Lenape High School - Legend Yearbook (Medford, NJ)

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Minako with her mother and father pose by their house in Japan. t Coco,' and her family Mr. and Mrs. Weaver and their daughters, June and Linda. in her American History class. Minako comes to Lenape from Ishindin-Cho, a town of approximately 7000 people outside of Tsu City in Japan. She is the younger of two chil ren. Her twenty year old brother, Masato twhich means honest boyj attends university in Tokyo. The name Minako is comprised of three words - Mi, meaning three, Na. meaning seven, and Ko, meaning child. Minako was born when her father was thirty-seven years old. Shortly after she arrived here, Minako was nicknamed Coco, as she is now known to all. Coco's father teaches langua es at the school in Ishindin-Cho. To avoid having him as a teacher, Coco attended St. ?Joseph's Catholic Girls, High School, even though she is of the Buddhist religion. Coco has some sub'ects every day including mathematics, phys- ics, chemistry, Japanese, English, and world, history. She also has religion, physical edu- cation, Classical Chinese Literature and other subjects as minors. In Japan students at- tend school six days a week. Students do not date, as almost all of their time is occupied with their studies. The school year is divided into three distinct terms, the first being from April to July. This is followed by a month's vacation. The second term begins in Septem er and ends in December. fter two weeks holiday the students return to school in January. The end of the school year occurs in March. Japanese schools consist of six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, and three years of senior high school, after which students may be allowed to .take a university entrance examination. If they pass this exam, they may enter the university. Most of a studentis life is centered around school. Weekends may be spent on school- sponsored camping trips, or at practice for athletic days when the boys' and girls' schools join to display their athletic abilities. Another important event is the dancing recital which follows a course in traditional dancing. Most girls are interested in dancing and do take this course. Tokyo, the capital of Jalpan, has the world's fastest train. This train reaches such speeds as to make it possib e to travel from Tokyo to Tsu City in about one hour. This is a distance of ninety miles! Japan today is Iprogressing rapidly. The cities have become centers of industry in such fields as chemica s, automo iles and textiles. Tokyo, the largest city, not only of Japan, but of the world, is also a cultural center and has over twent universities. While at Lenape, Minako is staying with Mr. and Mrs. ,Rohn Weaver of Medford Lakes, and their two daughters, June and Linda, both students at Lenape. When she re- turns to Japan, Minako will finish high school. She then hopes to go to the university and become a teacher of either music or English, or she may become an interpreter. FROM ISHI DIN-CHC TO MEDF ORD, A LOVELY LADY, MI AKO AKA 0. The friendship of American students is shown Coco', A pensive moment is spent by a girl many miles from home.

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THE STUDENT COUNCIL'S SERVICES TO LENAPE INCLUDE DANCES, ALUMNI BANQUET, FOOD AND CLOTHING TO THE NEEDY, AND THE A.F.S. PROGRAM Under the guidance of Student Council, 11,000 cans were collected for needy families. AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE CLUB. ROW 1: P. Dunlap, B. Dunlap, M. Nikano, J. Jacoby, Weaver, N. Densten. ROW 2: S. Smalley, M. Alloway, T. McCord, M. DePr1nce, T. Patrick, L. Wea

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The companionship and loyalty of pets are the same in any country. Mary Smith, Elisa, Mrs. Smith, and Mr. Smith pose for a family FROM LICEO TO LE APE, A PRETTY E ORITA, ELISA ARIAS Elisa performs a chemistry experiment. LI ESCO Mr. Schwartz and Elisa study a model of molecular structure. Elisa, the fifth of the six children in the Arias family comes to Lenape from San Isido, de General, a small farming town in Costa Rica. The town itself is not usually crowded but on Saturdays most ol the people come to town to. do their shotpping. In Costa Rica, Elisa attends Liceo Linesco High School, a public school o about five hundred students. Unlike Lenape, the school day begins at seven o'clock in the morn- ing. Students have their lunches at home between eleven and one olclock. School is over for the day around four or five o'clock. All students wear similar uniforms. The boys wear blue pants, white shirts and black shoesg the girls wear blue skirts and white blouses with a blue necktie. The main sport is basketball, although a type of football very similar to soccer is also qlpite popular. Elisa spends her weekends elping her father in the grocery store with her brothers and sisters. During vacations she visits her grandmother or swims at a pool with her friends. Teenagers do date in Costa Rica as they do here with one big exception - the girls are always chaperoned. Fewer boys have their own means of transporation as the age for a driving license is twenty-one. Probably one of the biggest differences between Costa Rica and New Jersey is the climate. The climate of Costa Rica ranges from tropical, along the coastal plains, to temperate, on the higher, central plateau. Many inactive volcanoes tower above this pla- teau. Among these is the Paos Volcano, having one of the worldls largest cgeysers. Farm- ing is the main occupation, and bananas and cocoa are the main crops. olfee, howev- er, has become the country's most important product, helping Costa Rica live up to its name, which means, rich coast. The government is mainly democratic. The constitution adopted in 1949 has done away with a permanent army. All the people are required to vote for a President every four years. The same man cannot be president twice in succession. A Chamber of Dep- uties, similar to Congress, is also elected by the people. Education is compulsory on the primary level and higher education is free. When El- isa returns to Liceo Linesco High School she will complete her fifth and last year of high school. She then hopes to study medicine at the University of San Jose. While at Lenape, Elisa is livin with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith of Taunton Lakes, and their two children Mary andgSkgp. Elisa has been a delightful addition to the stu- dent body of Lenape, and we will al miss her.