Latin American, South African Friends of Hebrew U Sponsor New Student Facilities

The Hebrew University’s Mt. Scopus campus was the scene these past two days of ground-breaking and dedication ceremonies inaugurating new student facilities sponsored by friends of the University in Latin America and South Africa. Ground was broken for two new student residences named in honor of Argentina and Uruguay. Each will accommodate 64 students and will be the first of a new dormitory complex to rise on French Hill. Ambassador Jorge Casal of Argentina and Uruguay’s cultural attache, Zoura Baitler, joined Israeli officials and members of the University’s board of governors at the ceremony. Avraham Harman, president of the Hebrew University, said the ground-breaking was an example of the growing connection between the friends of the Hebrew University in South America and the University. The University dedicated yesterday its new science center on Mt. Scopus, a gift from the South African Friends of the Hebrew University. The center contains a large entrance hall and four lecture halls seating a total of 1000. It will enable the University to concentrate its first year science courses on the Mt. Scopus campus.