Journey to exotic locales with Travel Lecture Series
By Barbara Rea
August 24, 2001
If you have wondered what it would be like to see Poland, or Burma, or Borneo,
but didn't have the wherewithal to get there yourself, the University's Travel
Lecture Series can offer the next best thing.
On the first Friday of each month during the academic year, armchair travelers
are invited to Graham Chapel to see some of the best travel films available,
presented and narrated by their creators.
Films are shown at 6 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 5 and concluding
May 3. Admission is $5 per person. Subscriptions can be purchased for $26 per
person or $43 for a double enrollment.
The series is sponsored by the Washington University Association, which was
established in 1898 to extend the University's educational mission to the St.
Louis community. In its original incarnation, the association planned a series
of lectures each year designed to educate the public on a variety of issues.
Some of the lectures addressed local politics and University issues, while others
presented travelogues or topical explorations in areas such as science, art
and sociology.
By the early 1950s, the chief focus of the association became devoted to travelogues,
although it was not until 1983 that it became formally known as the Travel Lecture
Series.
For more information about the Travel Lecture Series or individual travelogues,
call 935-5212.
The Perfume Pagoda in Vietmnam is part of Rick Ray's
"Vietnam and Burma," a film to be featured in the University's
Travel Lecture Series. |
Travel Lecture
Series
Oct. 5 --"The People of Poland," by Charles Hartman
Nov. 2 --"Indonesia, Borneo and the Falklands," by Rich Kern
Dec. 7 --"Great Trans-American Train Ride," by Doug Jones
Jan. 4 --"India," by Willis Moore
Feb. 1 --"High Country Adventure (Yukon & Canadian Rockies)," by John
Wilson
March 1 --"The Real World of Western Europe," by Rick Howard
April 5 --"San Francisco," by Rick and Jane Rosefield
May 3 --"Vietnam and Burma," by Rick Ray
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