<- School Keeps at Sea
for Collegians
Bound Abroad
Sprawled on S. S. Groole
Beer's sunny fo'castle, Ameri
can college students attend im
promptu classes in the art, cus
toms, and languages of Europe.
The ship, chartered by the
Netherlands Office for Foreign
Student Relations, accommo
dated 700 lively young people
on this Atlantic crossing in July,
1953.
Students had serious missions
abroad. Some planned visits to
art or music centers. Others had
contracted to help the Nether
lands repair damage caused by
the worst floods in five cen
turies. The authors, juniors at
Yale, devoted their summer va
cation to shoveling muck in salt-
poisoned fields near Brielle (page
378). Alongside them toiled stu
dents from nine other lands. As
they worked, they gained mu
tual respect and understanding.
High Jinks Enliven
an Ocean Voyage
Student passengers held a tal
ent show in midpassage. The
"Tigertown Five," a dance band
from Princeton, furnished the
music. These college girls, so
the program said, are doing a
cancan. Ship's signal flags and
life preservers provide decora
tions.
National Geographic Society
