University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Page 17 Here are four Latins who have trans- planted a bit of Central America into their Jayhawker setting at 534 Ohio. Roberto Alphonso Torres, Luis Bianchini, and Antonio Mettewie are from Colombia, Costa Rica, and Boliva, respectively. Luie is amazed by American girls with their blue jeans and shirt tails; and yelled beat Colo- rado so long at the Nightshirt Parade that he lost his voice. Al Torres, who some day hopes to be a doctor, has taken all his higher education at Kansas. Bob Alla ' n is doing grad- uate work in Spanish and some day hopes to return to Colombia to teach. The scholarly- looking young engineer on the right is An- tonio Mettewie, president of the International Club, who plans to turn engineering efforts here at Kansas into hydro-electric power plants in Colombia. Right after I landed in Los Angeles and had my baggage inspected, the customs official slapped me on the shoulder and said, ' Boy, now you can do anything you want to; you ' re in a free country ! ' —that was really wonderful, grinned Alfred Sim. Now, after a year in the U. S., including a trip East this summer on which he enjoyed seeing everything from Niagara Falls and the Yankee Stadium, to the Davis Cup Tournament, he still thinks so. Alfred himself is quite a tennis player and is entered in the University fall tennis tournament. A business administration major, he hails from Swatow, a town about 150 miles from HongKong. Having previously attended the University of Shanghai, he chuckles as he says, You know, K. U. was recom- mended to me by a graduate of M. U. With a wide smile, a vanishing accent, and a friendly Hi, there, Baaquer Shirozi can tell you about almost anything pertaining to Jay- hawkers or Sunflowers. Beginning his study of English at fourteen and coming to this country from Bombay, India, thirty-three months ago, Baaquer well might qualify as an authority on the American college student. Disregarding his strong dislike for shotguns, Baaquer has enjoyed his studies here at Kansas in the Architectural Engi- neering department. He says that in India the professors are set aside from the students and do not allow their pupils to address them as equals. Baaquer was also amazed by the number of young instructors who are members of the Kansas faculty. Being a loyal football rooter and an active participant in boxing, Baaquer is an ardent sports fan. After he receives his diploma in June, this dapper young Indian plans to re- turn to Bombay and practice architecture.

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Page 16 The sparkling black eves which smile at you from behind the Biology reserve desk at Watson Library belong to Vir- ginie Baroudjian, a striking-looking girl from Cairo, Egypt. Although Armenian, Virginie lived in Cairo until 1946, when she came to the U. S. With an eye toward her citizenship papers, which she will take out in August, 1951, she has been at- tending school in the States, first at Bos- ton University, and then Harvard sum- mer school. This isn ' t the first time she has been in Kansas, however, for she also attended Sterling College for a year. The strangest thing at first was snow, she said. I had never seen any. And then the great waste of food. I think I would like to live in Kansas. In the East they are too interested in business. Here every- one is more friendly. Having graduated from the American University in Ber- rut, Lebanon, Sarni Saliba found the transition to school- ing in the United States an easy one to make. Sami came to Kansas this fall after spending the summer at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. This friendly Leb- anese economist is working on his master ' s degree in pub- lic finance. Sami will tell you that he was pleased when the Institute of International Education informed him that he was to receive a scholarship to Kansas University. During his student days in Lebanon he studied under a Kansas woman who schooled him well in Wheat State lore. Sarni feels that the American and Lebanese people have much in common. He is happy to find this country so packed with friendly people, and has been greatly impressed by the interest that Kansas professors show in their students. When asked about K. U. girls, he slyly re- marked, I believe it is as Oscar Wilde said, ' Woman rep- resents the triumph of matter over mind. ' Married just two days before they left Switzerland, Christian and Gisela Schmid find housekeeping in the Midwest not too different from what it would be in Zu- rich. They are surprised that anyone would let them rent a completely fur- nished house without even locking a cup- board. Christian, who is working toward a Ph.D. in history, attended the Univer- sity of Zurich. Now he is teaching in the German department, as well as attending classes. His pleasant wife, Gisela, is from Schaffhausen, where she taught school. She enjoys their new home and likes the friendliness of Kansans. Everyone al- ways has time to help you, they said. Be sure to say we are so happy to be here.

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Page 18 Probably the most popular of all Spanish flavored dances is the Mexican Hat Dance. Senor Quijas and Mary Acosta perform it to the letter at the October International Fes- tival, which was sponsored by the tional Club. Blending the exotic rhythm of Spanish lands into the atmosphere of midwestern America, Prisciliano Quijas, Delores Lozano, Fasistino Babies, and Jackie Lozano dance the El or Mexican Hawk Dance. Quijas is a senior in architectural ing, and Fasistino is a junior in the School of Business. These University students are seen demonstrating a group of their native dances at a meeting of the International Club, an organization composed of overseas students who are attending the University.