Webb School - Princeps Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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In the last ten months, I have spoken at several schools and clubs around Knoxville about Australia. I have discussed my impressions of the U.S.A. and the A.F.S. program. Now, however, as my year at Webb draws to a close, I have started to think a little more about what A.F.S. means to individuals, the Townsends, the students at Webb, and, of course, me. Everyone likes to think that the world revolves around him. Thus it came as something of a blow to my ego to realize that my year at Webb will have little lasting effect on the school. When I arrived in Knoxville, I discovered that the previous A.F.S. student was Rosa from Spain. Although I didn't think much of it at the time, it comes as a shock to me now to realize that, in three months, I shall be Leo from Australia. I understand that A.F.S. is a large organization and necessarily impersonal. I feel that I have had an effect on the life styles of the students at Webb, a little on some, and a lot on a few like the Townsends, They won't forget me, but the memory will fade, and their lives will go back to normal. The fleeting effects I've had on the teachers frustrated by my lack of work and on the students I've met will also fade. The memory won,t fade for me because this year has been the greatest experience of my life up to now. Now, seeing how much effort Webb students put into this fair, I realize how much A.F.S. means to this school, and I want to thank the A.F.S. club and everyone involved in the carnival. I feel now that the real value of A.F.S. is in its long-range effects on a school. And I'm proud to be Leo from Australia. 110 Left: Top to Bottom: Nancy Mont- gomery, Secretary, Trinka Crossley and Audrey Townsend, Program Chairman. Below: Bo Townsend, President.

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