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Fol- t he second yea r t h e South?rest Texas S t a t e Teachers College i n San Iiarco:: has had t h e p r i v i l e g e of p a r t i c i - p a t i n g i n t h e I n t e r n p t i o n a l T e ~ c l ~ e r Educat ion F r o ~ ; l > ~ r n adminis te red by t h e U. S. Of f i ce 0,' Educntton Tn coope ra t ion wi th t he Departclent of S t a t e . Twenty ele mentarg t e a c h e r s from Geriiiany have been a s s igned t o t h i s csnlpus from Septcm- b e r 1 9 t o December 20, 195b. This i s a r e r o r t of t h e a c t i v i t i e s c a r r i e d on f o p and by t ~ i s group,

The twe~li;; p a r t i c i q a n t s were young elementary t e a c h e r s from Gerrcny, t e n women, t e n l.len. They ran.-;ed i n age from 25 t o 35 y e a r s r . ~ i t h a lneclf ra a,?e of 22%. ?lone had l e a s t han t h r e e g e a r s of t e2ch ing exper ience ; t h e avera,ze was s i x g e a r s of ex?er-ience, A s can be s een from t h e fo l lowing l i s t of nmies arid horne zddresses , t hey r e p r e s e n t e d a f a i r c ros s - sec t ion of Western Germany:

Guenther Anderer, l 3 a ~ a i n b r o i l n - ~ e g n i t z / ~ c h u l h a u s - - e I n g r i d B e l l a r d i , ITxilburg-k.rill?elmsburg, i,i~.e?er Gcorgsv~erder Deich 130 c/o, von Degen

Rosa Boeckl, C-urilpen-90, Post Falkcnber,.;, Oberpfalz , Bavayia Uwe Cars tensen , K i e l , Krummbo,yen 13 Liane Fleischflenn, ~uc?l~lum/~raunscl~~rei~~, Kupferlw~hle R a p u n d Follmal-;n, Gelsenl:ir:chen, 1:lestf a l e n , i j i ldegard S t r . 10 Hans Gloeckel , 13a Heic!~ensc!iwand 11 b e i 1?uer.nberg Hans Horn, Neustadt , ICreic Mzi-burg-Hessen, Que ra l l ee 10 I r e n e Huss, Pluniclz li.2, 202 AinCorl"er.strasse Johannes Kachel, Aucsburg, F r o e l i c h S t r . 1610 Karlhefnz Kess l e r , Nannheim, U. 6 Nr. 23 Carola Krebs, Berlin-Sc7nrilari;endorf , Lu-blaer S t r . 10 I l s e Moel ler , Berlin-Tempelhof, lr!ulfila Uf e r 52 Herman Oester~?rind, Oberhausen-Rhld, Pos t S t r , 5 H i l l e Roeske, c/o Er:. Lucie Roeslre, Bot.tor ! h e b e r , Quaken-

bruck, Peg. Eef, Osncbrueck Ber t1 Schrnitt , K a r l s r u l ~ e , Eenckstr . 7 Margot Schuber t , Kre fe ld , Kori is t rasse 81 IIorst Unver icht , Fl - ,a~lcfur t A. 14. - E D C ~ S ~ , Ehmerich Jose f ' s t r ,

23 Die ther von Rosen3erg, i lo ln- i3e t tenber7 , Olbergs t r . 41

..- Lise-Lore Weissner, 13eFlin-Frledenau, ~ { ~ h e n s t r a s s e 93

Because of c e r t a i n f a c t o r s i n San Piarcos, such a s t h e presence of an Af rbece and tlle res l l . l t i n g hous i n 2 : r'ob1er:is , i t seerned ,Tore d e s i l a b l e t o house t h e s e t e a c h e r s i n co l le , ~ e dormitor-iez r a t l ~ e r t h a n t o a t tempt t o ~ l o c e them i n p r i v a t e homes. The r~len were p l aced i n t h e hTew lien 's Dormitory, j u s t completed; t h e wonlcn i n S a l l i e B e ~ e t t a Hz11, a now

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womenfs rcs ide lnce f o r u p p e r c l a s ~ m e n . A l l t o o k t l ~ e i r m e a l s i n t l ie c o l l e ~ e d i n i n g h a l l a t t h e Conxirons.

S ince t h e SrouIr, a r r i v e d a l m c s t s l x u l t a n e o u ~ l ~ j w i t h t h e openin? o f t l ie f 2 l l te rm, t , h e ~ e EELS no o p p o r t u n i t y t o s e l e c t American r o o m r ~ a t e s p r o ? s r l y ; t h e r e : t o r e e a c h (;~1~ma:., t e a c h e r was a s s i g n e d t o a roolmia.te froil; h i s own group, It would l ~ e v e been d i f f i c u l t t o s e l e c t rocxmnates of appro;-:?>;.ate age , and s i n c e t h e s c h e d u l e of' t i le German c r o u p was i r - r e i ~ u l a r , t h e r e was l e s s i ~ t e r f e r e n c e w i t h dorr~itor; . ,r l i f e t h a n t h e r e had been when o t h e r s were p l a c e & 1 1 ~ l l ; l ~ hilei-,ican roormates .

With a l l the Troup livini!; on t h e ca~!>us , ar,d t1:e lower g r a d e s of' tl;e l o c a l s c h o o l s y ~ . t e l n also l ioused t h l 7 e , t h e r e was l i t t l e pi-oblesl of l o c z l t i?aps7-ort: : t ion, The - -, j u n i o r h-I?:: sc21001 is l o c a t e d abou t a ; I ? L L ~ atjay, h u t a r e g u l a r bu.s r.qas ava l lo .b le ~ G Y ' t h o s e ir:420 v~anter l t o v i s i t t h e r e . On t h e l o n z e r out-0:-town t r l ~ s , a bus w a s c h a r t e r e d from t h e Dlueboncet Linr ;s , i)~l.t f o r ?;lost c f t h e t r i p s t o r,eapb:; p l a c e s , ;;ie:nber20 of t l - ~ e Ync~?. l ty and of tkie a d v l s o r y c o n m i t t e e kjere v e r y g c n e r o u s i n providin:; p ~ . i v a t e c a r s .

Two coordina . t ;ors 1:ier.s ay1;ointed f o r t h e l o c a l ;)1-.o:;r'arn by Cr. J. G. P l o x e ~ s , .tile c o l l ~ c e m:-esiclent: Dr.. J. Lloj-c* Rogers , I ' roPessor of E lementa ry Zduc2:icn , f o r t h e o v e ~ ~ a l l direction an,-' ;:.ref e c s i o n r . 1 aul:ects; T k l l s s 1 , ; lverne 17al t c ; ~ , D i l - r c t o r of Stude:?t I,i::c, far . h0.d~; ?fir;;;, s c c i a l ii ?e e ~ d recrent ; lon. Nan;. ::.ctiT;ii;iss rrere cifi ' . ' lc~:. l ' t t o c l . a s s i f g uvlder t h e s e io !p ic :~ l 'Lasts, s o t h e i;wo r,~or.ke:l t o ~ e t l i e r closel: ,r i n ~ ~ l a n ~ i n g a l l a c t - i v i t i c s , ~ n , i ?-j ; : i l~ ?.eye I - e f e r r e d t o as c o c r : l i n ~ t c r ar,d . ~ ~ s s i s t a r . t c o o r d i n r t o r r szy ,er , tLvely f o r t l ~ e sake o f c l a l ? i t y , \-rere aci;u:-.lly coo=;'ilinste I.i? r e - s p o n s i b i l i t y .

The c e ~ t r a l czle-! i ( iar ni' a l l , z c t f v l t i e s was I-ept by t h e cool-.d.inatc:lr arid f i l l i n . : : i t a t ionc :re;-e c l z p r e d t l l r s :~ i : i l hin, b u t socizi.1 I n v i t zf i o n s r .ei-,e sche,:i-1.2.ed tl~.rou~;lc l;lie a s s i s t m t -,ool~ciEnc?tor, \-rho r . i so 're-f-t kl-le Ge~r;ar, teac!ila:?s informed of ;;.ecreatinn.r:l o q ; . : o ~ > t u r . i t i e s , c u i t u r a l l;ro;:rals and s o on. (Fcr exar-iple, s e e E x h i b i t 5 a t t i le end of' t h e r e p o r t f c r c?n ex:.~npic o? ner. n o k i c e s ) .

Ti:o - o m ~ i t t e e s we:-e aproin-LeG t;o z d v i s e aiid ?,soist A- he cnor.i i inators. Czc of t;!isse, t1.e Can?ui; Cio;imj.l;t;ee, Yras composeci of f'c.c~;ll.;;y ?e;:scn:lel, t o ~ l e t e i ~ r ~ l f i e n o l i c Z e s and t o a s s i s t i n ciny-bg-c..:a:r r arrr? . ;c - -ct~~.ks ; t h e o t h e r , t h e P:'viso~:; r;c,r,~r.it-'sec, ~r:i,r n 2 d . e ~ x p of r e ~ ~ r ; e s e l i t n t i . v e s of l;:le conmunit:\r a r d ::er,eral;. a r e a . ( S e e E x h i b i t at tkie e r d of t h e i : e p o ~ t f o r t h e 1;alnes cf ti15 ii~eiiibers oi' b o t h 4- ~ ~ h e s e ccrranittees) .

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The l a r g e r committee of t w e ~ t y - f i v e members had r ep re - s e n t a t i v e s of l o c a l c i v i c o r g a n i z a t i o ~ s and r e l i g i o u s bodies , t h e l o c a l and ne ighbor ing cchool systems, t h e Texas Educat ional Agency, t h e r e g i o n a l Ac lmPni~ t?~a to r s f Assoc ia t ion , t h e Parent-Teachers Assoc ia t ion , t h e neir;hl;:oFfnp: 5n ive r s l t ; y of Texas, p u b l i s h e r s of t h e l o c a l nel,,:spE?er a n i of a nea:>'?>y German-language newsyayer. This cornmlttee met 2s a Si'O7J9 on only two o c c c s i o n ~ ; f o r t,he remain?er of t h e t i n e con- t a c t was made by t e lephone , by l e t t e r , and by c o n f a ~ e n c e s w i t h i n d i v i d u a l s .

Ona of .the n o s t g r a t i f y i n g f e a t u r e s of the progra-? was t h e s p l e n d i d coope ra t i en wl-iich t h e s e busy ;:.eople g?.ve, t h e manner i n which t h e y ~ ~ c c e p 5 e d t h e c h a l l e n z e s c t i t s o b j e c t i v e s , a;id took t h e i n i t i a t i v e Lr , ]nl,".rining z~c ' t l v - i t l e s . They rovet ti f nd i spensab le i n makinr con- tzc t s act', arrac,?;e- melzts, esyecial1-y f o r tile out-of - t 3 w r , tr.riy:s. The majc vl! r r t7, u ,,, of them volun teered t c s 3 o r s o r a t r i r , r:lci n-'eng gave a s much a s a f u l l aag i n zct i r ig a s has% c=. quiiie. Exl i tk i t C" g ives a t g y i c a l day rlannecl by o r e of' t::.ts co :mi t tee , i n t h i s ca se , 1~Tr. Rea(7zn Brown, count:^ s ~ e n . 5 of a n e i ~ x ~ o r l n g county

The cc-; ; . l l t tees accep ted as t h e i r broad : ~ u r p o s e s t h o s e s t a t e d i n t h e rney~ual p o v i d e d bg t h e Offf c e of Education. Since t h l s l i s t mag n o t ine avaPl=?:;ls t o :one i-ec.de-;.s, po r t i ons a r e r epea t ed he re :

1 To Dyeserve w o ~ l u -pep.ce a s e s s e n t i a l t o surviva?-. 2. To pr>onio+ie a b e t t e r n:utu:il ulii?e:-~ t a x a i n r ~ among

t h e peoples of t h e world thr.ai.li_;h: a. ? ,~i ld .e~- s tandin '? o t h e r peogl-es 23ci t : l e i r c u i t u ~ e ( i n t h i s ca se , Ge~.17ia172~) ; k. bein:; ~z:;dei;o ..,toad by o t h e r s ; c. .~mclel-.st:~nciinl'. 3 cui..:;elves 0 . .

3. To w i ~ fraiends fclr t h e TJil?.te.l Stc . tes ; t o counte r proyagan,ia a!-?i~.st t h e U. S. I )

Piore s p e c i f i c n L l y , ti-~e l o c a l p l ogr210 war planncdi t o p r o v i i e f o r t he se t e a c l i e ~ s ?ram Germcny:

1. A t h e o r e t i c a l baclL;:;round in phi!.oso:11hg, psyci-io?.o~y, soc i= l l c~gr a? a b r s i s f o r w;_de:xs4-ar:1~lip l i f ' e and educc.tion i n Uni ted St:.~tee--t!-11:: t l z ~ ? o u ~ h t:le eainii.la.rs, c l a s s e s , i n d i v i d u a l r~r.S-'.;e:.~ei-.ce s , : free reeding.

2. An opr'ol-$unity f 01. each oi;e tc : f ol1.olp,r i n d i v i d u a l i n t e r ( . st..;, y e i 7 ~ c ~ a l or-, :-,:?ofess;ona!---t;i~is tbroilgh c l a s r c s a-lc.ite;:?, i n !i~:iduc+l conSe-;.r.inci. L, 2d- miss ion t o e ? n r o ~ , ; > i s toe c o l l e ~ , c c l u b ? and or~;anT- z a t i o n s .

3. Exben::ive o i j s p ~ > ~ a t : i o n e:;.!er..iei~::e:. a!id 3 s rv11ch par+ic ipa t ; ion a e ?-~os:. i k l e i n a; l tg ; )es 01 :;chools anci 2 1 1 l e v e l s ; t o i ~ ~ c l u d t : alsci proi;ess. '_onal meet!.ncr,s, pare:-;t-tea-cllers ~ s s o c f a t i o r : ~ .

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4 Mmission to a l l c o l l e g e a c t i v i t i e s such as athletic events, cult!lral series ; aleo opportunities to a'ttcnd concerts and ~t!?er c u l t u r a l events in the aiaea.

5. FiTst, hm$. acqua in t~mca with the pattern c r social or~a~izatTons ml! b ~ i c L n ~ t i t l l t i q 1 1 s - - t ~ i p s and. visits to l o c n l an8. zta,';e ascncies, industries, bue2nesses, $arr!;s si-d ra~~clzes.

