because of its accessibility to such European cities as London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Luxembourg, Berne and Vienna. The Center itself is in a suburb of Bonn, Germany, across the river from the Seven Mountains or Siebengebirge and the resort city of Königswinter." Special courses were required each academic session: European Area Seminar and European Field Study. The European Area Seminar was an inter-disciplinary exploration of European problems. It included an extended reading program and culminated in a term paper. The European Field Study included interviews and research at political institutions, social organizations and industrial establishments. Instructional Facilities All classes were held on the first floor of the mansion. The large classroom could hold all forty students with tables arranged in horseshoe fashion. The instructor's area included a raised platform, a blackboard, a piano and other instructional equipment. Small group discussions and seminars were conducted in the book lined seminar room, which seated about fifteen people, and provided views of the Rhine and the mountains beyond. Library The area next to the Seminar Room on the first floor held the library. The collections consisted of several hundred pertinent books, in English, selected by the instructors to support the educational program. Most of the materials were selected from the J.Y. Joyner Library Collection in ECU, and shipped from there. Students also availed themselves of the texts needed from the University of Bonn, especially for materials in many languages. Research materials will mostly be copied from government and society archives that were collected during visits to various institutions. Textbooks for the courses of study were also part of the library collection. Various European and local newspapers and journals supplemented the library collection. The students were encouraged to bring reference works, a thesaurus, a language dictionary and recreational reading materials. Many of these were donated by the students to the library at the end of the year. Common Rooms Haus Steineck had a large reception hall outside of the dining hall that was used on formal occasions as well as for informal meetings. Several parties, such as a "1950's Rock and Roll Party" were held here to entertain the students and their guests. The seminar room, library and even the classrooms were often used after the hours of formal instruction, either to watch German TV, to read or to hold quiet discussions. Stübchen The Stübchen, or the "Cozy Room," was in the