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Show ' Out Our Window food T, x ' J ,f fJf . I I From Guernsey To Utah run-dow- 11-1- 8. So. We get an invitation to a baby shower, and squeal, "Oh, is she going to have a baby?" Wrong again. She has a fetish for baby clothes and the shower is her way of getting you to help her along. And, in the same line, when wedding invitation comes, we open it and then ask one of two questions. The first is "Oh, is heshe going to marry himher?" or "My gosh, are they going to get a married?" By now you've no doubt thought of a few 'foolish questions' you ask, but here are a few more to catch your family with. some place where you cannot see outside. OK? So someone hurries in dripping with water, scarf over her hair and trying to wipe her glasses clean and you say (Oh, yes you do), "Is work raining?" in Now, how foolish an assumption. We must think she showers in her clothes! . . someone returns from don't know what answer we expect, certainly not that they feel to go good enough for a picnic a trip to out for pizza and beer Hawaii . . . but, we ask - oh yes we do - "How are you feeling?" I ... rl week. Now all I as nant?" No, no, no. She just walks around with that weary look, off balance walk, and with a sofa pillow under her coat for laughs. Ha, ha, ha, just try it sometime and see how funny it all is. re- students can purchase candies, cookies and chocolates at the tuck shop. The English principal has two Scottish terriers, runs her own house and has a large garden. Im very interested in walking around the cliffs of Guernsey, she full-tim- Our salaries e. $16,500 a year and is in session for 40 the school weeks. Our holidays are a But that's the way we are. Sure as fate someone will come to the office with an obituary and in all sympathy I will find myself murmuring the foolish question of all foolish questions . . . "Oh, did he die?" little different confesses, and I like to travel Italy is one of my favorite places though I enjoyed my trip to New Zealand, also. There is a supermarket near my home and I often drop in on my w'ay from school. Saturday is my domestic day when I clean house and do my laundry. I have my own automatic washer and dryer. The foreign educators began their tour in Washington, D C. where they were told about NEA and teachers unions. At Knoxville, School is in session from 8:50 to and from 2:10 to 3:40 and many of our students go home for lunch. There arent as many provisions for school lunch in Guernsey as in England. However, our 12:50 sembly. I instruct students in Bible history, the life and teachings of Christ, and also give instruction in other religions such as Hindu, Moslem and Communism. e I have 25 teachers and three part-timaverage about mer. de- scribes the uniforms worn by the girls. Navy blue skirts are worn Women Plan Annual Elections New officers are to be elected at the fourth annual meeting of the Utah Association of Women to be held Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25 at Skyline high, 3251 E. 3760 South. According to Dixie Nelson, 1991 E. Cresthill Dr., retiring president, those w'ho have been nominated for the state offices include: Lorraine N. MacKay, Bountiful, for UAofW president; Ruth F. Gulbransen, Bountiful, 1st vice president; Theda Timmins, Salt Lake, 3rd vice president; Jackie Risser, Provo, 5th vice president; and Annabelle Diane Thayer, Midvale, secre- from yours. We have three weeks at Christmas, three at Easter and six weeks in the sum- Find a spot at an auction where the auctioneer can easily see you - and you can see your competition. Be wary of antique shops that do not have price tags on items for sale; oftentimes an unscrupulous dealer will wait to size up the buyer before quoting a price. their responsibilities. Principals receive salary according to the size of their school, and she surmises that England has more female principals especially in the elementary grades Following the visit, both Miss Thorn and Dr Johnson, as well as students at the various schools visited by the English guest, have had the opportunity to be more culturally aware of its counterpart. Miss Thorn represents her country well. to Gwendolen Thorn, visiting principal from Guernsey, an English Channel Island, discusses differences in classes with Granger high students, Julie Jenkins, center, and Richard Ferrin, right. quired by law. Students are required to take these classes and we begin each day with a religious as- Ok Antique Buying One of the best sources of miscellaneous antique hardware, keys and parts is in the boxes of junk stuck under dealers tables at flea markets. The market value of an antique is simply that which the public is willing to pay. ths if he chooses She indicates that teachers in