6 , C o n t a c t ;,-it11 Ai:eric~:n tarhlilie:: in tYie horiLe; esgecialiy impor.-cant s lnce the group war to be housed in d ~ : ~ i t o r i e s ,

7. Op2ortunity to g i ~ e i n C o m a t ~ m . concerning Gc::manp supplementary t o t he ~ ~ e c e d i n c a c t f v i t i e r , t l ~ ~ o u = h ap?earnncez in t211:s berore groups ~ n d tn d i s - c~seion groups,

F . PRELI!,ZIPTAiiY PLAMW IITG

The a d v ~ n c e plmn:-rig was n-dch ~ l r i g l i . T f eeL tt::is year by two l'actoi-s: one, t b e prev ious ~ e ~ r t z ex:!erlence g t11e

o t h e r , the excel lent d e t a i l e d s u , y p s t l o r s in t 3 e i ;~n; ra l provided .?or coor6.inators. The plalrnk.?; i~nc'_..lxded these s teps :

Preliminary a ~ r e r ~ g e n e n t a were x d e for administrative provis ior,s, sxcl: as f inencial cost x , housirA-,~

?' t r a f i spor t atio:?. , rnedical services, r ep i s t r e . t ~ o n procedures, recuring of meal. t i c ! r e t ~ . ~ a s ? d st;~dcnt activity t i c k e t s , The housin~ directors met wi t11 t;!ePr 110:-rse councils to d i s c a s s t he a r r i v a l of t h e i r g:~-es ts aEd the necessary ~ d j u s t m e ~ t s t lmt needed t o be niade, S t o r i e s were released to the l o c a l y r e s s , neerby dailies, and the col lege paper de sc r i 5 i r~g the 2rozram and the anticipated arrival of the teechers, The pl*ogra:-: vrzs e:rplained before a meatil?g of t h e general fscultg; l a t e r a bu1Letj.n we.s distributed t o faculty zlel~bers, {;ivf ng brf ef bLographical data Poi. each of the twenty participants. (See E,'~hibit D T o r a copy of th is memorandan). A roox adjoining t h e coord ina to r ' s ofl'ice :-?as obtainez and prepared for the exclueive use of the 5roup. It m e e q u i ~ ~ ~ e d with t a b l e s md c l ~ a i r a , t zble-L-arm cheirs, blac!:board space, genera-JS bulletin hoard zpace, shelves f o r books, and a pigecn-hole cab ine t f o r distribution of' mail and individual n o t i c e s , A packet of materials v a s assenbled for each teecner, These included such things as e map of t h e carallus, a ~182 of the city, a copy of the hendbook for new students, the Sockle t on housing regulations, the l i s t of c u l t u ~ a l ertd entertainment features. A t e n t a t i v e scheC-ule w c ~ plcnoed for the soninars, and necessary arrsnge:-:ent s r:icde tri th the proposed 1eade1.s.

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8. The r i a s t e r c o n t r o l c ? i z r t t o keep a r e c o r d of a p p o l n t x e n t s f o l > tl?e g roup \:as p r e p a r e d ; a second c h a r t vns r e r - d i e d f o r n r e c c r d of i n d i ~ i f i - ~ l ~ l a c t T v i t i e s . To I ' a c L l i t a t r - t h e Ircey;ir,g o f t1:e l a t b e l : r e c o r d , s12ri.ai.y blanlsrs r.;er.e nreyai-.cc! t o r a wee3rlg r e p o r t f porn e a c h tecc1:t.r ( ExhiSik E) . I n aclf i i t ion, a n e l 3 s 0 ~ - ~ e l ?:older f o r e2.ch of t h s t r l en tg 1.1-3 s t a r . t , ed as , ru , ;~cr ted i n fY11.e I lanual .

9. Seveynl y:~'pii:iliL~~;:y:~ lef,te:)s ::e:;c w y l . t ken al-:d c o n t a c t s rmde by t h e coorJ.Z.r_ati;rs colzcernfing p o s s i b l e o p ~ o r t u r , i . t i e s f o ? f ' l e l '! t r l y s .

10. The c o o r ~ l i r i a t o r s and soine of ',fie cem-1.1s con:r1it2~ee s t u d i e d t h e k,iocr-ap!lJ.cal irif orrlc t Ton T:-;os,: i~l-~e a p p l i c ;; t i o n f ornl AE-312, nl-td a l s o cai5e.I'~~!..;-;- e-::ir-:in? d t h e pict-Ai7es. As a : - e su l t , tile C;e:-.-:!a;:. tc:-?cl:e-!:,s - were - s u r p - i s e c ? z.nG pleasec.1 t o ? ' e callccl. 2);; :-;.axe 2s

t l l e ; ~ s tepr ,ed fron tb.e t.L2aln.. T'le yer,~,cl:>dl?l,ri e ..., :'-,o-/? L A , . 5 7 e t o t'!;f s sirfil:le cs.t71;-*e ;-rol-,e t - -.- ;-- - .- . id i';or 1;: ~i tl.:.;e used .

The s c t i v i t j ; . e s of ::.l~e f i r F t $wo 1-:-.eirs !-re1.e c1eliberr.a-i;ely h e l d t:, a ~ l . 0 1 , ~ nnce ; Tn f4:.ci;, Ti0 Z 0 l . r n ~ 1 . i :)e:.;.inc:rs v e r e he1.d u n t i l t h e t l ~ t r c ! ;A-eek. The :7;i'oup treide lfist 2-L tl-,.e t l ~ a i n by rierlbers o f h e C al2p~:s x ~ c i o? t h e i i ~ . - ~ i :: i)i':l. C O : ; ~ H ~ t t e e s , st;u(liel?ts, and I n ' t e ; : e ~ teci tow:zoyco~~l.e. Tlle ei!! toy. oi' a Ge~-r;:an-;ar,;;!n:lge net,!s.paper liar1 c ' r ivsn n c c r l g tr-!er:-t? n;iles t o be p r e s e n t , Tlzey were t l , a n s ; cjl-tecl t o ';!~c.iy ?urx?-!;oyies by p r i v a t e c a r s and a f t e r a c::>.ar,ce t o i7e::t and clc:an u?, met t h e members o f t h e Ce~?~;.!ils Cor,mi!.ttce 2 t 3r-i fnfci7rrial b u f f e t .

The f i r s t f e t ~ days were:: s p e n t al;:lost t'rltj.rel:i i n o r i e n t a t f o n : , . c t i v i t l e s . Va~!-ous r c'hoo!_ o f ' i . i c i a l s cane t o t h e m e e t i n g ~co;.: 'Lo ?.i s c u s s ';lie ir . t l u ~ ~ c ' : i c - n ~ , o:? t h e gYoi-1-p v i r i t e d t h e i r cr^-flee:: i ' c r '-I-.? :,.LL sx71e ~ , u T ~ ~ c : c . Cop ies of t h e c o l l e z e c a t a l o y : ~ e zncl c i r Y F sche,?.dles l:r:* 5een se:lt ahead t o kas i l ing ton , and t h e Crei-.r2:m i-e:.:chers l l ad -beer: s t l rdg ing them d\.win:-- t h e i r t r a i n r . ide. T h e Dza:l a n d coorr1.11-si";or e x i ~ l a i n e d f ~ i > t h e r t h e c ~ r i t e l l t c f tile v a r i o u s co7.:;=::cs, a d v i s e d i n d l v i d u a l r a s t o tf-icse most :.?*ited t o thc:r I?Il:r2pcses.

I ~ ~ J i t h a. camgas a s compact 2s t h i s o r e , t h e r e :;as no need f o r al l elaSo~.al:e t o u r ; t h e gr4cup r:rr:e, :~or.;ever-, sliown t h e rnaln pai.nt e of' i i l t 6 i - . e ~ t on t:le ca~rl.pL,.~. The l ib r - . : ? r i an and. h i s s t a f f ' s;~or.;ed tlienl ove r t i ic li'c.?-,.-, C L ~ , ~ y ex;~l.!line;i j i :~oce - dui-mes 2nd i,c;-,:ul:i4:ic~s Ceve F.:~c'J i j n C 2 :,er.,:iit;, and

" y7 a ~ s i y n e ( : i h i , : t o s?? in ; l l - i ic l '~ ' l l ca--.ide 11 Pn t 1 . i ~ l ib17: rly sf,ac.!is. On tile eecr:-id c!a;~, the t~,:ei ~t.; >;e:.c in7: i.l-e:-l b;; Pr .e , r ide l~t Flotziers t o be ~ ~ e : . e r , t a t I l i : . . ;=ey(.~l.r,.r . :~c~llt?~ ::l..set;n,<y 2nd

. . were p r e r e : . ~ t ~ d a t t h a t l;i:;~e t,c s,le er!l;!-z.e r n c l ~ l t ~ i - .

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L a t e r i n t l ie ~,?eelr, t h e c o o r d i ~ a t o r beg8.n. h i s i n d i v i d u a l i ~ t e r v i e w s . Lies- l : : e 2 1 1 e:::iL:'.e:.zi$Po:zs copccynlnig t11.e r;olle;.;e c o u r s e s , d e c i ? lo3.ls ::s -to ~'~.J:iich o11.c~ to a~3. i -5 c . t i i l i.eq~~rix,elrl cpn; . l idera j lc "sj~i>i;;.:ir_,; e:lo;.il?c', " ,.;rid ;.k.;,r..s di!r:i_n~ t>is e;<plarc.t.oi.?~ yer:ioc7. th:~t, a i ' a i r l y exts!l:;lv.e Lz:t;e:.l-vrle:: :-J::.s

sch.ec!?iled ?.:rLtli e a c h one cl.~i-~!.n[< a fr~ree periac:. Tile r*o;i , l -Ys of -Ljlc: e i n Lcrvier.~s si.lypl e;.,:er:t,ed t h e ini'orl,:~.';. i on i;r f ;iec", frjorn t l - ! c i r a p y l i c z t i o n f o ~ m s , l l e l r e d t h e c o o ~ ~ c ~ i i . ~ n ~ ; ~ . ~ t o clalte !'ui.the r. esj??.r.l-,n t i a r s, u:;.sr.:ei- ?Ire s- l - , ic ; l~ , c:Letsi::(..in:: irciiviC.uo1 i .nte;- .osts , h c t n p e r s a ~ z a l an ; ' ;::;:)fe~sic~lsll 9

estinzc. t e ti-LC 1-.ro:?%cie:lcy i n E n q i i ~ . h oI' cclt:.cli one. Ti;n,:;e r.rere xrcisy h ~ l . p f i x l ii? disco.,;el>in,.; iiirii~:(::>,lnl ta.ir:~.~t r , :..z.d

" - to1:ics on ~..i';.i'lch ec.c:i coulcl - , a l se ,;ol-.,tl-,:.;.:~:-.t:igns lc\ . tey tal1.s o r c!iscusslon ;);?o~-!-~ :.n s~~;;:;:,cst-i?r: .> a?~cii-Li~>r:3l sei.:~i..r,a~ t ,oy?.cs, i n f u a l ~ i c i - ~ L n ~ ; a i ~ n s ! ; 1.or counscl:.r:; oi? i:ie s e i c c t i o r l of c o u r s e s t o r u d i t .

Or~l :~inzl l ; ; , i t I I : . , ~ -- .ecn .::lamed t o h:.ve one cein;.nc?r d e a l v:i.ti? Y C ~ G C ~ ~ S RI?:.?. ec'L1rca'i;ic;;in'l. pro!!le;.:.ls, t.;i?e o'Lk3i' t r i t l i Eil:qe:?icar Il-cl'e a i d c ~ l l t - d r e i.ri cl;t.neraI. T;.)i:; c i i v l r i o n i-2.s

soc~ll c i iscnrded in c;.?i'ec t , ltor.,rever~, b e c : a u ~ e t h e t:,c n:!-.cr_s weye so interrelrk-be,:?., es.jec.i.c.11;; s o :;irLce i>i:e of (:;!,I;- . - o b j e c t i v e s i - : ; , ~ i ; ~ si Oi: hx.: t;!,ie ~ C . ! i 2 ,?i;1 on91 :: 7:: l ; ?~ i l :I Ler!:~ from t l ie c i~ i? .u i>e , 3 i Y r 8 . ill a c o l l e g e r,i?ci-e kl?e !,ia.ln !'i>inl;iol? i s tencl.,er e<l:~ce.-i..i.oil, e v e r y st,-,ff i?;er.;ber; r s t , h . e r ~ > . i - - : . i . ~ ? n l i ; ~ s e e s Llle i ~ , ? ~ l i c ~ t i : ~ r l c fox7 eiuc:it.lcn 3 . 1 ~ his kc;;-~fc. Pox9 example, F.Ir.:s. ? i e ~ n r Decl:ert, He:~d of the Dt3y sri;l;:cnt 0:; A;-'t , rms ~,c'r~er!ill.cd to l i :c : , -? t?::.s c ? i s z u s s i ~ i ; on - the ts;?.Ec " _ ~ Y . L i n b L e r i c n n Li: 'eaTi As i t i; ,-~l?il~d it,, a r ? ~ j o : ~ ? i)~or.t$on o:C the discuzsiol-i tu rne t i ~;OT!;::LC~ t:;e ;)l.sce 01.' 3i.t ~.nc!. :~::t i r ~ s t r u c t i o n i n tile pub!.ic scl-~901.

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h i s t o p i c . Ylie senel-z.1 scheme follor.red was a p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e t o p i c by t?:s S T ' C ? ! : ~ ; ~ , f'o?.lc:.re!i. by q u e s t i o r s n;-ltl dLsci:.::.ioli, :.rhi.ci:. i ~ z d z i l . ~ ?.,rc,:lji;l-_~ 9u.L c o ~ . ' ; r i l - i ~ i t r o n s fl-;or; fr-divfdua:l- 1-!-~l~'je;s as t o ~.c . f iC= . ;~ . :~ . t r ~ i i t h Gzl:.yja?i:~ :,iy 1~5th t h a t ~ar-t: icl; ; la,> :. eel; Len. tj:i.,.c?i tli.e.1 xwplr.e:.cr.t; erl, S?er>;.ccrs l.?ere rice 3~j:ed. t o j':Liir_ish e li.5.t. c:":lelecl-ed i.cj!"':.;e::ic~s foi- Tiir.t:ler r e z d l r , ~ , c l s o 1;l.e ns.r,;es o f l-.os.ji;r .in t h o p ~ r t : ~ c u i a r f Tel.~! t:::i.ch t h e G~?_>y~cr. t,encb-ei.:: 7; j-,~Z:i; \;.;!-!-!t t o

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U n v e r i c h t , T I i l l e Roeske, Rosa Roeck l ) t o keep il>,f'~i-.;l:eil 3~ c7:-.ltiu.nl cn i l ~ l~t~ . : ; - ta :Li~f ; len t even.ks, to i-,Ot,iV'~: c ~ , ? I c ~ --q~.ll..:ke-:ocr

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A r a t h e r s"Jikin: c o n t r ~ s t o f t h i s l i ~ t v i t h t h o s e s e l e c t e d bg c s ixi l3r grou? t h e ;> rev-ous y e s r i s t h e heavy ernphasi:: upon tl--e i i 7 i ; > r ~ v e ~ : e n t ol' En;lLsll, bo t l i o r a l and v ~ r i t t e i z , and t h e laclc cf in-teres'; In fu;ier-ican E ~ S ~ O Y ' Y and L i t e r a t ~ ~ r e . There i s i-io a~ , )aren- i ; e:zglznation f o r t h e s e diff i 'c- ,ences, b - ~ t some of t l ~ e col;?miti;ee fi:lt t h a t t l iese l a t t e r co- ,uses v~cul.3 been !:lore ilel:;Cul tov~ard . 1 .ea l iz inc >;;e o S j c c t i v e c of t h e ::rogu.anl, amid t!:e coorciina'Loi~s and. o t h e r s h ad r e c n:ix:ienc!ecl the;;!.

P r c c t i c a l l y a l l o f t h e g roup worlred a;;_ a v o l u ~ t a r ; ~ b a s i s f o r one c ; ~ :,:ore k~~~~~ ~ .~ee ! r ly , ctlthel- r,!itli D r . Gn:.resz Zecller, d i i - ec to? of -the Collegi : Speecll C l i n i c , o r x i t h )iiss GI-enda J m e : , o f t h e S1:eecll D e ~ x r t : - ' e l i t , i n t e r e s t e d p ~ i m a r i l g i.17 im-;rc?vin~;: El?:.;lis;i p rc ;?ui .c la t lon and c.ccerlts, hu t a 1 so worlrinr~ on !yer_ernl i!;:?r1ovemej-:t 571 V O C : I ~ ; U ~ .

and i n d i r e c t l y dec l iny; r d i t l i many geme :.:a1 toi3lc s .

