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Committee of Philadelphia, It waa said that Gorman refugcos are housed, fod “and ecucrally cared for sani educated, under this plnn. The Social center and Residence for thone refusees 1s said to be located at tho Friends iceting House, Buck Jano, Haverford, ond tha officera wore as follows: RTT, chetenon of the Faculty | . VERNNNNNONINMIT Diroctor of the Social Center and Residence enema, chairoan and , a ieee, ‘Uxecutive Secretary. It was also said that tha AFSC operates the Quuker Hill Hostel 4n Uchmond, Indiana for a similar purpose. In a porghiet entitled "The Awerican Seninar's Season", by Jesuphine J, Williens, and published by the APOC, it ds said that the Comittee instituted the American ceminar wilh a view to helping refugee scholars and - artiste with the problems of adjustments in thoir new homes, According to tho pamphleby the first sceston wis hold in Nolfcboro, Kew liaupshire in the eunstor of 1910, and the second session st the Holderness School in Plymouth, Now Hanpshire, from July 2, to Septerber 2, 1941. It was suid that the feninargs were held during the svrner of 1942, ong on the carpus of the State Unity versity at Durham, Vew Kaupshire, and the otier on the canpus of the State Uni versity eb Orono, Hal no. . The article further, related that the soninar in hl, vas orpentzed according to a plan worked out by Jr. Hortha Kraus, Associate Professor of Social. Neonomy at the Bryn Hany Colleye, and Gonsultant of the AFSC. "The ‘ meabere of the Sembwr have been carefully sclacted," and they are said to pay @ feo of $100 covering, expenses for all the nine weeks, Come of tha groups are reported to bo sponsored by the refugee agencies in ew York, which pays a roduced fee of 480,00, supplemented by a $20.00 ucholorship given by the APcc, Lighty-two menbvers of ten different nvtionalities ara suid to huve attended the 19,1 session, the majority of which had doctor's degrees and had been voll estublirhod in their professions in Europe, but had only been. in tho United States for 2 for mouths. The program waa reportedly planned Lo sett the four major needs of the menbersy langusre traininn, a retlictice widerstanding of the dacrdcan seens, reat and relax:tion after terrific emotional strain and experience in group living in the American naye It is stated in the paaphlet "twenty-five Years Undar the Ned and Blacis Star" published by tha American Friends Service Cowitteo that: — cee nese Stee Ete