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The train pulled into Blumington at 2 o’clock in the morning. Mr. Jud-
son, the foreign student adviser, was waiting on the platform. I was
never so glad to see anyone in my life. He took me to the hotel for the
night. Then the next day his secretary helped me get a dormitory room.
She also helped me register. That was helpful. I certainly appreciated
it. I went to Mr. Judson’ s office every week for about a month. He
gave me a lot of good advice.
P. I couldn’t study in the States. My English is too poor.
L. Mine improved a lot during the first few months. I lived in a large
dormitory at the edge of the Campus and I had an American room-
mate. He helped me with my difficulties. I could also converse with
the other students at meals and in the evenings.
P. Does the University offer any special courses for foreign students?
L. Yes, I had to take some English tests during orientation week. Then
Mr. Judson recommended a light load of classwork for the first se-
mester. By the end of that time my English was much better and I was
ready to carry 15 hours of regular classes.
P. Did you get along all right?
L. Yes, pretty well. I always tried to get good marks. I wanted to apply
for scholarship.
P. Did your studies take all your time?
L. No, not every minute. There was a lot of outside preparation but some
evenings I had nothing to do. I would meet some of my friends at the
Union Building or take a walk around the Campus. There was another
fellow from my country at the University. We got together once in a
while and spoke own language.
P. Did you meet any other foreign students?
L. Yes, lots of them. I joined the Cosmopolitan Club right away.
P. Is that club only for foreign students?
L. No, half the members are Americans. I got to know a lot of interesting
people in it both faculty members and students. Some of the meetings
were social others were informative. In that way we learned about
other parts of the world.
P. Did you tell them about your country too?
L. Yes, I gave quite a few speeches in Blumington. The people were
interested in all countries of the world.
P. There is a great deal of emphasis on the exchange of persons between
The train pulled into Blumington at 2 o’clock in the morning. Mr. Jud-
son, the foreign student adviser, was waiting on the platform. I was
never so glad to see anyone in my life. He took me to the hotel for the
night. Then the next day his secretary helped me get a dormitory room.
She also helped me register. That was helpful. I certainly appreciated
it. I went to Mr. Judson’ s office every week for about a month. He
gave me a lot of good advice.
P. I couldn’t study in the States. My English is too poor.
L. Mine improved a lot during the first few months. I lived in a large
dormitory at the edge of the Campus and I had an American room-
mate. He helped me with my difficulties. I could also converse with
the other students at meals and in the evenings.
P. Does the University offer any special courses for foreign students?
L. Yes, I had to take some English tests during orientation week. Then
Mr. Judson recommended a light load of classwork for the first se-
mester. By the end of that time my English was much better and I was
ready to carry 15 hours of regular classes.
P. Did you get along all right?
L. Yes, pretty well. I always tried to get good marks. I wanted to apply
for scholarship.
P. Did your studies take all your time?
L. No, not every minute. There was a lot of outside preparation but some
evenings I had nothing to do. I would meet some of my friends at the
Union Building or take a walk around the Campus. There was another
fellow from my country at the University. We got together once in a
while and spoke own language.
P. Did you meet any other foreign students?
L. Yes, lots of them. I joined the Cosmopolitan Club right away.
P. Is that club only for foreign students?
L. No, half the members are Americans. I got to know a lot of interesting
people in it both faculty members and students. Some of the meetings
were social others were informative. In that way we learned about
other parts of the world.
P. Did you tell them about your country too?
L. Yes, I gave quite a few speeches in Blumington. The people were
interested in all countries of the world.
P. There is a great deal of emphasis on the exchange of persons between
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