Benson High School - Chippewa Yearbook (Benson, MN)

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Fanny in English class FANNY, OUR FOREIGN STUDENT This year Benson High School had a very special student. Her name was Fanny Maria Jacome, a foreign exchange student from Equador. Fanny was born March 28, 1946, in Fulcan City, Equador. Her father is a businessman and a farmer and her mother is a housewife. She has an older brother who attends the University of Quite in Equador. Also she has a younger sister in the eighth grade. Fanny later moved to Ibarra City which has a population of 30,000. She graduated from the Ibarra High School and received a prize diploma from the government of the city for being the best student. On July 9 she was accepted by the American Field Service in New York City to come to the United States as a foreign exchange student. She flew from Ibarra to Chicago. Then she took a bus from Chicago to Minneapolis where she was met by her new family, Mr. Mrs. Glenn Darling and Nancy. Fanny has enjoyed school in spite of her difficulties with the Eng- lish language. This was the first time she had attended school with both boys and girls. She liked both the students and teachers that she met. Her favorite subject was speech. After graduation this spring, Fanny will remain in Benson until June 29, at which time she will tour the United States with other foreign exchange students. Next fall she will go back to Equador to study law at the University of Quite. Fanny with her American family Fanny enjoys boating