Student Project And Camel Bell

I was the English teacher at Ahmed Gurry School in Hargeisa, Somalia, in 1969. For one lesson, I shared magazines from the US with my class and pointed out the advertisements. After I explained the elements in an advertisement, my students were asked to study them in the magazines and then to create one about Somalia. Soon after I collected these student papers, all Peace Corps volunteers unfortunately had to leave Somalia due to a military coup. I never had the opportunity to grade and return them to my class. Perhaps one of my students will see them in the museum exhibit!

Omar Mohamed created an advertisement for camel bells like the one donated by Martin Kaplan, another Somali volunteer. Omar will tell you what is special about a camel bell:

“Camel Bells”
A true bell is a bell made of wood.

Camel Bells are one of the most beautiful things made by Somalis.
Camel Bells are the only bell made of wood that make a sound.
Only Somali nomads make them with certain trees.
They make a good rope that they can tie easily on the neck of the camels.
Come to Somalia and see them with your own eyes.