The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 2, 1948 Page: 4 of 8
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THE THRESHER
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Here Is A Student Who Appreciates America
Czechoslovakian Student Impressed
By Rice Campus, American Way of Life
By Werner Grunbaum
One student attending Rice Institute this fall has something more
than the casual respect of the average American student for text books,
heated buildings, and an abundant food supply.
He is George Morosow, 22-year-old junior engineer, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Morosow, 21 Branard Street.
Pour months ago he and his par
it
jnts came to this country from the
American zone in Germany, where
hey had taken refuge from the Hus-
sions in Czechoslovakia from 1945-
'48. His father is a civil engineer
with the firm of J. B. Dannenbaum
Co. In Czechoslovakia his father
owned a building company.
George Morosow, who knew no
English before he came to this
country, speaks English quite
well. < Te speaks Russian, Czech,
and German fluently. He also
knows French and Latin. In his
spare time he repairs radios for
Ihe Houston Radio and Television
Company, and hopes soon to oper-
ate his own part time radio busi-
ness.
lie is a dignified and polite per-
son. His manner is very friendly
and sincere—yet it is much more
serious than that of the average
American student.
Asked how he liked Rice, Mr. Mo-
rosow replied, "The students are
very friendly, but I haven't met too
many girls here. I like it here a
great deal."
He is excited over the American
way—this newcomer to Houston and
America. Skyscrapers, automobiles,
sundaes, freedom of religion, and
freedom from persecution—all have
impressed Mr. Morosow deeply. New
York's flickering lights seemed
strange after Europe's blacked out
streets.
He and bis family waited about
a year for ah American visa. They
have taken out their first naturali-
zation papers and in five years they
will be eligible for American citi-
zenship.
"The people in Germany are
not very friendly because they
have so little food." Sugar is not
available and all other food is
very scarce except potatoes which
;ire abundant. When Mr. Morosow
came t® Germany, he received 50
grams of meat twice a week (200
grams per month); but before
lie left, the meat allowance had
been reduced to 50 grams a
month. Everyone received two
slices of bread a day and one
quart of milk (whitish water) a
month.
American movies were usually
shown in the American zone in
Germany, but once a Russian film
was shown. He said that this film
received strong protest from the
German people. Automobiles are
owned only by people who need them
for business purposes. Mr. Morosow
was forced to walk several miles
often because the tramways were
so crowded. He traveled from Mu-
nich to Bremerhaven by trains
which were made of wood and used
logs for fuel. These trains were
worn out and were often so crowded
that people stood up to the doors.
Mr. .Morosow attended the Uni-
versity of Technology in Munich
for almost three years. Some of his
classes were crowded to such an
extent that students were forced to
stand. It was ont easy to stand up
for four or five hours a $ay on art
empty stomach. Mr. Morosow had
classes every other day. On these
days he traveled almost eighty miles
(120 kilometer) from his home in
Regensberg to the University of
Munich. *
Although" before the war many
sports were played in the colleges,
very few are played now. Few girls
attend college and most of these
study architecture and art.
Every student is required to work
forty hours per semester in the
University in order to help repair
war damaged buildings. During their
two vacations, at the end of each
semester, students work, mostly for
the American army.
The school buildings were not
heated in winter. Mr. Morosow
kept his coat on in order to keep
warm, and very often it grew so
cold (-20°C.) that his hands froze
and he was unable to take notes.
Text books were almost impos-
sible to find and when one did find
them, they were much too expensive
to buy. Therefore, all information
was taken down in notes.
Mr. Morosow went to gymnasium
(high school, pronounced gim-nah-
se-um) in Czechoslovakia and to
college in Germany. He attended a
classical gymnasium and later trans-
ferred to a real (ray-ahl) gymna-
sium because he wanted to be an
engineer. There are really few dif-
ferences between the classical and
real gymnasium. The first four
years are identical, but in the sec-
ond four years one learns Latin in
the classical gymnasium and des-
criptive geometry in the real gym-
nasium.
One attends gymnasium at the
age of ten and graduates at eigh-
teen. The gymnasium prepares stu-
dents for college. The last two years
of gymnasium are equivalent to our
first two years of college.
Mr. Morosow took integral
and differential calculus, six years
Latin, eight years German, four
years French, and Other courses
in his gymnasium.
At the University attendance is
not checked and, if for any reason
one feels obliged to leave in the
middle of a lecture one may do so.
After two years of study the first
examination is given, and after four
years of study the second examina-
tion is given. These are the only
examinations which are given in
European colleges. *
Students are required to take only
those courses which are in their ma-
jor field of interest. They may take
other optional courses if they have
the time and inclination to do so.
Between the first and second sem-
esters there is a two month vaca-
tion, and between the second and
first semesters there is the regular
summer vacation. Before the war
these vacations were used for study
but now they are no longer used
for this purpose because most stu-
dents must work.
Colleges are conducted in the
mornings and afternoons. Some-
times they last until 7:00 p.m., but
no home work is assigned. Study
at home is necessary.
In his first year at college Mr.
Morosow took: strength of mater-
ials and statics, math: differential
calculus, physics, chemistry, des-
criptive geometry, and engineering
drawing.
His second year course included:
dynamics, math: differential and
theory of functions, thermo-dyna-
mics, hydro-dynamics, and design of
machine parts.
He did not quite complete his third
year but took: theory of internal
combustion engines, kinematics, heat
conduction, and a free elective which
was automobile construction.
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also elected to Phi Beta Kappa
while here. After leaving Rico, he
went to Baylor school in Chat-
tanooga, Tennessee, where he
taught history from 1935 to 1939.
The following year was spent at
the University of Pennsylvania,
where Masterson taught and did
graduate work. In 1940 he return-
ed to Baylor for a year.
Masterson served in the army
from 1941 to 1945, when he returned
to Penn and got his M.A. in 1946.
After another year at Penn, during
which he did research work and
taught, he returned to Baylor in
1947. There he taught graduates in
American History while continuing
his research for his Ph. D. thesis.
He has completed all the require-
ments for a Ph. D. except the thesis.
Summing up his opinions—and
he emphasizes the fact that these
are only his own opinions—Mr.
Masterson declares that "a con-
siderable amount of the momen-
tum behind both States' Rights
and Wallace movements derive
from
a) Post war disturbed conditions—
economic and social
b) Disappointment over the fail-
ure to achieve a stable peace quickly
c) The lack of leadership displayed
by the Truman Administration at
times.
"For this reason I do not feel
that, at present, at least, either the
Dixiecrat movement or the Wallace
movement is of permanent signifi-
cance as a national party. On the
other hand, I think they show points
of view which the major parties,
either as at present constituted or
in new form later, will have to con-
sider in forming their policies to
attract votes. This is especially true
if either movement shows real
strength at the polls in November.
"The three conditions noted above
are intensified by the increasing in-
dustrialization of the South by the
dispersion of Northern industry. So-
cial and economic stresses and
strains are appearing in the South
and will continue to grow, all of
which, given a rather unsettled in-
ternational situation and a lack of
national leadership, means political
unrest. . . ."
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 2, 1948, newspaper, October 2, 1948; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230760/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.