INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
OFFICERS
NEW YORK
GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL Honorary Chairman
Joun J. McCroy
Chairman of the Board
Davip ROCKEFELLER
Chairman, Executive Committee
Remar E. GUNDERSEN Treasurer
Howarp A. Cook President
LreonarD J. BECK
CHAUNCEY BELKNAP
RatpH J. BUNCHE
SPENCER BYARD
ARTHUR DEAN
Percy L. Doucias
FrANK D. FACKENTHAL
GreorcE S. FRANKLIN, JR.
Mrs. O. CurrieER McEWEN
ALBERT L. NICKERSON
Mrs. Davin ROCKEFELLER
ArtHur K. Watson
FOREWORD
To all of you who have lived through the ordeal of the rehabilitation program this past year, my warm thanks for your patience and understanding. The spirit which you have engendered in this International House this year has been wonderful and all of us on the staff who shared the turmoil with you will regret having to say '"''til we meet again."
As this chapter in your life closes and a new and exciting one begins, you-will have many opportunities to pass on to others some of the insights and understandings which you have discovered at International House. There is a wise Chinese saying which goes: 'It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.'' I hope that you will feel compelled to light many candles in the years ahead.
Howard A. Cook PresidentPRESIDENT'S, ADMISSIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICES
(Seated) Miss Peggy Tobin, Assistant, Development Office; Miss Jane Bennett, Secretary to the President; Mrs. Elsie Francis, Admissions Secretary; Mrs. Adele Fuller, Director of Admissions; Miss Phyllis Tenopyr, Admissions Assistant. (Standing) Mrs. Laura Robinson, Assistant, Development Office; Howard A. Cook, President; Miss Yole de Blasio, Development Director.
CONTROLLER'S AND BUSINESS OFFICES
(Seated) Mrs. Peggie Bolger, Secretary to Controller; Miss Pat Orvis, Cashier; Miss Marj Martin, Housekeeper; Miss Gail Bond, Secretary to Business Manager; Mrs. Rose Martens, Chief Operator; Mrs. Jane Malver, Bazaar Manager. (Standing) John W. Bredehoft, Controller; Frank Kennedy, Chief Cashier, Jay Sauteles, Cashier; Hugh McQuade, Cafeteria Manager; William Witherspoon, Purchasing Agent; Ennis Van Duyn, Business Manager.
PROGRAM OFFICE
(Front row) Tom Bleha, Student Assistant; Mrs. Anne Rudeen, Hospitality-Volunteer Advisor; Tibor Rekey, Student Assistant; Miss Alice (Sam) Nelson, Student Assistant; Mrs. Mary Y. Munford, Resident Adviser; Miss Olovia Wiggins, Assistant Hospitality Adviser; Mrs. Anne Carlisle, Student Service Adviser. (Standing) George Pettengill, Program Director; Sue Flint, Student Assistant; Miss Shirley B. Smith, Social-Recreation Adviser.
HEALTH OFFICE STAFF
Miss Edna Sinclair (center), House Nurse, with her assistant nurses, Miss Jane Williamson (left) and Mrs. Tso-Yen Liu.
THE1956-1957STUDENTCOUNCIL
RE-ELECTED1955-1956COUNCILMEMBERS:
NancyBakke U.S.A.
AlanMcLaine Canada
RexOlsson Australia
AliPanjwani Pakistan
DonSharp U2ScA.
MayaWand Germany
CO-OPTED1955-1956COUNCILMEMBERS:
FelixAvedillo-Zuniga Spain
MildredBurroughs U.o.A.
SamClark UsS.A. (KyraBlumberg)
I,H,FLOORREPRESENTATIVES: (SouthAfrica)
CeliaAstraquillo Phillipines
GeorgeBirnbaum Austria
AdeleBreech ULSA.
DorothyBrickman U.ScA.
MarlenedeVries(IreneMann)
Argentina(U.S.A.)
OsmanFarrag Egypt
SueFlint
AnilGandhi(FrankSanchez)
U.S.A.
