Morningside High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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31 -X S ,A I Wane 2044 aa Junior-Senior Prom Rhapsody in Blue was the theme for the Junior-Senior Prom, held on April 30. Providing the music for the evening was the Marshall Cram band. To carry out the theme, the Hollywood Turf Club was decorated in blue. A fountain of flowing punch and a cake with blue icing were very effective. A committee of hard-working students deserve credit for this very successful evening. Ti .. 4: 1 A Ni

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edydecleci and nfmdfzeal Understanding! Understanding is the thing that is created by the American Field Service in their foreign stu- dent and exchange program. lt is the medium that has brought a greater understanding be- tween the American students participating in this program and their counterparts in Europe. The AFS selects and makes all travelling arrangements for all students participating in the program. The foreign students spend a whole school year on American soil, going to school with their American brothers and sisters and participating in all school, social, and religious activities with their adopted families. The American students, chosen to go to Europe, spend a whole summer in the country that they are visiting. ln some instances, these American students go to school during the sum- mer with their adopted brothers and sisters, and in other instances, they have vacations with their adopted families. Dick Santee was the lucky Moringside student tudent chosen to visit a foreign country last summer, he had a two-month all-expense-paid stay in Finland. During this past year, Dick spent most of his time telling of his visit to various organi- zations on campus and off, which included most adult groups in the Inglewood area. Counterpart in the program was Markita Mattson, the AFS foreign exchange student from Helsinki, Finland. This five foot-two blond, who sings and plays the guitar very well, be- came an immediate success with the students at MHS. ln her visit, Kita, as she is affectionately called, gained a great understanding of the American people, their ways, their schools, their past and their present. These good-will visits made by Kita and Dick were made possible by the many interested students and adult groups here in America who raised over SlOOO each year to further this program for peace, Foreign Exchang