Hanover College - Revonah Yearbook (Hanover, IN)

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The joys of outdoor living . . . The Smokies . . . wild and beautiful, even when it rains. And rain it did during most of the stay of the Hanover class in Outdoor Experiences. The group, led by Miss Helen Knierim and Miss Lois Waser, camped near Gatlinberg, Tennessee, for five days during the spring term. The group set up their own campsite, built their own fires, planned and cooked their own meals —in short, gained practical experience in all aspects of primitive camp¬ ing. The campers encountered several good-sized bears, but they suffered no casual¬ ties—except for the addition of a few gray hairs. It was hard work, but it was “good experience” ... besides, it was fun.

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V. New York . . . “it’s a wonderful town.” The World’s Fair, Broadway plays, TV studios, plush 5th Avenue shops, and of course, the subways and Automats. For the Hanover political science group studying the United Nations with Dr. Glenn Mower, there were always places to go, things to do, people to see. But perhaps the most valuable part of the trip was not the expansive and expensive wonder of the city, but the face-to-face encounter with the U.N. itself. Each class member pursued an independent study project and gathered first¬ hand information from group briefing sessions and private interviews with U.N. mission mem¬ bers. Their work was rewarded by a keener understanding of the U.N. and by a new reah- zation of the contributions and needs of this vital world organization. Object ... to discover what goes on within Encounter with internationalism ... a Secretariat member gives a briefing on the U.N. Special Fund 28

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The grandeur of the untamed . . . Mexico ... is a place no one can capture in words; its sights, sounds, and smells must come from first-hand experience. This direct contact with a people and a country whose cultural heritage is in many ways differ¬ ent from our own was the main goal of Miss Emma Hill’s Spanish Conversation group’s trip. The class studied at the Institute de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, a college prep school; they also took many side trips—including a long visit to Mexico City. But the main learning ground was the daily conversation with the Mexican family each student stayed with —here col¬ loquialisms, accents, and rhythms of the language could be learned more effectively and more lastingly than in a classroom. The Mexican youths quickly discovered that American girls have more freedom than their Mexican counterparts. On the other hand, the Americans, finding the water indigestible, discovered a substitute —Mexican beer. . . . and the strangeness of the crowded towns 30