61914 Welcome to new staff-April (Seated L to R): Mavis Ford, E.D.I., from Toronto; Patricia Wilson, E.D.I., from Picton, Ontario; Tessa Kennedy, Department of Technical Operations, from Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland; Elaine King, Administration Depart­ ment, from Alexandria, Virginia; Danielle Storms, Administration Department, from Brussels; Maria Cristina Ayala, Treasurer's Department, from Havana; and Lena Gomes, Administration Department, from Georgetown, British Guiana. (Standing L to R): Vita Monaco, Economic Staff, from Sarasota, Florida; Jorge Duarte, Treasurer's Department, from Havana; Italo Mazzitti, Treasurer's De­ partment, fromPescara, Italy; Rene Heidler, Administration Department, from Manila; and Jane Chilberg, Department of Technical Operations, from Cresskill, New Jersey. Vol. 16 No.5 INTERNATIONAL BANK NOTES MAY 1962 Published monthly by the Personnel Division, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington 25, D.C. CONTENTS Page BIRTH OF A RAILROAD 3 TURKISH TILES 6 WITH THE BLINK OF AN EYE 8 NEW PROFESSIONAL STAFF 12 2 Signing the loan Birth of a Railroad On May 2, 1958 the Bank made a cellency Sir Harold Caccia, the British loan of $28 million for the develop­ Ambassador to the United States. ment of the railway system in Nigeria. With its 34 million persons, almost The signing ceremony was colorful, as one-sixth of the total population of the accompanying picture shows. Mr. Africa, Nigeria is the most populous l. Burke Knapp signed the loan docu­ country on the continent. Production ments on behalf of the Bank, and the and trade have increased greatly since Hon. Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Fed­ World War II. Exports of oil, palm eral Minister of Finance and the Hon. products, groundnuts, peanuts, cocoa, R. A. Njoku, Federal Minister of cotton, rubber and tin continue to rise. Transport signed on behalf of the Over a five year period, just before Federation of Nigeria; since the loan the Bank made its loan, the freight was guaranteed by the United King­ carried by the Nigerian railways had dom, it was also signed by His Ex- increased by 50%. Surveying lor the right-ol-way near the Gongola River The purpose of the loan is to help system. Most of the population and Nigeria to carry out a five-year rail­ most of the productive regions are now way improvement plan. This will in­ served by the rail system. In particu­ clude building a new line leading into lar the railways link the large and pro­ the northeastern provinces to open ductive provinces of the north with these areas for development and trade. the Atlantic Ocean ports of Lagos and Nigeria's 1,780 miles of main and Port Harcourt. branch railway lines form the back­ Under the development program the bone of the country's transportation Nigerian Railway Corporation has pur- A Fulani girl wearing a "Nigeria 1960" blouse watches first ground being brokgn The end of the line New heavier rail being laid on a section of railway being reconditioned The new Dindima bridge J --It '\'7) ~ ~\~. 4/ " ,CfJNI N,/V ...~ ll '~J"JI~ ~ (J\ /illICJ A new diesel shunting locomotive Nigerian workers of the local contractor alongside an old steam model chased new locomotives, freight cars, The new line, 400 miles long, will coaches, sleeping cars and baggage link Kuru on the Jos Plateau with vans. Main line track has been relaid Maiduguri near Lake Chad, the center with heavier rail to handle an increase of a rich agricultural area. Only a in traffic and new stations have been fraction of this area's potential has constructed. Yards and other terminal been exploi ted because most of the facilities have been extended and im­ roads linking it with the rail network proved, workshops modernized, and are unsuitable for heavy traffic. the communications system improved. One of the new mainline The "right of way"! diesel locomotives at Kaduna KADUNA Truck parts on the way A cattle train to the assembly plant by Jeanne McLennan The art of decorative tile work be­ patterns, a process that kept glazes gan in the Near East and flourished for of different colors from running to­ centuries throughout that part of the gether during the firing. Later a dark­ world. Near Eastern artists created purplish pigment was used to segre­ tiles with more variety of design than gate the areas covered with different any others in the world and no other glazes. This technique is found in the people have used tiles so lavishly to finest early examples