ta-vridakis wore their Greek costume.
The Egyptian national anthem struck at 12 p.m. and brought the party to an end.
Assistants Chosen
Six students have been selected by Dean Howard, after consultation with the library staff, aS student assistants in the library. They are Angfele Farag, Ara Sa-leeba, Abdul Halim Kazl, Mustafa Husseinl, Haroutiyie Hampart-zoumlon and Armen Hampart-zoumian.
Their duties Include care of magazines and theses, assisting In the catalog and order department, typing library records, shelving book.s returned from circulation, and care of records at the circulation desk.
The reorganization now going on in the library creates new duties. For this reason the staff has been increased by the appointment of the .stiident asst<»-tants.