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Committee of Philadetphia, It was said that Gorman refugcos are housed, fed “and generally cared for uni educated, under this plone * The Soc nl Cent r thene refurcas ia said to be 4 nter nr : or located at tha Vriends Meeting House, Buck Lane, Haverford, and tha officers wore as follows: ‘Wemeem, cheirmen of the Foculty . YORE Director of the Social Center ond Residence Qe Chairman and Wim, Yxocutive Secretary. Tt was eaeleo said that tha AFSC operates the Quuker HALL Hostel 4n JUchmond, Indiana for a similar purpose In a parphlet entitled “The American Seninar's Season", by Jesuphine J. Williens, and published by the APOC, it ds said that the Comittee instituted the American Seminar wilh a view to helping refusee scholura and artists with the problema of adjustments in their new homes, According to the ‘pamphleb, the first sceaion was held in Nolfcbore, New fiaupshire in tha euritor of 1940, and the second session at tha Holderness School in Plymouth, Now Hanpshire, from July 2, to Septerber 2, 19h. It ws said that the Ceninars were held during the sunmer of 1942, ong on the campus of the State University at Durham, i-ew Hanpshiro, and tha otucr on the canpus of the State Uni. veraity ob Orono, Maine. The. article furthor related that tho Seninar in 19hL, was orpenized according to a plan worked out by Dr. Hertha Kraus, Associate Professor of Soclal, Neonomy at the Bryn Mawr Collepe, and Gonsultant of the AFSC. "The moabers of the Sembmar have been carefully sclected," and they are said to ray 4a fea of $100 covering expenses for all the nina weeks. Some of tha crouns are reported to ha aAponsorad by the refugee apencieus in lew York, which piys a cetera io nunc ain 5 a reduced fee of £80.00, supplemented by a $20.00 scholorahip save the Apa, File tet ee De he ee J alee ‘ail &) Ven by wee Fe ee . EAchty-two menbers of ten different notionalitics are suid to have attended the 19/42. session, the majority of which had doctor's degrees and had been woll estubliched in their profesoions dn Europe, but had only been. in tho United States for 4 fon months. Tha program waa reportedly planned Lo mest the four maa jor needs of the menbers) languspe training, a retlistle wideratandinys of the caordcan Fatota te rant ond ts scenes, rest and relaxntion after terrific emotional strain and experlence dn group Yiving in the American nays It ins tated in tha panphlet "twenty-five Years Under the Ted and Black Star" published by tha American Friends Servies Comittee that: | ee a