Show Former District Supervisor Accepts Brazil Appointment Miss 1 Mary 1 Nielson former te teacher cher and principal of the Ephraim Elementary school later later later la la- la- la ter primary supervisor for the South Sanpete School district and md now living at Richfield where she is supervisor of primary primary mary education in the Sevier district has accepted a position with the American school at Sao Paulo Brazil She will leave for the new assignment the middle of April Miss Nielson will be supervisor supervisor supervisor super super- visor of grades kindergarten through the sixth in the American Am school in what is publicized publicized as the worlds world's fastest growing growing grow growing ing city There is but one school with a staff of about 24 teachers The children are from the homes of United States citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens who have moved to Brazil in the interest of industrial en en- The school has a board of education and is patterned after the American plan In Information Information or mation m sent Miss Nielson by the superintendent is that the United United Uni Uni- ted States Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce maintains the school and anda a a hospital on the belief that these two institutions are the most important in maintaining a good life in a new country Recommended by U President Rulon S. S Howells of th h B 1 tic 1 fission Cl hh i of nf un e eJesus i JJ uJ v. v Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints persuaded the board of the Sao Paulo school to include the University University University Un Un- of Utah and the Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young University among the American schools to receive announcement of the opening for a supervisor The U recommended recommended recommended rec rec- Miss Nielson and she eventually received an offer of the position President Howells wrote her several letters urging h her r to accept and she later signed signed signed sign sign- ed the the contract The superintendent of the Escola Sao Paulo came to Salt Lake City in December December December De De- cember to tell Miss 1 Nielson about the school That was vacation vacation vacation va va- cation time in South America and the superintendent was on vacation for a visit with his parents in New York Will Vill Be Gone Three Years Miss Mis s Nielson com completed pie t e d her work in Sevier on March 31 On April 15 she will fly from Salt Lake City to Denver and then will go by Braniff International International In Lines to M Mexico e x i c o 0 City Panama Lima Peru and across the Andes to Rio de Jan Jan- Brio crio and then to Sao Paulo She expects to visit a friend in Lima for several days After three years in South America she hopes to return to the United United Un Un- S States tat e sand and l' l resume e s u e her teaching interests in this coun coun- try Sao Paulo is a city of some two million people and persons who have returned recently from South America tell Miss Nielson Nielson Niel Niel- son it is the most modern city in that continent The mission headquarters of of the the L D S Brazilian Brazilian Bra Bra- Mission are located in Sao Paulo All Excited In commenting on her appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment Miss Nielson states I am so excited about the experiences before me It seems important that I learn to better understand other peoples and cultures I am going to learn the Spanish and Ian lan languages although my work will not be with Brazilian natives Occasionally I shall write to you of my experiences |