Birmingham High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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They name from Europe When Don was about to leave for home, he asked Klaus to come to America. Doubtfully Klaus agreed to ask his father. The next day he disappointedly reported that his father had replied wtih a firm No. Don said, Let me talk to your dad . Then, Klaus says, Don brain-washed my father, and he agreed to let me come to the United States. He followed Don, arriving in Birmingham about the end of September. Arriving with longer locks and sideburns, Tom was asked if he was a follower of Elvis. No, no! he remonstrated. l love the classical music. If my haircut is like Elvis's, I'II have a haircut right away! He hurried to a barber shop and got his :nt American brushcut. Mr. Allen puts on the finishing touc es. Root beer? You mean you drink beer? demanded an astonished Hely when Paula Struck took her out for her first American hot dog. Paula, Hely and Klaus enioy an after - school snack and relax after a busy day. But ynu would never knew it

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First impressions are not always accurate, but they are always interesting and often lasting. Our own mem- bers of the United Nations noticed many things different from their own countries. Hely was at first amazed at the highways that cut through the cities, and at the neon lights that gaudily decorated the streets, sometimes with Eat at Joe's . Drive - in restaurants fascinated her. Tom's surprising introduction to American English was the greeting he received from his American brother at the bus station in Detroit: What say, Man, what say? Says Tom, My answer was not what l'd say now. lt was l BEG your pardon! All of our exchange students asked for pictures of the high school to take back with them to their homes to show parents and friends. I want my family to see my beautiful home , said Klaus. Tommy was amazed to see the thousands of STOP signs that adorn street corners in American towns. ln Portugal policemen guard busy intersections. Motorists watch out for themselves at other corners. Tom and Ed Estes hope someone will STOP and give them a ride home. Television sets in every size and price range, in black and white and color, were among things Hely, Tom and Klaus had to get used to. Anxiously awaiting another cowboy show, Elsbeth Sweeney, Tarbaby and Fritz von Rosen are typical of the thousands of Americans who glue themselves to TV sets during favorite program hours. First impressinns are always interesting