AboufY l lalf of t l le g roup ob ta ine i i Texa:. dr ivel->sl l i c e n s e s , f o r rrliich tl-xy prep arc.^ i n a spec ia l . c l a s s i n d r i v e y edu- c a t i o n oinPored by t h e ins t r ;uc to i3 i n t h e l o c r l 41il;l: ~ c l i o o l (end orzan4zed, ir_cic:e~ta!.l~,r oil l;:l.e i n l t : l z t i v e of c,oi:ie -: of tile ,~i-o:..~p, not t i le cool-c.:na.5or. )

Tl:e c o l l e z e h a s a col?trackual . a?rc:: :;e:->.e:lt 1.-rith t l ~ e San Iia17cos Schoo l Di: t r i c t 'LO -3-: e t i le : - :ubl%c zchoo l s as l abor? . L o ~ g s c h o ~ l . I,?.r_kad r ! i t : ~ t l l e i ' 4 . i ; ~ c: 00:-.s:. ,:.t i!2n of tlie suner in tenc len t m c l . ?;is s t n : ? ' , t>iL.. ,-, r..~as a vc:.;: f or>tui?ate c i r c ~ x ~ ~ s t a n c e f o r t h e Ger: ial: te . . c l ~ e r :ir'oT j:-u i , ;or ii-ley coulc! o ; ~ s e ~ ' s r e i n t h e lo!!$i> C ~r.rllde:., I l o c a t e d cn t h e co1le;;e c m ? u s , betlleei? c o l i e z e cl2 z ~ s s o? o.tl.e19 a1>poii?t~.~ienks, Also v i t h i n a 1->cc.zon2tle r:&l.lrin,y d i ~.k3i1ce cf t l i . ~ c o l ? . e ~ e

.. * i s t l ie s e n i o r i:~:h s c h c o l , t h e itic.gro tc1iac1, and. a1 e l e x e n - tar:r s choo l v ~ i tl1 n 1~0:: IL,a:i ; in-h~~~.crican e i l_ :7c l l i l~ent .

'Eie coordTriatcr toolr bile ect i17e Cro1J_i t o cacll of t h e s e cc l iools , ?.s :!ell 2s t o t h e jur?~.ol- ;:1,;11 r c ; ~ o c l , ; 'or acquzfntance v i s i t s , the i l :~cl.i:rl(-?ua~.s reti.l.i;neci cr: t h e y wiehe?,. Sonlc -;:reTei_.:.iec?. t;2 ' :a;ce 1:~{anl7 ~ , e t ! : ~ . r ~ vi:::it:: to one tencl ier o r o:ie :;rc.:?,e; otlze:-,s dei:ir .sd t h e ~ G c l e r t:,:pe~-,ierices of' v t s i t i n g varlo!.j.s ::cl.,o;l~c 2nd . i f L'f: ? . E , . I ~ Icve3.s,

Also l c c z t e c ! i;2 San Z'.'iarc:~: is t,'l:e I:arco:. 132.71;I.st P-cademy, one oi' t!.;e f er: :a-Lniri:; ; !x.i,?ate 120 c iyr-~. ' 111;. s c l j . 0 0 1 ~ of i ? ; ~ t y p e , t e z . ~ l ~ ~ i l i ~ a l l crzIdcs. Tllc z:-.oup Ira: k?v-Lted f o r a v i2 j . t t c t b i c scIiool, zrii i;l?eil I !sln~; i,ctc.~~l-:.crl f o r f u r t h e r v l s i t s .

I n a d f l i t i o n t o t : i iz 2-ocnl visi;katlo!:, t ; ~ e :;i-OUj; spe;-it a d a y t o;-;etlie;- i n t h e Kai71ar ~ l a l c S c l l c j ~ l ~ , t ~1ni~i~i : l>2n d i s t r i c t of Ssrl Ri1tcni.o; f l i t h e indcpc: ldcnt sc l iools on

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Randolph A i r Force ?<aye; in the p b l i c echools o f Lock- hart, Texas, an z v e r a ~ e z i z e 6 i ~ k ~ i c t ; &bd in Buck , Texas, a r u r a l high E C ~ ~ O L d i s t r i c t . PI-ofZtin2 f ro rn the exye?-ience of e a r l i e r > T O ~ P a ! r E , t h e czo: Cina to r aslced the hcsts n o t to attenpt to s k ~ r ~ the visiting teachells e v e r g t h i n ~ in a short t i a i e , bu t to a l l o w t:ieri tlrre t o observe in m e y;3ace Lon: enough to ~ r o v i d e some basis f o r u?ae re tmding .

The p o u p a lso v i s i t e d the v i l l a g e ~chccl a t 1Jimberlo:-, Texas, a good e x m ~ l e of a ccrrmunity scl:sol, zqd t h e Cnsis Plodel school in Austin, opera ted cooye:,at i v o l y by t h e Austin Publf c Sc:iools and tl?e V;-iiversit.; of 'f;ex.as, end esyecially noted fw i t s p r ~ v i s f on ro-r exee ;~ t iona l clzildren,

Besides r e t : ~ r n vicits tc some of the schools menthned, i n d i v i Z ~ x l s o r s n a l l e r pro7.1ye h ~ . d a p ~ o r t u 5 i t ; ~ to vioit schools in Kyle, N e w 3 ~ a u n P e l s , Srbinal, D e l R i o , rural schools in Guadnlup ? Coxmtg, the Lut-her,m. E!. emeizt ery School In S ~ E Mnrcos, a C a t h o l i c ;?aroshial s c h o o l i~ Austin, en Episcopalian KZn6cr;:arf;er im; S a n A n t o n i o , t he S t ~ t e Schcol f c r f,:~c Blind aild the Stcte School fo;. tile D e s f . Ct'ner colleees v l z i t e d wel-e the T J n l v e ~ ~ i t g or Texrs, Sul Ross S t a t e Colleze, 2 S . laryfs ' J n lve r s i t ; , Ou!r L ~ c i y of t h e Lake Col leqe , PIILL Trinity UnLvei.eity, A s typicnl cf one teacher's t o t e l acquaintance i r i th schocla , one, I l s o i:oelle;., r - e y o r t s tha t she v i s i t e d "15 ixiffe17ent eler?er;tzli-:; schools and 5 hish schools, "

Other v i s i t s r e l c t e d to schools was t l m t to a Chj-!_d Guidance C 1 i n . i ~ a t A u s t i n , ?.nd to Frliclzly i.Sountz?tn Sc!zool Camp. At the clinic, the d i r e c t o r , a f t e r a t o w of tile buildins, discussed x i th the g r o q t h o puryoces 2nd runctfoninz of a ~ l : ~ i l d guidance c l i n i c . A t the Cai. i? , the group spent a half -day f o l l o w i n = the a c t i v i t i e s o r sixth gradere , nnd discutoed w i t h the sta.Y the place of t h e camping progrm-: in pub l i c echools .

Requests f o r f o ~ i z l t a l k s vsre c l e a r e d throuy;l~ the coorr3,inat o r , xClt7 i ~ i t ; ; ~ the h e ly 31' t h e i : r o , ~ r e - , ~ coj-mittee ment:oced, t r i e d to ar:izn to;?ics to the a p r r o > r i ~ > t e in- d i v i & x l s , and a l so t c dis2ribute the burden a d the a p p o r t m i t i e s as eqaallg a s p o s s i b l e . At tines it; became necessaqT t o re?use inv~tations cr to ~ o a t p n e zcsep5ence to prevent over-explaitaticn of onr guest?. No attempt bras made to sche?.ule Fnfr?n:al t z lks to cla : :~es , r o r which t h e reque~t wst ~ ~ ~ u z l ? - y a~??~ressed d i l . e c t l y to an i nd iv idua l Geman tezcker.

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No speaking engagements were m d e during the f i r s t - weeks until the initial adjustments had been mcde ~ n d the coordina tors had an opportunity to become acquainted w i t h individuals. Especially f o r the ear ly p a - r t of t he i r visit, panels or question and answer yrograms were arrznged more often than individual speeches; as they gained in confidence and proficiency in English, m o m individual t a lks were given,

A summary of the indivi2ual repor ts show that a t o t a l of 145 ta lks were made, al though of course this represents some duplication where a panel discussion w a s held, This would represent an average of seven e ~ c h , and probably many informal, or srur-of'-the-moment contributions were not included. The number of appearances before pa r t i cu l a r groups which were iden t i f i ed in t h e r e p o r t s , were as f o l l o w s :

20 to p u b l i c ~chool c l a s ~ e s 18 to c o l l e g e clubs and o~gznizations 16 to c o l l e ~ e c l a s se s 16 to c i v i c p;roups and service ciubs 13 to church groups

6 to teacher :;roups 4 t o parochial s c h o o l s 4 t o woments clubs 4 to Parent-Teacher Associations 2 to Red Cross

The record f o r d i s t ance t r ave l ed for an appearacco Eoes to Johannes Kachel, Ee was flown by the Hashlingen Rotary Club, approximately 303 miles t o meet w i t h them, and then t o spend a week-end as thePr c:xest in b11e R i o Grande Valley. He came Sack an honorsry m e ~ b e r of their Chamber of Colmerce. An interesting s i d e l i g h t grew out of the publicity civen th is meeting. The newsTaper story reporting it s t a t e d t h a t Johannes had been a prisoner of w a r in an Oklahoma car11p. The next week he r ece ived a warm lett~1- of r re l sor~e frcm a r e t i r e d ar,iy of fLcer who had read the s tc ry , anc? vho had formerly been his cornmallding officer in this camp. Such unplanned incidents &s this probably do yore t o r ~ a r d accornplishina the objectives of the p r o g r m i;hm many o f t he r~lore Pomal a c t i v i t i e s ,

2 , Attendance 2 t r,leetincs, conferences, with organizatrons

It seems b e t t e r t o classify neetings by types rather than to use t he space naces,rr?ry t3 :-resent an exhaustive list of all orr ;anizs t ione ail+. neet in;;s,

The group were invited by various churches for dinners or suppers, f o r instz,nce: dinner m d family n i ~ h t with the San 14arcos l.'!ethodist Church, all day r,ieeting and picnic w i t h t h e Lutheran Church, dinners w i t h tke Nieder- w a l d Evangel ical Church, w i t h the San Antordo F i r s t Baptist

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Church, t h e l,lc?Jahon Conm-uni t y Zhu::ch, Piany met w i t h t h e Uhland E. aild F. Cllurc;~, i;;.~en r.~i l ; ' i i ' : lmil ies f o r t h e r e s t of t h e day.

I,Yany were a l c o ,zuests o f t l ~ e CaLhol ic i.t!omenj s G u i l d ; s e v e r a l a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n s of t h e Cizul-cl~ !ilia::lei? o f I':::el7lca.

. ?. Other r e 1 i ~ ; i o u s r;roups h i i t h w l i i ~ h some met 1Jere t h e .i: eiT;!Ian Club, t h e B a p t i s t S t u d e r t Union, z.nd tl1.e Lu the r 'm S. tuder_t A s s o c i a t i o n a t t h e c o l l e ~ e , 2nd t h e L u t h e r a ~ Brotherhootl . Bes ides t h e L u t h e r a n and C a t h o l i c c h u r c : ~ e ~ t o 1.r1ii.c.';; t1.e m a j o r i t y b e l c n g e d , soxe members a t t e n d e d t h e s e r v i c e s of t e n o t h e r PI-otes t a n t cllurches and E,I~ I n t e ~ ~ d e n o ~ i i n c . t , i o n a l c o m I ~ u n i t y cl7-urch, A few saw vfi1a.t a i3cp t i s t Yo:~tIi P e v i v n l was l i l r e , o t l ~ e l - s s a t i n on a board inoetinr. o f a ?'letkiodist Church.

The siel-1 a t t e n ' 3 e d a cZ.l?ner r , l e e t i l i , ~ c!nd di s c u L :;ion. of t h e D i s t ~ i c t P,ss,ocir. t ion o f A&3iEiz tr=;i;o:-.s ar: d Scl;ool Board Piemberr:. A l l Irere d i n n e r rpuests of t h e Al;ea Associat iolz f o r Chi ldhoo? T d u c a t i o ~ ? , mu toolr ? a r t i n a r e g u l a r !.?eeti.izg o f t:le Eays ' l o ~ n t y B:~-anc!? o f .'he T e x a ~ S t a t e Teacller,: A z s o c f a t ~ o n , Sone a t i , en i \ ed t h e s t c t e con- v e n t i o n cf tll.e '?erras S o c i c l;?; f o r Cr. ip?led C L i l d r e n , sonle t h a t o" t:.e Sou- them Gpeec;'l As s o c i e t i o n , The Texas Educatior?. Aeency were I'.ost:. t o the r:roup f o r oi7e clay.

A l l were d i n n e r p ;ues ts of tile l o c z l B u s i n e s s and Fro- f e s s i o n a l ::ion?elzl :: Club, krere g u e s t s r r i t l ? o t h e r f o r e i g n s t u d e n ~ i ; ~ a t t ' le In te rn~1 . t ioi-lr~l Tes of ?he Sari Antonio B. 7 : P, 14. Some of' t l ,e bJoLlcr- e t 7":ith t h e A, A, U, !!d. and with t h e Brlaclier-rfd:.;e Club, 3 l o c a l d L s c a s s i o n c lub . Other v i s i t s l i s t e d by i nd - iv f dua l z :Jere t o Llze Ree t l~oven Xub , t h e Saenger>bund i r : 9an Antonio , t L e Grant-e, t h e L a t i n - American S o c i a l C e n t e r , i;he S o c i e t y i o l - t;!ie P!:eserv:?ticn o f Bar'i;er~s!iop Sir,;. in,?, t i le r e d rJ:-os s ,

Some co1le;;e o r - ; a n i z n t i o n s s i c ; - i l a r l g l i s t e d rrere t h e n ~ c u t u r e I?srl.iers, Associa! ; fon f o r C h i l d i i o ~ d Zduc::L4onY E n ~ l i s h Club, S o u n c i l f o r E x c e ~ , t i o n a l Ch.il:ireri, t h e '1:ilo- soph ians and t h e Jer^f 'ersoniar ,s , l i t e r a ~ ; clul2s.

A l l were i n v i t e d t o meet in:):^ of' I; ' .e l o c a l K i b ~ a n i s and Rot,o,ry C lubs , and t h e A u s t i n ICiwanis Club. I n a d d i t i o n , a corrrni'ttee of t h e I ? o t z r y Z lub planneci t r i p s w i t h g roups of f o u r Gerrcan . t e a c h e r s e a c h t o i ' i v e o';?lc? %owns i n t h e a r e a , These z r o u p s u s u a l l y met v ~ i th tk-e Rota lxy Clul:, t h e n made a tour of ~ o i n t s of' ink ere::t ill. tjic t o ~ , ~ n , i n soine c a s e s a l s o v i - s i t e d t h e sc!~ools .

