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‘. gists and one mathematician. Seven members were teachers. The arts wer represented by eleven nisicians or musicologists, seven painters, art his torians or industrial artists, a stave director, a puppeteer and a teacher u the modern dance. Fifteen members had leval training, and eight wer editors or journalists, A few had been in this country a year or more the mijority had been here only a few months and had had few intimat contacts with Americans. Most af the members had a good foundation i English grammar and an excellent reading knowledge: they aif needy practice in hearing and speaking English, Even those who could Jou forward to detinite positions for the following winter bad their private sur rows, but to a remarkable extent. these refugees succeeded in living in th present, welcoming the summer as an opportunity to learn and a providenti: respite from worry. "Through the generosity of the Holderness School, the Seminar wa housed in handsome brick buildings on a beautiful campus in the foothil! of the White Mountains. The school provided dormitory space for the sta’ and fifty members. A few members lived in private houses in the villie af Plymouth, aomile or so from the camnous Plymouth Teachers Collece me Boa aay ceria cho aeeaat tre TE gett Latvia, its auditorium at the dispnsai of the Seminar, and, like the Plymouth Librar and Dartmouth College, very kindly lent banks not owned by the schoo The community was friendly and helpful; neighbors lent equipment, fav vegetables from their gardens and provided transportation and outings { ? their cars. Members were invited to speak at the Rotary Clubs of Plymout! Bristul, and Meredith. To many newcomers the climate and landscape New Hampshire were a revelation, refreshing to body and spirit. The moun tains and lakes reminded each one of cherished places in his own countr and gave him new courage to face an uncertain future in America. The program was planned to meet the four major needs of the mem bers: language training, a realistic understanding of the American scene, res and relaxation after terrific emotional strain, and experience in group livin in the American way. The academic part of the program was a familia procedure, easily taken up again: the art of relaxing in some cases had to b srelearned; the co-operative group Hving was a wholly new experience tha became more and more meuningful as the hundred twenty-five individual became a community with a common purpose and a common responsibility Each morning the whole Seminar gathered in the chapel for a shor period of silent worship or meditation, with an accasional message, in th Quaker manner. Some who al first found the silence meaningless, later dis covered not only its restfulness but also its significance in our commo search for God. Two classes were held every morning. During the first hour Professo J. Neale Carman of the University of Kansas and Dr. Archibald H. Coolidg of the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, canducted an Enelis. course in two sections. During the second hour Professor Miler fecturect a the American community three davs a week: on the alternate days in jul Dr. Arthur Mekeel of Friends University, Wichita, Kansus, cave a surve of American history, and in August there were a number of visiting lecturer: Various aspects of American education were discussed by Professor Loui P. Benezet of Dartmouth Colleze, formerly Superintendent of Schools i: Manchester. New Hampshire, Dr, Ernest L. Silver, President of Plymout Teachers Collere, the Rev. Edric Weld. Rector of the Holderness Se hool, nn Miss Elizabeth F. Johnson, formerly Head of the Baldwin School in Bry Mawr, Pennsylvania, Ur. Robert S. Lynd, co-author of MIDDLETOWN descrihed dife in a typical Middie-Western town. Dr. Rufus M. Jones, Dr Mekeel, Miss Enima Cadbury, and Dr. Anna C. Brinton of Pendle Hill spoke an the history and philosophy of Quakerism, Dr. Laurens Seelyc o