Newton Junior College - Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Orientations -,,,,.. I'm sure that we would all agree, if it came right down to it, that the College's weeklyOrien1:ation meetings are well worth the effort required to pull ourselves out of bed, and up three flights of stairs to the li- brary at 8:30 in the morning for something which isn't even a class. For, in the li- brary on Wednesday mornings, snoworsleet NJC musters its student body for the privi- lege of listening to, and asking questions of people who are kind enough to share their time and knowledge with us. In this way, we have heardmany different people speak on many different subjects from a colorful lecture on the Mid- East crisis byMr. ElAramaryto immensely valuable advice on how to study effectively given to us by Mr. I-lenryBissex. In this way too, we were able to partake of the political wisdom of Mr. Dan Fenn, Director of World Affairs Council for Massachusetts, and to have a private showing, thanks to Mrs. Ralph Schreider, of Assignment Children, a movie which left us not only charm ed by the inimitable Danny Kay,but with the impressively grave fact that for over half the world's children UNICEF please means not only milk, but life. Several of our Orientation meetings have been panels, ranging in discussion topic from Careers in SocialWork to Prospects for World Peace. The panelists prove the security of their respective viewsby 93-in 26

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R Q, . V, .5331-IS , K International Club The International Club, organized to bring together our foreign students with N.J.C. Students interested in furthering international understanding, has experienced several enjoyable meetings. At our first meeting, held in the N.J.C. Library, we were entertained by Monique, who described life in Switzerland. An International atmosphere prevailed at Mr. Taylor's home where dressed in Japanese Kimonoswe drank American Cokes, at the sound of French music filledthe living room. We also spent an enjoy- able evening at a party given by Kevin Pheeney. Among the events planned for the spring, are included a.n evening at pops and a visitor from Sweden, which promises to justify our purposes F. 1 in forming this organization. 'K D. Joyce, J. w. wnson, B. Amoid, I M. Lombard, D. Rousseau fCo- Chairmanj, S. Diamond fPresidentj, V. Finelli, Z. Mississian, J. Hunter, L. Rowell, C. Cleveland, D. Arnold, J. DiBenetto, K. Pheeney, M. Knight, P. Engborg. 25

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allowing questions from the floor before the hour ends, and thus we have a chance to be heard, which is taken good advantage of by the more vocal and bolder of us. Notable among discussions of this nature was a Panel of Americans, This panel was composed of representatives of major American groups, and was fitting testimony to the theme discussed, that all men can be brothers, And, indeed, if there is any theme which underlies our Orientation meetings, it is this very one, We gather together on these mornings to learn of things that have happened, that are happening, and that can happen,so that we may increasingly grow in our ability to understand and appreciate other men, whether they be our own classmates here at NJC, or people of distant lands. I i 27