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BOLETIN DEL INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS N ORT tS M E R 1C A N O S - BARCELONA A f lo V Dep. Legal B. 7132-1963 - Altes, S. L. N C im . 1 8 3

ROBERT E . H AM M ARST RAN D R o b e r t E . Ilamniarsti'and

After five years as Director of Courses, Mr. Robert E. Hammarstrand is pulling up stakes at the Institute to accept the challenge of a new position. The Institute’s loss is the gain of the American School where he will assume the duties of Headmaster in September. It is difficult to imagine that the School could have found a better qualified man. Bob has a first-rate American academic background while his long residence in Spain has given him a rare understanding of Spanish life and culture. >■ A native of Minnesota, Bob received his B.A. and M.A. degrees “summa cum laude” from the University of Minnesota in 1948 and 1949. H e went to the University of California in Berkeley for further work, served as Teaching Assistant in the Department of Spanish for six years and finished his doctoral studies in Romance Languages and Literature. While at Berkeley, he was invited to participate in an experimental program for foreign language teaching in elementary schools sponsored by the University’s Department of Education. 1956 became a year of destiny for Bob. He was awarded a scholarship by the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica of the University of Madrid for research on his doctoral dissertation on the American influence in Spanish theater. His many outstanding talents involved him promptly in other activi­ ties. He lectured widely throughout Spain on major aspects of American culture. The Embassy’s Casa Americana engaged him as English Teaching Consultant which led him into masterminding and producing a series of ninety radio programs called “Aprendamos Ingles”. In 1958, Bob received a call from the Institute to fill the position of Director of Courses. He came, loved Barcelona, and stayed. He started with 160 students and four teachers; this year, the Institute had an enrolment of 2000 and a teaching staff of 25. A great part of this spectacular growth is to Bob’s credit, to his educational leadership and his expert knowledge of the field of teaching English as a foreign language. H e helped organize the first American-sponsored seminar for Spanish teachers of English in 1957 and has been the moving force behind the subsequent Barcelona seminars. Last year’s was qualified as “ outstanding” in terms of planning and presen­ tation in a recent article of “The Linguistic Reporter” published in Wash-- ington, D. C. Bob is a man of many parts. First and foremost, he is a gentleman and scholar. H e is also an unusually adroit administrator and supervisor, gentle and tactful yet firm; understanding yet demanding high standards of achievement on the part of teachers and students. The American School is fortunate in having obtained the services of a man of Bob’s caliber and the Institute will be poorer for his leaving. W e find more than a crumb of comfort in the fact that, at least, he will continue in Barcelona as friend and colleague. Our warmest wishes go with him. VOICE RECITAL BY F r o s t T o w n e n d

Tuesday, July 2, 1963 7 :15 p. m.

PROGRAM I The Lass with the Delicate Air . . Thom as A rne Calm as the N ig h t...... Carl Bohm Open Thy Blue Eyes . . . . . Jules Massenet I Love T h e e ...... Edvard Grieg None but the Lonely Heart . . . . Peter Tschaikowsky II A ll through the n ig h t...... Old Welsh melody M arie ...... Robert Franz Prayer from Hansel and Gretel . . E. Humperdinck III Swanee R i v e r ...... Stephen Foster Swing Low, Sweet Chariot . . . . Negro Spiritual D eep R i v e r ...... Negro Spiritual Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) . George Gershwin

MARIA CANELA (PIANIST)

Miss Judith Frost Townend comes from Charlotte, North Carolina, and is a distant relative of the late New England poet Robert Frost. She has studied piano since the age of five, including studies at Queens College, Charlotte, N.C., and Elon College, North Carolina. She played on TV in Charlotte, and was awarded a piano scholarship. Her voice studies include two years in the States under Dr. George Stegner of Queens College, and Professor Charles Lynam of Elon. Since last August, she has studied with Sra. Dolores Frau of the Liceo Conservatory in Barcelona and with Sra. Elsa Scampini. This is her first public voice recital. Recent acquisitions REFERENCE BOOKS LITERARY CRITICISM Ayer, N. W. & Son’s, Directory of Brooks, V. W., A New England reader. newspapers and periodicals, 1963. Broussard, L., American drama. Brimer, B., A guide to the use of Coxe, L. O., Edwin Arlington Robinson. United Nations documents. Doren, C. V., James Branch Cabell. Garraty, J. A., A guide to study Pearce, R. H., Whitman, a collection of abroad. critical essays. Information Please Almanac, 1963. Steward, J. L., John Crowe Ransom. Konwiser, H. M., The American stamp Vidal, G., Rocking the boat. collector’s dictionary. Mobil travel guide: California-Nevada, 1961. BIOGRAPHY Mobil travel guide: Great Lakes area, Curtis, C., Frist Lady. 1961. Doughty, H., Francis Parkman. Mobil travel guide: Northeastern To i L'Q Hornberger, T., Benjamin Franklin. Study abroard, 1963. United Nations. Yearbook, 1963. FICTION AND DRAMA The World Almanac and Book of Cabell, J. B., These restless heads. Facts, 1963. Cervantes Saavedra, M. de, The adven­ tures of Don Quixote. SOCIAL SCIENCES Cervantes Saavedra, M. de, El inge- Alexander, R. J., A primer of economic nioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la development. Mancha. I rank, I., El mercado comun euro- Costain, T. B., Twelve short novels. peo. Deal, B., The spangled road. The Journal of political economy: Dornfeld, I., Jeeney Ray. Landmarks in political economy. Eliot, T. S., Asesinato en la Catedral. Lomax, L. E., The Negro revolt. Miller, A., Foco. Schmitt, H. A., The path to European Shaw, I., Cosas de la vida. union. Tarkington, B., Claire Ambler. Shackford, R., The truth about Soviet Tarkington, B., . lies. Tarkington, B., The Gentleman from Wright, R., jEscucha, hombre bianco! Indiana. Tarkington, B., The magnificent- Am­ LANGUAGE bersons. Ameriphone English Course. Part I Tarkington, B., Monsieur Beaucaire. and II, with records. Tarkington, B., and Sam. Real Academia Espanola, Gramatica de Tarkington, B., The Plutocrat. la lengua espanola. Tarkington, B., . Taylor, P. H., Happy families are all SCIENCE alike. Page, R. M., The origin of radar. Pearl, R. M., 1001 questions answered JUVENILE about earth science. Balch, G., Spotted horse. Year Book of Dentistry, 1962-63. Gringhuis, R. H., Of cabbages and Year Book of Drug Therapy, 1962-63. cattle. Year Book of Ear, Nose and Throat, Hayes, W. D., Project: genius. 1962-63. Hood, F. M., Something for the medi­ cine man. FINE ARTS McGivem, M., Patrick visits the li­ Barach, S., An introduction to the lan­ brary. guage of music. Manning, J., Young Puerto Rico. Kuh, K„ The artist’s voice. Orlob, H., Navy style.

N o t e : This is the last issue of "7 DIAS DAYS” until the fall. Remember that the Institute offers intensive courses in English and Spanish during the months of July and September. Il mill be closed during August. A HAPPY SUMMER TO OUR MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND FRIENDS!