Interest in African studies has long been an established tradition of Duquesne University and its founders, the Fathers of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost, who began missionary work in Africa in the year 1778. By this tradition, books on Africa have been treasured ever since the University Library came into existence.

In November 1956, with the inauguration of the new Institute of African Affairs at Duquesne, special efforts were made to develop the collection to include large quantities of government documents, serial publications and books, and to enlist the active interest and assistance of Holy Ghost Fathers in obtaining and preserving material on Africa. The initial steps taken were all well received. Invaluable source materials poured in from the continent of Africa and from all over the world. This greatly strengthened the original collection.

This listing of programs of African studies offered at American universities continues previous listings in thisBulletin, most recently in March 1962. Listings of programs have been standardized to include the following: a general outline of the program, degrees offered, staff and course offerings for 1963-64, and present enrollment in the program.

The editor welcomes additional information and will be happy to include it in a subsequent issue of theBulletin.

The African Area Studies Program of American University is built around a core program of courses and seminars in The School of International Service, and is coordinated with specialized courses in the departments of international relations and organizations, sociology and anthropology, earth sciences, economics, history, languages and linguistics, and the school of government and public administration. Other cooperating groups include the Center of Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, the Business Council in International Understanding, the Church Mission and the International Labor Program.

An integrated Seminar on Africa headed by Darrell Randall, director of the program, includes a program in history, cultural analysis, and social, economic and political development. Courses on Africa offered include Introduction to Africa, Economic Problems, Geography of Africa, History of Africa, Problems of Contemporary Africa, Labor in Africa, Government and Politics in Modern Africa, Culture Area Analysis: Africa South of the Sahara, and Seminar in Population Studies. A United Nations Seminar on African Affairs is scheduled as part of the integrated seminar, and an advanced seminar is offered for students who have done research in Africa.

The following available positions have been drawn to the attention of the editor.

African Area Specialist, Library of Congress. The Reference Department, General Reference and Bibliography Division, wishes an area specialist, GS-13, to assist in the planning and direction of the African section, which provides bibliographies of African materials, identifies gaps in Library of Congress holdings, stimulates cooperative efforts for acquisitions of Africana, and develops specialized reference service in African studies. A specialized knowledge of African research is required, with the completion of two years of postgraduate study, and a minimum of three years' experience in academic research, including field studies, diversified sufficiently to assure broad competence in the field. Competence in African linguistics and knowledge of French is desirable. Inquiries to the Employment Section, Personnel Office, Library of Congress, Washington 25, D.C.

Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham. Three appointments at the level of lecturer or senior lecturer are anticipated at the newly established Centre. Applications from candidates in the areas of archaeology, economics, geography, history, political science, sociology and social anthropology have been invited. Notice of these appointments reached this Bulletin very late and some appointments may have been made. Inquiries to the Registrar, University of Birmingham, Birmingham 15, England.

The Third West African Languages Congress took place in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from March 26 to April 1, 1963. This was the third of the annual meetings of those interested in West African languages sponsored by the West African Languages Survey, previous meetings having been held in Accra (1961) and Dakar (1962). The West African Languages Survey is a Ford Foundation project. Additional financial assistance from UNESCO and other sources contributed materially to the scope and success of the meeting.

This meeting was larger than previous ones both in attendance and in number of papers presented and, it may be said, in regard to the scientific level of the papers presented. The official participants, seventy-two in number, came from virtually every country in West Africa, from Western European countries and from the United States. The linguistic theme of the meeting was the syntax of West African languages, and a substantial portion of the papers presented were on this topic. In addition, there was for the first time at these meetings a symposium on the teaching of English, French and African languages in Africa. The papers of this symposium will be published in the forthcoming series of monographs planned as a supplement to the new Journal of West African Languages. The other papers are to appear in the Journal of African Languages edited by Jack Berry of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

The University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland has announced the following teaching program available to American college graduates for the course commencing in March 1964.

Bursaries: Graduates selected are offered bursaries of 350 pounds to enable them to take the one-year course leading to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education of London University. Tuition fees (50 pounds) and residence fees (115. 10.0 for the three terms) are payable to the College.

Fares: Sea and rail (or air) fares to Salisbury will be paid, and a reasonable allowance can be claimed for excess baggage.

Agreement: Graduates selected will be required to teach for two years on completion of the P.C.E. course. At the time of application for a bursary, graduates will be asked to indicate whether they wish to join the Northern Rhodesia or the Southern Rhodesia Ministry of African Education.

Salaries: Commencing salaries in Northern Rhodesia are 1, 070 pounds for both men and women. In Southern Rhodesia, the commencing salary of General graduates is 1,100 pounds for men and 915 pounds for women; good Honours graduates receive somewhat more.