New England bulletin., 1949-04-02

"dIlCGO LO k11OW Il we O1Un nave holes in our stomachs. Jacques is very gracious dark-haired French boy with a brilliant mind and a driving urge to prove to bigots how silly they really are.
 We decided to go to dinner, but all over the campus there were groups of Yale and Howard men in the various dormitories partak ing of anything from Scotch to Martinis and talking like mad about everything. We dropped in on one of these and after being introduced all around and com fortably forgetting everyone's name, settled back to some rather virile cocktails. All over the lot, people were in little groups and everyone was talking. Ninety per cent of the discussions revolved about Communism. There wasn't much hysteria, either on the right or left. O1ivierre, a West African from Howard was doing more en- tertaining than he was being en- tertained. A very serious fellow, his speech is bit halting, but his flow of thought is not. He was rather good on subjects of inn perialism and academic freedom. Yale people were listening to him with a marked respect.
 Got Roar Of Laughter
 He got a roar of laughter once when, preparing to answer a ques- ton concerning Africa, he demand ed:
 "Do you want me to give you 2 diplomatic answer or to tell the truth"
 They laughed, but they wanted what he thought was the truth. We were rather certain he was giving it.
 Martinis followed by gin not be- ing much in our line, we readily accepted Jacques invitation to go to dinner in one of the college din- ing rooms. Bob and Dick came along and some other Yale and Howard men. We felt, not too hap oily, as if we were back in service when we paraded down a chow line with tray, but agreeably discovered it was food and not chow.
 Between mouthsful, we got to talk with Jacques, who, (not ac- cording to his own modest testi- mony( seems to be the spark of the consciousness of Yale students that relations between people of diverse races can stand a healthy boost.
 He explained to us how the Yale Weekend had come about. More than fourteen campus organiza- tions contributed to it's very marked success. They included religious or ganizations and an outside group named the Dixwell Organization. The purpose of the project was most succinctly voiced by Bill Cone, chairman of the all-campus com mitte, who said:
 ftWe feel the best attack to the problem of race relations is meet ing each other on social basis. The opportunity for personal as portant phases of the weekend"
 A group of students had contri- buted $1O each to finance the week. end. It is to be an annual under aking.
 Jacques was particularly anxious that no one interpret the fraterni- zation as paternalist or an "ex- pertinent. Yale's guests were not guinea pigs and he didn't want them to feel that way or anyone to think they were. Yale Weekend, to Jacques, was simply friendly gesture and it's only serious impli- cations were that people get to know each other when people get together-that problems get solved when people are understood
 Friday night, some of the How ard men were guests at college plays. Others travelled to the homes of professors for "open house" sessions.
 Attend "Open House"
 Dr. Weiss, an economist of 31 Everett St., and Professor Lind blum, psychologist, of IA Eld- ridge St., were holding these ses- sions. Dick Field borrowed a pre- sentable-looking coupe and six of l us piled in and went to the Lind blum residence.
 Professor Lindblum, his wife, ! Professor Henry Winston and Mrs. Winston were charming hosts. Mrs. Lindblum had done an amazing job 1 with some red wine which was boiled, sugar, spices and juices !!