Word: frenched
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lecturing before such varied audiences, Duroselle has had an opportunity to note the differences between undergraduates of contrasting nationalities, yet he finds them all rather similar. "There is a bit more individualism in French students," he comments. "That is to say, they don't like so much to be members of clubs and organizations. Here there is much more a sense of community...
...very impressed by the effort made here to help the students to develop their culture outside of the classroom," Duroselle commented. "Another difference is fostered by the competitive examinations which French students must pass at various stages in their education. Only a small percentage pass these exams and are allowed to continue in school. Therefore, the serious French student has to reject dancing, going to the moving pictures, and so on. There is more of a struggle to pass than in this country. Here the struggle takes place after the university years...
Duroselle will leave Cambridge and his Widener study on December 21 and return to his family and studies in Lenchesnay, a suburb of Versailles. His perceptive comments on the French scene as well as his lecture room charm and wit will be missed...
...EVENING CONCERT. Bach, French suite no. 2; Elgar, Enigma variations; Schumann, Kinderscenen; Viotti, Violin concerto no. 22; Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasilieras...
...EVENING CONCERT. Sibelius, Karelia Suite, opus 11; Bach, French Suite no. 4 in E flat; Stavinsky, Capriccio for piano and orchestra; Schubert, Trio no. 2 in E flat, opus 100; Mozart, Concerto for bassoon in B flat...