3. Vis i ts i n -1:'rivete l~omes

Tile cormli t tee :?as e s ~ e c i . a l l y conce rned t o s e e t h a t i r .di .viduale had a d e c r ~ ~ a ~ t e o p y o r t u n l t y t o s e e Avei-ican home l i f e , s i n c e t h e y were livir,:;; i n d o n n i t . o r i e s , Jud:;:ing from t h e i r i n d i v i d u a l r e ; - ~ o r t s , t h i s was a c h i e v e d sa t i s - f a c t o r i l y f o r ~ o s t of them, al thouelz c t i l l r o t as nuch as

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would be d e s i r a b l e , They were i n v i t e d a2. a group i n t o about a dozen homes, bu t s i n c e t h e s e were u s u a l l y such occasions a s d i n n e r s o r t e a s , they o f t e n saw l i t t l e than t h e physic a 1 appearance of American homes,

This r ep re sen ted only a smal l p a r t of t h e home v i s i t s repor ted , however, I n d i v i d u a l s l i s t e d from f o u r t o twenty- e igh t v i s i t s t o a d d i t i o n a l homes, w i t h 2 median of seven. During a t r i p t o San Antonio eacli was housed f o r t h e t h r e e days i n a p y i v a t e home. Some spen t t h e f o u r day Thanks- ~ i v i n g pe r iod i n homes, o t h e r s went home v i t h c o l l e z e f r i e n d s f o r weekends, Probably t h e most s a t i s f y i n g v i s i t s were t hose which came l a t e i n t h e i r s t a y , :!hen c e r t ~ . i n f a m i l i e s began t o "adopt" a p e r t i c u l m German t e a c h e r , and he spen t cons ide rab le time wi th that one family .

As i s u s u a l w i t h such yrograrns, they saw l i t t l e of lower c l a s s home l i f e , s i n c e i n v i t a t i o n s tend t o corce from middle L V I ~ upper c l a s s f m i i i e s , Tne few who were p r i v i l e g e d t o accompany l o c a l t e a c h e r s on t h e i r r e g u l a r home v i s i t s v e r e t h e on ly ones r h o saw a f a i r c r o s s - s e c t i o n of hones,

4. Soc ia l , C u l t u r a l , n e c r e a t i o n a l A c t i v i t i e s

Except f o r t h e surmnarg of t h e i n d i v i d u a l r e p o r t s , no a c t u a l r eco rd I s a v a i l a b l e of t h e e:,;tent of p a r t i c i - pa t ion i n the c u l t u r a l and r e c r e a t i o n a l o p n o r t u n i t i e s i n the a r e a , such as those l i s t e d i n Exhib1.t B. Apparently p r a c t i c a l l y 211 a t t ended conce r t s of' t h e San Antonio Symphony, some twice , about h a l f a l s o h e a r i n g t h e i r per- formances of t h e Aust in Symphony, Ner r ly a l l S ~ I J t h e College P layers 1 ~ ; roduct io; i of "$ininn' s Zainbow, ' ' t h e Chi ldren ' s Thea te r ' s pe r f ornlance of "Tlie &pero r ' s 1,le.w Clothes ," t h e c o l l e g e F ine A r t s S e r i e s , s ~ c h a s t h e conce r t by Andrew Gaines. Three p n r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e perforinance of "The Messiah'' by 2 conmunity c h o i r , Many took p a r t i n t h e annual Socrgei-fest oi' Gernan sinc;ing c lubs of t h e a rea , h e l d t h i s y e a r i n San Antonio, "The ICln: and I", "Jazza t t he ~hi1har: izoni c" , and Ilar~3.01 s 'Theater i n t h e Round1 s " A s You Like I t" were o t h e r s l i a t e d .

i5any were i n t e r e s t e d i n the va r ious f ~ n e a r t s e x h i b i t s of t he c o l l e g e , Seve ra l sa1.r t h e annual Sail Antonio River A p t Show, a s m a l l e r l imber t h e Viitte Museum, and one, t h e i;use~u;.i of F ine ; i r t z i n Houston. Five o t h e r museums were inc luded i n t h e l t s t of ~ l e c e s v i s i t e d ,

The group spent t h r e e days i n a t r i p t o t h e S t a t e F a i r a t Da l l a s , r e t u r n i n g i3y 1,ra.y of F o r t Worth t o s e e t h e Botailical Gardens and o t h e r p o i n t s oP inte17est . They enjoyed a v i : i t t o Bucli ' inn1: Sturlio rrhere '?is c e l e b r a t e d

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murals are e x e c u t e d , on t h e same t r i p a t o u r of t h e Eagle Rock Guest r anch . T:tley w e r e i n t r o d u c e d b y t h e B a p t i c t S t u d e n t 1Jrlion t o t r ~ o old. Ai?ie;.ican c ~ a t o m a , t h e h a y r i d e and tlie w i e n e r r o a s t . F i v e of t l ie men ;3ar- t i c i p a t e d i n a n o t h e r t y p f s a l American eveilt , a "coon" hun t , wh.il3 o t h e r rle? i n t h e Group t o o k p a r t i n "2~,r!;er- shop Singiry;." S e v e r a l 2tl;ended a yodeo, oorce a cour!ty f a i r . Tl.1e.j saw i ' o o t b n l l alcl bas!<et ' -zLl l za ! i e s , ;>otl? c o l l e , z e and :nigh s c h o o l , 2nd I!ere aliazed by ell l e z i i e r s , -Ge- squads and -!,la j oi-e t t e s .

The probler l va s one 02 pro.l;ec!;iu~ t':e ! . ; e ~ ~ ~ ' : i s ~ s f rom t o o 1-,iany s o c i a l enga:.;er:ents r a t h e r t h a n Ll1o.t oi" ?;xaoviding enougl1 a c t i v i t i e s , A s Fn e;rarnp?.e, t ; ieg rrece ;;uests a s a group f o r 1.1eals ~.:/.l;!n f i v e 3.lf f e r e i ~ t c~ . ;~mc:~es , r,evcp ilornes , two rur2.1 c o ~ s ~ ~ : . . l i t y ~ T O U L ~ S , two d i n n e r s axd a cliicl.;en ba-rbecue :,!ith t h e colimit t e ? , tZ19 toll ege :Io~;~e~ia:!ring c l u b , a women's c l l ;~b , a t e e c i ~ e r o o r ~ ; c . n i z a t i o n , w d t h e s t a f f of a ~ r i v a t e ac7,derny.

During t h e i r l a s t rr.ree!: befo;>e Cli ; i s t r ~ a s , t h e y tool< t h e i r t u r n s s.s h o z t , t l i t l? 2 Ch;-istrfias p a r t y f o r the comqiittee and o t % r f r i e n d s t'le:. ::ad y.lz.de. They d e c o r a t e d t h e Stuclent Union i l l Lyp lcc l ';e~:.:an s t y l e act' gave a v e r y ir , ipres s irre i : 3 ~ ~ ~ : 7 - n - , 1 , c d ~ ~ . cli7 C ; ^ I T ~ S ' ~ i : i i i ~ ~ Lrl G S E I ~ ~ ~ T J .

Ope of t h e I-lost ap r e c t r t e d t a u r s wa3@ t ' i , a t ~ ~ l . l i c ! z i s o u t l i n e d 11-1 E x h i b i t C. 'They got; a b ~ e l l - r o u n d e d nic-Lure of farming 2nd ~c : -ch ing i n t11i.s a r e a , o r f a m i homcs, and of )-arm -:?eople. Al thou[;h on ly 2. :11a11 m i n o r i t y o f t h e twenty teacl-.crs rTe7e fro:? ~ > u r a l a r e l ? ~ , n o r t of t h e i;roup seemed unl?.euall:r i n t o r e s t e d i n r u r a l Ifre, Tlley 1 :epo r ted o t h e r v i s i t ; : t o far!. :s and i3cr.che:, on t: .elx7 orm,

They cllso t o ~ l . r s d a t e l e v i . s i n r , s.i,;l.c:io , t?,e s t a t e Ca'- : i t01 and ~ovor . l?or c. cf'f i c e , nr- oil field., stoc1c:~at-ds - - and y\:.ck.;ilz , !.lo:.~ses, Gary a ~ d I iani l~ l .~~l- i Ail? i8 .0rce Bases. Smal ler numbers ::sr.r 2 cot-Lon z i : ~ , cot tor i r , ! i l l s , an I n d i a n recc)!-v; t i o n , r: Lat in-Ameri r :~ .n S o c i a l Cen-Ler;, nrld a c o u r t i n ses:;ioi.l,

There mus.t have beer: U I P ~ J T o t h e r i:?.di-vicj ).a1 v i s i t s r,ot re:2orted, s i n c e b e s i d e s tile t e n d i f ' f e re r . t c i t i e s ~ n d cor.~!.,unitf e s v L s i t e d as a ~ : - o u p , t h e !!nine a o f t i ~ i r t y - o n e o t h e r c i t i c s ?:;near on ill.dlriid.i;lal re,-)arts, aild t l ieg . . u s t have zeev !!any e t h e r t h i n g s on t h e s e t r i n s .

The-y a t t e n d e d e ::!eetiuc, of t h e If.,i:n.lnel-ley " 3 o o s t e r s Clubi ' . Ir: ail x n i ~ c o r . ~ o i ~ a t ~ d corn l*ult:~, t l r l . i ~ c l u b bakes t h e p l r c e cf p j l c;-...~,anLzerl gover~l;ie!.lC, agil t!:e v i s i tolds saw L:o~he tllin:; c10 sely 1-e t,e~.L;jlf i lg an cal-.ly h:er r ir an ~ o T . J ~ -

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During t h i s i-:roplar.! a common zreet:i_:;p; f ro~n f a c u l t y members t o t he c o o r d i n a t o r was ''Hal.? aiae yoxr Gerni~ns g e t t i n g alon;.?" A l l inc ' ica t i o n s , however, s u p : e e t e d t h a t t h i s wa:, cierelg- a ccnve17sat ional opener r s t h e r t h a ~ . a t r u e r e f l e c t i o n of t h e i r a t t i t u d e , Coy 2 . 1 1 t h e i r a c t i o n s showed t h e i r cccep tance of it a s a coli .ege p r o g r a - , n o t t h e c o o r d i n z t o r s l yrogrcm, no r even -Lhe corn-:littee's yrogram, One could h a r d l y have 2sl:ed. f o r b e t t e r cocpera.kio:-. Erom t h e f c c u l - t g i n genel-al. As wa.s ~ e ~ o r t e c ! . i n t h e p7evi.ou: p r o g r m , t h e n o s t f a v o r z b l e r -eact ions cane f rm t h o s e rdio hnd +,he c l o s e s t c o ~ n e c t i o n w i t h tk,.e program, zuch 2,s t h o s e who p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e seminars , end t h o s e whose c l a s s e s t he Gerrinn t e a c h e r s a u d i t e d , bu t no un favo rab l e cortni~ents came froril 2.nyon.e cs t o t h e p r o j e c t i n g e n e r a l ,

The consensus of f ' z c l ~ l t y mesnbers wlio e x p r e s ~ e d an opinioc cn the n a t t e r seeniecl t o be t h a t an o rgan i zed group ; - ro j zc t such a s t h i s i s s u p e r i o r t o t h e i s o l a t e d exchange t e a c h e r s t h a n t:?ro!~@h exchan ;~e o f c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s , Some exvressed t h e o? in ion t h a t tl--.ree ?onths t rns t o o s l io r t a time f o r such a pro::rai:: t o be most ef.; 'ective.

A few q u o t a t i q n s :-ill zuf ' f ice t o i:?rllcate come f a c u l t y r eFc t i ons :

"1;y s tuc 'ent s i ~ r ~ i e no t onl :~ l e a r n e d ro:rilet!~ing cbout t h e Gerrlan eGucat iona1 syster; , hu t bo th t h e y and I h ~ . v e been f o r c e d t o re-examine our own more c l o s e l y . 1t

"I diclnf t r e a l i z e I had c e r t r i n ?rejud:'.--es, b u t t h e two who a u 6 i t e d my c l a s s c o u l d n ~ t have been b e t t e r chosen t o b i e a k dcwn t k e s e ~ r e j u d i c e s , 11

"T,iot only do I hope t h a t :ng s t u d e n t s ! view- i>o in t s hcve been b r o n d c ~ e d th rough t h e s e c o n t a c t s , bu t I muzt coni?ess t h a t my own p o i n t of view h a s been sornew?-xit chan,ged. I I

D i f f i c u l t as i t i s f o r one re?son t o spenlr f o r a c o l l e ~ e i 'acu-lty, i t i s even a o r e so t o e v a l u a t e t h e re- a c t i o n of a.n e n t i r e s t u d e n t body. I f the snia l l r . ~ i n o r i t y from whom r e a c t i o n s were obt.ainec1 a r e n t a l l r e p r e s e n t e t i v e , t hen t he s t u d e n t s were e q u a l l y a s f a v o r a b l e a s the f a c u l t y towarc1 t h e ;:rogram. There was l e s s ev idence of any t e n s i o n i n d o r n i t o r i e s t han bi:Torc. Them ;-,leg have been a s l i z h t t i n g e of envy on t h e p a r t of some sL:ident:;, t h e f e e l i n g , and nlaybe w i t h ::c:rrie 1-eason, - tha t t h i s [.;ro!~p or̂ v i s i t o r s was ::et-l;ine; more z t t e n t i o n t han the:;, ?:xt i; F,O i t had no e f f e c t on tlze c o r d i a l r ecep t io l? r;iven t h e v i s i to l - , s . They

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were g e n u i n e i y a c c e p t e d i n c l a s s e s , welcorfled i n op,yani- z a t i o n a l meet i n z s and cdiscuss ions , ant1 1 lany c l o z e p e r s o n a l t i e s were Vor.z.,ed. The two ,c;i;ain,e most ci.xp!la~iz,cd by s tuden t sy)olcesmeil v a s t h a t o f iiurnaii r e l a t , i o - r , s h i ~ s , i n f i n d i n g t h a t a l l p e o p l e arJe t,!ie same i'.c;ni;lanentally c~nd second, t h e op.; .ortunity t o exchange i d e a s , a n d t o z:ee izow one 's own o p i ~ i o n s mag b e l i m i t e d by l~iz Ilox-,iz,oi?s.

B. THE CC?ii'WIIITY'S ATTITUDE

?Jot o n l y .:;l-le 0.. , g a n L z ~ t i o n s r . e - ]~ resen te i l on t h e ad- v i so ry committee b u t r ai-iy o-Lhers i n t h e c~i-~~r~iun.:?tgr toolr an a c t i v e i n t e r e s t i.12 t h e s e ~~isil;lii!l;: t e a c i l e ~ ~ ~ . rf;.nntecl t h a t some of t:!ie ox2i;;inal_ i n t e r e s t m i z l . l t !live berr:3 nardt , ia l iy s e l f i s h i n 1;ercis of what Lhe t e ~ . c h e i l s co~~:Ld co;;i;r.ibute t o par t - icu la i - g r o u p s , marly of they1 beczm-e genuinel:? i n - t e r e s t e d l i . ~ vihnt t h e y c o u l d do Tor t h e ?2i ,[email protected] and e s p e c i a l l y for. i n d i v i c i u a l p a r . t i c i ~ ? a n t a . J u s t a s i n a small col!_e:r;e t h e t r ~ ~ e n t g Ge:?;.!ari ter,cl.lcl?.r. r.tooi; ~ 1 ~ 1 ; n;.ore than t h e y i , - , .~ ,ght Ilnve l.n a l?.r:;e u;-iivc!-:.i.t,,y, ro : . l s o i.3 a relatively , ~ i i i . : i l l t o ? m , tlle:,r vr!.>l)ab:iy .:fit i'Lc1.e n-L tenti on than t h e y wou1.d r:;r,ef ve i n ;r, la.r::er ci t,,::. . The , > e o p l e of t h e corrx7iul?iiy x c r e v e r y hospi-;;,?kle , isclti7. i r i_~~orai i la l ly and on formal oc c as i o n s , ~ ~ i l d s olile v e r y rsa17i;-l f r. ;. e n d s h i p s were f o r n ~ e d be tveer , c e r t a h t ! ; v ~ r i c ~ ~ ~ c : ~ - ~ ' L ar!c! Ln:; ividi~al t eacher s .