of tile of the produce beauty in so many places. Of Ottoman period. Still later during the these countries Turkey is perhaps the 15th and 16th century, a black pig­ most famous for tile work and it was ment was used for this same purpose. Turkey who donated the tiles used in The Ottoman Turks' reign in Asia the Mosque at the Islamic Center here Minor began about 1300 on the rem­ in Washington. nants of the Sdjuk's empire. At Bursa, Turkish tiles are justly famous. They the first Ottoman capital, excellent ex­ may be divided into two broad groups: amples of their tilework may be found Seljuk and Ottoman. in the Green Mosque, built about The Seljuk Turks, whose Asia Minor 1415, and the Green Mausoleum of · sultanate lasted from 1077 to 1302 Sultan Mehmet I who died in 142l. and whose capital was Konya, em­ In addition to the Bursa tiles, other ployed tiles in the decoration of mos­ fine examples of early Ottoman tiles ques, medreses, tombs, fountains, baths, are in Edirne ( Adrianople ), the sec­ palaces and houses. No other nation ond Ottoman capital, at the Muradiye has used tiles to such an extent and Mosque, finished in 1433; and in the with such variety. The finest examples courtyard of the Fatih Mosque in of their tiles may be seen at Konya in Istanbul. the famous Alaeddin Mosque and in The early Ottoman artists used the old palace of Kilicarslan II. flowers, branches, leaves and scrolls in From the 12th to the 14th century, their designs. Basic colors were yel­ there were five forms of tile used: low and · green. The Green Mosque triangular, square, hextagonal, crud­ and Green Tomb, in the first capital, form and a six-pointed star pattern. g6t their names from the tiles of this The charaaeristic colors were tur­ color which once covered their walls. quoise, white, dark blue, indigo and, Other predominant characteristics occasionally, light brown. Sometimes were: inscriptions in white on- a dark gilt and the techniques of relief were blue ground and the use of blue, in­ applied. Design took the form of geo­ digo, turquoise, white, dark blue and metric figures, floral pattern and in­ gilt. Relief was also employed by scriptions. some designers. Tile mosaics were also widely used It was during the 15th century that to decorate mihrabs (prayer niches), Ottoman tilemakers began to excel in doorways, walls and other areas in underglaze pottery and tiles. Much of Konya and other Seljuk towns. The de­ this early underglaze tilework was pro­ signers cut pieces of various shapes duced in northern Anatolia, in Nicaea from plain tiles and fitted them into -the modern Isnik-which is believed 6 to have been a ceramics center as far penditures, and wood was becoming back as Byzantine times and has played popular for construction of palaces and an important role in ceramics. Tile­ other building, thereby lessening the makers from all over the Empire went use of tiles. Splendid exceptions to to Isnik. Sultan Selim I, after his con­ this trend are the Sultan Ahmet Mos­ quest of Tabriz in 1514, is said to have que (also called the Blue Mosque) transported 700 artisan families from and the Yeni Mosque, in Istanbul, ex­ that area to Isnik. Their importation amples of the foremost tile creations may have been responsible for further of this period. changes in decorative scheme. Today there is a revival of interest In the second Ottoman period, dur­ in tiles among Turkish artists. In ing the 16th century, the artistry of Kutahya there is a factory making Turkish tiles reached its height and vessels and tiles with floral decorations was comparable to that of the finest based on the old patterns; some also ceramic creations of any period. In have newly created designs. Even be­ the imperial palace alone, 600 artists fore this, in Jerusalem when in 1918 were attached to the court and, of the tilework on the Dome of the Rock these, 45 were designers and painters facade (called by Sir Ronald Storrs of tile. In planning buildings, the "that utmost fulfillment of colour, chief architect often commissioned the rhythm and geometry") was restored, designers to complete layouts for the it was from Kutahya that tilemakers tilework even before construction was were summoned to do the work. begun. Weare fortunate to have here in The colors and patterns showed Washington examples of the best mod­ greater diversity than at any other ern tilework from Turkey. The Mos­ time before or since. Where previously que, at 2551 Massachusetts Avenue, blue and white had been