Evening star., 1948-03-28


an American scholar to China.
The act, briefly, sets up from thu
sale Of surplus war materials ir
foreign countries funds in the cur.
riencies of those countries to be usec
for Americans studying and teaching
there.
The act also provides for the trans.
portation Of students and teacher.
from abroad to the United States
but their expenses here will have tt
be betrayed from other sources.
Thousands Interested
1t is q gigantic educational enter.
prise which will stretch around tn,
world. It is expected that we viii
invest in it about $4,000, 900 du.
us, and perhaps more.
The interest of American student:
and teachers has been demonstrated
by the fact that about $4,000 of then
have written the State Department
1nquiring how to qualify for a gram
for foreign study or teaching. 1t /.
estimated by the State Department
that in the next 20 years approx.
mately 10000 persons will 60 abroae
or come here FROM foreign countries
under the program.
Arrangements already have beer
completed with China, Burma ane
the Philippines. Negotiations to ex.
tend the program to other countrie.
where We have credits from the sale
OF war materials are in progress
1t Is expected that arrangements
will be made with about % coun-
tries in all.
Those who 60 abroad in addition
to their work will perfect their com.
mand Of the language of the coun.
try Of their residence and become
acquainted with the people, the Gus
toms and the institutions.
Those who come here can be ex-
pected to do the same. They like
wise will see-and Americans who
go abroad may serve to demon
strate-that Americans generally do
not live the glamorous life por-
trayed by Hollywood, that the fam
boyant habitues of Florida and the
Riviera pleasure resorts are the ex-
ception, and that the Chicago
gangster type not only is a minute
percentage of our whole people but
also Is held in no esteem whatever
by the rest of us.
Three Categories
Those who will participate in this
international exchange fall into
three categories: Graduate students
or those of equivalent training,
teachers in elementary and secon-
Diary schools and. thirdly, research
scholars and college professors.
China already has indicated 1t is
ready to receive 20 students, 20
teachers and 20 of the scholar cate
CORY. Just what Burma can do in
this respect still is to be determined.
The agreement with the Philippines
has just been signed.
DR.. Francis j. Colligan, acting
chief of the Division of Interna-
tional Exchange of Persons of the
State Department, estimates that
about 1000 persons ultimately will
receive either grants for study or
teaching in China and Burma, or
grants to defray the cost of travel
from those countries to study or
teach here.
The Fulbright Act, sponsored by
Senator Fulbright. Democrat, of
Arkansas, and passed in August,
1916, limits the amount to be used
for the exchange of students and
teachers to 81 1,o0O, 900 a year for 20
wears in any one country.
DR.. Colligan said the full $20,O0O,-
600 is available in China. In Burma,
5000, 900 is available and this sum
may be increased II more war sur
plus is sold there. The announce
ment Of the agreement with the
Philippines said 100000 would be
made available.
The first step In setting up the
program is the negotiation of an
agreement with the foreign country
where We have credits from war sur
plus sales and which wants to CO.
operate.
Next, United States Educational
Foundation is set up in the foreign
country. 1t is expected that the
board which directs this will be
composed of the United States Am
bassador, the cultural affairs attache
OF the embassy, two United States
citizens resident of the country con-
cerned and two citizens of the coun-
try itself.
Some Problems Expected
In China, at the request of that
country, the board consists entirely
OF Americans. But China set up q
group of advisers to work with the
board. One member of this group
is DR.. HUI Shih, president of Peking
National University and former AM
bassador to the United States.
The board of directors receives
the funds to be used in the ex-
change of students and teachers
from the sum owed by the foreign
country to the United States and in
the currency Of the foreign country.
This last may produce some prob
lens. While 1t is a simple matter
to defray the cost Of tuition and
maintenance of an American stu
dent in foreign country with the
currency of that country, paying for
travel between the countries with
that same currency may be dificult.
There will be no problem in the
case Of students travelling between
the United States and most Euro