U.S. Citizen Support Local teachers and school officials, State Education Department officials, college and university professors, as well as individuals and groups outside the educational field, have written to the U.S. Office of Education expressing appreciation of the opportunity to receive the visiting teachers. They found the experience both interesting and beneficial. Many of the letters to the Office commented substantially in the following words: "We hope that the visitor derived as much from his stay with us as we did from having him here." Support by Educators Some of the comments received by the Office from educators are quoted in the following paragraphs. CALIFORNIA We firmly believe that these visiting teachers have done more for international understanding and goodwill than any other group we have met. -Donald Craig Carmel Unified School District Carmel COLORADO Miss Santina Peronato from Vicenza, Italy has spent a month in Fort Collins and it has been a privilege many of us will never forget. She has met with many and varied groups of people and we all have a better understanding of Italy and other countries as well, that can't help but aid toward world peace and understanding. She taught the school children how to say "Hello" and "Goodbye" in Italian and everywhere they greet her with "Chow, Miss Peronato." Business people in the community know her and another month wouldn't be too long in which to accept all requests for her company. She has realized how wrong her conception of America was and I feel that the programs bringing these educators here are of great value to them as well as to us. I just had to write this letter to you. FLORIDA -Leeta Crook Elementary Coordinator Poudre School District Collins We appreciate your sending us Mr. Halldorsson and I hope that he gave a favoarble report of his visit. We would like to ask that we receive another one of these teachers next year as we find them very beneficial and helpful to us. -B. Frank Brown Melbourne High School Mr. John A. Hall and Mr. Malcolm Thomas are certainly two fine, outstanding men, and we appreciated having them in our County and feel very indebted to you for selecting our County again for the visitation program. I certainly hope the visitors received as much benefit from their tour here in Orange County as we have from them. We certainly feel that the exchange of ideas and philosophies are good for our people, and we only hope the visitors feel the same. We certainly appreciate the caliber of personnel that is sent to us, not only this year, but the 1958 group as well. The impression these people have left with us is certainly a rewarding and memorable one. On the personal side. . . .my children are still talking about the visitors from Israel, India, Pakistan and Cuba... all in the 1958 visitation group. We're all most happy to participate in this type of program. -Guidance Consultant Santa Ana ILLINOIS Mrs. Maria Edmea de Andrade Jacques da Silva was a most gracious and interesting guest. She wa extremely enthusiastic. She was very willing participate in local activities. . . .Mrs. da Silva ga freely of her time and was well received by everyor who came in contact with her. She indicated that sht profited greatly by her visit to the United States and I know those of us who came in contact with her gained a great deal. We greatly appreciated having had Mrs. da Silva visit us. -Superintendent of Schools Arlington Heights Mr. Iraj Adibi spent approximately four weeks observing education procedures at Southern Illinois. NEBRASKA I am sure that these fine people from our neighboring countries brought more to Nebraska than they received and I am still convinced that this is a fine effort in the building of international understanding. We may not be able to cooperate every year in connection with this kind of project but we shall continue to be strong supporters of the idea. -Assistant Commissioner Department of Education Lincoln We have had Mr. Timothy Ramtu, visiting teacher from Kenya, Africa. I believe this is at least the fourth or fifth foreign teacher we have had visiting us in the past few years, and I want to say to you that we thoroughly enjoy having them. Furthermore, we think they make a fine contribution to our social studies classes. Mr. Ramtu has been a delightful fellow to have around and is very appreciative. You might be interested in knowing that our staff got together and gave him a birthday party on his birthday, which we discovered by accident. We presented him with a camera so that he could take pictures of the things he saw in this country. -R. L. Fredstrom Assistant Superintendent Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln NEW YORK Mr. Teymoor Koosha of Iran was our guest for five weeks and we cannot imagine a better representative of one's country than he was. Mr. Koosha was a gentleman in every respect of the word and contributed a tremendous amount of world understanding to the people of this small rural, up-state community. The children just loved him, and I believe have a new conception of the word "foreigner." as Mr. Koosha's impact upon the entire community was tremendous. He was a dinner guest in approximately 20 different homes. He spoke to the Kiwanis, Rotary, Exchange, and Business and Professional Women's Clubs. In fact, he was made an honorary member of Kiwanis International. He attended four different churches, visited farms, the Beechnut Packing Co., and the General Electric Co. in Schenectady. He attended all school affairs, such athletic events, faculty meetings, and P.T.A. meetings. The students and the community became so enthusiastic about him and what he brought to us that an American Field Service Chapter