AGE SIX waar nitTHE MICHIGAN DAILY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1953 Monday 'Ti! 8:30 1 WILKINSON Tues.S. 'i 53 WELCOM to the Our Hrdy Scotc CGrain LEATHER BRIEF BAG Roomy and efficient. Full 16". size$ 95 with wide exansion gussets and rigid drop bottom to support a bigpusa load. Good-looking scotch-grained ' split cowhide leather with top- Nor Chtage stitched handle and steel frame. FrIial Charges. Use Lay-Away Plan. $1.00 Weekly Budget Plan. Largest Selection of Luggage - Hand Bags -Gifts in Wasktenaw County Tr A MUST TO SEE WILKINSON'S on Main Street 327 S. Main St. Phone NO 3-4013 Convenient Bac4 Door Entrance From City Parking Lot International Center Provides Home OTHER CULTURES - Food, costumes and other items from all over the world are ssembled by the University International stu- - dents eachi fall for the World's Fair. By JANICE GEASLER Providing a "home away from home" for international students and an opportunity for American students to become acquainted with students anM customs of many countries, the International Center sponsors many events to enable the interchange of cultures. Working closely with the Center is the International Students As- sociation, which Is composed of all the University's foreign students and all American students who are interested. The Center, located behind the Union, starts its program each fall with an orientation camp at Camp Storer near Ann Arbor. For three days before registration, interna- tional students hear panel dis- cussions concerning campus life. Each evening a social program is provided. Week Scheduled Early in November the Center and ISA hold International Week. During the week various programs representing different cultures are presented. Last year Eleanor Roseveltcandpu CarlaSandbur celebration. Friday evening of International Week most of the University's 20 nationality clubs 'take part in the World's Fair, which features dis- second and third floors of the Union. In the Union Ballroom an inter- national talent show is represented several times throughout the eve- ning. Clubs Affiliated The nationality clubs, most of which are affiliated with ISA, are the African Union Club, the Arab Club, the Brazilian Club. the Chi- nese Student Club, the Greek Stu- dents Association, the Canadian Students Club, the India Students Association and the Indonesian Club. Also represented are the Israeli- American Students Club, the Japanese Students Club, the Korean Club, the Latvian Club, the Pakistan Students Association, the Philippine-Michigan Club, the Thai Associatidn of the University of Michigan, the Tut'kish Students Club, the Ukraiian Students Club, the Hawaiian Club, the Puerto Rican Club and the Scan- dinavian Students Club. Climaxing the week is the Monte Carlo Ball. Student Comments After the International Week last year, an Indian student said that he thought the fair was a "wonderful opportunity to bring the cultures of the world to the Americans and other nationalities and further their understanding of the ,world. This will contribute to peace much desired over all the world." At Thanksgiving Americans are invited to share their holiday with a student from abroad. For many of the newcomers, this is the first introduction into home and family life in this country. Often these visits are the foundation for friendships which last long gfter the student's stay in America ends. One Brazilian girl said that she was surprised on such a visit to find that Americans like to have animals around the house. Tours Planned Besides many parties given for the international students at Christmas, there are tours of Chi- cago, Washington and New York. Returning from the Washington- New York trip tired, but happy and appreciative of the mnany kindnesses' shown her during the tour, one student said that she found "Washington a city with a heart and New York a city without one." patedrn a ock Unitd Natin meeting last spring. The all-day affair was the largest of its kind in the United States. Show Presented Many of the talented foreign tinuringatheUperPeninsul and the northern part of the Lower Peninsula with the Inter-. national Show Tour. Featuring acts from several countries, the talent show Is also given on campus after the vaca-- tion. The International Ball Is held early in May. For this and the Monte Carlo Ball in the fall Amer- ican students are given an oppor- tunity to get international blind dates. More than 500 of the Univer- sity's 1500 international students attended.- International Students Day in Lansing during the spring. Hundreds Attend Hundreds of students from 31 colleges and universities through- out Michigan toured an automo- bile plant, a metropolitan news- paper and the Michigan State University campus. The Conference of thes National Association of Foreign Student Advisers brings many distinguished visitors to campus each spring. Last year 28 cultpral attaches came to the Conference. Throughout the year, teas are held every Thursday afternoon at the International Center. Here all students are invited to meet stu- dents from other countries and foreign visitors on campus. Inter- cultural entertainment Is featured at some of the teas. WASHINGTON TOUR - Students from different countries around the world eagerly plan a tour to Washington D.C. and anticipate the things they will see there. Week-end tours to various cities In Michigan are held thyoughout the yer '" Thank You' On returning from a trip through several small Michigan communities, a Turkish student wrote, "I liked very much Ameri- can country, American people and American home. I am very happy now. I am not homesick now. Thank you very much, every American people." Other participants in the tours agreed that these insights into American life did much to broaden their knowledge and understand- ing of the United States. The Center will arrange to have foreign speakers sent to any local group who is interested. piany of the students give illustrated talks about their country. Visitors Come Throughout the year many f or- eign visitors come to the Univer- sity. Their program is arranged at the Center. The showcase in the Interna- tional Center lobby provides stu,.- dents with an opportunity to see everyday articles and works of art from other countries. Internation- al students provide objects for the display which is changed every two weeks. Each display features one country. A newsletter containing news particularly concerning the inter- national student is published sev- eral times a year by the Center. Counseling is provided to the students at the Center and all business concerning their~passports is conducted there. The ISA sponsors cultural pro- grams at various times during the year. One popular program last year explained the courting sys- tems of several foreign countries. Debates between students repre-- senting different nationalities are open to all the campus. Some of the debates center around political topics and others are of a humor- ous nature. The nationality clubs compete in the ISA sports program which includes soccer, badminton, volley- ball and baseball. Classes Sponsored ISA sponsors dancing classes which feature Latin American and American ballroom dancing. Open to all students, the classes have an international flavor as couples from all over the world, some in native tress, learn to- gether. Last year the classes were di- vided into sections for unattached students and others for couples. .Most of the nationality clubs spionsor public programs during the year. These may take the form of speakers, celebrations of na- tional independence days, cultural programs pr movies. SThe Center Lounge, complete with a piano, television and small library, Is open to all students at all times. CRAFTS DISPLAY -- Throughout the year, crafts and everyday items from different countries are shown In the showcase in the lobby of the International Center. Pictured Is part of last year's Arab display. p - II II N ill ladies' casual wear and accessories C? 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