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AMERICAN FRIENDS’ SERVI a) CE CO... .ITTEE—Refupee Section 20 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Penna, Rurvs M. Jones, Chairman i Crarence E. Pickett, Executive Secretary + THE AMERICAN SEMINAR'S SECOND SEASON Josep at the present time, partly becaus J. Wrwass of the stringency ‘of our immigration Only a very small number of a are able to come to this country policy, and partly because of the difficulties involved in reaching a neutral Port and securing passage. But among the few who do manage to come, there are distinguished intellectuals and artists whose contribution to our culture will be out of all proportion to their number. The newcomers’ need - for Americanization has long been recognized; more recently we have realized that the professional rou of yefugees face special problems of adjustment. If they are to teach and lecture and write, they need an excel- lent command of English, which car only be gotten through intensive work that is adapted to their academic training. If they are to have fruitful and cordial personal relationships with American students and audiences, they must have a sympathetic understanding of our social customs, our traditions and our characteristic attitudes. The American Seminar, now in it sponsored by the American Friends’ ing refugee scholars and artists w first session was held in Wolfeboro, > the second session at the Holderness July 2 to September 2, 1941. 's second year, is one of several projects ‘Service Committee with a view to help- i these problems of adjustment. The ew Hampshire, in the summer of 1940, School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, The Seminar was again organized according to a plan worked out by Dr. Hertha Kraus, Assuciate Professor of Social Economy at Bryn Mawr College, and Consultant to the Am also served as Executive Secretary Miller, formerly Professor of Sociol University, was the Resident Directo! four members and 21 tutors were except for one tutor who had taught staff of twelve adults and nine juniors rican Friends’ Service Committee, who f the Seminar. Professor Herbert A. ity at Bryn Mawr College and Temple and an inspired leader. The faculty of erican teachers or graduate students English in Austria. The maintenance was partly European, With a very few exceptions the entire staff contributed their services. Staff and faculty led a strenuous life. The odd iobs that turned up gave scope to every latent talent but no one thought of begrud: The members of the Seminar recommendations of the several refu king the hard work. ad been careiully selected, following see agencies, protessivnal associations, and professional colleagues. They paid a fee of one hundred dollars, cover- ing all expenses for the nine weeks. About 259¢ of th by New York refugee agencies who of the American Friends’ Service Cor roup were sponsored 2 possible, paying a made their traii umittee. In other cases members were reduced fee of eighty dollars, ce Conte by a twenty dollar scholarship helped by individual jriends to meet The eighty-two members were mately one-third of the group was French, Czechs, Russians, Hungi the fees. f ten different nationalities: approxi- Nustrian and another third German; ns, Roumanians, Poles, Italians and Dutch made up the rest. The Wtey dee men and twenty-nine women included fifteen married couples. The majority had a doctor’s degree and had been well established in their prate: ssions. ‘The scholars included twieve social scientists, three natural scient sts, five philosophers, three psycholu-