European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N in in x a View of the new America House at Hamburg by Hamburg is the second City in the British zone to get an America the other is at opening the doors to culture i Tell now p by Ai a Obj i i Obj i Law Yafo d Oysten elderly German s intellectual with a snowy Goatee and balding Pate rhythmically blinked his eyes time to the caressing strains of Lovens Senate next dressed in a Black suit shiny with a grizzled worker in Kassels a battered two were typical of the audience into the cites America House to concert by Karl Ulrich following in the Steps of his item pianist Artur Juisti rated concertgoers and aver German workers and housewives in applause As Schnabel finished Many of the poorer germans Jve led far from the cites outskirts heart to hear the free America House programs at Germana of modest who otherwise could never of seat in the Square Reading ranged with hundreds of folding chairs for the 0 about during intermission to hello to acquaintances in the a avas Bela hungarian it life ctr 6f the who emigrated i the in in the audience also were its in the nightly German classes Are another America House Active had been dismissed Early to and the Nabel resumed with selections by american composer Russell a German housewife snickered a Lily at the atonal passages and blues of the led so soothed by aed and adjusted his glasses to study program or Schnabel had a German muttered to his girl Friend be first was but the last was quaint Long the German people with the America houses show germans ire have interests beyond lady wrestlers and crooners by Harold staff writer every phase of american Ever controversial or one of the objectives of the 26 America houses which serve major cities in the and British zones and West such concerts As the one recently held in Kassel Are Only one facet of the America House which is directed by the state departments information the houses Are basically Community with phonographs and record movie rooms for discussion an intensive schedule of activities designed to show the average German what makes the a typical week of America House activities May include a Robert Flaherty documentary a on atomic Energy by a distinguished american a performance of Tennessee miss Gisella childrens room daytime supervisor in the America House at reads a fascinating fairy tale to a group of German Williams a Streetcar named a concert by an outstanding German or american a talk by a German Exchange student just returned from Tho and a recorded music session tracing the history of jazz from new Orleans to Benny All this is designed to dispel the nazi inspired myth that the is a mad melange of lady lecherous Wall Street tycoons and dope driven jazz myth that is now being trumpeted by communist a typical of centers throughout Ger Many is the new America House recently opened in Heidelberg with its indirect gaily coloured furniture and modernistic it was re modelled at a cos of about from a building which served As the Heidelberg ration Headquarters through out the among its features Are a Model Library a 150seat music room with radio and phonograph combined lecture room and movie theater seating 150 and an inviting childrens room with a juvenile Patricia Van chief of the Usis in has outlined the threefold America House objective As follows disseminating information and creating understanding the United states of its government and aiding Germany integration into the family of nations by promoting democratic practices in the Community and by familiarizing the German population with democratic patterns and throughout the Western world and acquainting the German Public with the objectives and achievements of inter National bodies whose aim is the further Ance of peace and this dynamic program of Selling democracy to a cynical continued on Page in Section