South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-14
NOTRE DAME MAN
ARRANGES CHANGE
OF SCHOLARSHIPS
Studebaker and Oliver Con
Germs Lend Aid to Promote
Commerce.

Rev. John +. O'Harra. head OF
the department OF foreign com
merce at Notre Dame university. re-
turned Monday from a four months
tour which included every country
Of South America. During his stay
in the southern continent ne con-
cluded arrangements for interchange
Of scholarships between Notre Dame
and fifteen Of the larger colleges
Of Laun-America.
Among the institutions entering
into reciprocity negotiations are san
Marcos university Of Lima, Peru,
Catholic university OF Santiago.
Chile. National university Of Buenos
Aires, and University of Montevideo.
Ten additional South American stu
dents will attend Notre Dame dur
ing the coming year as a result sof
Fr. O'Hara'S trip while two recent
graduates in the Notre Dame for
eign commerce school will go south.
This will boost the total of Latin
American attendance at Notre Dame
beyond the 100 mark, making the
local college second only TO Colum-
bia. in the number Of South Ameri-
cans enrolled.
Enters at Santiago.
John Powers, prominent varsity
athlete. will enter the Catholic uni
versity OF santiago next March. John
T. Balfe. South Bend resident who
took his foreign commerce degree in
June, has already reached Buenos
Aires and will matriculate at the
University of Buenos Aires shortly.
Both these men were selected by
F'r. o Hara from a class of 20 grad
yates. chiefly because Of their pro-
ficiency in economies and foreign
trade, and especially because Of
their mastery OF Spanish, which
they speak fluently. II will be their
object in studying abroad 10 learn
something of native customs. and
foreign commercial regulations.
The Notre Dame course in foreign
commerce was established four years
ago at the suggestion OF Edward y.
Hurley, late chairman Of the L. S.
shipping and then dean OF the local
university commerce school. Under
the direction OF Fr. O'Hara, who
succeeded the former shipping board
chairman, and who was once L. ).
consul at Montevideo. the course has
attained such excellence as 10 be
surpassed by only two other col
leges in this country. Harvard and
Columbia.
support Notrc Dame.
The Stude baker corporation has
done considerable 10 support the
local university in promoting its
foreign trade course, furnishing no
less than ten scholarships. The
oliver Plow works has en-Sed 20
pay the expenses OF eight Latin
Americans who desire 10 study agri-
culture AZ NotTe Dame.
The increased interest in foreign
commercial education. is explained
by Fr. O'Hara in statistics which
show that befo-e the war approx
imately 90 per cent OF the foreign
trade OF this country went Europe,
while only six per cent OF our eX-
ports went 10 South America.
Since United States exporting
firms have undertaken 10 compete
in South America for German trade
lost IN the war, they are meeting
with various opposition from Eng
land. France and what remains OF
the German agents. English con-
Germs are desperately trying 20 win
over South American trade. and
British firms even chose represent
ing American products positively re-
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