Show Lowell Bennion Views Colleges Here and Abroad By Selma Schoenfeld A young man with very serious blue eyes that has a disconcerting habit labit of lookup right through you that was my first impression of Lowell Bennion son of dean Milton Bennion who recently returned returned re- re turned from six years in European universities A minute five-minute discussion discus discus- sion ion added other impressions in rapid succession keen intellect enthusiastic agreeable per per- interesting conversa conversa- but let Lowell speak for or himself He graduated in June 28 with an A. A B. B in history and political science leaving that month for a Swiss-German Swiss mission n He spent a a summer in Erlangen attended a session of the league of nations in Geneva where he heard such notables notables notables not not- ables as Briande Lord LorI tecil ecil Gandhi Gand Gand- hi li and Curtis in n action He watched history in the making when during the Manchurian crisis crisis cri- cri sis is the Chinese envoy pleaded for fora a a league committee tt e to investigate the he situation The committee finally finally fin fin- ally was appointed a few months too oo late to matter In Vienna he be was a spectator of the Nazi Jew ish sh persecutions After touring Italy taly and Switzerland Mr Bennion attended the University of Strass Strass- burgh writing his thesis on the Subject Social Theory Then a week ten-week visit in Paris and a boat bound for dear old United States The first thing the new-arrival new noticed as he disembarked was the very prevalent Okay answer to every question which has followed him across the continent Jazz grates strangely on ears long unused unused un un- used to its sound and as for radios ra ra- dios well you guess The most outstanding contrast between American and foreign universities uni uni- said Mr Bennion is the serious attitude of those abroad as compared with the almost frivolous attitude of American ates There not only are school athletics and social functions unheard unheard un un- heard of phenomena but there are also no activities in dramatics debating debating debating de de- bating or journalism Examinations Examinations Examinations Examina Examina- are not given at the end of every course The quest for knowledge knowledge knowledge know know- ledge is its own incentive for study and no check on attendance is necessary necessary nee essary in classes for the student is gathering a cumulative and com com- comprehensive grasp of his chosen field and takes his examination at the end of two years An interesting six years- years Well rather How does the campus look Great Glad to get back He grinned |