Salemite, September 29,1978, Page 3
Oslo Scholars Speak Out
Robin Maxey
For several years now the
Oslo Scholarship has been one
of the most misunderstood
offerings at Salem. It seems
that students vaguely
remember hearing about the
scholarship, but few really
know what it involves, how it
is awarded, or why any
student might want it. The
time has come for the
misunderstood Oslo
Scholarship to be understood.
The Oslo Scholarship is
awarded each year in order
that two Salem students
might attend the Inter
national Summer School in
Oslo, Norway. The summer
School lasts for six weeks and
courses are offered at both
the undergraduate and
graduate levels. There are
approximately 300 students
taking part each summer;
this past summer 170 of those
students were from countries
other than the United States.
Students live on the modern
campus of the University of
Oslo almost a city within
itself with a campus bank,
travel agency and camera
shop among other services.
Taught in English, classes
meet daily and like other
classes everywhere require
papers or exams, or both.
The scholarship, although it
has not been funded directly
by Salem in the past, is
awarded at the discretion of a
committee, consisting of
faculty, administration, and
former student recipients.
Juniors and sophomores who
plan to return to Salem the
following fall are eligible to
receive the award and are
considered on the basis of an
essay, an application form,
recommendations from two
faculty or staff members, a
recommendation from one
student, academic per
formance, involvement in
campus activities and per
sonality in order that Salem
will be well-represented*
Participants were busy
from the day of their arrival
to their departure at the end
of school, but not busy with
classes only. Summer school
was an experience that
classes were only a part of.
The summer was full of
educational experiences. A
day of Orientation introduced
students to Norwegian
Society, politics, arts, and
Susan Maley
Photos bv Pam Snvder
On June 25th, 1978, the 52nd
session of the International
Summer School (ISS) in Oslo,
Norway officially got under
way. Three hundred students
representing forty-eight
countries were welcomed by
the American and Portuguese
ambassador's to Norway
during traditional opening
ceremonies. Robin Maxey
and I were priviledged
enough to be among this
diverse international
gathering.
ISS offers a wide selection
of courses to choose from
focusing upon Norwegian
culture and society. Wanting
to take classes outside of our
respective majors here at
Salem, Robin chose Nor
wegian History and Nor
wegian Society, while I chose
Applied Arts & Crafts and
Norwegian Literature. Both
the literature and history
classes provided general
surveys of these disciplines.
Literature touched upon the
highlights oL Norwegian
prose with emphasis on the
golden age of Ibsen. Nor
wegian history gave a brief
overview beginning with the
Viking era and progressing to
the modern Norwegian
Socialist state. Robin com
plemented her historical
studies with an indepth look
at modern Socity in Norway.
Some of her excursions in
cluded visiting an urban
housing development, a
traditional Norwegian farm,
a home for un-wed mothers,
as well as observing inner-
city prostitutes. The Arts and
Crafts class was also ex
cursion oriented and allowed
exposure to Norwegian Folk
art, free art and Scan
dinavian design. Some field
trips included visiting out
door folk museums, con-
tempary art exhibits and
galleries, in addition to
meeting some of the top
artists in Norway today.
Yet the classroom
academics and field ob
servations were secondary to
a much more impressive
element of the International
Summer School - the people.
The exposure to different
cultures was eye opening.
Living, day in and day out,
among this multi-national
gathering made Robin and 1
realize how ignorant most
New Faculty at Salem
Dr. James M. Adams - soc.-econ.
Mr. Thomas K. Manning - management
Mr. Clifton D. Sheffield - accounting
Dr. Laurence R. Boxer - math
Ms. Grace J. Rohrer - arts management
Ms. Judith Finer - art therapy
Ms. Patricia Pullium - home econ.
Dr. Thomas B. Mowbray - biology
Dr. Lawrence O. Scher - classics
Dr. Louise Mowbray - biology lab instructor
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