India(PuertoRico)
CharlesHopkins UsS.A.
MargaretHoswell Weoa.
HollyHumphrey U.S.A,
EdwardJanus U.S.A.
M.AnwarullahKhan Pakistan
EdithLouis(FrancisTyau)
PatMcCargar
Hawaii(U.S.A.) USA.
SebastianPalanca Phillipines
DickRussell U.S.A;
SathiSargunam(VittorioPennarola) India(Italy)
BettySeverson U.S.A:
RuthVanMeter(GloriaLyons)
GeorgeVarghese
DonnaVerstrate
AshWood
AlimWurie
NON-RESIDENTMEMBERS:
U.S.A.(Canada) India USA. Ui;A: SierraLeone
EduardoArze-Stuven Chile
JimDastur Pakistan
GerholdFitz Austria
RomeyPahwa India
SriKandyRajasinghe Ceylon
E.N.Unaka Nigeria
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COMMITTEES OF STUDENT COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Rex Olsson, Chairman
Dick Russell, Vice-Chairman
Holly Humphrey, Secretary
Alan McLaine
Romey Pahwa
Sebastian Palanca
George Varghese
Community Service
Adele Breech, Co-Chairman
Pat McCargar, Co-Chairman
Charles Hopkins
Ali Panjwani
George Varghese
Ernest Oppenheimer
Directory
Non -Resident
Romey Pahwa, Chairman
Eduardo Arzé-Stuven
Nancy Bakke
Jim Dastur
Pat McCargar
Sri Kandy Rajasinghe
E.M. Unaka
George Birnbaum, Chairman Program
Joseph Li
Alex Hampton
Greeting and Farewell
Dorothy Brickman, Co-Chairman
Edward Janus, Co-Chairman
Sam Clark
Osman Farrag
Alan McLaine
Sebastian Palanca
Ali Panjwani
Newspaper
Ash Wood, Chairman
Marlen de Vries
Alim Wurie
Ollie Hines
Celia Astraquillo
Joukje Jepson
Mary Ranney
Mary Ann Lohman
Kyra Blumberg, Chairman
Celia Astraquillo
Nancy Bakke
Osman Farrag
Holly Humphrey
Sathi Sargunam
Donna Verstrate
Dhirubhai Patel
Sue Flint
Welfare
Ali Panjwani, Chairman
George Birnbaum
Mildred Burroughs
Edith Louis
Sebastian Palanca
Lilly Evans
Jane Williamson
Kay Tilton
Yuri Yamamoto
It is no coincidence that the symbol of Light being handed from one to another appears in the motif of International House.
Light has ever been an object of attainment in all civilizations. It was then, as it is now, a symbol of Truth and Knowledge.
When we came to this House, we sought that material Light which would remove our academic darkness. Membership of this House has not only assisted us in this purpose, but has provided us with an intellectual illumination which has helped to dispel the darkness of our mental and moral ignorance and brought to our view the sublime truth of the "brotherhood of man",
Having lived and worked together, we have received from each other those human gifts of true fellowship and understanding, and a conviction that this world of ours could be, if we choose, a place undivided by senseless distinction of race, color or theory.
When we end this phase of our life together at this House and return to our respective homelands, our task begins: to share these things with others everywhere.
Rex Olsson, Chairman Student CouncilScandanavian beer, Israeli dancers, and Spanish flamenco experts sparked an evening of fun at the 1956 Halloween Festival.
Annual Halloween Festival
Paul Hoffman, United States delegate to the UN General Assembly, chats with students before the February Sunday Supper
Dr. Benjamin Mays presented the viewpoint of a Southern educational leader toward the issue of school segregation.
At the left, a Pakistani and West African corner Gov. Averell Harriman for a private interview.
Sunday Suppers attract a big crowd. Leading speakers and free suppers!International House underwent An Indian girl keeps up with rehabilitation this year. In this
LIFE inthe United States, standprocess, telephone operators ing in front of the new mail boxes emerged to new quarters behind in the lobby. the Reception Desk.