C , REACT1 iJ>T,C 07' 7L71;T G..-.- #: ; , - ; j 1 q 1 - I-. :T . .!:- . s s

A more s g s t e r ; i r t i c a.Cfor.L tr=l:: nlode t h ~ l i h a d been done the .)receding -)rear t o o b t a i n t h e r e z c t i f i n s of t ! i r i r l - d i v i d u a l Ger~-,im t e a c h e r s . D I ~ ! ~ - i i l z t h e l ~ s t .:se!-: ol" t h e i r s t a y , each was ns!sed Lo resl2cnd i n r.;rrit-i.ng t o s u c h c l u e s t i o n s as:

"7ik:at vJey:e t h e h i r h l i ~ : h t o f you^ expciaisn(::es h e r e ; what has irspresso;! :70u n o s t ? li!hnt ex:?erience:; l.isi.ve been ol" lf t t l e v:ll-ue? Khat woulc! 201-1 rccoirc,c?~~f! i-,(?t be rene'?.Led? 'i!;lnt ci.q~;e:.L_E ql?s i ? . ~ ~ o u il::ve j?c.-r. t i?e conmi t t e e and t h e coordS.l?tit;or.s :is t o ylor,~ c i r ~ ~ i l a r !>yo@rian!s ;.ilip;ht be ii-;?y~r.oved in subaeq:.~ent ye ar>s?"

I n r e s p o n s e t o t l ie f i r s t q ~ ~ e s t i o r i , ~ r a c 1 ; i c c l l g . e v e r y one l i s t e d 1~ v ~ . r i o u . s 1!2;i: : , , "'.. ~ ~ o s ~ ~ f - ~ : i l i t y " , " t h e w i l l to be h e l p f u l " , " t h e l r i l ~ d l i n e u s ! ' of kirlc;>icr~:~-! oeop le . lkiext i n f r e q u e n c y of n e n t i o n r.ir;r t h e i r c ? d ~ c o - ~ - e r ~ ~ of t l le : :ar t the c l iu rc l~ ;:l~.:r:: i n Pdilericz..: l i r e a ~ d "t'-:e wa-7 c ~ l t , ~ ~ , ~ ; e , y a t i o n s work togetl-ler" ; and -Ll-ieir i.iit e r i , s t : i n I"~1-tdirl.y such cood re l a t ions . betwcen 1;nrents r:;icd cliil*.:l-,e-. I'lany ; m n t i o n e d how t k e y ha(!. n p p r e c i . - t e d a clla;lce to r;eL an i n s i d e v i e t ~ of American co1lel:;e :Ili"e ,?:ld ti. t a ' : e hi? a c t j . v e p n r ~ t i n some c l a s s e s .

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Some admired o u r f r a n k n e s s i n d i scuss inp , o u r own problems and o u r r.,~ea!messes. One nzm e x r r e s s e d c o n s i d e r a b l e s u r p r i s e a t f i n d i n g c o l l e g e p r o f e s s o ~ s s o i 'rank i n ex- p r e s s i n g c r i t i c i s m of s h o r t c o z l c ~ s In e d u c a t i o n and s o v e r n - ment, S e v e ~ a l su,-gected t1~a . t Gerxans g e n e r a l l y t h i n k t l i ~ ! t t hose who would l i m i t f reedom of e x ~ ? : ~ e s s i o n h e r e m e more powerful t h a n t h e y r e a l l y a r e ,

As t o o u r s c h o o l s , t h e y s e e n e d i .~!o~t i r . ipressed 123 t he a t t e m p t s t o d e v e l o p s e l f - r e s ~ o n s i h i l i t ; ~ i n chil(.i.ren, by t h e r e s p e c t shown f o r i n i i i v i d u a l s and Tor i n c l i v i d u a l d i f f e r e n c e s , and by t h e e x t e n t to whlcl.1 s tuden t s . p a r t i - c i p a t e -in d i s c u s s i o n s and i n nza!:ing d e c i s i o n s ,

Some s t a t e d t L t h e y had been l ' a - n i l i a r ~ r i t h t h e con- c e p t s of hnerlcar- d c r ~ o c r a c y , b u t t h e y f o u n d i t very g r a t i f y i n g t o f i n d v a r i o u s evider!czs o f p e o p l e l i v i n g i t , of " r e s p e c t f o r C i i f f e rences i n p e o p l e , i n t h e i r o p i n i o n s " , of " t o l e r a n c e " , o f a de-r.zor,stratio:? !low " i ~ d i v i d u a l i s m a d c o o p e r a t i o n cpn ~ ; e t a l o n g w e l l t r i t i l e a c h cltlier".

Var ious a s y e c t s o f h~- - , r ,n r e l a t i o n s l i l p s g o t much more mention t h a n t h e m a t e r i a l and c h g s i c a l . "The hi ,gh s t a n d a r d of l i v i n g " , and l1 tlne t r e ~ n e n d o u s n l ~ n b e r of a u t orizo'niies", and t h e " k i t c h e n machines" t h a t housevriires :is.ve t o r.iork w i t h were inzprezsive %-0% a p p a r e n t l y n o t so much a s t h e "wag American: 11: ve l e a r n e d t o l i v e t o z e t h e r . " S e v e r a l r e p o r t e d t h a t the;. hoped t o c o ~ r e c t impress io i i s a t home t h a t Americans were v u r e l y m a t e r i a i i c t . i ~ , t o t e l l f e l l o w countrjmlen oC t h e i n t e r e s t 'il?.ey To-uld l ie re i n e t h i c a l and r e l i q i o u s vz lues .

On t h e n e g a t i v e s i d e t h e nlost co1;n:zon criticism o f t h e p r o j e c t was t h 2 t t o o nuch was a t t e m p t e d i n l a r ~ e g r o u p s , t h n t ?ore v i s i t s by s m a l l e r c roups o r by i r ~ d i v i d u a l s would. be b e t t e r . Of tlze g roups s o c l . z l i l ~ v i t a t i o n s , Tor ex;lml.le , s e v e 1 . d collme!~t ed -Llzr,t .1;17.~:y r a r 4 e l y o;f e r e d any chance f o r "13eal v S . s i t i n g , t o g e t a c q u a i ~ ~ t e d . " Althoug2-1 a ci.efi.ni+,e e f f o r t h a d hcen n!,-.de t o overcome a ln~eaklless apparen t f-lorn 1.as t gea r1 ,r ex ix r i e n c e , sorile s t i l l thouy,hl; t1ic.c: ~ . t t i m e s "we i7ushed tili7ou!;ii a;? e n t i r e scl-~ool t o o f c s t l ' , o r "we t r i e d t o see t o o >:m-~c'n e n oue t P i p e i 1 kbout one-1;1-iirc'~ of t::.e gl-,cup ~.;cl~!.lci l-irve p r e f e r r e d t o s t a y i n holiles t o iiorrizi.l;cr~r l i r e , n t l e : s t f o r -Lbe e a r l y weeks of t h e i r ~tay; about one-'c:urth s t .a t , f ,d t~oulc l r c t h e r have been ho7~:ed ! j i th o le -e r s t u d e n t s ; t ~ o o r t h r e e would hzve p r e f e r r e d A~::ericz\:~ rc?c:mzat e:. . A c c 3 n . s i d e r ~ b l e number

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i s ve ry wort!l.rr1lile. Perl ians rome d i r e c t q u o t a t i o n s , a l t l ~ o u g h n o t zyz e:;rressecl i n t h e ~ l o c t y l rec ise E n g l i s h , w i l l b e s t L C ~ L O F ~ tl-ils.

"Thei-e a r e cr2ected l i v i n g b b i 2 . l ; ~ ~ f r o n co;-.lt,incnt t o c o n t ~ n e n t , b r i d g e s of f o n d n e s s and undeystnmJlr ig t h a t t:ill b e a good 1 . 1 e ~ t a l [ s i c weapoE a ~ a i n s t s e l - f i s h n e s s 2nd i n t o l e r a n c e which a r e the most clai?gerous r e a s o n s f o r war. 1 1

"Such progr2l;ss ?,rill do more t h a n a l l t h e pamphlets and books, riiore t h a n o r g a i i i z a t i o n s . "

"Peovle a t home w i l l b t l i e v e nle ~11ore t h a n r a d i o b r o a d c a s t s and namphle t s , ~a ; , ich a r e z u s p e c t e d of b e i n g pro?aganda. I I -

"l'ho t l-lo ~ r n can a L:ro:w c?clve:-t~ser-ent Cs2-c! do when I Iiavc seer: I-itl, ~ : y own e y e s t ' -~p , tr,ul;l.1?"

"I t o l d evernone who ~ s 4 e d ~ . b o d t ~ h o ?a id f o r t h e program t h z t i t was he o r s h e , t h e t a x p z g e r , and I didl;' t meet a sinzle one crho ran:: n o t liappy about t h e aims f ' o r wl-llch - t h e i r Eionsy ?;as b e i n g spent ."

' 'It i s t o be hoped t h a t t34s ;?roGrx,i r e r i l l g e t a l o q e r b a ~ i s 2nd t;.e ~wi lk ,e r of e:tc':anpl-e pel-zons w i l l i n c r e 2 . s ~ i n orc!er t o supnol?t tile !-:f 8 1 idea!_ of p e 2 . c ~ 2nd l:i:d-fiail unders ta l . id lnz ,"

The y1-ev~inuz cori~.ent;s conc o r P . i n e t h e s t r o n g irnpressi .ons the group ne.de O F a l l ! . J L ~ . ' - L whoijl t i ley cxiie ir! c o n t a c t silg- gest : t h a t t h e y were w e l l s e l e c t e d . They ~ ; a . t ; e ~ ?..i,~Jl i n i n ~ k e l l e c t u a l c u ~ i o : ; i t . y , and i n c e r i o u c n e s s oi :,ur.?c;se. They zeej.:ied sincerel.7,- i n t e r e s t e d in g e t t i n s 6l;c no:;t p o s s i b l e o c t of t h e o p y o r t : r n i t i e s o 2 f e r e d theia, and ap- p r e c i a t i v e for ' tb . i s cl?ance. 11-L only- fine or> two instai:ces was t h e r e pny i:int GI' 8 r ! a r t i e i p a n t s p c r a ~ o n a l i n t e i 1. s t s beconilng paramount t o t i lose of kl-ie ; > Y O j ec t.

Socie had n vei3g ::oocl academic b a ~ k r < ~ c u n d , alzd : ? o s s i b l y t l iere rilt:re >-;lore 11.2 t:!li 5 r;r:oup, a s r:o~.pa2~ecI r : i tl: l s r i; y e a r ' s groun, who seemed t o r c - ~ i ~ e r e n t a :,l,or1e l.i;iei,:l 2nd ?ro- 1.r.ressivc3 ?;ii.y. ' i . t ; . l<!:ile ay~- r>a l~e i? t l~ ; Pecli:ii.; . P ~ e e t o c - y i t i c i z e i:

what .I;',ley ex'!:i:-r.iencec! lli:;.e, t h e grol-llj 2:. s !:;.lole t3.l :! o seemed f a i r l y oyer?-nl:!.!l~?t?l.. t o ! , ~ a ~ ? d ne!: i d e 2 z . TI-~e i n t e r e s t i n s r~ la l l ~ ! - ~ . i l c l i . ~ e n ?.:!c:i 1.:; te?clii.nc; Tias cs l ) c : c i a l ly n o t e d , Even OF t!lose O C C ~ S L O I . - ! S t~;h,e!-, t!x i n t e n t tars a -pr .elf~; l inary overview o f z s c h o o l ::.yste~-?, clie o r two o f t :er;!. 1:rould b e found 1::y;li i '~ !~el^i~.i?c7~ t o Lalli w i t h ti 1.r r i ; . i .cular c i . ~ l d , o r t o he177 on;; r.riLh h i s r,lorli.

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As w i t h any group of' twen ty , t h e r e was a wide range of p e r s o n a l i t y t y ~ e s , some r7.ore a t t r a c t i v e t h a n othe;.;:.. One o r two n e v e r q1.1itc . ;aired T ~ l l l a c c e p t a n c e i n t h e i r own group, b u t t h i s r;:?.e i10t S e c a u s e i ~ f ' s e r i o u s p e r s o n a l i t y defects . flany peop le raho knew b o t h ,~;roupz c o m e l ~ t e c i t h a t t h i s gea r ! c ,TrolAp o f f e r e d a more ? - l e a s i n g a p p e a r a n c e and made a :;?ore f a v o r ~ b l e f i r s t ; i i i ipression ;;::an l a s t y e a r ' s grou?. Gn t h e c t h e r hand, f o r so;;~e u n i d o n t l f i c d reason, many f e l t that th is g roup was n o t as a p p r o a c h a b l e , t h a t we c o u l d ; > o t g e t a:: c l o s e t o them.

They ~ e e r i e d a l s o t.(: ?.lave c. b e t te iq command oi' 3 n g l i s i l t o begin w i t h t h a n d i d t h e ~ r e v i o u s g roup , both. i n ex- p ress ing themse lves tinti .in unc!erst,?:-rdin~ oLlle I-s. A few had t o hun t f o r r .~ords :!t f i r s t , o r li3.<1. .to li::.ve t h e i r c c l - leagues1 1131.; -in u n d e i - ~ t a n d i i x 3. sspeal;.er, 1;ut ss ;:. ~ . r h o l e , they seeineii LG hnve been l . . ,e l l :c?eenecl c7.s i;o l a n y a g e a b i l i t y .

E. R ~ G O l ~ 4 E . i POI, I::Pi;CVI;II, ENT

From t h r e e dii 'f 'el-,ent s r o u p s , t h e l'c c : . ~ l t g , t h e adviso-ry' cor;~!;!:itt;ee, 2nd 1;ho t o a c ; , e r s t ! ~ e : . ; r ~ ~ l v e s have come indepencen-Ll-y 'tiie ,: ecc;.,n::endation t h a t t h e p e r l o d of . - ., s t a y on t h e cx ,~p ; i s b a 1ely;tlleried iC poErL,,le. On t h e b a s i s of ccn:;r!ar.L~:,-; ex :?cr iences in t h i s a--!,i i n a sornewhat lonl;;er. p r o p a n , tile c o o r d i n a t ar ~nroalcl C C J C C U ~ ~ I n t h i s s u g ~ e s t i o ~ , The f e e l i n g es-;:resseci i:: t,l.:li; a c e r t a i n per lod P:< necescar-y I n e s t n b l . i s ! ~ i n g rappo i , t orld corn- r n u n i c a t i o ~ ~ ~ , i n r)rovidi.ng a b z s i s f o r c ~ r n ~ / : : ; ) ~ r : ~ i ~ r r ~ , and. t h a t a t t h e ( ; o i i c l ~ ~ s i . o n o f t!?.e t h r e e ~ ~ l o r , t h l s s t :I.::, - they vrere j u s t r e a d y to p r o f i t t h e I-nos-t Cror,? o ~ s c ~ v ~ . ~ ; ~ . c I ~ z ctnd d i scuss ion .

