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The Chinese Drama - Hsi Cheng
4:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Professor Hsi Cheng, born in Peking, China, in 1919 is now an associate professor in the Department of Chinese and Oriental Studies at the state University of Iowa. he received his B.A. in 1948 from Yenching University in China and his M. Litt. in 1963 from Cambridge University. Both degrees are in Oriental literature. professor Cheng is the author of several books on the Chinese language and literature. Part of the World Affairs Series: The Problem of China

Education in China Today - Myra Roper
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Miss Myra Roper, an Australian journalist and educator, received her M.A. at Cambridge University in her native England. She has made four visits to China. Her most recent trip took her to china via the Trans-Siberian route during the summer of 1966. She is particularly interested in Chinese education and the arts in China. Miss Roper is the author of "China-The Surprising Country." Part of the World Affairs Series: The Problem of China

A Chinese Communist Children's Film, "The Little Bell"
4:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - A Chinese Communist Children's Film

Religion-in-Life Week Keynote - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was internationally recognized humanist and 30 years old at the time of his visit. He had earned three degrees and received five honorary ones, as well as 37 other major awards and citations. was invited by the Student Religious Council to be the featured speaker during the Religion-in-Life week's events. Fifteen hundred people heard him speak in the Great Hall with various locations inside the Union to accommodate the overflow crowd. The link to Ames Historical Society website about Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit: http://ameshistory.org/content/dr-king-visits-ames-iowa