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Al LL WUE EL aL) | | C00819160 x Therefore the project administrator must beware of overburdening the Scholars, particularly during their first term. Most foreigners are used to spending more time by themselvés than are young Americans, and some provision should be made for that need. : ‘ The methods of familiarizing the foreign grantees with campus life will vary with different types of institutions. At residential universities such as Stanford, living groups and dormitories offer the best channel for such integra- - tion, especially if serious educational programs are carried on in these residen- tial units. In large, non-residential institutions, other means of integration will have to be found. More vigorous participation in a variety of activities groups, especially those centered around the Student Union (or a corresponding location on the campus), may provide such an alternative. Scholars also mst be told, preferably during orientation or in their first term, about our own social and campus customa, especially these involving bey-_ . girl relationships. The dating system is peculiar to the United States and many features of social life on campus are difficult to appreciate at first. It may - be helpful to introduce the Scholars to such activities as square dance groups or clubs which do net depend entirely on dating engagements and social dancing. The problem of spending monsy for the Scholars sometimes arises. The stadont bedy sheuld not be too heavily taxed for such funds. But the funds available to the Scholars should approximte the average amount of money spent by the students - with whom they live, so that the granteas do not feel at a disadvantage in-that respect. In this area, as in many others, each college will have to find its own the feeling that they must be invited by an American friend in ordsr to survive vacation, although a week or two in an American hams certainly should be part of the experience of every foreign student. Therefore it seems advisable to provide the minimum funds needed for. room and board during vacation so that the Scholar is net too hard pressed on this account. Throughout the program, frequent evaluation sessions with the Scholars, their living groups, sponsors, and academic advisare will help ta spot weaknesses in the program. It may be useful to elicit recommendations for the future operaq tion of the project from. the Schelars before their depxrture. Sometimes a local student goverment may wish to establish closer ties with a university overseas through an affiliation pregram. In such a program, students and professors, textbooks and teaching materials may be exchanged. Often the American student group can belp a new institution overseas with some of its practical problems, such|as the construction of recreation facilities or dor mitoriss. Affiliation programs have certain problems, particularly as far as the exchange of persons is concerned, because the field of selection is much smaller if the exchanges: have to be picked from one institution. But affiliation programs may create considerable enthusiasm among the students working on the committees concerned, especially if there is a prospect for them to stady at the sister institution abroac ; , if i j | 1 { ie ere 1 ee ENS | A aE Vacations ‘constitute & similar problem. It is not good for Scholars to have —