19-Year-Old Hungarian Refugee To Enter Kirkland House in Fall

A 19-year-old former resident of Budapest has been chosen by a faculty committee to live in Kirkland House next year, it was announced today. The refugee is Gyorgy Heimler, who will enter the House in the fall, probably as a sophomore.

The student's tuition will be paid by a University scholarship, while his other expenses will be met by contributions from students and faculty members in the House, who have given over $1250 toward his support.

Heimler was chosen from a group of 250 Hungarian student refugees by a House committee of Carl Kaysen, associate professor of Economics, and Louis Lefeber, instructor in Economics. The two interviewed about eight or ten of the highest ranking of these, and chose Heimler because of his "intellectul equipment, disposition, and ability to integrate himself into the community."

Attended Budapest Gymnasium

The refugee attended a gymnasium in Budapest, where he received a good education in classical subjects, and as a result, is "not so technically oriented as most Hungarian students are," Lefeber said. Refused admittance at the University of Budapest because his parents are middle-class, Heimler is reportedly interested in pre-medical studies.

Although Heimler has not yet been formally admitted to the University, it is "pretty clear" that he will be after he files his application, Kaysen said.