University Holds Representatives From 65 Nations

Six hundred and seventy students from 65 different foreign countries are now attending the University and its various graduate schools. Represented most frequently among these countries are Canada, who boasts an enrollment of 123 students, China, India, England, France, Mexico, the Phillipines, and Germany, who has sent 15 men.

With this wealth of men from other countries, hitherto unsurpassed in the history of the University, there comes the problem of accommodating, informing, and advising them.

Aided by a number of interested graduate and undergraduate organizations, the Foreign Student Office, under the direction of C. H. J. Keppler, is the answer to the problem. The Office serves as a liaison agency between students, alien educators, and all departments and

Social Advice Given

Food, housing, and social activities all fall among the student worries alleviated by the office. One member of the Center's staff tells of many instances in which she was able to help by instructing foreigners in such social matters as where to get the particular types of food required by their religions, what clothing to buy for the winter months, and where to find vacation entertainment.

Coordinating their activities with these of the Center are three other principal organizations and a number of smaller groups sponsored by faculty members interested in providing special meetings for discussion, outings, and entertainment.

PBH Offers News

Phillips Brooks House heads the list of collateral groups with an amply furnished reading room where the students can obtain newspapers from their native countries or relax in an overstuffed armchair. Information concerning local activities is always available.

Michael B. Rothenberg '49, chairman of the Student Council Committee on International Activity, working in conjunction with Peter O. Ways '49 and Julio Vielman '49, has made it possible for foreign students to secure vacation accommodations in Massachusetts homes.

The Modern Language Center, under the direction of Professor G. W. Sherburn comprises the third major collateral organization. Although students are required to have a thorough speaking knowledge of English before they enroll, discussion with language-teaching faculty members and other students at the Center are of constant aid.