frlday. October 30, ”64 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Five Sit and Lady Brogan study a road atlas in their home here in Grinnell, They have traveled from here to points as distant as Los Angeles and Washington, D,C., and they plan to make other trips this semester to lecture, attend meet- ings, and visit old friends. a x * ’Brogans Continued from Page A couple before Christmas vaca- tion. “1 have to be home to cook Christmas dinner,” Lady Brogan told one of her class- es. Sir Denis explained that the English have caught on to the American custom of turkey din- ner for Christmas. They have quite a turkey business. He told me that just before the holiday season there is a great deal of hijacking of turkeys, es— pecialiy around London. “It’s the nearest thing we have to a wild west,” he said bemused, “except, of course, train rob- beries.” I asked Lady Brogan just 'what she teaches an archaeo- logy claSs in the middle of Iowa. “1 tell them about inter- esting archaeological sights in the Mediterranean,” she said. Her first trip to Lybia, where she has done a great deal of work, was in 1948, when she was among the first group of British archaeologists allowed in North Africa after World War 11. Though he is mainly known as a historian and so regards himself. Sir Denis now devotes considerable time to surveying contemporary life in Great Britain, France, and the United States. Though he is perhaps more in touch with U. S. here in Grinnell, I wondered if he felt less in touch with the world here than in London. He admit- ted that this was the case, but said that as far as news is con- cerned, one is better off in Grinnell than in North Afric When Lady Brogan is _ Noflh Africa, she is sometimes several days away from the news. She explained that she only learned of the assassina- tian of President Kennedy the following day beCause she chanced to meet a man who knew of it. Sir Denis told of his exper- ience in England in connec- * ‘k * (ion with the Kennedy assassi- nation. He was at the London airport when he received a call to report immediately to a Television Company. The President died while he was en route downtown. Brogan went on the air that night with a commentary. He explained that, much to its continued embarrassment, BBC was the only network in the world which played situa- tion comedies for some time after the President’s death. This happened because all the top men were at a party and nobody was available with the authority to change the pro- gramming, Sir Denis Brogan was also featured in a BBC commen- tary the next day. “1 said about the same thing both times,” he told me, "but,” he laughed, "1 got paid twice for it.” I concluded then that he was EEC's “expert on American af- fairs.” Sir Denis smiled and said “My son does more of that." “Why, Denis, you are!" his wife corrected. “X‘m paid for it," he replied modestly, and smiled. There is a majority of women in the American studies semi- nar which he teaches, so I asked how he liked teaching them. Sir Denis said that wom- en in the classroom don’t both» er him; indeed, one might think he rather enjoys it. He feels strongly that women should go to college, and explained that though it is harder for them to get in most colleges at. Cam- bridge, the university is about one-sixth female. Oxford draws about onerfourth of its students from the fairer sex. Last week when the seminar met, Sir Brogan made a plea that the male students, in parti- cular, come to see him regard- ing paper topics. He said that since he got his office, he has * ‘k * had many female callers, but no men. Perhaps this is a com- ment on the Grinnell social sit- nation The Brogans are getting to know more students as the semester progresses. They en- joyed the color of the Home- coming weekend and comment- ed particularly aboth the floats and the ingenuity of them. They even attended the football game, which they also enjoyed ——especially since the right team won. Both visiting professors are furthering their contact with students at weekly dinner meet- ings with'small groups of stu- dents room. If you chance to meet a white haired gentleman with a rud— dy complexion, and probably a red shirt or vest, accompanied by his most charming wife, rest assured that this time the in- vading red»coats are welcome and friendly. Take a few min- utes to get to know them. 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