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COO819160 9 help the Committee work tavrard the organization of student programs a t other colleges and rmiversltieta. A similar attempt lpas made through the apncy of the San Francisco Bay Area Association member schools of the National Student Association, but nrithaut much success. . Orientation and Integration , The Committee begins Its nark for ~utu~nn Quarter bp organizing the orienta- On the ather band, there must be enough mll-plaxmd meetiryle, tours tion period for the Scholars. since the Scholars come t o a completely mu envlronwnt, too much Information provlbd a t once may bewilder rather than help them. and social gatherings to sthulate and aaintain the Scholars' interest. Ckm of the moat Inportant featwes of the orientation program is that It provides the first and best opportunity for 9 8 Committee to create a feeling of camaraderie aaong the Scholars a d their spozmrs. The sharbg of the three orientatlon days. by the Comaittee and the Scholars produces the friendship and Goup loyalty nhich are indispensible to a succe6Sfbl pro-. schednled &ring the querter, to ament thls feeling. A t ths saw time, the Committee aims to malee the Scholars comfortable without acting as the* constant guardian. If they acqulre a sew of fellomhip with each other, they often take it upon themselves to help one another out, thus easing the Camdtteets job, and gaining satisfaction frm using their own Initiative. -8 are Teekly metlags are held with Stanford professors every quarter. A general theme fcr the qrrartar can help to make the meetings mom successful. In pre- par- these discuasiona, w ham followed tnu dif-reut pdLicies. SometLms um haw assi@md the reading of aettaia passages in a book, or 88- magashe articles. These a s s i w n t s help to sol= the problem of finding camman ground for discussion for Scholars w i t h divergent cultural backgrounds and academic interests. A t other times the discussions haw been spontaneous, with no special pwparatlon. The pre?ared meetings wre those 00 spacializad or unusual topics, such as constitutional l a w or religion, and these seem t o have been anoat successflll. Attendanee at the s d n a r s is compulsorp for the Scholars. This requjrenmnt insures that ma* difikmtnt *wa rdll be presented. A sliOtls larger group than rauld be most advantageous far American studeats is desirable. To keep the discussion golag, it I s adolsable t o have a few outstanding student leaders (membats of the leglslatwe Qp student bow officers, If possible), and a ten Mends of the Scholars prepnt in addition to the C-a of the C d t t e e . Smaking Engagers - . h the W of Autuma Quarter, the Comittee arranges brief talks to campus orgadzations. =ow time for their'academb ao~k, no speadng engagamsnta are made off campus during ~utuum Quertar. When tha Scholars start speaklng off =amprrs, all engaggo mnts are s&e&led through tbe C d t t a e . An effort I s mad8 to see that no Scholar is asked to speak mort) than once a mek, exclndlng informal talks to l l a g coups. final examinatloa period. To secure a bettar adJusiamst for the Scholars and to No spealdag enga@mmts are scheduled for the txu melt8 of the I \ . -