Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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Friendship and increased undersfanding have been fho aims of fhe American Field Service since I9I5. lf was founded as a volunfeer ambulance service wifh fhe French Armies and carried fhousands of wounded in World War I. The A.F.S. insfifufed graduafe fellowships for French uni- versifies befween fhe wars, and affer serving again in World War Il wifh fhe Allied Armies, and fherefore wifh men of many nafionalifies and beliefs, if revived fhe idea of a peace-fime program fo furfher fhe basic friendship which exisfs among all men, ln l947 A.F.S. began ifs new worlc on fhe feenage lovel, as being mosi lilcely fo accomplish fhe obiecfive. The American Field Service is a privafe educafional organiza- fion, wifh no religious or polifical affiliafions. Soufh-African smile. lvlafild lvlenase, fhe American Field Service sfudenf from lsfanbul, Turkey, is a charming and versafile girl. Besides being an Honor Roll sfudenf and a member of fhe Cum Laude l-lonor Sociefy, she is also a good dancer and swimmer. lvlaffie's name appeared on fhe program of fhe Sym- phony Orchesfra Dance Concerf when she porfrayed a cowboy in Copland's Billy fhe Kidf' She also parficipafed in fhe Synchronized Swim Show. lvlaffie enioyed her year in Oak Parlc wifh her American family, fhe Greenbaums, and all of her American friends, who will remember her always as fhe girl wifh fhe smile. i

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5 u T Leil ro Riqhr-Shuler, Zweclcer, Schwarlz, Todd. The I966-67 Srudeni Council included eighl Freshmen, eiqhf Sophomores, ren Juniors and Tour- reen Seniors. Each candidale was required io sub- mil a pe+i'rion signed by rwenry-Tive of his class- malres before having his name appear on The balloi. The eleciions were Then carried our on a voluniary basis. All The represenialives are led by Tour Senior officers. The i966-67 officers are Tom Shuler, presi- denfg Bill Zweclrer, vice-president Gail Schwarrz, secrelaryg and Donn Todd, Treasurer. These officers and Jrhe whole council have provided excellenr lead- ership Tor our slrudenl goyernmenr. jl'Q.5A Wlen gwwsv V- - we, ... , --MM' BACK l?CV!fJonnson, Meyer, Vxfeiislein, Arrrsrionri. FRQNT RCW- Erickson, Coileli D,-inly Kino. Student Council S J QFIIUIU BACK ROW---Boycei, Shuler, Zwecker, Menase, Thompson, Fullz, Todd, Noonan. FRONT RCVV---Faulds, Kinq, Furl, Schwarlz, Chris- lian, Meilahn. C . Mil l 0125 EACK FOWgHc'rsclh, Badenoch, Kubicel, Digrrcv, Muir. FRONT RCW -f-Flower, Kowrilski Wrili, Vaorhees. 0,JA0l'H0l'l?.f S imyf! BACK ROVV-ffounq, McLaren, Kclrinqei, Replofile. FRONT ROW- Benson, hlousur, Lund, Schfillner. l2'T r 5 'fir ,

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' ' Alf JU ML Ifwkomc c e an bme , l n nl Y 5 Q Calching up on homeworlf. This year one ol our American Field Service slu- denls was from Soulh Africa. Anne Thompson ar- rived in Oak Parlc and guiclcly adiusled lo school lile here. She excelled in dancing, and she look parl in bolh The Operella, 'lQondoliers,'l and 'rhe Spring Show, A Midsummer Nighrs Dream. Anne also porlrayed Na lair maiden in dislressu in Senior Follies. Il by any chance you passed lhe lennis cnurls, you mighl well have soon Anne praclicing wilh lhe Girls' Tennis Team. The family lhal became Annes American family, lhe Ceulsons, provided a very inleresling year, be- cause Annes American sisler's name was also Ann. The 'rhing she lilced be-sl aboulr Oalc Park, lhough, was worlcing wilh lhe sludenls in lhe various acfivi- lies, because she lound everyone friendly and helpful. l23l When l-lelen Shapiro wenl 'lsoulh of lhe borderil in January, Woo, she was senl as an American Field Service delegale lo Argenlina lor a one year slay in Mar del Plala. hlelen lirsl submilled an applicalion, which included a slalemenl on why she wished lo sludy abroad, lo lvlr. Allen Beclcer ol lhe hlislory Deparlmenr. Aller a series of inler- views in Calc Parlc, she became a linalisl. l-ler applicalrion was lhen senl 'lo lhe nalional oilice in New Yorlc, where she was one ol aboul 2,000 sludenls accepled from a lolral group ol aboul 6,000 Al lirsl isolaled by a language and cullural barrier, l-lelen explains llml she began lo adiusl herself lo her challenging surroundings by carefully walching all lhe goings-on around her. ln Argenlina, she wore uniforms lwhile smoclcsl in school: she spolce a language lSpanishl wilh which she had had very lillle conlacl belorei and she acquired a new family. From sludying eleven subiecls llrigonomelry, Aslronomy, Chem- islry, l-lygiene, Physics, Logics, Argenline Polilical l-lislory, Argenline Geography, Civics, Soulh American Lileralure and Englishl, nnaslrering lhe Spanish language, and observing Soulh American cullure, l-lelen has developed an acule awareness ol her way ol life here in Oalc Parlc, and of her educalion al OP-RF. Mallie, our AFS girl lrom lurlcey.