| OCR Text |
Show Foreign Exchange Sfudenite Say Farewell at Dance ; ' i! !. 1 . ! ' ;. ! j , ' i ' ; i i I I ' i 4 ; I , : 1 ', P f i ' 'l : ' ' 1 ' : ' I I I - ! " 3 ' ' i S ' I 1 ! - ? f I ! i 1 r i f i - 1 it : . ; . J -it ' ! ' 1 . - . . l .. ... . wx.. iinnwnniriiiiir-it- Till imnwi i ii Miinwnr m wmT taMHMMiiwK,4m 'w-4:-Ai j iiMMi m i Jfcmfl wwm iii i i ri with nr 111 by Jim Pratt In the above photograph are shown the twenty-three American Field Service students who spent the past year in Salt Lake area homes. They are shown at the dance held on Tuesday, June 28th at the Prudential Federal Building. They are left to right: Walter Naef. l ety I. Sotiriadou, Jati Sofiati Mut di," Emin Zereycan,. Sylvia Wiese, Gemot Nerb, Birte Lykkeberg, Siegfried Brockert, Marie-Sophie Comolet, Torsten Victorin, Ilske Luth, Victoria Lacdan, Yoko Kobayashi, Julia de Souza, Robert B. Zeinoun, Ann-Marl Josefson, Bien C. Filet, Olaug Helene Vala, Merih Kucuk, Ernest Mehnert, Diana Hudson, Runa Rambol, and Birthe Nielsen. Social activities for the American Field Service students . in the Salt Lake area were climaxed with a dancing party . at the Prudential. Federal Savings and Loan Building, June 28, where they and their local friends and families were joined by 160 AFS students from other western states. Host for the gala event was Mr. .Bartlett Wicks, regional director, assisted by Mrs. Virginia Ouentin Howard, president of the Salt lake Chapter. Emotional tension ran high thruout the evening with the impending moment of departure at seven thirty the next morning lending dramatic impact to every smile, handshake, greeting and unspoken word. It could be seen and felt by everyone present underneath under-neath the gaiety of meeting new friends from one's own homeland and being with year old friends from one's exchange home and country. Bien C. Filet, one of the outstanding out-standing local students, expressed the appreciation of the group in a tribute to Mrs. Howard for her understanding help and devoted interest to them, presenting her with a corsage. Through her he was able to thank all the "moms" with whom they had been living, "especially my own," in words of simple dignity and deep sincerity, bringing a touching, unforgettable, un-forgettable, lump-in-the-throat moment to everyone present. Ilske Luth, with natural charm then presented Mr. Wicks with a buttonhole button-hole flower, breaking the tension with her delightful little expression of gratitude for the work of this indefatigable man who has endeared himself to them during their stay. During the evening refreshments refresh-ments were enjoyed, compliments of the Pet Ice Cream and Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Companies. The only program of the informal evening consisted of drawing for prizes donated by W. H. Blntz Co., Salt Lake Hardware Co., Strevell-Paterson Strevell-Paterson Hardward Co., and the O. C. Tanner Jewelry Co. Exchange students from the most . distant countries .were chosen to draw the winning tickets. They were Victoria F. Lacdan, Manila, Philippines, who resided with Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Tyler, Murray; Yoko Kobayashi, Tochigi-Ken, Japan, who stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John E. Bradley, Jr. Salt Lake City; and Jati Sofiati M:jkadir West Yava, Indonesia who was with Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Fullmer, Salt Lake City. The drawing was followed by musical numbers from each of the five busloads of students. Mrs. Howard asked for all present to share in a moment of understanding when the final number was presented pre-sented by the local group as they all joined hands and sang, 4No Man Is An Island." This song seemed to crystallize and capsule the entire scope and meaning of the AFS program and was echoed ., in each heart. . Much thanks for the success of the stop-over trip of the students goes to the many homes who offered hospitality to the travelers, the Salt Lake and Sugar House Kiwanis Clubs, together with the Kiwanis Key Clubs of the various high schools, and to Mr. Charles A. Boynton, Jr. who donated the use of the Greyline buses for their transportation while in Salt Lake City. |