favored, now N.W., is open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. a brilliant scarlet became popular and (Continued on p. 17) was used in combination with emerald green, blue and turquoise, often with black outlines. Yellow and gilt were abandoned. Flower patterns now pre­ dominated: tulips, carnations, hya­ cinths, roses, pomegranate flowers; and, in addition, vines, scrolls and cypresses. It has been estimated that in the 16th century, in Istanbul alone, 276 varieties of tulip design can be found. Starting about the middle of the seventeenth century and during the eighteenth century (what may be Gilled the third Ottoman period) there was an increasing decline in ceramics. The sultans were forced to reduce ex- Lisa Shipp reads plaque in the Mosque saying "These tiles have been presented by the Turkish Republic. " 7 On the Line: WITH THE BLINK OF AN EYE . . by Bob Considine The following story on Corbin Allardice first appeared in the New York Journal American on March 26 and in other Hearst papers around the country which publish Bob Considine's syndicated column. Bank Notes reprints it with the thought that its readers will be interested in this story about a fellow staff member. Mr. Allardice joined the Technical Operations Department in 1955 as Advisor on Atomic Energy, coming to the Bank from the U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. In 1960 he transferred to the Marketing Department in New York where he was working when he became ill. He is still in the hospital but continuing to make progress towards what we all hope will be a complete recovery in the near future. Feeling today as if the world owed you something? Down in the dumps? Got a toothache? Hangover? Well, like me tell you about a friend of mine named Corbin Allardice. He's had a bit of trouble-nothing like yours, of course-but, still a bit of trouble. Little over a year ago while at his job with the World Bank in New York, a great weariness came over him. He took the rest of the day off and went to his home across the river to Jersey. A day in bed would take care of things. Just tired, that's all. A few hours later he was completely paralyzed, stilled as a graven image, speechless. His wife Kay located a neurologist, and his firm diagnosis, though the problem was a great rarity, Corbin Allardice was that Allardice had been stricken He blinked his eyes at his wife by a virus infection of the central searchingly, mutely, and the wonderful nervous system. It was one of those woman responded in an inspirational things that couldn't happen, but it manner. She said, "You want to tell happened. me something, and you can. I'll go He lay for weeks like a warmed through the alphabet slowly and you dead man, kept alive by intravenous spell out what you want to say. Every feeding. And then one day he opened time I come to the right letter, blink his eyes and looked at Kay, who had your e}es, and I'll know what you're been looking at him for a long time. saying." He could not speak to her, could not And so these two, between whom raise a hand toward her. But he could million of words had passed, found look at her and, wonder of wonders, communication again in this incredible muscles had come back to life-the manner. tiniest muscles in his body: the mus­ Six months ago, a bit of dexterity cles that operate the eyelids. returned to Corbin's left hand. Just 8 the hand. He blinked perhaps his most type keyboard, then, rising from that difficult request to Kay. Would she, a clear sheet of plastic about the size somehow, find him a portable linotype of a big TV screen. It is electrified, keyboard? He explained, in what must ingeniously, and flicks on and off a have been an ordeal amounting to lighted image of each key Corbin 'kicking a football up Pike's Peak punches. Thus, he can communicate using only the forward motion of the to more than the person looking over little toe, that the linotype keyboard his shoulder at the key he touches. groups the letters and digits of the Corbin Allardice is now at the New English language in the smallest pos­ York Institute of Physical Medicine, sible space, a smaller area than the under the eye of the great Dr. Howard typewriter. Allard ice needed the Rusk. He is a frequent visitor, via smaller area. He had only one hand to wheelchair, to the greenhouse pre­ work with and the wrist on the hand sented to the institute by my friend, was like stone. Enid Annenburg Haupt. His "mass" But now he was in business. Kay, communicator