Word: americans
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Prefacing a speech at a San Francisco sports writers supper last night Schwartz stated that he "wasn't in the habit of writing notes to opposing players," saying that Houston had certainly proved himself of All-American caliber. Schwartz pointed out that even in the last quarter, when the game was hopelessly lost, Houston continued to make "90 percent of the key tackles and blocks...
From its start the Seminar has been sponsored by the Harvard Student Council and supported entirely by private donations. The absence of any official connection with the government is becoming even more important for the Seminar's success. Facts about American society are becoming increasingly available in Europe through such channels as the Army Information Centers in occupied countries. What distinguishes the Seminar is the presence here of American student administrators and outstanding teachers from all over the United States--non Army and non-tourist individuals who have created in this eighteenth century castle the free and democratic atmosphere...
With 12 professors for 85 students, individual attention exists to an extent which is not generally possible in U. S. universities. What most impresses the European students, particularly the Germans, is the informality and friendly relationship between teachers and students. In this important respect, the Seminar is representative of American educational methods...
...course which the students have found most stimulating are those which deal with the American economy, American sociology and anthropology, literature, and music. Professor Kenneth Boulding of Iowa State College is lecturing on the sources of American economic ideologies, while William H. Nicholls of Vanderbilt University is informing economists and teachers from all over Europe about the American farm economy. Course in anthropology and sociology, given by Professor Clyde Kluckhohn and Florence Kluckhohn of Harvard, have been attended by many of the best students from Central European countries to who are anxious to know about the developments in that field...
European authors and English teachers are interested chiefly in the courses on the American novel, drama, and poetry, while a group of highly talented musicians is having its first contact with American made through composer David Diamond...