Mot a. recomiend:!tion f o r chmge, b a t r-.at!lar. ir-, sup- por t of p r e s e a t p ~ = a c t i c e , i s t h e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h e C. 3. Office c o n t i n u e t o send g roups t o t h e s a n e c o l l e g e f o r t\*ro o r rlcre s u c c e s s i v e y e a r s . Bes ides t h e g a i n i n e x p e r i e n c e on t h e p a r t of t h o s e ? .d r ; -~ in i s t e r inz t h e nro,yram, t h e r e i s t h e a d c ! i t i o n a l bzcl<l;:romd o r iizi'orm2i;ion which t h e c o o r d i n s t o r I;n:; c a i r e 2 . , i n t h e pre:.ei?t t:ror;rm:, the c o o r d i n a t o ~ found t i i a t he c o u l d so::cewhat c 'c7crten t h e per iod ~ ~ e n t i o n e d above, i!::>.i; becazse cf t h e a c q u a i n t z n c c he had !.;ained. t h e :-~revic?as :reer. .:it11 t h e Gor Y.. ar? s c h o o l systelil he coluld ?-,za!.ce xol-e c ~ e n n i n g f u l corri:-crsions w i t h American s c l i ~ o l ~ ~nucl? e a r l i e r ,

1r:T~en. one ileal-s on a l l s i d e s , f r c m c o l l e a g u e s , f rom s t u d e n i ; ~ , Sro-r;: peop le i n t h e co'm~zul?.i.ty, Pronl p a r t i c i p a n t s , l i t t l e e l z e b u t c.orfir~endztion f o r a p r o j e c t , t h e n i t i s q u i t e nat;:;;.-aa'l f o r one t o a g r e e with such s tri'terflent s as t h a t f lao l ;~ one conn!;it;t ee :?exbey. f'i-om a n ~ t h e r C O ~ T L I I I U Z I ~ t y :

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"1 b e l i e v e t..,,i:; i s one of t i le f i n e s ' i ; ; r o ; - ~ ; ~ ~ s our ;;ovel->:l- merit i s -!;jal.ti(:j.:latll-1;: in." C e r t a i n l y ~zni:c;r such c. 'L~~c~?i:~st;~:::ces and having been n z cclcse t o t h e prcE::-ail $12 t h e c c o r ~ ? . l i r ~ s t : j ~ ~ i s of n e c e s s i t y , i t f s ext~~e:nel.:r dif '? icul-L t o be : :~ -o ;?e~- ly o r i t i c a l of it- d e t ~ ~ l l s ,

Despi t s t h e ?lanl?in:r, \,rent fix-to t h e ;>YO j ec t , axe would have .Lo 2yI;a.in ccncec!e t h a t sorrlc of t h e :-:ost e f f e c t . 3 . i ; ~ occasio~ns f o ~ rc ; c? l i z i~ ( ; , t i le y-i7r;igr'amt s nur,:;::or e s :!ere ?-m- planned, T-. .-. ..-e L t ) l . ; ~ ~ J ..,e unr.eiate=;l exne17 i ence~ co~r.:er;; :.::..;; our proSier:1 - ! i th i.. , l i n o r i t y {!;roiups a s c r :-les f n :.:.,iiz.i-. On a v i s i t t < i :;. sez.vice c l u b tlleg- f ;o t ileu .~.::isi;;h-l j.:k,c.., ?;i;;,e lTe@rot s own t i k t i - t u . d e ~ whe.r! t;->e:: h e a r d a s l?cech I::.: ni. l:'av:: .e, Negro prez:ide:llt of Houston-Ti:l.> c:,tson Sol le7 .e . T1:,2~y dis-

- " covered 'th2.t :;::.~e s tudeil-t t?j>.o~e v o i c e t?~.ejr : cb-~i,.i.re~.i 1:: a prominent i ' c ; l i ; i.n -the cnllc.t:;.ers ~-:l'u;-.ic ;zro:.;n:: wcs t h e daughter of :I La t in-AT.-cric a;-: or:r I.-:-,.:-e e of i , i : ~ ir:ain.t.on3.nce department. ':l~e:j o v c r l l e r ~ r d tl?r !!e,:;ro , ~ F ~ - : . ? - + ; O I ' nrid tile coo-pdinatoy b:-:-:.c;,;~..n:. t o e::~c.!: ot i lc j= f b r ; l L . 4.'.ii.>il~ . . - ... ye.c:pect ive sons: tile j ~ : ~ ~ ; i . : c . l - . , nbc,.li: :;;_,n b,.. ,c, . . .-: . , ' -- . . . . a den':; is t , the coopdinal;nr., ::.by?.-!; 11.1. s ; : ~ i l :. r!octopt :: .- z:--j,-ee. Ex~-~o::!lr.c t o such inci?.e~L-.c 2:: t!.e::e ? . o d d . er-:. i l y :ilai:e ;: .;;~;e 1nst : ing

- . iinpressior; t,~;-il: a;!- ' ~11' ~.cIc!:,':~'c-s a3n1.:: <;e: c:c;ncg a.l:-~cI op- p o r t u n i t i e s iri .fi:ii:~ri~~i.

Upon re - reed i :~g ttjc , e n e r r L l ~bjeci;.C-;es ?11d tl?inl,:':jng back over t h e c n t i r c ex;:er:ence, i t Fee- ;:: t o i,k:.e c o ~ : r . r l i : ~ . ~ t t ( - ~ ~ t h a t some si;l;r~i.fi!:ar!.t c~ntl;f?:atioriic Ir::ve kc-.;;_ r?clde tc!i..rclj:;'. each of t h e ob,jc;c'iives l lc i ;e! l . T!lls v i : ; ~ :IF>:; l.c?ei.. 1.1: ,r-, i,.t

supported by p i e v i o e s p:..x.ts of' t h i s re!!;.)l.t, ;;at, srol;e c a : ~ -7 not , of c o u r s e , i:: r : i~c.~.u.! is~ted r-:iLh conc:.!.r:l:,e ev'i~:~z!-~c,e, .it;

would seer; t h a t i n a-i; l e a s t , t h r e e d i f f s : i . : b ~ t rlea.!-;.ing:jc 'thci't might be g i v e n t h e ~:.ror;(?~ " u i ? : ~ e i . ~ s t a r ~ c l i n ~ " , .t'lie:re ;lcve l.-,eer! marked f:;a.i.ns towarcl ~ - ~ i c t : ~ a . l 1-11.1cic:r::. tand-Lr?g.

1. It :?i,yl-it b e s a f cl t h a t one "~xn~~.e;- . .s tands" rd~el-~ h e ~ ~ ~ . ! ; l r p a t h e t i c , ~ l l - y avnre or" t h e s-i . t ;ut; t ions ai>d

7 !-~r;c!.,lerns ~ i ' c t l i e rz . i h i s i s f l . l ~ l . s t ~ ~ ~ t . e d by the; r aciaed ::I:. ii.!-, ,.., t , for. exaii.!:.lc , inli;o o i ~ r > :;?inc;rit-y . . ~ ~ . o l ~ l . . e : . ~ : . - ; bg o u r f ' u l l e r c-:-~,l!l;e i - i at, .i02

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them. It 1 ; , i ~ i ? ~ d .i:?la.2 t:-:ey :-:.rt t,:!.i.:: !*:ir.-i 2f ur!..'!.ei-lr';al-c! 1.:-jr of' i . ' ! ~ k.~;iitr.l:~.t-;!.! ai . t : .~.t , l :de~ to;!:~rii relii:;i.,n 1.1 tlie ~-'u!?lLc : ci-?.oo!,r,, e s I're: Idcj--.t - . Flowers c:~scu:;sed. -i;lli:: tnpic , i-;i.i;l.i tllem; !;hat

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w e l e a r r e d tr u n d e ~ s t a n d sc:re of t h e German a t t i t u d e s t c;1~'3rd rearrne:;e;~t.

It has beer! : .oz t, -a.t f T::-.;.ng t o f'i;;d li.l.xntroucs ex- pressions of incl.ea::eci ;;ln$.er~i;z!-~c?irp 'i.n si?rl;n'in a r e a s in which, accord ing t a t;;eLr own Lezt .ixLsn;-, -(he C;er.:,-,an people seen t o i-lsld x o s t rl i isconce l - ' t i o ~ i s , r.s f o r e-..- .Ld~.8ple , .'

such b e l i e f s a s t l i ~ t ; h e r i c n n s a r e F. v ~ h o l l y inat;erialls- ';:ic people wi thou t any p l a c e f o r s p i l - i t u a l o r e t l i i c ~ l v ~ l . u e s , and t h a t t i leg l i v e in a cul t l -wal t r i l .2erness .

A s Pre s i d e n ' ~ F1cweu.s s a i d i n h i s f ai-,er:ell r.emar,!rs t o the g;-ioup, t h o s c of us w30 heve p r r ' i i cS~pa t ed i r ~ .tl-Lese experiences "cnn never a c a i n b e t'lic s m e l . e ~ - ; ~ l e as be fc re . 1 1

It i s imposs ib le .I;o es t i i i a t e , b ~ t intt?!.,~::: t l11,- "B to s p e c l ~ i 2 t e upon h o ~ j 1;:~ 2;;: l=unc'.rec:s ol" AJ~E ; > i c ans ( e;?;. er.;j.aps 1- z.\tep 5;any :?enerat iL>ns of schoij l ctliilcin.er: ir C;c!~,inai-r;'?) v ~ f l l m v e r be the s m e ;?eople b e c a u s e of t h e 3c t . iv i . i ; l . e~ ~ e ~ , o r - a t e d h e ~ e i n .

For a seccni! ti.l*:.e t h e -oc:i.i.-5.;1~, i ;or ~.ro: i ld i1::ve t o cay tha t this 3-1;: n been o;?e oi' t l- e ; ~ ! G s t cl:sll_cn:~;i~r;f;: ::end most sat isfgfr ig F :-: i,c;~?- -e:.lts i-3' ::is c u e e r .

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Mernbcrship of C,CII:I?US ancl Advisory- ZorqrflLttees

Sc,'7ec1!ule ni' ?irl!-.u;::al. 0 ; 7 i - : ' oy t~n i tLe~

S c h c : ' : ~ l e o f Cal6well . Goill-:t;y To. :r

?,!er,:ora:?dxn i-.o t.he I'-!cult-,~

7 llol.-!-,; f',:?? l:iee!rlg Eie;?or>t o_' Ac-t> . i t , i e s

Sche?i~!.lc of' i lcminars j Sucnesti Ui:, ozLs to ]:,eaders

Film Schedu le

E x t r a c t s f rom L e t t e r s

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EXIIIBIT A

Members of Advisory C o r n i t t e e , Gem-an Teacher Prosram, 1954

A. J, B r i e s e m e i s t e r , Supt . of S c h o o l s , S e g u i n J. L. Buckley, Supt . of S c h o c l s , Lockhar t Joe C. Hu tch inson , Supt. of S c h o o l , Sari Marcos D r . E. A. Salmi, Supt . of Sci;ools, !Tor; Bi-aunfels D i l l a r d I1lcCollun, Supt . of' S c h o o l s , I i a r l a n a a l e Dr . George Wentz, Iinys Co. Sl.ipt., San P'baros Mrs. l~.iarren Powel l , San Ant,o:?io Howard Schu lze , San Ivkrcor Academy D r , Henry J. Ot.to, U. T., A u s t i n Dr . Lee I J i lbo rn , Texas Z d u c e t i o n k;er.cg, A u s t i n Miss Ruby Rel?nett , Texas Gdu.crlt icr, lif:c.ns;?, A u s t i n Mrs. R. C b Var! Gundy, P. T. A., San i'iarcos Mrs. Fay Fglandel., Suda Mr. Addison B u c l t ~ e r , San ;is.rcos FIecord Freder i ch Ol~eirn, N e w E j ~ a u n f e l s Z e i t u n ~ , iTe!j B r a u n f e l s - - Frank D i e t t e r . i c h , !i;:\yo:., San ? a r c o s Caesar Damon, Chaml~i:l. :IS ?o~L::\cT'cc, San ?.5a~-cos the Rev. F r e d ~ , ~ ' o l f , Sari ;;aj::cos

- - the Hev. P2ul G B % , ; : B Y , ; i iwr, i '> G.L 7 . ,. Club, San ?.l:lrrsos -. the Rev. Cay1 I< luse , S . i r : . Lions {.;::lub, Uhland !dillarc? Fcnl?iny;t on, ?.ot au.y C11i1) , San l<arcos Regan Brown, Ccildwell C o. P ,-;ent , Loc1:liart P'Irs. Dudley Jol-~zlson, San i ' l n i ? ~ ~ ~ Papltc Johnson, '-. 'i3iberley Pliss T/Iary Rrogdon, D. t c . P, I:i., S3.n I , isrcos

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SAW I;ARCOS--Texas F ine A r t s E x h i b i t , Room 310, F i n e A r t s Bu l l d inq

OCTOBER LL-22

SAP TiPTCOS--Print Show, 1.0013: 3 1 G , Fi!:e A r t s Bu i l d ing

SAP Dr\TTONIC!--Jazz at; t h e Ph i ! harmonic, i' u n i c i n a l Auditorium

SAF P?iTOPiI(!--Shrine C i r c u s , I , lunlc ipal P-::dii;oriurn

AUSTIN--The Gay T y r o l i e r s , n a t i v e s i n , ; e r s and dance r s from t h e Aus t r i on A l ? n . I lueic , Builtlinr;; on iJnj .versi ty Camnus

SAN 2rATtCOS--Cranbrook Acadelily S tuden t A r t Show, !,onm 310, F ine Arts B a i l d i n g , October 22-Yovember 1s

AUFTIN--"The Barber of S e v i l l e , " by : , o s s i n i , i n Gngl i sh , w i t h Bo r i s Goldovsiryf s N e t $ En2,land Opera Company and symphony o r c h e s t r a

SA!? AiTQltTIO--Symphony Conce r t , Geory;e London, F3ass-Baritone, Guest A ~ t i s t

- - AiJ: TIE7--The I.on?f ne s Sy;r8pl?onet t e wi till s o l o rlancor, L lus ic Bu i l d ing on TJnivers i ty Campus

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USAN ANTONIO--Symphony C o n c e r t , The Fiahinof s , Viol in -P iano Duo, Guest A l ' t i s t s , ?~ iunTci ;~a l Auditorium

SAIT PIARCOS--Current S tuden t A r t ifork S;ior?r, Eoom 310, F ine A r t s Buildin?;, Iiovember 1s-December 4.

AUSTIN--The Sar. Ar.tonio S p p h o n y O r c h e s t r a , V i c t o r Ales- sandro, conductor , C)orotkdl- Do1~7, of t h e Pi Ie t ropol i tan Opera s lngir .2 the l a s t a c t of S t r a u s s l "Salome."

*FAN A7JTOPTIO--Symphony Concer t , Doi70thy Dow, Guest Artist. Probably t h e same program a s schecl.uled f o r Au: tir., f\?ove!~?ker 17. I l u s i s Bui ld ing o n X J ~ i v e r s i t y c,ur,~.l~s.