gets quite a workout. watching the keys he touched, was re­ He can participate in a general con­ lieved at least of the eternal recitation versation, if those involved are in sight of the alphabet. Any of their friends, of his screen. Recently, he added em­ looking over Corbin's shoulder as he phasis and urgency to the device-a tapped away, could communicate with buzzer button, which says, in effect, him. "Now, just a moment! .. But this restless intellectual wasn't Feeling is coming back to the left satisfied. During his rehabilitation wrist and arm. He can feed himself. period in Washington, D.C., he dili­ The indication is that sensitivity will gently outlined an invention to two of progress around his body in a counter his friends, Ed Heller, an engineer clockwise fashion, to the left leg, then with General Atomics, and Dr. Clyde the right, then the right arm, wrist, Cowan, a physicist teaching at Catholic hand. We pray. University. It had to do with "mass" Whatever, Corbin and Kay Allar­ communication. At least it would be dice achieved communication under "mass" for Corbin. They built it for the most excruciatingly difficult cir­ him. cumstances. How many husbands and It is a sort of console or lectern, a wives, with all their God-given facul­ flat bed in which is planted the lino­ ties, can say the same? WE NEED YOUR HELP The Bank and I.F.e. are presently in need of experienced secretaries and clerk-typists. Staff members who know of any persons, qualified in the above fields, who may be interested in Bank or I.F.e. employment are asked to refer such persons to the Recruitment and Placement Office, Extension 240.3/2404. Any help you may be able to give will be very much appreciated. 9 SCENES FROM THE 1962 IBRD/IFC/IDA GOLF TOURNAMENT This year's golf tournament was held on Wednesday, May 9, at the Falls Road Golf Course in Potomac, Maryland. Dinner was served in the Bank dining ro.om in the evening and after dinner Sir William presented the awards. Prize wmners were: Low Gross Men Score Women Score 1st place John H. Laeri ................ 77 Denise Montpeti t .......... 101 2nd place Robert W. Cavanaugh.... 82 Beryl Wildenburg ........ 114 3rd place Jose Camacho ................ 86 Rita Adler ........... .... ....... 115 Low Net 1st place Cyril H. Davies 73 LHuc y EKlliott. h} ........... 77 2nd place F. G. Bochenski} 6 l ega auplsc Charles White ........... 7 1. John H. Laeri, with the men's low gross of 77, accepts his prize from Sir William. 2. Denise Montpetit, who had the women's low gross of 101, receives her award from Sir William. 3. Sir William rewards booby prize winners Elsie Martin (L) and Dessie Seal. 4. Victoria Viola (L) and Germaine Gagnon enjoy supper after their eighteen holes. 5. Robert W. Cavanaugh and Dessie Seal watch Raymond Goodman tee off. 6. Jackie Smith holds the pin while Bob Sadove putts. 7. A tense moment before Bill Bennett's ball rolls into the cup. Germaine Gagnon holds the flag. 8. Delight or consternation? Pamela Angwin just after teeing off. 9. Sir William looks as pleased as Cyril Davies who was men's low net winner. 10. Three of the first foursome hand in their scores to Eunice Deister who served as scorekeeper for the tournament. (L to R): Cyril Davies, Charles White and Reignson Chen. 11. Comparing scores at the start of the tenth hole. (L to R) : Patrick Acheson, Y. 1. Chang, Andrew MacKay from the Fund and George F. Darnell. 12. Studying the course before teeing off. (L to R): Luis Machado, Joaquin Meyer of the Inter-American Bank, Rita Adler and Gengo Suzuki. Irving A. Sirken, an American, joined the Department of Operations -Western Hemisphere on March 16. He comes to the regular Bank staff after eighteen months as a Bank consultant with the Argentine Transport Study group. Before going to Buenos Aires in 1960, Mr. Sirken was senior economist with A.LD. (then LCA.) for a year and a half and prior to that was in the office of the Secretary of the Interior for three years working on analyses in the natural resources field. His career has also included an appointment with the National Science Foundation from 1954-56 and two years of conducting economic studies of industries for the Economic Development Administration in Puerto Rico from 1952-54. Mr. Sirken was a member of the Department of Economics at Williams College from 1947-52. He has his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from McGill University in Montreal and his M.A., M.P.