The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18


friendly relations with the new
Hands upi How many can name
them. our neighbors of the south?
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and
Peru, each with its ambassador,
and all the others equally repre-
scented by a ministry? Each ma
ton has been offered one free
scholarship for course of study
at Georgetown School of For
eign Service, including a maxi
mum period of four years and
minimum of one year, depending
on the students knowledge OF
English and previous prepare
ton.
Senior Francisco Banda, from
Quito. Ecuador, commercial alta
che with the legation Of that
country here in Washington, was
elected executive chairman of this
progressive student body, which
proposes also educational travel
tours as an important part of its
program.
STUDY BY TRAVEL.
For several years Georgetown
University has sent out summer
travel parties. Last year a COM
pany of nearly fifty students Wis
tied Mexico. In 1920 a group
went to Venezuela, and smaller
bodies have been sent to Cuba
and Guatemala.
The new scholarship plan will
bring more Latin-American stu
dents to Washington. The chief
OF the diplomatic mission of each
Latin-American republic will have
the privilege of designating the
chosen student, and if for any
reason the latter fails to complete
his course or remains only a part
Of the stated time, another may
be selected to finish the period.
The tuition included is approx.
mately a little over 5000. but it
is the intention later to create a
fund to provide for living ex-
penses as well.
The students who have united
in the new Pan-American .Asso-
citation come from practically
every State in the Union, as we'll
as Porto Rico, the Philippines and
Canada, and one halls from Syria.
Many of them are already dis
tinguished by degrees from other
institutions. Senior Banda. the
executive chairman and organ
izer, is studying for the doctor
ate degree Of foreign service, hav-
ing already received the bach
elor's degree. Twenty-seven MEM
bers give their home as the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
AMERICANS BENEFIT.
Americans will benefit mate
rally from the association, be-
cause one Of the main objects is
'to enable students studying
Spanish or Portuguese to gain q
practical knowledge Of the Ian
guages by contact with those to
whom these languages were their
native tongue"
The executive committee num-
bers ten men besides the presi-
dent, Senior Banda, all elected
from the Pan-American Students
Association. Seven States are
represented, one man from Porto
Rico, the chairman comes from
Ecuador, and two are from the
District of Columbia, John W.
Connolly, Jr., and Lawrence w.
James. The others are Juan G..
Diaz, of Porto Rico; Brian ].
Ducey, Of Grand Rapids. Mich;
Richard G. Long. Of Hillsboro,
Tex; William Manager, of Alex
andria, Va; Alfred C. Paul, of
Wheeling, w. Va; Earl Pryor. of
Tuxedo, Md; Floyd e. Sullivan,
Of Wausau, Wis, and Francis
}. Whelan, of New Haven. Conn.
Diplomats and scholars, with
leading South American represen-
tatiVes, twenty-five in all, make
up the advisory board, which in
cludes President Creeden; Direc-
tor Rowe, of the Pan-American
Union; DIR. Francisco Yanes. as
0iStant director general of the
same; Father Nevils. who IL reg.