Catalina High School - Torch Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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AFS er Barbara Burstezn models the uniform she Dressed in costumes from the countries they vis Burstein. Sheila spent a summer in the Philip- h AFS Sheila Barr and Barbara pines and Barbara a year in New Zealand. S AFSers Visit New Zealand, Philippines Sheila Barry, American Field Ser- vice student to the Philippines, found that the majority of the Filipinos hold a stereotyped picture of the typical American, but found they admire America politically and commercially. The school program in New Zealand is much different from ours, says Bar- bara Burstein, AFSer to that country. They tend to specialize early thus giving the students the opportunity to gain a deep knowledge of one subject. Both Sheila and Barbara feel that through the AFS program they were able to gain a new insight into the culture of other peoples as well as into the culture of America. Sheila Barry and her Filipino family: Front- Manuelg Maripil, 67 Feli . . . Back-Margie. 125 Alice, 16: Shiela: Connie, 21: Vicki. 14.

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Mr. H. G, Tyler, typing and general business teacher, will be retiring in Iune after forty-two years of teaching including twelve at CHS. After he retires in Iune, English teacher Mr. Robert I. Bancroft hopes to pursue his favorite hobbies and become active in civic projects. Tyler, Bancroft Retire After I2 Years at C S General business and typing teacher, Mr. H. G. Tyler, will be retiring after 42 years of teaching including twelve years at CHS. Before he came to Cata- line, Mr. Tyler taught in Missouri, Tombstone, Amphitheater District, at Wakefield Iunior High School and Tuc- son High School. He received his edu- cation from Missouri Valley College, the Teachers College in Warrensburg, Missouri, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University. Mr. Tyler now plans to do extensive traveling throughout the United States and may go to japan where he has been offered a teaching position at the Iapanese Christian Academy in Tokyo. After twelve years of teaching at Catalina, Mr. Robert I. Bancroft is also retiring. Prior to teaching English at CHS, he worked for his father's busi- ness. Also, he taught in Pine, Arizona, at Roskruge Iunior High School and served as principal of Government Heights Elementary School. Mr. Ban- croft worked for his B.A. degree at the University of Virginia for one year and received a scholarship to the University of Arizona. Also, he has done graduate work at UCLA, the U of A, Colorado State University, Fort Collins and the University of Southwest Louisiana. Following his retirement in Iune, Mr. Bancroft hopes to do the things he en- joys: reading, playing bridge, travel-' ing, working in his patio and around his home, and listening to music. He also hopes to become more active in Tucson community projects.

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Hosts for Finnish exchange student Ulla Lehtonen is the George King family. Seated are Dr. and Mrs. King, standing are Cleft to rightl Margie Ulla, Patty, and Betsy. Ulla will tour the U.S: A n this summer with other AFS'ers. Enjoys Hobbies of Art Hikin , Ulla Lehtonen, Catalina's foreign exchange stu- dent from Finland, spends some of her spare time painting. She is taking art classes at CHS. Ulla Lehtonen, AFS student from Finland, has found in comparing Amer- ican and Finnish schools there isn't much similarity. In Finland, all courses are required plus four languages, and the only electives offered are orchestra and chorus. Thirteen subjects are split during the week, and pupils attend three or four different classes a day. Ulla says that American schools allow more independent study than Finnish schools. Ulla is taking graphic and commer- cial arts along with her other class- es. From What she's learned in art, Ulla has tried to capture in paints and photography the Tucson scenery. The mountains are her favorite subject and Ulla enjoys hiking in the foothills. Everyone in Finland hikes, says Ulla, mainly because most high school stu- dents don't drive and many dates are spent hiking through the countryside. Ulla arrived in Tucson in August and was able to travel with her American family, the George Kings, around the Western U.S. She is looking forward to a bus tour of the United States with the other AFSers which will begin Iune 28.