has been organized and the school is attempting to participate next year in the foreign student exchange program. I hope that the government will continue to sponsor this type of program because I strongly believe that the potentialities of developing world understanding and peace is helped immensely by this program. -Supervising Principal Schoharie Central School Schoharie Mr. Khan's contributions to our community and school have been many. He has talked at Rotary and Sertoma meetings and attended many other civic functions. The youngsters in the school system have all had an opportunity to hear him talk and to visit with him. He seems to have endeared himself to everyone with whom he has come in contact. Mr. Khan has resided in two homes since his arrival here, each home for two weeks. He has expressed the opinion that he has appreciated this as it has helped give him even greater insight into American modes of living. In my opinion, the International Development Program is tremendous in building good relationships with other countries. This is my second experience with a foreign teacher and their stays have been most beneficial to all concerned. -Wayne L. Riggs Superintendent of Schools York I might say that, regardless of what gain Miss Eugenie Likokanellou from Greece may have received through her stay with us, we feel, much richer through having acted as host. We would be happy to repeat the experience at any time. Nothing that has ever happened in Novato has done as much to create international understanding and good will on a personal basis. The memory of the warm and friendly reception given the foreign teachers (31 from 20 countries) by the Novatans will be taken back with them to their native countries and recounted to their students and colleagues. In the future we would like to see International Friendship Night sponsored on a community-wide level by all the PTA units and staged in the high school gym so that everyone can attend and meet these representatives of foreign lands. It's the nearest we will ever come to having the United Nations in Novato... Perhaps, such educational programs as this, where people of good will and common intent learn of cultural developments and educational practices, internationally, may in a relatively unusual but highly effective manner move the world toward the goal of peace and good will. ILLINOIS -Editorial in "Advance" Novato Southern Illinois University, with an enrollment of about 12,000 is located in Carbondale, with a resident population of under 8,000. Before the teacher grantees arrived, the program for them was discussed with the mayor, the Chamber of Commerce, the Community Panamanian Teacher Finds "Weather Cold, People Warm ited Mr Goknel's comment on Teacher these places was simple. but im pressive ful " They are so beauti Helena Those dia: Ke Mr Goknels feelings about Thorbjo about Paola high school were Irene Ty "Yes. I like it but I don't know Phyllis too much about it yet" He added phron that there is not too much dif Yasar, ference between Turkish and baert, Visiting School Hospitality American schools, except that from Finland whose name is n niore crowded The school at The grants which enable thes Mr Gok ture of the ferent that the picture brighter s States I live in sma tall, gray the man fri Teacher Marm Like. Costa Rican Teacher Will Visit Schools ARGENTINIAN TEACHER TOURS AREA-Miss Elsa Colabelli, teacher in a Iranian Teacher Visiting Benhi To 'Japanese Educator's Visi ES CO-OP, SCHOOL, FARM From Paraguay Gives Lively Glimpse Studies Toledo Schools Of Modern Japan Visitor Finds U.S. Foreign Language Instruction Well Done In Colleges SEES Argentine Takes Look Ceylon Teacher Visiting Community Berkeley Heights Beacon eginning to make its les but the price of ented on the beauty igh nstructor into an agreement providing for of the scenery in the county and a voca export of Argentine wine to the took many color pictures, both the Hol- United States. still and movies. ry, Hol Beef forms the largest source of She is one of a group of four DRCEL Visiting Chinese Teacher fluid milk, powdered. of this week, then to for a summary of re 1 back home. She has lifornia and other ates as well as Wis Word 'Okay' Isn't Greek And Monday evening. he wil Two-Week Visit By ELEANOR LACY ROCKY FORD (SJ) Misa Irene Liaudai visit teacher from Greece, consults her bay Greek-English dictionary and then says "Okay" when the learns she has chosen exactly Observing Classes In Pryor Schools Foreign teachers leave St State The Kiowa County Star-Review A cse on the side of the free world. because we op was at Plains with the Bolivian visit ландкая д 「き」 Children at Washington School Also on Jan. 17, Mr. and rm where help him study at first hand Mexican Teacher Visits Bay; Student, Teacher Hail :11 Vin Clace Procedures From South of Border Teacher From Brazil Visits SHS Department of He She taught in Greek elemen and Welfare He is tary schools for 20 years before PTON UNI Japanese Visitor Finding ne HAMPTO and ROCKINGHAM COUNTY GAZETTE Our People Always Hurry udent of last year was from To take part in his pro- guese M e Teachers Describe e In Turkey, Brazil de Silva. Jed America on Vol. 101, No. 8.! hail h Physics and Not only will Mrs. de Silva d editying. prefes to teach he able to study American basee Those plans are being fulfilled-within 24 hours of her ar he is a teacher teachers in their lassroom Meadow View Garden club will Mrs de Silva is a Just how spe the America reht Thursday, Feb 9 at Lam aecht clubhouse on Capitol dr at p.m Speaker will be Alderman daki was invited arents organizaor high school. FAIRFIELD DAILY LEDGER FAIRFIELD, IOWA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1961 |