fired at the troops of monkeys which jabbered at our progress, and managed to hit a small deer. He reached it and slit its throat just before it died, in true Moslem fashion. About five o'clock, covered in red dust like Masai warriors, we reached Singida, set between two beautiful lakes, and drove to the administrative centre of the district, set in a converted fort, to meet my District Commissioner. Eight o'clock the following morning, I started work, commuting the hundred yards with the best of them. "EXPATRIATE" LIFE AT A GERMAN UNIVERSITY To the majority of 6th formers in a Grammar School, the thought of applying to a European university instead of to a British one rarely occurs. There is really no reason why it should, unless of course there is an interest in languages, travel and the meeting of a people whose way of life diffrs from our own. In the Bavarian university of Friedrich Alexander a real cross-section of German youth can be observed. This university belongs to the towns of Erlamgen and Nuremberg, most of it being situated in Erlangen, with the Political and Economic faculties in Nummiberg. It was founded in 1743 by Friedrich van Bfyreuth, related through his wife, Wilhelmine, to Friedrich the Great. Erlangen is purely a university town, surrounded by the mountains, forests and rivers of Bavaria. It has suffered very little from the ravages of war and therefore most of the university buildings date back to the 18th century, the main administrative centre being in an impressive castle of Friedrich von Bayreuth. There are also many fine modern sections, the Philosophical faculty, in particular, being housed in a six-doored, modern, sound-proofed block, centrally heated for the bitter Bavarian winters and with huge windows to be flung open during the hot summers. The qualifications necessary for entrance into a German university are the same as those required by British ones, the minimum being five 'O' levels and two 'A' levels. All foreigners have to take an examination in the German language before being permitted to register as a regular student. The academic standard is roughly the same in both countries, although German education seems ito ibe broader and less specialised than British. This is due to the enormous amount of academic freedom which is given to the German student; he is free to move about the country and enrol every Semester or three months at a different university, should he so wish. This has its drawbacks, one being that the student is left so entirely to his own devices without any guidance or supervision that he nearly always takes from four to six years to complete his course. 54 The social life of a German college differs greatly from that of a British one. There is no sense of "belonging" in any way to any particular university as symbolised by the scarf in Britain. The population is constantly changing every three months as students move on perhaps to Munich, Bonn, Wurzburg, Berlin or Heidelberg and others take their place. The social centre of Friedrich Alexander is its "Mensa", a building including restaurants, coffee-bars bars and dance floors. Here the students meet and talk together over a government-subsidised meal, or attend the dances. Life at Friedrich Alexander, like that at any other college, is a combination of steady work and hectic fun, but the most fascinating aspect is the observing and taking part in an entirely different WayofUfe- FRANCES BELL. LIFE IN CANADA Before proceeding with my description of life in Canada as I know it, I'd like to identify myself and my exact location. I'm female, though not necessarily feminine, seventeen years of age, and I live in Toronto, one of Canada's largest cities, situated on the northern shore of Lake Ontario. My family came here from England five years ago; if I describe something which isn't so different from your version, then you can blame it on a fading memory. It's hard sometimes to recall what things struck me as being unusual or typically Canadian when I first arrived. Canada is classed as a bilingual country,, the two main languages being English and French. All official forms, advertisements, and instruction-sheets are printed in both languages. You'd be surprised how much you learn by faithfully reading each morning the French on cereal boxes! Quebec is the Frenoh province of Canada, and Montreal is the largest city. Here, all street signs, billboard posters, and newspapers are French. Apparently the spoken French has a different dialect to that of the language in France. There are many other nationalities which build up little colonies and retain all their native customs. In Chinatown, in the heart of Toronto, tuere are dingy little shops with oriental lettering plastered all over the windows, and cluttered goods inside ranging from unappetising food to beautiful silk kimonos. The Italian section of town is swarming with black-haired, olive-faced, children who through no fault of their own, are forced to live in crowded slum dwellings. Incidentally, Canadians just love Italian pizza; it's always on the menu for informal parties. The Ethnic groups, including Estonians, Ukranians, Lithuanians, Latvians, Poles and Finns are a minority, but they still pass their languages and national pride down from generation to generation. I guess the thing I've had time to study most in Canada is school. Public school ranges from Grades One to Eight, ages approximately six to fourteen years. High school continues from 55