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American Friends Service Committee — Part 18
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It wus caid that most of the refuy eos taken into Seatborpood are
dows snl como itt the pain from Germany ood fustria, but adndiasion La not
"Tinted to this croup ns all bona fide refu;aes aro eliribla nhather they
ba polities] or nol, Theso refupess ore recommunded by acctarian comaittacs
of tha Catholic, Jewish and Trotestant foith, The only resuinitus for
adalesion are thats
nl, They should he under 45 years of ava if possible.
2. They must have boon successful in their profession in Lurope.
3. Thoy must not be too broken by their harrowing experience abroad, .
he Their parsonalities mast atill bo intact.
5e They mat be of good character. ;
G. They must be people who would not reflect on the refusce committce
or on the refugeo group as a whole,"
tt woo also sold that a few of the refurees pay their oun oxpenveny
bub that mozb are paid for by the sectarian comaltteas which recomsend the
‘Seattorgood da sid to have facilities to house and handle sone 25 te 20
refucees ab one tine with a staff of approximately 6, coupased mostly of
volunteers,
Seatborzood ds said to be a placa where the refiurces cen convelerce
ond there they ara taught Enslinh, American History, receiva eavice concerning
the junerican: ethool syatem and Community life, ana visiting lecturers cone
to funtbtergood to instruct refugeas and as oftey os ponsible, they are given
om: chanes to spend Lhe week-end with an /uerican fandly
“The reflucee remging ab Seatterruad until he catches on to the
(American mede of livins end as soon es he is ready to take his placa
in tmericen socioty and a fob ds epen to him, he ds praduated, so to
eptak, and 4a then on his own. They find Joba mostly in lilssourl,
lov, Nebraska, and Illinoia,"
Aceordins to thia BOUTCH, all of the inn structors end ctaff nembers
et Seatberreod have been and are conselantious objectors beeauca of their
Maker faith, but they ara still patriotic. Mo attcuph hua been made by any
of tho Guakers to mold the opinion of any of the refunees elony paciflat
linew recording to thie informant and no propagenda is pernitted ou the preaiues.
They do not have my flog ceresondies Hicre the oath of allerience is piven ©
for the eLupla reason, ueid tha informant, "that there Ls soncthing
wilitariatic avout it." .
Inforrmtien wae received in April, 1940, that Haverford Collero
at Haverford, Pannaylvanta, wis @& “uukor Colley wo aud operated the "Cooporative
Colluges Nork Shop" under the auspdecs of tho American Friends fervice
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