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. Mr. and Mrs. Sirken, their six and a half year old son and "almost four" daughter are looking for a house in northwest Washington. GerrirB. H. Renger, from the Netherlands, has been a Foreign Exchange Operator in the Cashier's Division of the Treasurer's De­ partment since March 29. He has his B.L.L. from the University of Amsterdam and his M.L.L. in Public Law and International Economics from the University of Leiden. After a year's preliminary training with the Hollandse Bank Unie N.V. in Amsterdam, he transferred to their Sao Paulo branch in Brazil. He was in Sao Paulo for two and a half years and then was submanager of the Bank's branch in Santos for three years until he came to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Renger and their two little boys, David and Bernard, have found a house near Lake Barcroft. George F. Darnell, from England, became an Agriculturist in the Technical Operations Department on April 2. He has his B.Sc. in Agriculture from Leeds University, his diploma in Agriculture from Cambridge University and his diploma in Tropical Agriculture from the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in Trinidad. Since 1954 Mr. Darnell has been with the Field Branch of the Malayan Depart­ ment of Agriculture. Between 1947 and 1949 he was actively farming in England. Mrs. Darnell will bring the rest of the family to Wash­ in~ton in August after the birth of their fourth child. 12 Slall Y-nlroduclionj Jan de WeiHe, from Holland, is a member of the Economic Staff who also reported for duty on April 2. He has his M.A. in Economics from the Rotterdam School of Economics, his diploma in International Economics from the College of Europe in Belgium and his certificate in French from the Sorbonne. Mr. de Weille worked with the Central Planning Bureau in the Department of International Affairs in The Hague from 1960 until he came to Washington. He is living in Arlington Towers. Gunter H. Kreuter, a German national, also joined the Technical Operations Department on April 2 as a Financial Analyst with the Industry Division. He has been living and working in Paris since 1957 with Compagnie Fran~aise des Petroles and was with the German firm of Roechling'sche EEisen und Stahlwerke in Volklingen from 1953-57. Mr. Kreuter has his degree in Economics and Political Science from nnstitut d'Etudes Politique in Paris and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Paris. He has also done graduate work at the University of Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Kreuter, who is French, and their three year old daughter, Isabelle, are living in Arlington. Pierre L. Moussa, who is French, became Director of the new De­ partment of Operations-Africa on April 2. For the previous three years Mr. Moussa had been Director of Air Transport in the French Ministry of Public Works and Transport and from 1954-59 he was Director of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Overseas Territories. From 1950 to 1954 he was in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in charge of the import program and Marshall Plan for France, and of commercial relations between France and the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Moussa is a member of the senior staff of the Ministry of Finance in Paris called the "Inspection des Finances", to which he was admitted in 1946. Before his studies of public finance at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques, Mr. Moussa studied literature: he is "agrege des lettres" and "ancien eleve de l'Ecole Normale Superieure". Mr. and Mrs. Moussa are making their home in Georgetown. 13 (continued) NEW PROFESSIONAL STAFF INTRODUCTIONS Edwin G. Huffman, the new IBRD/ IFC/ IDA photographer, reported for duty on April 9. He is a native Washingtonian with a wide variety of experience in freelance commercial, newspaper and advertising photography. He worked with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1952­ 57 and was Visual Information Specialist for the U.S. Housing and Home Finance Agency from 1957 until he joined the Bank. Mr. Huffman attended the University of Virginia Extension in Arlington and took courses at the Department of Agriculture and the Leica Technical School. The Huffmans and their four children live in Dunn Loring, Virginia. Wolfgang Kaupisch, from Germany, has been with the Department of Operations-Western Hemisphere since April 11. Mr. Kaupisch was with the German Foreign Service as First Secretary to the Embassy