Students From Many Lands Remark On Native Cultures
Barnard foreign students share views on education freedom, Americanization, and costs. Rita Atzeni of Milan notes Italy offers more major choice and less external coursework, while Nadja France of Zagreb highlights less political pressure and the American standard of living as influential. Karen Fu of Hong Kong contrasts urban American colleges with midwestern isolation and social life emphasis.
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New York City
Barnard
Bulletin
Rita Atzeni
Milan
Italy
Nadja
France
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Karen Fu
Hong Kong
China
United States
Turkey
Britta Fisher
Germany
Ching Wen Pu
Foreign Students at Barnard and New York City
The Foreign Students Orientation Committee at Barnard College, led by Janet Hall, coordinates outreach to foreign students through teas, Home Hospitality, and advisement by Miss Dorothy E. Fox. Interviews with residents from Canada to Hong Kong highlight cultural contrasts and the American education system’s emphasis on broad access and institutional dating.
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Barnard
Janet Hall
Miss Hall
Dorothy E. Fox
FSOC
Rosemary Park
New York City
United States
Golden Greece Still A Land Of Romance
A first person reminiscence on Greece as a land of sun, sea, temples, and romance. The narrator, an American who studied in Greece and visited relatives from Ikaria, portrays Greece as welcoming yet rooted in a desire to return to its homeland. She recalls family plans and the country’s romantic youth culture, noting Greeks view America as a land of opportunity but still cherish Greece.
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Greece
Helen
Mediterranean
Ikaria
Asia Minor
Cornelia
America
Senegal Work Camp Builds First Chantier Ecole Dormitory
A group of volunteers from Crossroads arrive in St Louis Senegal to oversee a five week stay. They live with local youths and travel to Tassinere by truck each day to erect a 60 by 15 foot dormitory as the first chantier ecole. Villagers bid farewell with tomtom as children cry amid the Goodbyes.
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Ministry of Youth
National Assembly
Tassinere
Chantierecole
Senegal
Michael
Cross Finds Ireland Nicely Unmercenary
American traveler Barbara Cross, assistant professor of English, finds Ireland welcoming and unmaterialistic. She notes a cheerful, haphazard spirit, limited guidance from books, and a car friendly landscape as the best way to explore. The Irish ask visitors how they like Ireland, reflecting a pride tempered by emigration.
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Barbara Cross
Ireland
America
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