British Studies Seminar, University of Texas at Austin with live oaks and the scattered ashes of one of the founding members of the seminar. On arrival at the seminar, the participants help themselves to a glass of Tio Pepe or Dry Sack sherry, though teetotalers prefer cranberry juice. Sherry has come to symbolize the attitude. The seminar meets to examine in a civilized way whatever happens to be on the agenda, Scottish or Indian, Canadian or Jamaican, English or Australian. The discussion is civil, but sometimes grows a bit heated. What makes the debate engrossing is the clash of different perspectives—including those of lawyers, physicians, retired ambassadors, and
Tio Tek Djien focusing on their best-received works: "Gagak Solo" from Orion and "Dr Samsi" from Dardanella. Ultimately Orion was unable to compete and had lost much of its popularity by the late 1930s. During the Japanese occupation (1942–45) and subsequent Indonesian National Revolution (1945–49), Orion was disbanded. In 1950 Tio attempted to reunite the cast, but was unsuccessful. Unable to reunite Orion, Tio instead turned to the burgeoning post-Revolution Indonesian film industry. He made his feature film debut as executive producer of "Topeng Besi" in 1953, followed by "Machluk Raksasa". In 1954 he directed and produced "Melarat tapi Sehat", based on a