England are on a different career structure. They are paid according teach religious studies, Miss Thorn Ti one-da- y cise, clipped English accent, shared her experience as a British administrator. When I was a teacher, I taught history. As principal, I still teach nine or 10 lessons a week and my assistant principal, about 20 per ... How about when you see someone across the church hall, and, anyone who is halfblind could see the woman is pregnant. So preggy that you wonder how she dares leave a handy phone and car, but someone (probably me) will foolish ask the ultimate question, of "Oh, is she preg- , they learned of the roll of universities in this country in training teachers and about their summer schools She was impressed with a new school near the nation's capitol that is run solely on solar power Im very impressed with the size and equipment in American Your she volunteers. schools, schools are larger, both with pupils and in size The books are bigger and better produced, she tells Miss Thorn was sent to two contrasting areas, the first in Rhode Island and then to Utah She notes the chief differences between her country and the U S are the exams and grading Here grades and credits are given for each class, each year In exam in England there is a each subject the day a student turns 16 w hich is the same as graduation in this country. If a student does not pass that test, he fails However, he has an opportunity to try again in six mon- Tenn all-bo- half-close- d . . - Gwen Thorn, a native of England, is very impressed with Utah and its schools which she toured during her five-da- y stay m the valley. Miss Thorn has been the guest of Dr. Mary Jean Johnson, her counterpart in this country, since both women are school principals. I am principal of a grammar school in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, she shares. Our school takes only those in the top ability range, students from It is an all-giages school, but we work closely with an y school nearby. There are about 400 students in each school. The amiable educator is touring the United States with a group from Great Britain to observe the school systems here. She expressed pleasure at being hosted in the valley by the states only female high principal, Dr. Johnson, at Granger high. The foreign visitor, in her pre- ... Then 23, 1981 Visitor Impressed With Local Schools I it Thursday, Apr. Ethel Bradford, women's editor I You . Btoctycml shudder at the ask. Now, remember, I said that do the asking. You don't, know, but i'm guilty, guilty, broiled. and they're vacation guilty. Mea culpa. They're red skinned, peeling, swollen, with fever blisters on nose and The first that comes to lips. And, what do we say? Well, mind is the phrase we greet you no doubt have your own verwith each our sion of 'the foolish question' but morning. "How are you?" I usually come up with absolutely sally forth and we all reply, brilliant words, like "Did you sit out "Fine, how are you?" in the sun too long?" But then . . . sure as you're born, I tell you, people have been someone is going to forget it's a mauled and murdermaimed, a not . . . and question greeting for ed less. twenty minutes later we break away with glazed eyes, and a comThen there's the kid who's of every ailment plete at her parents over screaming that person has had for the last lost some that she just 'has' to item month. And all we meant to say was have, right now, and one of the "Good morning." frustrated parents is certain to yell right back, "Well, where did you AH right, ya with me? We last have it?" Egad. (see how quickly I include a is meet who friend you?) Then you visit someone in hobbling along with her leg the hospital after major surin a cast and what do we gery. There they lie. Eyes say? Of course . . . "Oh, for . . . breath shaldid heaven's sake, you break low . . . color ashen . . . and your leg?" I betcha they as they look up at you with have to grit their teeth not to eyes, you, in a answer "No, I didn't break hushed voice inquire, "How my leg, I thought I'd start a are you feeling?" new trend of footwear." Sometimes VIEW fool- I ish questions WEST VALLEY wBofflG's f 5 fke g fun family with white blouses, navy ties and they have navy pullovers called Guernseys, named after their island. They are the same type worn by English fishermen. tary. The state secretary is Eve Mortensen, Dimple Dell Road, Sandy. Tice "HtuKi-putyca- Bern BEait . . Jerry Lewis with e" pathail . IN MASTER OF COURSE . . 1981 National Poster Child, Chnsti Bartlett 10600 . . . COLOR , . A note book, with new ideas gathered at Granger high, will go back to Guernsey with Gwendolen Thorn, visiting principal well-fille- d from that Channel Island. 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