The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1959 Page: 3 of 6
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May 1, 1959
THE REDBIRD
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Students Report
On First Five Months In
De nmark, Sweden
In a unique experiment
planned to help college stu-
dents now deciding about a
year of study abroad, 60
American s t u d e nts of the
Scandinavian Semina r far
Cultural Studies met recent-
ly in Tranberg, Norway, to
add up and report results of
their first five months in
Denmark, Norway and Swe-
den.
Summed up they say "GO."
In.the words of Seminar
member John M. Love joy,
Bates college, '58, "The
e 1 e c t r ic atmosphere of a
hew foreign land cannot help
but institute changes in one's
being. In this atmosphere,
maturity seems to charge
along in leaps and bounds...
The whole situation has
been an invaluable experi-
ence."
The program offered by
Scandinavian Seminar
makes this report worth at -
tention.
Under the Seminar plan,
Americans become part of
Scandinavian life by living
with two families for a
month each, then spending
six months ata'Tolke-
hojs!;01e." These schools,
with tneir emphasis on hu-
manities and social science,
have had a profound effect
on Scandinavia's culture
and politics and offer Amer-
icans insights unattainable
any other way.
Students learn the language
chiefly the "natural way,"
by living it. As Margaret
Chase. Antioch College jup-
Lor, says., "bne of the most
valuable experiences to me
has been being unable to
communicate in the be gin-
ning...to be 21 with a vocab-
ulary of a 5-year-old."
Between family stays and
school, Scandinavian Sem-
inar students have "shoft
courses" for language in-
s t r u c tion’, and, more im -
p o r t a nt, for meeting with
leading national personal-
ities in the arts, history and
currentaffairs throughlec-
tures and discussion.
Thinking aloud about this
and field trips she has man-
aged, Marcia Woodruff,
Smith College, '58, answerec
the question, "What do you
get out of a year like this?"
in this way:
"An understanding of a new
country and cullture and
therefore a chance to look
at our own from a new
standpoint. For most of us,
a new appreciation of A -
merica. But above all, a new
look at ourselves, By being
forced out of old living pat-
terns, by living for a time
without a language, by be
ing forced to look at things
with other than our own so
ciety's point of view."
For program details write
to Scandinavian Seminar
127 A East 73 Street, Ne\f
York 21, N.Y. Eligible are
those planning a junior year
abroad, graduates and any
now’in p r o f e ssional work
who seek such special ex-
nerience.
( Continued from Page 1)
to the Student Council.
Tibbetts, a pre-med ma
jor from Port Arthur, is :
member of Sigma Phi Epsi
Ion iraternity, was vice pre-
sident of his freshman class,
president of his sophomore
class and is the newly-elec-
ted president of the junior
class.
Miss Byerly, an art major
from Beaumont, is a mem-
ber of Alpha Delta Pi soror-
ity, and secret ai^r of the
sophomore class.
Banta, a premedical majorjState
from Beaumont, is a mem- —
ber of Sigma Nu fraternity
ana president-elect of the
sophomore class.
Little man on campus
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Scholarships SetUp
For Aisian Students
A new scholarship fund
has been established by the
American Friends of Viet-
namese students further
their education in the United
States. The Elinor Dubin
Memorial Scholarship Fund
named in honorofa former
executive secretary of the
organization,will be admin-
istered by the Institute of
International Education.
The Fund will make grants
toV ietnamese students
whose studies in this coun-
try promise to contribute to
the welfare and develop-
ment of Vietnam.
The American Friends of
Vietnam, £ privatevnon-
profit organiza tion, wa s
founded in 1956 to promote
friendly relations between
the United States and Viet-
nam. In the past, the or-
ganization has held confer-
ences, distributed publica-
tions and conducted near
public information services
to further this goal.In add-
ition grants have been mads
to Vietnamese universities
and gifts of clothing and
supplies have been made
to the Vietnamese people.
little Man on Campus
by Dick Biblei
( Continued from Page 1)
genarian is also made to
reinforce the point of a joke;
every spasmodic twitch of
his fingers adds zest to a
story," Donald Malcolm
wrote in his recent review
for the New Yorker.
As Mark Twain, Holbrook
has appeared in theatres
and universities across the
country, and has been fea-
ture d on television by Ed
Sullivan, Steve Allen, Jack
Parr, and on the NBC Spec-
tacular, 'The Sound of Laugh-
ter." His success brought an
invitation from the U.S.
Department to tour
Europe with this act.
The date for Holbrook's
appearance at Lamar Tech
has not been definitely de
cided, Mr. Keiton said, but
he indicated that it will proT-
bably be in October or
March. This is the first at-
traction booked by the 1959-
60 Artist Series committee.
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Alpha Chi Omega sorority
will hold its second annual
F a v o r i te Faculty Dinner
this Sunday evening at 5:30
p.m.at the Beaumont Coun-
try Club. Each sorority
member selects her fav-
orite faculty member and
escorts him or her to the
dinner.
Announcement
The Lamar Tech swimmin,
pool will open today at 3:0
pm. This date was confirm-
ed Wednesday.
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Liby, Nancy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1959, newspaper, May 1, 1959; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499446/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.