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1 ne OT) | OPO |S eer LLM. tL ene po HL. _DeRopucr iow History The Stanford Foreign Scholarship Program was established in 1948, largaly at the instigaticn of the veterans enrolling at the University after World War I, who were very internaticnally-minded as a result of their war experience, Under this Program, the Associated Students of Stanford University have invited betwean seven and ten outstanding students from abroad to Stanford each year. Approx: imately ons third of these Foreign Scholars have bean women. Since ita inception, the Program has brought more than fifty students to the campus, an endsavor representing a cash equivalent of over $100,000. i erry € fe The Program and its Purpose The Program is a cooperative effert of the student goverment, the indepen- " dent campus living groups, and the University. Each participating group provides : some *f the support necessary to make complete scholarships available to the foreign students involved, The awards provide travel expenses within the United States, reom and beard for one academic year (nine months), complete tuition, and vacation, bcok, and monthly allowances. In addities to their studies, the ‘Scholars are expected to pursue a varied program of extra-curricular activities dasigned to broaden their knowledge of the people and customs of this nation. The purpese of the Program as established by the stadent legislature is. "to further world understanding by promoting the exchange of idsas among college students with consequont stimulation ef the Stanford Student Bedy." The Program is not designed primarily te previde an academic opportunity. In fact study” ‘only for a degree ig discouraged. Unlile the National, Student Association Foreign Student leadership Project, the Program does not aim primarily to train ‘student leaders. It is directed mainly toward the stimilation of the Stanford student body, in tha balief that an intimate exchange of ideas among students of Stanford and these from universities abroad is one good way te further world understanding. Since the Program emphasizes the bem{fit which American students are expected to derive from the presence of the Foreign Scholars on campus, the most important damands on a Scholar's time, aside from academic responsibilities, coms from living groups and other student organizations and activities. Con- sequently, the eonse of exploiting the Scholars mst ba faced, but the Scholars © and thé Commiftss can cooperate in finding a balance between obligations toward the living greups, the Program, and individual academic goals. A careful dis- cussion at the begiming of the Scholar's stay usually clarifies this problen.. 4 The Setting: the Campus ani the Organization The undergraduate student body at Stanford numbers about 5,000. There are owr 2,COO graduate: students, but most of the significant contact betreen Foreign Scholars and American students involves the undergraduate population. Among the undergraduates, the ratio of men to women is about 24 to 1, and this Tatio is observed in the selection of Scholars. A majority of the under- graduates live on campug in university dormteries or fraternities, while a few off-campus stadsnte liws in private homes. (nly the fraternities, housing ; approximately 1,000 undergraduates, manage their ow finances as livin groups. t The other tormitories have .clubs vhich carry on sceial functions other - 4 activities, but roem and board are finanesd by the University. The lenis i Eating Clubs are an exception. They finance their cm board, vot mmbers live if . Seas eat ateat adele tebe ee RE TR pts coe Tage a ee jase i Hepes ene eeag pererememem apie