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UNITRD STATES DEPARTMENT OF GOMMRRCB<br />
WEATHER BUREAU TOPIC!! AND PERSONNEL<br />
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NOVEMBER 1944<br />
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INFORMATION ’<br />
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LATIN-AMERICAN STUDENTS<br />
Forty Lath-American Htudonts who graduated from the Inter- Americpn<br />
Meteorological School at Medellin, Colombia, in the summer <strong>of</strong> 194$<br />
were awarded motoorologicd scholarships to Anierican universities. +fie&<br />
Courees bcgan in September <strong>and</strong> lasted for the most part until tho early<br />
part <strong>of</strong> Juno 1944. The univcrRitirs to which tho studonttl were mignhd<br />
wero: C. 1. T., Chicago University, M. I. T., New York UnivcrRity <strong>and</strong><br />
U. C. 1,. A. Each univorsity provided throo or moro tuition-frco scholarships.<br />
Tho dircctors <strong>of</strong> tho motcorological departments at, all five univorsitios<br />
commontod favorably on tho proparation reccivod at Mcdollin.<br />
It should be stated that tho studonts wcrc dooply appreoiativo for the<br />
courtoRies ehown thcm by Weathnr <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong>licials <strong>and</strong> at the univorsities.<br />
After chmpleting their course^, seven <strong>of</strong> tho students wero Hclectod to<br />
attend tho school <strong>of</strong> Tropical Meteorology in Pucrto Rico. Tho reinttinder<br />
Wore msigned to tho <strong>Weather</strong> Burouu stations at Denver, Fort Worth,<br />
KansaR City, Now Orleans, Atlanta, Chicago, <strong>and</strong> Boston in ordor to<br />
apply the principles loarned in the universities <strong>and</strong> to gain a first-h<strong>and</strong><br />
acquaintance with our Rcrvicr work to tho public. Studonts nssignod to<br />
thoso stations were outspolton in their prdso <strong>of</strong> the instruction recoived.<br />
Tho final 2 wwks <strong>of</strong> their stay in tho <strong>United</strong> Statos wore Rpont at tho<br />
Contra1 Ofico where thoy had an opportunity <strong>of</strong> roceiving ~oine supblemcntnl<br />
inatruction in the &day forcwwt <strong>and</strong> tho central analysis units<br />
<strong>and</strong> by visits to tho raob units in tho Instriimcnt DiviRion nnd at tho<br />
Airport. Probably tho outst<strong>and</strong>ing point <strong>of</strong> intorcst was tho Pan Amorican<br />
Union where they were rcccivod personully by Dr. 1,. S. Rowc, tho<br />
Director-Goneml <strong>of</strong> tho Union. Tho studonts havo for tho most part<br />
returned to thoir homes, whcro about half <strong>of</strong> thorn hnvo vory d<strong>of</strong>inite<br />
prospoets <strong>of</strong> omploymont in the mntoorological sorvicos <strong>of</strong> t
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