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...final destination of the team is still undecided, although selection has narrowed down to two probable sites, either the University of Caen, in France, or a railway project in Yugoslavia...
Writing in answer to a letter from the Committee which asked how Harvard undergraduates might be of aid to Caen, the rector expressed the hope that students could come to Europe this summer to help rebuild the University. Almost destroyed on July 7, 1944, by the Allied advance, Caen is now holding classes again but, according to the rector, is in great need of new housing facilities and additional labor to erect them...
Fisher Heads Caen Plans...
Frank D. Fisher '47, appointed yesterday by the committee to handle all work on the Caen project, said last night that although at this stage nothing can be definite, he was certain that something could be done to aid the French University. At Fisher's request, the International Students Service in Geneva has already begun to see what specific arrangements can be made in Europe...
Apparently students will have to pay their own way to France, but lodgings and perishable foods will be provided by Caen; money raised principally in America would pay for the building materials and other food for the student-workers...