in New Delhi from 1952-'55 and from 1955-56 was Counsellor for Economic Affairs at the Embassy in The Hague. He left Government Service in 1956 and was Resident Director in New Delhi for Krupp­ Demag from 1956-61 concerned principally with the Rourkela steel mill. In 1961 he became a consultant to the German Government and worked in Dar-es-Salaam as Advisor to the Tanganyika Government. Mr. Kaupisch has his Ph.D. in Economics and History from Friedrich Wilhelm Universitat in Berlin. Mr. and Mrs. Kaupisch have bought a home in Chevy Chase. Frederick H. Howell, an American, joined the Public Utilities Di­ vision of the Technical Operations Department on April 25. From 1958-61 Mr. Howell was with The J. G. White Engineering Corpora­ tion in Formosa as an engineer particularly concerned with feasibility studies. He started his engineering career with the American Electric Power Service Corporation in New York where he worked from 1947­ 57, for six and a half years in engineering planning and for three and a half years on the President's staff as Administrative Assistant and on special assignments. He has his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from M.LT. and his M.B.A. from the New York University School of Business. The Howells have taken a house in Foggy Bottom so Mr. Howell can walk to work. 14 Five year staff-May Clara Ledan and Philip J. Squire ~ ~r;JQ' JUNE la, SUNDAY, IS PICNIC DAY AT SMOKEY GLEN FARM IN MARYLAND All IBRD/IFC/IDA staff and their families a re invited to join the fun and stay for supper-­ --Barbecued Chicken Transportation from 1818 H Street ~ 15 UN CO-OPERATIVE CHARTER Club since it could be used to finance FLIGHTS-The June flight is now some of the Club's more impecunious completely booked round trip. This but talented playing members-e.g. means another successful charter flight students, taxi drivers, etc.-so they can season wi th 100 % bookings on both join the Club on its Canadian tour in flights scheduled for the summer of June. 1962. In August 144 passengers will Subscriptions or donations should be be carried round trip to London via sent to Mr. Colin Davis, the Treasurer Sabena, and in June, 86 passengers will of the Club, in Room SAI2. A Fixture make the trip via BOAC-a total of List will be sent to all members and 230 passengers serviced by the Co-op. donors. There is a moderately long waiting list for the August flight and a relatively CHORAL WORKSHOP-The Wash­ small one for the June flight, in the ington and Cathedral Choral Societies event of cancellation. There are not announce a series of open rehearsals to now enough people on the combined be held on Monday evenings in June waiting lists to warrant chartering at 8 p.m. in the Washington Cathedral. another plane, but if there are enough The sessions will last for 2 hours, dur­ members interested in a July flight, the ing which a master work will be sung Co-op shall try to offer one. Please as if in performance. A different work advise the Co-op, Room 901, United is studied each Monday, and a score of Nations, New York, if you are in­ the music is provided. Each session terested in a July flight. Only those costs $1.00 and no auditions will be who have been Co-op members for at given. Mr. Paul Callaway and Mr. least six months would be eligible. Richard Dirksen will conduct on alter­ nate Mondays and there will be a CRICKET - The British Common­ piano accompaniment. wealth Cricket Club is seeking new members-either players or non­ BARGE TRIPS-Once again the players. The respective subscriptions mule-drawn barge trips along the are $IS and $2. Games are scheduled C & 0 Canal herald the arrival of on Saturdays and Sundays and played summer. The barge leaves Lock 3, at at East Potomac Park. 30th and M Streets in Georgetown, on As a non-player, you and your Saturdays at · 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and family would have the fun of watching Sundays at 2 p.m. only. Round trip the games and drinking tea in the costs $1.3S and takes about 4 hours. pavilion during the tea interval. There is a refreshment stand on board If you prefer not to become a mem­ and rest rooms are available at the ber but to make a donation of $1, it turn-around stop. would be greatly appreciated by the 16 Bowling season is over for another year.' The winners, in almost a photo finish, are Printers, by one game, with Administration and Regulars tied right behind them. Printers had held top spot all season and only in the last few weeks of bowling