A DEAN OF FOREIGN STUDENTS

It is most unfortunate that conditions at the University are such that students coming from foreign lands remain almost completely aloof from their fellows of American blood. Mr. Hood pointed out in his communication of last Monday the great barriers intervening between us and our guests from abroad which not only prevent them from obtaining little more than a superficial knowledge of American customs and culture but also shut us out from the profit we might enjoy from associating more closely with them. He suggested certain remedies for the situation,--to wit, the mingling of foreign students with American in dormitories and commons.

Suggestions such as these are valuable but they are not sufficient. It is necessary to have a directing head, a man of high personality who has the interest of foreign students at heart, who is at the same time a member of the Faculty, to take full charge of the situation and apply Mr. Hood's remedies, if practical, and any others that may suggest themselves. Such a man would be a general adviser to all non-American students. He would bring them in from the outskirts of college life to a place near the core and would be continually at their disposal. The establishment of the office of Dean of Foreign Students merits the attention of the Faculty.