TH MIHIA It.. , AITaa . .u v~tW tIfi1W fL 1 ' WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1957 9- 6. Collins .DRE S Cotton -Silks - $13. Shop IES Chiffons . / $19. Were to $35.00 BETTER DRESSES 1/3 Reduced Were to $69.95 MICHIGAN THIRD TO COLUMBIA: Foreign Student Population Growing 4' by TOM HENSHAW Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer -- - - Were to $21.95 WASHABLE, ARNEL JERSEY DRESSES i $76 $9. $11. Were to $16.95 SUITS 2 PriceC SHORTIE COATS... 1/3 Reduced Accessories Drastically Reduced Costume Jewelry too Purses t Lingerie i-' Gloves to Robes t Blouses The United States is becoming an educational mecca for foreign students eager to partake from the font of American technical, social and cultural know-how. The Institute of International Education recently completed its annual head count of scholastic visitors for the 1956-57 academic year and found 40,666 students from 136 foreign lands enrolled at 2,956 American schools. The institute, a non-profit agency which administer exchange programs, also found most of the foreign students studying techni- cal subjects. like engineering and the sciences: medical, social, phy- sical and natural. Michigan Leads New York, California, Michigan Massachusetts and Illinois schools' attracted more than 45 per cent of the visitors. The accompanying map shows the general areas of the world from which the students came, the states in which they attended school and, in broad categories, the subjects they studied. An American education was par- ticularly popular with students in those parts of the world where people have only recently acquired a strong sense of national feeling. Nearly, a third (12,949) of the foreign students came from the Far East while, the awakening Middle East (5,243) sent nearly as many as populous Europe (6,005). Latin America ranked second to the Far East with 9,110 while North America (Canada and Ber- muda) sent 5,444, Afric 1,424 and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and thie Pacific Islands) 424. Sixty- seven were listed as stateless. Canadians Largest The largest single national group was the 5,379 Canadians. Single students came from a dozen states including Algeria, Monaco and the Middle East sheikdoms of Bahrein and Qata. Five Far East nations followed Canada-China (including those stranded by the Red conquest of the mainland) 3,055, Korea 2,307, India 2,144, Japan 1,870, and the Philippines 1,714. The general field of engineering attracted the most foreign stu- dents (9,057) but studies in the humanities (liberal 'arts, theology, etc.) also rated high (8,524). Social sciences were studied by 5,859, physical and natural sci- ences, 5,732, medical sciences 3,854, business administration 3,485, edu- cation 1,982, agriculture 1,469, oth- ers 675, no answer 389. Generally speaking, students from Europe and the English- speaking world came 'here to study the humanities while those from the less developed lands came to learn crafts and sciences. BusAd Attracts Business administration was the top drawing card as a single sub- ject (3,485) followed by mechani- cal engineering (2,526). Theology was a surprisingly solid third choice (2,304). Far Eastern students went in particularly strong for the study of An erican business methods. It was the top choice of those from Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. Mechanical engineering domin- ated the thoughts of those from the Middle East, with most coming .. MAIN FLOOR X. LOWER LEVEL SPORTS SHOP DE SSES Mostly Cottons $76 $11. XlS. from Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Strangely, the study of political science drew the largest number of students from Saudi Arabia. Theology rated high with stu- dents from a number of countries, particularly Australia, Britain, the Netherlands and the predominant- ly Roman Catholic nations, Ire- land, Spain and Mexico. The big state universities and the venerable and famed eastern institutions played host to the largest number of foreign students. institutions played host to the California Ahead The University of California, with large campuses at Los Angeles and Berkeley, topped the individual schools with 1,473. Columbia was second with 1,356. Then, Michigan 1,109, New York University 1,021, Minnesota 798, Illinois 780, Harvard 708, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology 661, Wisconsin 630, Texas 573, Cornell 543 and George Washing- ton 428. The institute survey also turned up the information that roughly three out of four foreign students were either self-supporting or re- ceived aid from private organiza- tions. Less than 7 per cent received aid in any