in its first year the Institute grew tremendously
and the Douglas College St udent Society is
fully supportive of the project.

The next event scheduled by the Humanities
Institute is an illustrated lecture October 10
on "Riel, the Metis and Western Canadian
History" featuring Simon Fraser history
professor Dr. Allen Seager.

This discussion and presentation on the
centenary of Louis Riel's execution will take
place at 12:30 p.m. in room 2201 of the New
Westminster campus.

A Most Significant Event

But, according to student president Michael
Glavin, one of the most significant events of
the Humanities Institute will be the October 14
to 19 Famine Relief Week.

UNICEF, the Douglas College Student Society
and the Humanities Institute have teamed up
for a complete campaign to increase awareness
of the world starvation crisis.

A speaker from UNICEF will be at Douglas
College for the Famine Relief project in the
afternoon and evening of Thursday, October 17.

The Institute will then continue its film series on
October 24 with "How To Pick Up Girls, Win

Friends and Influence People". This movie

will be shown at both 12:30 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.

in room 2203.

"It's a tongue in cheek film that actually shows
how not to do those things mentioned in the
title," says Davies.

Trying to Bridge the Imagined Gap

And the next week, the Institute will attempt
to bridge the imagined gap between what
humanities stand for and their relationship to
modern technology.

Engineer John Brown, a consultant with the
Canadian International Development Agency,

will discuss the importance of a humanities
education for people involved in technical trades.

Brown became involved in the humanities,
specifically anthropology, philosophy and
religion, after working with CIDA in Sri Lanka
and Indonesia.

Humanities for Engineers will be presented in
room 2201 of the New Westminster campus at
12:30 P.M. on Thursday, October 31.

That same evening, the film series will bring
"The Return of Martin Guerre", a French

film with subtitles about the return of a peasant
to his wife in 1542 after a nine year absence.

"The Return of Martin Guerre" has won three
French Academy Awards and will be shown in
room 2203 of the New Westminster campus at
8:00 P.M., on October 31.

Institute brings Topical Subjects to College

Other events are scheduled for later in the

year and Davies and Mabardi have kept them-
selves busy looking for the most interesting

and topical subjects to bring to Douglas College.

"It takes a bit of work but the end result is
well worth it," Davies says. "With this host
of free presentations it should be quite easy

for people in the community to get involved

in education."

- DOUGLAS COLLEGE NEWS SERVICES