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HAIRCUTS SHAVES

EASY TERMS ARRANGED

Coiffeur

"Report me to who you like-my charge is one and six each and three shillings that one at the end."

London, Express Service

A 6-ft. STRANGER JOINS THE SIXTH

• Twenty-six American boys have just started their first term at English public schools on an Anglo-American exchange plan.

How are they making. out? EVELYN IRONS goes to one of the boys in his

new school.

see

Duffle-bag Joe finds it strict

“Y

ALDENHAM, Herts.

OUR kilbag has arrived," Com- mander Pring, Bursar of Alden- ham School, told the newest new ['boy, Joseph C.. Walker,

Six foot tall. 17-year-old Walker gazed at the Cominander in bewilderment. For this was a Yank from Ilart- ford, Connecticut, une of the 26 American

boys starting their first term at English public schools on Anglo-American ex- 2623

change plan. And to him a kitbag is a dainty item of luggage the size of a lady's beauty case.

As Joe dragged his heavy blue duffle bag (his word for it) from the carrier's · truck (van to us) he added just one more word to the long list of things to be re- membered by a Yank at

Aldenham.

1

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Joseph C. Walker, from Hartford, Connecticut (centro), arrives at Aldenham School, Hartfordshire, England, and starts learning about soccer from school captain Pater Bolt (right) and Timothy Constable,

Sixth Former calls "Boye!" "cient. It was founded in when he has a job to be 1896. done.

the 'boyes' . "But

So it is quite a thought will do nothing like shoe- cleaning or making toast for Joe Walker from Con- necticut that he eats his for you unless you are

said Bolt, dinner every day at a re praeposter." "Just clearing a room

fectory-table facing--the- portrait of old Richard taking messagen,"

Pintt, the Elizabethan Joe had also to learn that

"cytyzen and brewer of ut Aldenham แ prac-

who But in London,"

was the poster is a prefect.

of his new

or

his one year at the school founder it is unlikely that he will school. be one of them, Nor would

Not that Joe is the kind of American who talks with an aggressive twang, spends his time dating, necking or driving a high- powered sports car and wears hand painted ties. he is soft-spoken, assuming, and a profound admirer of. everything English. He comes from 11 boarding school (Hotchkiss, school, pointed out that it was a privilege of the Sixth Connecticut). where, un-

to leave the jacket un- like many American schools,. the boys are not allowed to done,

Another surprise for smoke, drive cars or dato

There are just four Walker was that he must girls. School dances which girls are invited.

The Bursar calls it a kitbag. Joo Walker. call it a duffle bag-and carries it to

school..

he, as EL Form

boy, linble to a bent- ing.

India And The British Colonies

By PATRICK MAITLAND, MP.

London, teins and if la not always easy

will only be clarified finally when

PANDIT Nehru's review to discern to whom do ompiles, It of foreign policy, be India pastes a notionality tow of fore the Indian House of her own. the People pinpointed a significant new development in intra-Commonwealth lations..

1

But the argument brought for ward by scene extremists among the Indian expatriates in the Empire is that they have no special rosson to bellove that they He was of pairs to refuta will indefinitely enjoy the status charges of Indian interference of chizoos of the UK and and expansionist aims in Africa. Colonies; for example, if the Par- "We have gone out at our way, Zazement of Westminster were to he said, to tell our own people repeal the Nationality Act, or in Africa that they can expect no amend a provisions. In that event help or protection from us if they perreely likely, but theoretically seck any special rights which are conservable Sf India were to itave not in the interests at the people the CommonwonWh-it. is argued of Africa."

that Indians, would only have 10 But, ho proceeded: "We cannot the Indian düzenship doft aktually canain qu'esverst when them. things happen in various parts of Africa rich, spact from affecting Indians as such, might create With that possibility hanging dangerous world situations. l overhead, the argument runs, Afitos ang som today in their it is hardly fair of Europeans extremist tam both racial dis in Kenya to invite Indians criminallion and domination, and repudiate

of the the old colonialien at work."

biguous and even inflammatory Ostensibly he was repudiating statements of the Indian Primo the clamor from an extremist t

Minister, when ho section in his own Parliament, and colonialism

Ambiguous

Rome

and

to

seems some-

from a fort among the Indiner Limes to condone extremist amigrants overseas. They argue action. For, the argument con- that they e ented to pro-

and perhaps inflict if she could lay That being the

tection by their mother country ! Unues, Mother India might later

expatriates they come into conflict with either call these Indilan the governants, or any of the account peoples, in the territories whers punishment they reside. They claim, more hands on them. over, that, as citizens of India, case, it is held, Indiana they tre entitled to makė claims Kenya and elsewhere

In

within

for themselves and to oppose the the British Empire should in White cedillers or the White their own interest put loyally administrations in colonies where to the Indian Republic first. they reakle,

Such an argument cannot be

of

Much of the ambiguity ruslained. For by the general

an

Bandit Nehru's statements can, of course, be ascribed in the reeds body of international law of Parliamentary treffes in the linmigrant owes loyalty to the InMen climate.