form from the United States government and 5 per cent were subsidized by their home govern- ments. The source of support of the others was not disclosed. Mayor Asks Senator's Aid Ann Arbor's mayor, Prof. Samuel Eldersveld of the political science department, recently urged sup- port of a measure to create a Federal Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. In a letter to Sen. Patrick Mc- Namara (D-Mich.), Prof. Elders- veld said that since his election as mayor, he had been "impressed with the magnitude of the housing problem." He commented that the problem was especially impressive in "cities growing as rapidly as our own." (Continued from Page 1) Were $10.95 to $21.95 I v University Leads Nation In Foreign Students 4 : BLOUSES Sleeveless or Short Sleeve $2 to $5 Were to $7.95 SKIRTS $3 Straight or Full .98 to $6.98 Were to $10.95 Excluding Canada, China rank- ed first with 106, followed by. India, 105; Turkey, 77; Japan, 54; Venezuela-(fifth), 44. "On a trip around the world last year, I learned that this uni- versity is' preeminent in many Asian countries, particularly those that have not been British colonial areas," Prof. Davis said. Students Attracted "We attract foreign students by giving them a, superior aca- demic experience," he noted, but added that the University has no recruiting prograim, with the ex- ception of special law school courses under Ford Foundation auspices, and an internation jour- nalism grant and exchange agree- ments. Students not rec'eiving American or home government aid are large- ly self supporting, Prof. Daivs said. He estimated that some 80 re- ceived Whited States government or United Nations scholarships. He ,reported that Thailand, Burma, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt were prominent in home govern- ment support of students here. A smaller number came from Ethi- opia and Liberia. Such students, he said, are sent here for training in a certain field and are generally expected to work for their govern- ment. Iraq, for example, requires 'a year of government service for each supported year of study. Among the 1,780 processed last year, 48 were classed as "perman- ent residents" - refugees from eight East European nations. Yugoslavia, however, has spon- sored two students, Proif. Davis said. ELI Leads Field The English Language Institute as a single field attracts the larg- est number of foreign enrollments according to statistics obtained here. Of the 1,780. foreign students processed during the past year, ELI Director Prof. Robert Lado reported that 563 were enrolled in the Institute. The program provides training for both students and teachers. More than 50 per cent of those taking training as students are from Latin America, Prof. Lado reported, while Far Eastern coun- tries led in the teacher's program. "With the inclusion of teachers, we have the largest and most thorough English program, and are usually acknowledged as the best here and abroad," he said. He described the ELI method as "scientific isolation and analysis of student problems in sounds, sentence patterns and cultural meaning. "Specifically developed oral tech- qiques establish use of the langu- age as a habit," he added. The effliciency of the method was attested by Ruth Goodgall Pruna, a teacher from Central University in Santa Clara, Cuba, enrolled here for the summer session. She became acquainted with the ELI method in 1947 while at . Other Items From Our Sports Shop Reduced MRS. RUTH PRUNA ..testimony from Cuba t'' Swim Suits iso T-Shirts io Blazers Shorts. t Bermudas Wind Breakers to Belts i. Play Suits o Storm Coats STATE and LIBERTY Summer Store Hours: 9:30 to 5:30, Mon. thru Fri. Saturday, 9 to 1 Columbia University where it was being used by a former University ELI instructor. She used ELI materials and methods in a private school in Cuba, and her success with them led to her employment at Central University. Method Complete "The ELI method of teaching English to speakers of Spanish constitutes the only complete and graded method based on the find- ings of linguistics science," Mrs. Pruna said, She judged it far superior to Basic English and the Direct Method. Mrs. Pruna alsonoted the repu- tation the University had in such Latin and South American coun- tries as Cuba through the Institute program. The teaching methods at her school, Mrs. Pruna said, specify only the University's ELI program. She was once even chastised for mentioning Columbia University on a printed program in addition to the University, although the Columbia method referred to was an adaptation of the University's. 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