Del Mar High School - Laurel Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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American Field Service I think it is always a good experience to come out and travel while you are young. We came to New York and landed at the Kennedy Airport. It was really hot. I ex- pected New York to be really big so I wasn't surprised, but the smell of gas all over town and the air being hard to breathe bothered me. I like cities because there are so many differences. In an area like this, the people are very much alike, but in a city there are all kinds of people. There are many differences. Lars Andersson My father encouraged me because he had his educa- tion outside his home town and I think he wanted me to come here but still be myself. The only advice he gave me was to let my conscience be my guide. American people are practical. They find a way to solve every problem. Their way is not always right for others, but it is right for them. American people are friend- ly, they make you feel easy. The minute I get into an American house, I feel I have been there for ages. I would love to come back and I would love to live here, if only I had my parents. Lale Aka Council of Churches In my country we think of the United States as the land of a thousand possibilities, many cars and everyone is busy. I was a little afraid, I didn't know what kind of family I would get and I had mixed feelings. I like Ameri- can schools. They have wide halls and are spread out over a large area. Our schools are old and the rooms are un- decorated. School here is more like a game. I didn't have to make any adjustments when I got here. I don't even feel foreign here. Everyone made me feel welcome. Maren Sanderhoff I heard so much about the country I wanted to get acquainted with people, not through books and papers, but by talking to people. I like American campuses. We don't have football fields and all that. I am really glad I came. I wish many more students could do it. I think maybe I would like to come over for college. California is a wonderful place. American teenagers are friendly and willing to communicate. If all the teenagers in the United States are as nice as those at Del Mar, the nation can be proud of them. Gabriel Helbig

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I QWNSK Foreign Exchange Walk together, talk together, o ye peoples of the earth, then and only then shall ye have peace. Del Mar High School welcomes four foreign exchange students: Lars Andersson from Goteborg, Sweden and Lale Aka from Ankara, Turkey spon- sored by the American Field Service: Maren Sander- hoff from Seesen, Germany and Gabriel Helbig from Berlin, Germany sponsored by the Council of Churches' Youth for Understanding Program. To create greater understanding between peoples of the world by bringing students from abroad to study in United States secondary schools and live with families for a year is the main purpose of the American Field Service Winter Program and the Council of Churches' Youth for Understanding Program. 'UMNO' ff U iii lllll lllll ...lv a vu., Qaidisf

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Straight A Students For the School Year of 1964-1965 A my t t tt y aa 1'st row L to R: j. Ricks, D. Aulmann, S. Hardy, B. Creed, J. Willard. 2'nd row: A. Wright, K. Mosher, D. Carney, S. Miskulin, L. Haven, P. Lantz. 5'rd row: P. Egerman, R. Lemon, D. Faul, E. Mann, B. Reynolds, A, Lemon, J, Kracht. 1 A if i r K xi 160 National Merit The National Merit Scholar- ship is sponsored by a group of non-profit organizations. This contest is held annually to find students with high scholastic ability, and to give them financial support in order to help them attend the college or university of their choice. This year Terry Kalvelage and Robert Hausman placed in the Semi-finals.