AUSTIN--Yma S1mac, Scuth Amcricon S O ~ I ' ~ T ; _ O , r?vd h e r company o f i n s t r u m e n t a l i s t s and dance r s , f;usic Bu i ld ing on Ui?iversf tg campus.

SAN \!,TARCOS--San Antoi2io Synnhony Concer t , Zvans Auditorium.

-:+SAN AJ:iTOFIO--Sym~hony Concer t , T,~opolll LaFosse, V i o l i n i s t , and Ftobert ;ng~>e, Cel - l i z t , Guest A r t i s t s , 2:unic i p a l Auditorium.

SAN MAF,COS--Chri,rtrnas A r t S~-;O;J, I?oorn 31-0, Fine Ar t s r3uilcling, Decer;lher - Dece~iber 10.

SAP' Li'T(PFIc7--Symphony Concer t , Ilunic i p a l Audit o r i m

AUSTIN--The ?.large and Gower Champi011 Show, 1 , ~ i t h Wal te r

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Schwnann and chorus , Music Bui ld ing on U ~ i v e r s i t y campus.

DEC EPIBER 18

%SP.Fr P-.Y!?!lBIO--Symy~hony Concer t , Ka r l Leif!?eit, F i n a n i s t , Guest A r t i s t , Municipal Auii torium.

a r t may be poss ib le t o recure i n e x ~ ~ e n s i v e t i c k e t s and t r anspor t a t i on t o t h e s e performances th rouzh Tir. I r a Bowles i n the Fine lir!;s Buildin:;. I f int,ere:ted, p lease contact him.

A l l Austin and San Ant;onio even t s l i s t e d a r e evening per- formances. Adnlissioil I - r i ce s have been r eques t ed and w i l l be made a v a i l a b l e t o you upon r e c e i p t .

When i ~ f o r m a t i o n i s r ece ived concerning a c t i v i t i e s r o t l i s t e d h e r e , i t w i l l be ~ s t e d :?n t h e b u l l e t i n board i n the seminar rocm.

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EXI-IIBIT C

12:00 - Lunch

1:15 - 2:oo

Herzlicl2es :-i1ll:omien Zu Sa ldwel l County, "Thc Seed S i n of T oxa s " .

Colored S l i d e s --- Loc!clzr,rt Corn-~?;,e~s - fine sf t h e coun t ry1 s bi::!;est co t , ton r7are;louses.

Donald Ca i l ih?n ' s Twke y Tamil. Y'zrlceys anci t:-~i:l;eg h a t c h i n g eggs a r e

Nerner Ohlefido17f r'arm. Suine , sheep, - Chickens anC Crops,

Harper - Seed Farms. Caldwel l County i s ~ L T G U S f o r seed m o d u c t i o n . Eere i s s een a p a r t of the co rn seed in - ? u s t r y .

dc:ne Demonstrat ion i-cl1ieven:ent Exh ib i t . - These l a d i e s 2 r e leai-ninp; home ixaliing methods. Miss T,e Jem ~ i e x a n d e r does s i m i l a r ~ ~ o r k wit11 tile lac l les t h a t t h e County Aeent does ;rF th m e n ,

Lu l ing Foundation Farm.. This i s a - famous farm devoted t o f i n d i n g b e t t e r a < r i c ! ~ l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s ,

C. ?I. -700te 2anch. 7 s l r . Poote has - 290-head of c a t t l e on feed.

Res t ailcl Kelax a t Loclchart Country Club. -

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EXHIBIT D

August 1954

Dear Colleague :

You have probably s een t h e p r e s s r e p o r t s concerning t h e twenty e lementary t e a c h e r s from Germany t o be on our campus f o r a ?roeram s i m i l a r t o l a s t y e a r ' s , except t h a t t h e t ime w i l l be s h o r t e r , Septenber 20 t o Decenber 20. The coodina tors and t h e c o n i i t t e e a g a i n r e - ques t your h e l p i n t h i s p r o j e c t .

You seemec? t o f i n d t h e pe r sona l d a t a h e l p f u l l a s t yea r , so we a r e p rov id ing t h i s i n fo rma t ion again, adding some p e r s o n a l s t a t i s t i c s t o h e l p you i d e n t i f y i n d i v i d u a l s e ~ ~ l i e r . You w i l l , of course , recognize t h i s t i n e t h a t t h e r a t i n g s given of t h e i r a b i l i t y i n t h e Eng l i sh language, such a s llgood", a r e s t r l c 5 l y r e l a t i v e terms, I have t h e i r p i c t i n e s arld c o m ~ l e t e b i o g r a p h i c a l ske tches , which you a r e t~elcome t o examilie,

Persons1 Data

WOMEN :

1, IPGRID RFLLPiir/l, age 25, 5 '7" t a l l , brown h a i r , s ingle , P r o t e s t a n t , f r o n Hamburg, Trao years1 t each ing experience; now tezchfnp; En? l i sh , music , a r t , i n a sub- urban school o f Hamburg, Hobbies anc1 i r ~ t e r e : . t s : swirnr?lln@, skiing, s i n g i n z i n chorus , yriinid ~nc,, f o l k dances. 1, a n t s t o l e a r n about coope ra t i on between tencllci-2 ,mcl j -?rents , freedom and a u t h o r i t y i n An-eric an schools . i1Iem?;er

, . German Teachers Union, "I 'orn,anl' Club. d n p l i ~ ! ? , a lr,

ROSb- BOCKL, age 25, S t3" , b lack Ilair , s inr : le , 2* - Catholic, from 1iJaldsas sen, 3r.val-ia. Tivc y e zi-s' ex- perience, now t eczh ing : sixth g r ~ d e i n a Cnt:lolic school f o r y i r l s , I n t e r e s t s : i n ~ l c i j . n r ; , ~;ee~ll.ework, member Bavarian Red Cross , Enzlish, f : ~ r,

3, LIAITC FLEISCFCTATTK, a se 29, 597" , bl-or.,n h a i r , s ingle , Lutheran, from Brc31r,schweS.y, Ten g e a r s ' exper, ience, now teachinr; a d i s p l a c e d peryons lc inderzr l>ten of' 120 children. I n t e r e z t s : 1 -ecrea t ion and s p o r t s :Tor handi- capped c h i l d r e n , sin,:in[: i n a l,Iad17i;a1- c l ~ o r u s , f l u t e , piano. Wants t o l e s r n rclethocl~ of deal-ing with pyoblem chi ldren, Engl i sh , >yood; F r e n c l ~ , f a i r ,

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Personal D a t a--Women (con* t )

4, IRENE HUSS, age 29, 5t4", brown hair, single, ~ h r i s t i a n n n c e , f r e m Vunich. Seven yearsf experience, now temhing a c i t y kfndergarten, In teres ts : p i m o , musical and rhythmic development of chi ldren, Member Christian Science Youth Forum, W i l d l f f e Conservation Club, English, good.

5. CAROLA KREBS, age 28, 5'5", brown hair, married since January, 1 c n o religious affiliation, frola Berlin. Four gearst experience, now teaching a fourthTgrade and English to two sixth grades, Interests: swimming, tennis, skiing, skating, music, painting, photography, designing own clothes, b i o l o g i c a l excursions, wants to k n o w about - school acti;ities, pupils' self -government, teaching social studies, Her f s t h e r , a school supervisor, was dismissed from the Soviet s e c t o r in 1949. She worked as an interpreter for the French 1jilitar.g Govf t, &g, k Fr, , good*

6. ILSE HOLLER, age 25, 5t7'", fair, single, Pro- testant, from =. Six yearst teaching exgerfence, now teaching German, English, geography, rcathexatics to 4 classes, Interests : s a i l i q , horseback riding, slciing, Member: Music Club, Life-Saving Club; author of an o p e r a t t a , "Little Snow khite", parts of which have been on television, English, good,

HZLLE ROESKE, age 28 , 5*3", fair, single, Pro- 74 - t e s t a n t , f r o m t worst. Seven years experience, now teaching a f i f t h grrde, English t o two other groups, Interests: swLrimLng, music, dancing, ~iano, concerts, Takes groups of chilclx3en on t e n day s t a y at a holiday camp. English, ve ry zood; French, f ~ i r r

8. 3EETL SCIiNITT, age 28 , 5'9", brown ha i r , single, Catholic, f ~ o m karlsruhe. Eight years exnerience, now teaching a l l subjects, especially Geman L i t e r z t ~ ~ r e , to fourth grade and seventh grade g i r l s , Interests: gym- nastics, singing, working with y o ~ t h . Flember: Club of Working Women, Gemzn-French Club. English, good; French, fair,

9. MAEGOT SCRCTBEET, age 35, S t l ! " , blond, s ~ ~ n g l e , Catholic, f ~ m K- Ten gears expa?-ience, POW teaching a l l subjects to g i r l s twelve t o f ou r t een years of age, Interests: gymnastics, skiing, swimming, r i G i n ~ , painting, Member: Parent Tezcher Assocf ntion, Cztholic Tercher Associatirn, Wants to study youth activities, t%romenrs o r g a n i z a t l c ~ ~ b , F q l i s h , good; French, good,

10, LEE-LOYE : : E I S S - 3 , age 32, 5' 11 " , blond, single, Protestant, from Berlin, Seven yearst experience, now teaching German, English, m a t h , geography to six classes, Interests: A r t s and crafts (weavfng,etc.), theater,

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MEN:

1. GUEl?THI;E AWDEEER, age 27, 515", f a i r , married (three-year-old son, Gunthzrd) , Lutheran, f porn Hainbron, Two years experience, one t eacher school. In teres ts : awirming, skiing, shooting, gardening, choral ainf;ing, Member: Bavarian Teachers Association, Union for Education and Science, choral group, President of p o l i t i c a l club in col lege , English, good,

2. UrrE C$LRSTCFSEI:, age 2 9 , 6 1 3 " ~ blond, marr i ed ( t w o - y e a r x d daughter, S o l v e i g ) , Protestant, from Kiel. Four years exyerience, now teaching science and religion in a boyst Middleschool. Interests: ~ymnastics, swinrning, crafts, espec i a l l y wood'l.rork, has r.rrittte boolclet on regional plants and animals. Member: Trade Union for Education, W o r l d r ~ Student Christian Pederation, Study Group f o r Botany, League for B i r d s ' Protection, English, good; Danish, f a i r .

3. RPbY'lU1?D ;JOLG-?AN, age 29, 5 1 1 O T t , dark, married, Cathol ic , from Geisenkirchen. Three years experience, teaching German, English, erithmetic, geography to f o w t h grade. Interests: swimminy;? r o w i n & , motorcycling; treasurer of the German-En9llsh S o c i e t y oP Essen. English, very good,

HAITS GLOCBEZ, age 26, 519", dark blonde, single, LC Lutheran, from-nswand. S i x years expel-ience, now teaching all s u b j c c t s tc eishth grade boys. Interests: skiing, swimL~ing (teacher f o r life-saving) , tennis, Mernber : Bavarian Teechers, Parent -Teachers Council, Teachers Work Council. ?!;snts to become teecher in a teachers college. English, good.

5, RAMS -3 HORIT age 27, 6 ' 2 " , fair, sin~le, Protestant, f r o m ~eustadt, Four y e z r s experience, n o w teaching a11 subjects t o ore c l a s s . Intere~ts: swi l ;rLin , music, hiking; conducts a mixed choir, Representative oP young teachers of the County Teachers Union, English, good; French, good,

6 . JOIJAYNES KACHEL, age 30, 51 9", blonde, married, Catholic, f r o n A-~gsburg. Four p a r s ex?erience, one Ln a achool for backward children, now teaching 8th grade bogs, Interests : t r s c k and f i e l d even t s , hunting, draw- ing, motorcycling, f i l m cltlb. Spent one and one-half years as a P. O.'.,', in Oklahoma and Arkansas, then two years in Great Britain, ?!ants to become l e c t u r e r in a teachers college. Nember of Bavarian Teacher Ars~ciation, Young Bavarian Teachers Group, F i l m Club, theater ring. English, very good,

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7. KLLF5HEIIT7 ICCSl,i;rR, see 3 0 , S18", f a i r , m a r r i e d , Cathol ic , f r ~ m 1 ~:.r_n:le~!~-. Seven y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e , i:olq teaching uprer-r:i-.rde . , 5 i T t e d cl:Fldrer?. I n t e r y e s t s : a t h l e t i c s , swim~iing, ;:olFi;ics; ;;repai-ling Tor p ;s ; ;cholo~icnl ji;ui:. ence work. Member Gerlnar? Teache r Unioi?, Stildv Group? i n E n g l t s h and Ar,,:erican l i t e r a t i i r e i n tile Pm~er ica I?ouze. T ~ ~ g l i s h , e;ood,

8. I1'Y~?-PLT,J CLSTX:',!TIl;r), age 27 , 51 7" , 6ar-k :2l.r:)ndy ,- married (one cllil.;i, C;l.lfil?eej:l, a,qe 3) , I. v 2 - ~ . : e l . i c a l , i'rom

Bottrop. S i x yet;. s ex1:cz-.,ej?cey ni?rJ teat:-:in2 3 c l a s s of 14 and lS-yec-.r-ol.~:~:: , c, - , i i~ l . , -~~t in : : t h e z c n o c l cl?oir: a ~ c l a chi ldren ' e i'li-~?,s ;;:.!7c)up. 1ntc:re P t s : i'co t;l2ell, I.2nci'bclly

.. - photogray,hy, v i o l i i l , i ' l u t e , 12ial;c. r.el;;bci. Y. i i .C .A.? Junior !;ed C r o s s , Churcll C l ~ o i r , I T O I ~ ! : - ; ~ O ~ I I S !'03.' :'..i;,~:;'~c; 9

science and s~;o:-t. Z;~,;li:,l-~, !;o,:d.

HOF1ST UI.lVEi:Ic:HT, age 31, 5' 5'' , b l o n d , wii;r-,l!ed, 9. - Evangelic , f r>om F-raz?l.~fui-t . S i x ye o1.s e.:r~,er. ience, I-1or.r teaching r l l s1.1'~ j ~ c t o in one gr::r..e. IriLe .est .s: s i 2 o ~ t s , current ai'l'ai-r.:, sl.:ic.Fn'-: rtici.l~ber E3en1 s G1.i.e C i ; ~ l j . In- t e r e s t e d i n Le::17rl.ins cibout t i le te:~cl;il?;. !)I" ~~-..:-i.~.l s t u i i e s , - soc ia l problems, F.T.A. a c t i v i t i e s . l:2:-lc~pli-: .> 11, ;~oc )d .

10. DLETHZR Vonl OSEj-B I I G , age 3n, 5 1 ll", hr:own l:nir, s ingle , P r o t e s t a n t Ti9nm Color;!:e. F i v e 7ea.r.:: t e ; : ch lng experience, :?ow t e ~ c h i n s t:91 ~:.i!7 j e c t s t o i l l i~ j ler :-rgdes. I n t e - ~ . e s t s : roriiin:;, ? - l i l z L i ? ? ; , , mc:up k?or;k. I~ember ? T . ! , : . , ' ; . . ! ! , , Europa Union. P, O.:.:. i n Caxp Coolre, rJali l(-j i9nia, fxcr two years. \ )an t :- t c s e e OW ( ~ . C : I ~ I O C ~ . D C ;T 1:~(-:r!cs, il@:d i>~:- il s a r e taught t o ~inl;e o;.m 6 e c i r i o n z , 1101.1 :I ::ense fir: r e s l - o n s i l ~ i i - l g i s d e v e l o ~ e d . :;n-l o i zil , vcr ly :;ood.