The Bazaar is a favorite spot for gift shopping.
January's dramatic offering was ''Don Juan in Hell''. Roscoe Browne, Anne Carlisle, Ian Laskaris, and Neil McKelvie read the four parts of the George Bernard Shaw play.
Trustees of the House and university officials were the guests of House President Howard Cook at a reception in February. Left to right, President and Mrs. Hollis Caswell of Columbia Teachers College, and David Rockefeller, I.H. Executive Committee Chairman.
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The speaker lunched with Mr. Cook and other participants.
INTERNATIONALHOUSEASSOCIATION,INC.
KathleenChanning,ActingDirectorTheInternationalHouseAssociationwasincorporated in1947asaformalorganizationbringingtogetherthealumni associationsoftheBerkeley,ChicagoandNewYorkInternational Houses.TheoldestofthesegroupsofformerInternational Housemembers,theNewYorkChapter,hasactuallybeen carryingonaprogramandpublicationsince1937.
TheIHA,strengthenedinnumberbytheamalgamation ofalumniassociations,startedChaptersallovertheworld. Thereare65Chapterstoday.Inareaswherethereisnoformal Chapter,membershavevolunteeredtoactascorrespondents, andhaveservedasvaluablecontactsformemberstravelling, supplyingnewsfromtimetotime,andonspecialoccasions callingameetingofothermembersintheircities.
TheIHA'sroleinthefieldofinternationalorganizations madeitpossibleforthealumniofInternationalHousestoreceive consultativestatusfromUNESCOandECOSOC.Manystudents intheHouseparticipatedinthe1957UNConferenceatInternationalHouse,sponsoredjointlybytheHouseandtheNewYork Chapter,aidedinpreparationbyDr.TredwellSmith,IHA's officialObserverattheUnitedNations.
ProjectsofmanykindshavebeeninitiatedinChapters. ThoseinHongKong,ChicagoandNewYorkhavecreatedscholarships.I,H.AlumniinTorontoandStockholmplantheirprogramforforeignstudents,astherearenoInternationalHouses there.PlansforbuildingnewInternationalHousesandCenters havebeensponsoredwithChaptercooperationinTaipei,Vancouver andMelbourne.TheCentralOfficeatInternationalHouse,New York,issuesaNewsletterthreeorfourtimesayeargiving Chapternews,Houseactivities,andnewsofindividuals.Itis distributedtoallpaidmembers.
ThevitalityoftheInternationalHouseAssociation,and itsextensiondependongrowthinthecomingyears.Wehopethat youasanI,H.studentmemberwilljoinIHAbeforeleaving InternationalHouse.Thenonreturninghomeyoucansharein thecultural,socialandeducationalprogramsprovidedbyyour AlumniChapter.YoumayenjoyassociatingwiththeInternational House'"'elders''(someoneyearolder!),andmayfindthemhelpful intheprofessionalfieldsinwhich_manyhavebecomeprominent.
Youarecordiallyinvitedtostopinonanyweekday(9to5) attheIHACentralOfficeoppositetheBazaar.Wecansupply youwithcardsofintroduction,namesofmembersinyourcommunity,andotherhelpfulIHAinformation.
GEOGRAPHICALDISTRIBUTIONOFMEMBERS
Ofthe989membersofInternationalHouse,702,representing73countriesandterritories, ingstatisticsmaybeofinterest.
areactivemembersasofMarchl,1957.Thefollow-
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BIGLER, Robert M.
BRADY, Philip F.
BURROUGHS, Mildred M.
BILLINGS, DorothyK.
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BREECH, Adele
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BOTTO-VALLARINO Carlos
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BLANPAIN, Roger R.
BOWERS, Charlotte M.
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CARROCCIA, Angela M.
CASADEMONT, CASTELLI, Giancarlo CARTER, Leonore F. ShirleyM.
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CHURCHLEY, Franklin CHENU, Marie R. CHAPIN, Florence M.
COLLADO, DomingoA.
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