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Sharon Johnson of Shelton
went to New Zealand last month
as an exchange student under the
American Field Service Americans
Abroad program.
She wrote about her
experiences in this letter.
Hi Everybody!
It hardly seems like I've been
here in sunny New Zealand for
one month. The people are
friendly, the land is hilly and
green, and the weather is hot and
sunny.
Thirty-seven other AFS
students and myself were greeted
by a traditional Maori Indian
welcoming ceremony. The
speeches and songs were done in
the native Mauri language and
none of it was understood by us.
The Maori's are very beautiful
people with Polynesian features
and dark brown skin. The songs
and dances have much rhythm
which expresses thoughts of war
or peace.
After spending three days in
Auckland I was met by my
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LEAD PLAYERS in The Evergreen State College winter quarter production
of "Dark of the Moon," Debbi Gilbert, of Spokane, and Mike Herger, of
Pennsylvania, are shown rehearsing for the play's February 28 opening.
Scheduled to run through March 3, the play will be staged at 2 and 8 p.m.
daily on the fourth floor of the Daniel J. Evans Library. Admission is free
and the public is invited.
ene church to Cub Scout pack
missionary speak ' plan,dinner
Verend Stanley Storey, Central America are on furlough. Cub Scout Pack 112 will have
will be featured at the Reverend Storey will be holding its annual Blue and Gold dinner
of the Nazarene, services among Nazarene at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bordeaux
and Holman Tuesday Churches. This is their third School.
at 7 xm. furlough since being assigned to The event will start with a
:rend and Mrs. Storey, Guatemala in 1956. potluck dinner, with coffee and
in El Salvador, Their work from 1956 to soft drinksfurnished-
1965 was in Guatemala, where Doors will open at 6 p.m. and
Reverend Storey served as pastor, the dinner will start promptly at
supervisor of churches, and 6:30 p.m., pack officials said.
constructor of church buildings,
also as director and professor at
the Indian Bible School in San
Miguel. He has been stationed in
El Salvador since 1965 when his
duties enlarged to include
pioneering new work, charge of
the mobile book store and he
serves as church consultant.
foe homowne
mley Storey
observe
wonderful family, the Magans.
Since I am child number eight,
our brick house is quite large. My
mum and dad enjoy gardening
which is proved by lovely gardens
of flowers and green lawns.
Over a Kaimai mountain range
is a 36-mile drive to the ocean.
My family has a trailer there, and
most of my before-school days
were spent at the beach. The
beaches are clean and sandy, and
the water is warm. The waves, 10
to 15 feet high, are" perfect for
body surfing. We travel there for
the weekend every Friday
afternoon when school lets out.
One week before school
started I was taken to meet my
school headmaster, Mr. Reid. He
arranged for me to be in Seventh
Form, which is the New Zealand
pre-university year. This year is
not compulsory for students and
the reason for attendance at this
stage of school is to receive
scholarship funds to the
universities. There are 34 students
in the Seventh Form, 17 boys and
Ezra Benson to speak
to Mormon meetings
Ezra Taft Benson, eight years
the secretary of agriculture in the
Eisenhower administration will
address the 780 Shelton and Elma
members of the Mormon Church
along with the 2,700-plus
Olympia area membership of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints February 24 and 25.
Elder Benson is a member of
the Council of the 12 Apostles of
the Morman Church and is a long
time official of the Boy Scouts of
America and director of the CPC
International.
He will bring a special message
from Harold B. Lee, the president
and prophet of the church,
concerning the importance of
strengthening and preservation of
the home in combating outside
influences that strike at the home
and the sacred relationship of
husband and wife and children
and parents.
To this end Elder Benson.has
called a special February 24
conference of all church
"heads-of-families" at 7 p.m. in
the Olympia Stake House, located
in Olympia at the intersection of
North Puget and Yew streets.
The February 25 general
conference meeting will be held in
the Olympia High School
auditorium at 10 a.m. Benson will
be the featured speaker. The
public is welcome to attend.
Ezra Taft Benson
17 girls. My classes include
chemistry, biology, history,
English, art and physical
education. My time schedule is
not the same each day. For
instance, on Monday morning my
first class of the day is biology,
but on Tuesday I don't have
biology until after lunch. This
seems to cut down the dull,
day-to-day routine, but it mixes
everybody up. I wear a uniform
along with 1,100 other students.
Our school colors are green,
maroon, and gold. The girls wear
a green jumper, beige blouse,
beige anklets, and'brown lace-up
shoes. The boys wear gray shirts,
gray shorts, gray knee-socks, and
black shoes. On cool mornings the
girls wear green blazers or green
sweaters, the boys wear maroon
blazers or gray sweaters. Being as
I am a Seventh Former we have
permission to design and make
our own uniform, which we
haven't done yet. Our school is
big, with many buildings, even a
swimming pool.
Many people find humor in
my accent and the way I spell and
say some words. 1 find it funny
the way they drive on the left side
of the road and having the
steering wheel on the right side of
the car.
At this time I would like to
extend my appreciation to all of
those who made it possible for
my being here, my parents,
friends, and the AFS adult and
student chapters. A big thanks for
all the wonderful going away gifts
I received.
Until I write again, ta ta and
cherrio !
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TORGER LEE, left, Kiwanis district lieutenant governor, and
Warren (Bud) Knutzen,, secretary of the Shelton Kiwanis
Club, display the emblem which will be placed on the local
club's banner indicating Knutzen received the award this year
as the outstanding secretary in the Kiwanis District.
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Senator Gordon Sandison
(Democrat, 24th District) said
this week the Senate has passed
his bill to permit Mason County
to trade lands to create a sanitary
landfill.
"With the environmental
problems surrounding solid waste
disposal, it is important that the
county have this opportunity to
consolidate all landfill operations
at one site," Senator Sandison
said.
He said the bill will permit the
county to exchange lands with
the department of natural
resources or a private owner to
block up holdings for a landfill.
"Lands received by the stale
in the exchange," he said, "will be
administered in the same manner
as lands which were traded."
The bill now goes to the
House of Representatives for
action, Senator Sandison said.
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