Mr. Camille Chamoun, President of the Lebanese Republic, graced with his presence the ceremony to which the Board of Trustees of the Lebanese College in Souk el-Gharb had issued invitations, for the dedication of the new building of the schools of trades and of agriculture.
Speaking at the ceremony in turn were Dr. Shahin al-Salibi, chairman of the Board of Trustees; then Dr. Charles Malik, Minister of Foreign Affairs (his address was read on his behalf); then Colonel
Halim Saadeh and His Excellency Mr. Farid Kozma, Minister of National Education; and finally Mr. Emile Nassar, the secretary.
After the opening of the building, the guests made a tour of it, expressing their thanks and their appreciation for this vital and important project for our students..
And it was a gracious gesture when His Excellency the President decorated Dr. Shahin al-Salibi with the high Order of Merit in appreciation of his services.
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With the return of October each year, the Women's Auxiliary Society of the American Hospital in Beirut bestirs itself in preparation for the charity dance which it has been the custom to hold every year, and whose proceeds are set aside for the aid of needy patients... The society brings together the elite among the wives of the doctors and of the senior officials of the hospital and the university.
This year's dance will be held on October 26 at half past nine at the Saint-Georges Hotel... We appeal to our honored readers to set about reserving their places at once and not to be absent from this dance, which will no doubt hold many delightful surprises.
The Arabic music section of the National Conservatory, situated on Boutros Karameh Street near the newspaper al-Zaman, in the Yesouiyeh quarter, announces that, in accordance with its new program for the teaching of Arabic singing and Arabic music on all its instruments and in all its varieties, it opens its doors for the registration of the names of students wishing to enroll to receive these lessons, beginning October 1, 1957, every day from 9 to 12 before noon and from 4 to 7 in the afternoon.
God has blessed Mr. Abd al-Ra'uf al-Qaysi and his wife with a baby boy, whom they have named Muhammad. May God make him a child of health and safety, and delight the eyes of his gracious parents with him.