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Festival Offers Film, Speech

Two events are scheduled for today in
the Black Culture Festival. The movie,
"The Murder of Fred Hampton" will be
shown in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom
today at 3 p.m. Admission charge is 50
cents.

Later, James Turner will speak on
"Pan Africanism: Political Director of the
Africana Studies and Research Center,
and an associate professor at Cornell
University. He is also a contributing
editor for the "Black Scholar, Journal of
Black Studies" and a member of the
African Heritage Studies Association.

Orientation

"Orientation...Phase Two" will be held
tonight, from 8 to 10, in Webb Lounge.
Sponsored by the Women's Committee of
Student Council, the program will
provide an opportunity for first-year
students to meet upper-class students and
representatives from various organizations
at the University.

There will be no formal presentations.
Students and administrators will be there
to respond to questions, suggestions and
problems of the first-year students.
Refreshments will be served.

Studies Program

The Social Foundations of Education
program at the University is planning two
comparative education seminar and field
studies to be conducted this summer in
Europe, in cooperation with Delta Kappa
Gamma, Kappa Delta Pi and the Research
Center for the Study of Socialist
Education at Kent State University.

The seminar program, entitled
"Contrasts in Life, Education, and
Culture in Hungary, the Soviet Union,
Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria" is
limited to 100 graduate students, teachers,
professors or administrators on a first
come first served basis.

The University's program along with
the Research Center of Kent State
University, will award scholarships of
$200 to participants and University
credit. Further information may be
obtained from Peter Hackett, assistant
professor of comparative education.

Concert Correction

Contrary to previous notices Merry
Clayton will not be appearing with Nina
Simone in the concert at University Hall
Friday at 8 p.m. Performing in her place
will be a local group from Lynchburg,
Va., 'The Jivers.' Tickets holders who
wish a refund due to the alterations may
come to the Directors Office in Newcomb
Hall Friday at 5 p.m.

Essay Contest

A prize of 450 will be awarded for the
best original essay concerning Italian
literature or civilization in the 1971-72
Rinetti Memorial Essay Concert.

The Contest is open to any student in
the University. Subjects for the essays
should be approved by Mr. Luigi Chinatti,
room 312 Cabell Hall, where other rules
for the competition may be picked up.

The Rinetti Prize was established in
1962 by Mrs. Oreste Rinetti in memory
of the late Professor Rinetti, who taught
Italian for many years at the University.