did any threat to their supremacy develop. On the final evening their opponents were bottom place Executives, which should have made the evening a cinch, but the issue was in doubt until the very last frame. In spite of valiant efforts by Mr. Khosropur, they finally took the game by 16 pins, thereby saving Adrienne Smith and Lou Pizza from total collapse. Individual effort was also in the spotlight. Doris Eliason and Bill Matthews in the last weeks had tossed High Average back and forth, but finally Bill came out ahead. I guess male pride won out over chivalry. Bill also has the High Set for men, with Pauli Newton taking the honors for the girls. Florence Perrf:ls and Lou Pizza took the prizes for High Game. Florence shows up again for High Strikes, paired with Pete O'Neill, while Pete pairs with Doris Eliason for High Spares. There are seven (count 'em) girls tied for a High Flat of 93, while Bill Bailey stands in solitary glory for the men's High Flat of 95. High Team Game and High Team Set were won by Executives. How this was accomplished by a team which ended up on the bottom is something which puzzles Mr. Mendels, who thinks that the system of scoring should be looked into. The three Beginners' Nights were a howling, screaming success. What was lacking in skill was made up in spirit, and much fun was had by all. Some ten­ pin bowlers found out that duckpins is not the same game.' The League officers hope to be able to get more alleys next year and enlarge the League to accom­ modate all the enthusiasts. Perhaps next year some of our 59 substitutes or beginners will be accepting awards. The awards were presented by Mr. Black on Friday, May 25, at the Spring Party held on the top floor and roof terrace of the Washington Hotel. The party was enjoyed by bowlers and non-bowlers alike and was an enjoyable climax to a successful bowling season. TURKISH TILES - Continued from p. 7 Monday through Wednesday, 1 p.m. to the donations of other Moslem coun­ 5 p.m. on Friday with a service at 1 tries include Persian rugs from Iran, p.m. which the public is welcome to at­ the grand chandelier from Egypt and tend, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat­ other beautiful articles rarely seen in urdays and Sundays. It is closed on this country and certainly in no other Thursdays. Besides the Turkish tiles, building in Washington. 17 CORNER Mrs. Jeanne Vloeberghs, whose recipe follows, reports that this has become a luxury dish for her family in Washington because endive is so expensive here. What used to be an everyday meal in Brussels for the Vloeberghs is now re­ served for Sundays or company. On the other hand, chicken, which used to be the special occasion dish in Belgium, is inexpensive enough in the States to serve frequently. Mrs. Vloeberghs reports that her family doesn't object to the switch. Belgium Endive Casserole 1 pound Belgian endive 8 slices cooked ham 2 Tblspns. butter Milk 2 Tblspns. flour Nutmeg 2 Tblspns. shredded Gruyere cheese Salt Wash the endive and cut each head into quarters lengthwise. Put the e"1ldive in a saucepan with the butter and a pinch of salt. Add about a cup of water, cover pan and simmer for about half an hour until endive is tender but not mushy. Drain endive, saving liquid. Mix flour with the liquid to which enough milk has been added to make a cup. Stir and cook until sauce has thickened and is smooth. Add about ~ tsp. of nutmeg. Take off the fire and add the shredded Gruyere. Wrap the cooked endive in the ham, put the endive rolls in a pyrex casserole and pour the sauce over all. Put in a 400 0 oven for a few minutes to heat the contents thoroughly. Serves 3-4 people. The following books have been added to the Staff Relations Lending Library during the past month: YOUNGBLOOD HAWKE by Herman W ouk STORIES FROM MODERN RUSSIA Mysteries by C. P. Snow and Pamela H. Johnson A BRIDGE FOR PASSING NIGHTMARE by Pearl Buck by Arm Blaisdell THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE THE Spy WHO LOVED ME by Jonathan Daniels by Ian Fleming RUSSIA IN MY LIFE THREE ACT SPECIAL by Thomas P. Whitney by Nagio Marsh AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY THE WYCHERLY WOMAN by Paul Hyde Bonner by Ross Macdonald SUMMER STORM THE LIGHTSHIP by J. Garcia Hortelano by Siegfried Lenz THE BACKWARD SOCIETY A SPY IN ROME by Raymond Frost by Peter Tompkins These and other books are available for your reading pleasure in Room 200-E. Please call Extension 2685 if you wish to reserve a book. 18 Pet