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C l a r s e s v i s i t e d , col. l .er:e:

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Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10-12 A. ?I., Zd. 102

OCTOGER 5: D r . Pat FTorwood: "The O ~ - ~ a n i z z t i o n of Ane~.icarl Sc l~ool s , with khphas i s on Texas"

OCTOBER 12: Facu l ty nieetlng

I I OCTOBER 19: Pres. J. G. F l o ~ ~ e r s : 1"ioral and S p i r i t u a l Values i n Publ ic Schools"

OCTOGER 26: Mrs. Mary Buchanan: "l'lusic i n the Slementarg School"

NOVEJ3BER 2: D r . Saze l P5pC anne, "Unit 'Teacllinz i n Elenlent a r y Sc11001s !'

l:OVEpiEER 9: D r . Blf ord idil i iams: " ~ e c e n t Deveioprnents i n the 31.e;rientcrg Sc l~ool"

P0VET':EER 16 : I'Iiss I r ~ a Bruce, M r . Ea r l Allen: "Zf fec t s of t h e Child-Development Tlovement on t h e Elcixentary School"

POVEPIEER 23 : D r . Joe ldilscn: "Lei a t ionships Retween T e ~ c i l e r s and F a r e r t s ; Corr~~uni ty ? e l a t i o r s h f ps"

I.iOVE;TiBEFi 30:: D r . D. F. Vot,aw: "Objective Evaluat ion; Standardized Measureirlg Instruments ' '

DECEiiiLZR 6: Summarize : "Emerging Philosophy and ? s y c h o l o ~ y of Learnin:-.: i n American Fubl ic Schools"

THURSEAY

11 SEPTT EL: 30: 1C. K. D B V ~ S : Geoloir,y, F lo ra a r a Fauna of t h e ~ ~ e q i on"

OCTOBEIi 7: D r . A . k . Gruserldorf: " ~ ~ c r i c a n Family Li fe"

OCTOBER : 11.: nev . John Le schnei.: i'Tile Shur'c!~ i n American Lif elr

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OCTOBER 21: Miss Eliz,abetl-I S t e r r g : "Texes Geography and Resources"

OCTOBER 2n: ?5ra Ira Hcrglea: "Piusic i n Axcrican L i f e "

I! NOVETIRE3 4 : lilrs, Verna Declcel-t : A r t i n American L i f e "

NOVJ3iBEI? 11: Armist ice Day

!I NOVTMBEP 18: r : ! i l i a 0 1 : Arliericac P o l i t i c a l P a r t i e s and t 3 e System of E lec t ions ' '

DECEI'TCEI! 2: D r . PI. J. Z r i c k ~ o r ~ : "Our !'ilee Y r l t e r p ~ ~ i s e sTr , , c -!- ueri~; Arm r i c 2-1 Zconor.iic ? ~ ~ o ? ~ l e m s "

DECEI'IRER 9 : "American L i f e as Depicted I n Amerizan Novels. t t

Week of December 13: P;t>epare ~ ~ e p o r t s .

st I f unsble t o !r!set, a t the schedul.ec1 t ime , p l c a s e ratify the coo rd ina to r i n ~dvar ice ; ;~ erll:rty,,s son-e daLes ,:an 5 e ir_tel-.clianged. I n t u r n , yo; l w i l l be n o t i f i e d when ou t - of-town tz-zips n e c e s s i t a t e chanses.

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Exhibi t F cont.

SUGG1<CrTIOi.S TO :,Ei;II?AF LEADERS

Our Gen-:an 'Te:,ctzey Pro~i-.c.n-i rerni.nnl.~ aye s e t .;roi;? 10 t o 11:SO on TuesLay:.; r-.nd '7l:ursdays--ii~ce a s rnuclz of' t h i s time a s needed.

The members of t h e group have i n c ? f c ~ * t e d t h a t t h e y pyefer a i~.a,jor p o r t i o n of tile t ime i n g e n e r a l devoted t o d i scuzs ion ap.6 7-dest ians r s t h e r than t o l e c t u r e . S ince t he re la-Livc t i n e a1lo';ed t o t h e s e purposes 1 , : i l l depend on t h e ns.t7.r-ze of :,-OLLT t o ~ i c , Use your ov!n juc?.~e;ll-el~;t.

You w i l l f i n d , I b e l i e v e , an i n t e r e s t e d and s l e r t group. l ,C~ i l e tne-T un~tels t ;an? E x g i i s h b e t t e r ti:a~l t h e y speak i t , you \:ill f i n d It neces sa ry t c keep t h e i r l i n i t a t i ons ii-: mind. il'os t s ;~en l r c~>s t r l l l need t o speak more slo'l~rly than t l i e - ~ ol-,c! i n ~ ~ l . i l y 12.0.

It w i l l be 11elpful i f you can, t~'2cli t h e s a b j e c t ner - mi t s , f u r n i s h a brief l ? s t o f ? e l e c t e d l e f e ~ e n c e s f o r f u r t h e r read- i r ,~ . :Lnzc: e c c ; ~ participant h a s an al loriance with wlliclz t o 1-uy 11c:3kz, -3u rne;r 2 7 . ~ 0 :::'xlt t o surr;-eet books I n your I ie lc i wljicll the^; mich t want t o purcl lrse. Perhans vou can bl-in@ al-on? c c p i e s f o r them t o examine with t h i s pux>pose ir :-qLnd.

If y o i ~ d u p l i c a t e ar~;? f i late~.Tals, t~~er i t7 r c,o:iiies :c i ll be n e e d e ~ f o r e a c h of t h e g roap t o 11t.ve rjrie.

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1Toverilber 8: C G ~ X G ; . I ~ L ~ ; T T ' ~ ? , G 1 1 1 Ces T , e c x . i ~ i n ~ Thr~u21.1 School an J Coii-cii:u1ity P r o j e c t s

Nover,;ber 11: Secure the 131e:cinz1 s Sc!-!c>ol i l l Cr:r,te~=vl.lle St!y "iil','

Decerrljcr 75 Tl:e S c h o o l acd Coi:~iiuxil;y 7r?eedolll t o Learn

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EXCERPT? FR01QLETTEi ,C , 1953 PARTIC I7A"'TS

(VOTE: lalzile t h e s e e x c e r p t s come from l e t t e r s w r i t t e n by i n d i v i d u a l s p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e 1953 proy;ram, t h e y a r e added h e r e w i t h t h e i d e a t h a t some r e a d e r s might f i n d then1 h e l p f i l l i n e v a l u a t i n g t h e p r e s e n t proTram. Fillether f avo rab l e o r o the rwi se , t h e y a r e s u g y ; e ~ t i v e o f t h e s t r o n g impact t h e p rogram made. Yqually r e v e z l i n g a r e t h e y many exp re s s ions of con t inued warm i ' r i e n d s h ~ ~ , n o t i n c l u d e d ht?-e. I t should be x7e!nembered t h a t t l ieze a r e u n s o l i c i t e d c o m e n t s e x t r a c t e d from p e r s o n a l 1et te : -s , so~ne w r i t t e n soon a f t e r t h e i r r e t u r n t o Germ~ny, some a g e a r l a t e r . )

"1: must f o r c e my i d e ? t o h o l d .them he re and t h i s s i t u a t i o n i s l i k e l i v i n g with one l e g i n t h i s world and w i t h t h e o t h e r i n a n c ~ t k e r one.. ........ 1 I AeIC.

"The whole v i l l a .e \!here my p a r e n t s e r e l i v i n g had talcen p a r t i n rg r e p o r t s and you can imagine t h a t t h e whole time I ws: l-~o:r,e befo1.e s t a r t i n g teacl?inS, I cou ldn l t f i n d h a l f a day f r e e of vi3itors..... . . . . . 11 P .K.

11 I t took indeed :.orie ...:p.y,r Lo r e g d j u s t n y s e l f from 1 Americanism' beceuse rr~y s t::~y i n America h a s i n f l u e n c e d p r e t t y good my wliole perrc>;-i:>.l i t y , ..... I l o o k now upon s e v e r a l European i d e a s r d i t l ~ Aineri,:an eyes , as I d i d t h e o p p o s i t e way when I came t o America.....,.... 11 GoGa

"I an! f e e l i n s a l i t t l e b i t s ad , f o r my s t a g i n t h e U. S. opened my eyes t o many impor tan t f a c t s i n t h e s o c i a l and e d u c a t i o n a l s i t u a t i o n t h a t I 1 m s o c r i t i c a l a g a i n s t my own coun t ry and our achool...... They have me a l r e a d g ve ry busy i n making speeches about my exper iences . I ' m f e e l i n g now myself a s a k ind of l i a i s o n o f f i c e r between American and Ge~-~irian?~. ...... .. F.H. I t

"Very o f t e n , t h e ~ u p i l s a lmost cannot s t o p a sk ing about my exper iences . And I r e a l l y know, now, t h a t w e can do a l o t i n g i v i n g a t r u e p i c t u r e of t h e people i n your count ry , t h a t we can h e l p t o avo id misunclerstandings. So I t h i n k ou r p rogran hzs n o t only been s u c c e s s f u l i n t h e p a s t , i t w i l l show f r u i t s i n the f u t u r e , too,...... 11

GOB*

I' 'How do you s e e American and Germany now?' I am o f t e n asked; i t i s d i f i ' i c u l t t o answer i n a l e t t e r . I was r a t h e r a s t o n i s h e d zbout t h e economic Drogresz we made d u r i n g t h e time I s p e n t I n America.......,..Of cou r se , we do n o t have a s much c a r s , r e f r i g e r z t o r s end t e l e v i s i o n s a s you do, b u t compared t o t h e yea1.s j u s t a f t e r t h e w a r , everything i s wonderful . But r~jodern t e chn ique a lone does n o t make America g r e a t , t h e b i g freedom i n your a t t i t u d e ,

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your t o l e r a n c e , t h e h o s p i t a l i t y t h a t i s a p a r t of America, too , which we do n o t have a t a l l i n t h i s extent....... 11

U.S.

"My x o s t f a v o r i t e l e s s o n i s Geogi-:..~hy about America. Teacher and p u p i l s s r e 'c-ezy' about k h e a e hours! T h a t ' s now a t each ing T i l l e d with l i f e . Of c o i x 7 s e , I -told s. l:,t about TEXAS, an? r- hen 1 asked my c l a s s t ;r~ c c ~ ~ n t , d o ~ m some s t a t e s , they a l l bef;an w i t h Texes!" - H.S.

"When anyone s t a r t s t o t a l k about AneTica I cannot be s i l e n t , and when I s t a r t t e l l i n g I can no t come t o an end. And I don ' t t a l k s o much about t he f i n e and i n t e r e s t i n g schools bu t about t h e people and how they ge t along.. . . . .T15any German people have a wron,? i d e a about what t h e Arnericen peop1.e a r e l i k e , end sone t h i n k t h a t tre -- who - t a lk s o ~ o s i t i v e l y -- were deceived by you. I can unders tand them t o some e x t e n t because even we t r i e d i n t h e beg inn inz pot t o get, i n f luenced by showing our negpt ive c r i t i c f s m . The lon>zer I vTas i n your count ry t he more I a p p r ~ c i a t e d t h o :ie(>ple ....... I f R.S.

"Some wee!is azo, when 7.01~ had t h e e l e c t i o n s , I always looked i n t h e ner:spaper: f o r S e n z t o ~ Jei inson's name and when I found i t ; I r.:zLs :.o ;>~:>oi.ld and t o l d ever:,~botly who d i d ragint ti, hea r i t ox-. did nc:t, i<!ant, t o , tnat I know him and t h a t he comes from our colle@e.. . . . . 11 - G.B.

"Now I m y ~ e l f arll i n tlie middle of - t h e problcrr.: who of my 10-year-old s t u d e n t s i s capable of going on t o

t h e Seconclarg School? Alth.ou;gh t11er.e a r J e p o s s i b i l i t i e s en.out;h i n pursuance of tile elementarg sc i~ool- , a l o t of pa ren t s t h ink , 'my c h i l d n u s t go on t80 t h e hi';lier school ' . . . Very o- t ten I tkln!; of D r . Flowers' words lie s a l d sbout our s e l e c t i v e educa t iona l system. He h a s seen many t h i n g s

I t correct ly . . . . . . . .. r. . I:T a

"It h a s been d i f f i c u l t f o r u s t o s e t t l e back t o o r d i n a r y l i f e 1-lere. T3ere i c one t h i n q which I d e f i n i t e l y l e a r n e d i n yo1x courltry--to be t , o l e r an t and bl-oad-minded and t o cee tlie good and ';.-ti1 i : i bo th our c o u n t r i e s , . . ..I vras s e t back i n ny proli~otion becc?:lee of' the Aser ican t r i p , but I a n q u i t e r,rillil?g t o s u f f e r some ~ ~ r o f e s s i o n a l drawbacks, n c no one ccu ld make up f o r an exper ience l i k e my s t a y i n t h e s ta tes . . . . . I 1 E.T.

"I t h i n k back of our C o l l e g e t imes , e s r e c i z l l y now before C i l r f s t m ~ s . . . . . . Somet,irnes i t seems t c me I ' m dreaming when I th ink o r a11 what I h f v e seen. But I can use a l l t h i n g s I had lea rned . I t r y t o j o i n z l l good Amerlcan

11 methods I saw w i t h our Gelman t each ing r~~etlrlods.. . . . . H.S.

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president J. G. F lowers Dean A. H. F o l l e Dr. J. 1,loyd Read, R e z i s t r a r Dr. E. 0. T,Ji?.ey, Di rec to r . 0 7 Teacher Tr.ain; .?~g Mr. 8. E. Speck, i3ean of ?.'lean Mr. J. C. C a t e s , B a s i n e s s 71ana;;;er Mr. Bryce Rucker, P u b l i c i t y Dr. B u f o ~ d ! : l i l l iams, P r i n c , i p a l Campu:! School Miss Bet,tg Brooke Eak le , E i s t o r g Miss E i l e e n OfTleara, Enslish Eliss Glenda James, Si;eecli Dr. Joe ?: l i lson, E d u c ~ t ie:l Dr. 1.1. J. Ericlc::on, Economics Dr . kJil l iam Pocl , 2 i s t o r y

. , .,.. Mrs. Piartha T ' i l l ~ r i , S:?:;F~ t cis, , cniens i. 'Gl~.l>.! i Lory 7 - Mr. Jack Iiu!ghe~, , rlf rectox- , , .cns r i o m i t o r y -

Miss i ' i a r jo r i e Stet : rnrt , Per-:-c~nnel 0 f : f i ce Wiss Luverne !:a1 ton, Coor(:linator Dr. J. Lloyd FLor;t.r:s, C o o r d i n a t o r

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Photographic Supplement to Coordinator 's Report German Teacher Program, Southwest Texas State Teachers Col lege , 1954

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THE PARTICIPANTS

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THE G A M F U S COMM11"l LE

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. . - . - -7 Dr. Crane f r o m the U.S. Office meets with the coordinators

Singing at the W e lcorning Dinner -----

When four with the Seguin Rot

A Poteet Rotarian gives samples of their strawberries

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Lockhart Homemaking C l a s s

C a s i s School, Austin

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Wimberley School

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