De Anza’s sister college, Foothill, will host some of the top names in entertainment, literature, politics and education in its free lecture series.
Scheduled to appear this coming school year are Cleveland Amory (Oct. 8), Pearl Buck (Oct. 27), Richard Armour (Nov. 12), Dr. Robery Hutchins (Feb. 11), Saul Bellow (March 27), Marquis Childs (April 21) and Alastair Cooke (May 5).
CLEVELAND AMORY is one of America’s foremost social critics. He has had three bestsellers — “The Proper Bostonians,” “The Last Resorts,” and “Who Killed Society” — and is presently a regular columnist for the Saturday Review and TV Guide.
Richard Armour is a Harvard Ph.D., the author of scholarly books, and professor of English at Scripps College. He is also one of the most famous writers in the U.S. today. Among his works are “It All Started With Eve,” “Twisted Tales From Shakespeare,” and “Golf Is a Four Letter Word.”
Dr. Robert Hutchins, director of the Encyclopedia Britannica and regular contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle, is one of America’s leading educators. Recent works include “Some Observations on American Education” and “the University of Utopia.”
PEARL BUCK received the Nobel Prize for Literature for her many works, the most famous being “The Good Earth.” The daughter of American missionaries, she spent her childhood in Chinkiang, China.
Saul Bellow, noted American novelist, won the International Literature Prize in 1965 for the best-seller, “Herzog.” The Canadian-born author also received the National Book Award in 1964 for his plat, “The Last Analysis.”
Marquis Childs is a distinguished political columnist with 40 years experience as a member of Washington’s “hard core” press corps. His “Washington Calling” column is presently syndicated in over 150 newspapers. His expose of the CIA, “Taint of Innocence,” was published early this year.
ALASTAIR COOKE, English journalist, has won the Peabody award for international news reporting. He was emcee for the Omnibus television series, and has been a noted commentator for British and American networks.
Lectures will be in the main gym at 8:15 p.m. There is no charge to De Anza students.
Archived from Volume 1, Issue 2.