C:12.

exact country of his residence. It is DILSWEIN are unfamiliar to New his duty, so to say as a guest, Delhi. And it is often the case to put respect for the Govern- the Pandit Nehru needs to fob ment of that territory, ahead of off a cantankerous minority. all other political allegiance. And in the case of dual citizen-

Like Consuls ship, which is. the fact of the

is known

For on the other side stands the situation with most Indian re- Government of the United King; sidents in the colonies, what dom, responsible for colonial

the #master territories in which persons of Indian origin are lying in gest citizenship" must perväll,"

It follows. from this that number, There ure

India whatever threats, or threat of throughout East Africa, In Mauritius, in Malaya und threats, may be held out for the Singapore, in the Fiji Irlands and event that British tizenship in the Wast Indies.

might one day be withdrawn, The Indian Government has, the Indian overseas owes allegt- since 1947, eppointed officers to ance to the Government of the thebo territories with the title of territory where he lives. Hence CommissioneT. Their functions he cannot put any other and status are not unlike those of allegiance before it. a Consul abroad. The term Com- missbne: is, of courte, carefully distinguished from that of Hig Commissioner. A High Cominis

equivalent, sloper the

# are permanent residents with- betwdon ocie Cam.onweath out losing their Ule to Indian Member and another. of an citizenship. But that citizenship The Indian High does not bring them within the Ambarsator. Commissioner in Lendon repres legitimate purview of the Indian scurls the Indian Government and Commissioner except so far as he shows an altogether human and natural interest in their cultural and religious ties.

.

No Standing

In that context, of course, most Indians living in Kenya

can

conducts political business with the UK. Government.

The Commissioner's functions include watching for the welfare of nationale of his country just ne, Even so, his position carries for example, the British Consul no standing to justify interven- General in Paris looks after the top or agitation on behalf of private and trade interer's of permanent residents of his own Brith subjects in France. But nationality:

fonality: the most he the Commissioner's responsibility legitimately do is to net for is vaulted to care for those of his temporary residents. conetesman- who are not living-Indeed Pandit Nehru's speech there permanently.

made this principle as plain as And it is with this in mind that his ambiguous language allows. Pandh Netru's speech has its For he repeated what he had important bearing on a delicate said before, that Indians "are problem. For under the British there as guests. The interests Nationality Act of 1949 those who of the Africans must be could cisim citizenship of dominant. If you Dominion are also citizens of the them, well and good. If not. United Kingdom and Coinmies. Equallo.

pack up and because we will Kerga

citizens are not protect you there," clazos of the United Kingdom,

There is no doubt in London and Colonies.

about the reality and per- of citizenship of the

Many Indians living in Kenya A could and have claimed citizen-

manence

can

serve

Joe has

not yet been Sixth

to Piccadilly Circus to be

sce Eros. But one of the first things ho, was shown at Aldenham was the reship at the UK, and Colonies on UK and Colonies; least of all "That's K re production of the statue the ground that they are entitled is there any doubt that this is lief," said Joe. But in the school's war memor. to Indian citizenship by the towns the moster citizenship of any Kenya who in fact enjoya compared with his ial garden. The sculptor, is a documents in very general dual citizenship at present.. American board- Sir Alfred Gilbert, was an ing-school, where Old Boy.

he had # bed-

sitting room to

himself, he

will

have more spartan

quarters, sharing a

#

£1

His portrait

also hangs

study with one boy in the School House dining and dormitory hall. So does the picture with 16 others, of a boy in RAF bluc. Walker ja

Old serious That is the

Alden- student who aims to be a hamlan who won the VC in writer, intends to, special the last war F/O L. T. ise in English, French and Manser. German while he is here.

Like the British boys, He is also athletic. But the

the in at

American must do year to wear a straw boater ali game he excelled

But it Hotchkiss will not get him military service. winter, with a pink-and- far at Aldenham. It was will not interrupt his career black striped band on it to

at Harvard, ley hockey" he says sad- at school or show he is an "Even." It

where he is going next ly. was explained to him that

year.

by

his house, the School House, Joe is learning the rudi-

"I can. get four years' defer-

with

"A very strict school has twice as many boys as ments of soccer, which is ment," he said. While he is ho the other four, which have the game Aldenham boys at the university he will study American standards,"

So each. says. "But even so, I have about 55

to play In the Christmas naval science at Government A lot to learn here." At equalise things the School term. Very different expense. Part of his vacations his first class, he was im House is divided into Odds from American football," will be spent at naval camps. After that he can start his pressed by the discipline. (blue and black hatband) he says, He, will also play two years in the American ile thought the master and Evens.

squash, which he started Navy

the rank of en- "dignified" and the boys There are neither uni- to learn in the Queen Eliza. sign, "respectful."

forma nor fags nor cor- beth coming over.

Meanwhile Joe in trying to 'put the accent On the first Hearing that the English poral punishment at Hotch-

syllable of garage, to call his echoolmates "boys instead of gentleman keeps his coat kiss School, Connecticut, To a puzzled Joe, School

stoodents and to forget that buttoned, Joe carefully but

he, was the taned up the

What in Joe's leading until last term now black Captain Bolt added that NO OTHER TOOTHPASTE OF ANY KIND

jacket which, with grey ham either.

there are no fags at Alden impression these first few ellor of an eight-page news- paper that come out every Juniors in days at an English public week. their first WHATSOEVER OFFERS SUCH CONCLUSIVE PROOFL flannel trousers, is his uni-

year are school? form as a member of the boyes" (the spelling la

Biggest shock for Joe to dalo Sixth Form.

from the time of the first "Ago and tradition he is that the Aldenham school. magazinb is a typical British But Peter Bolt, 6 foot Queen Elizabeth, when the says. "My American school school production ind

only |1' inch | captain of the school was founded), and a was considered quite an onos a term.

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