Stockton High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Stockton, IL)

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rfs ?S Sfoc tott The idea of bringing a foreign student to Stockton originated in the 1961 -62 SHS Student Council of which Terry Neeble was president. Representatives from all organizations in Stockton were invited to a meeting in the high school cafeteria on December 29, 1961. Twenty- nine interested people responded and the first local AFS chapter was formed. Dr. Lyle Rachuy was chosen as president; Mr. Orrin Arnold, Member for Finance; Mrs. Harold Nagel, Member for Homes; Mr. Alden Bretl, School Coordinator; Mrs. Edmund Thomas, Publicity Chairman; Mrs. Omer Neebel, Ameri- cans Abroad Coordinator, and Ann Borsdorf, student member. The latter two were replaced later in the year when the Borsdorf home was chosen by AFS N.Y. for the host home and when the younger Neebel son, Dick, applied for the opportunity to go abroad under the Americans Abroad program. Mrs. Robert Taylor replaced Mrs. Neebel and Bobbi Curry replaced Ann Borsdorf. These people read pamphlets — there's a pamphlet for every procedure; AFS leaves no pamphlets unwritten — , struggled to meet dead- lines, missed them and asked for deadline ex- tensions, filled out pink, blue, and yellow forms in triplicate . . . .and early in June their frantic efforts were rewarded: the Borsdorfs were to be the family; the student was to be a girl from the Philippines. Thus, AFS was born in Stockton. Top to bottom: Dr. Rachuy Mr. Arnold Mrs. Nagel 5

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S Stony The underlying belief of the American Field Service pro- gram which was started in 1947 is: to know is to understand. To know and understand a country and its people at 16, 17, or 18 years of age is to remember for the rest of one's life. These young ambassadors of good will live in their homes away from home as members of the family with the same re- sponsibilities and rights as other children in the family. They are chosen for qualities of character, leadership, personality, and adaptability. Responsibility for the student is shared by the host family, the local AFS chapter, and AFS N.Y. The program is planned and supervised by the local chapter and the New York office. It is a community-wide project, reaching and benefiting as many students and local groups as are interested. All AFS local activities are carried out on a volunteer basis as is the case with a great deal of the work done at AFS N.Y. and abroad. A three-week bus tour at the end of the school year gives the student a broader picture of America, although the foundation of his impressions will be the thorough knowledge of his host community.

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GtiAM m , rfdjui V caftm c o Vv xcw urytA 7 e ‘P c u teA Six hundred miles southeast of Asia . . .4 to 21° north lati- tude (tropical), 116-126 east longitude . . .first discovered by Magellan, 1521 . . .independence July 4, 1946 . . .flag, two hori- zontal red and blue stripes . . . money standard “peso” . . .over 7000 islands, most extremely small and without names . . .e- leven large islands (of which Winie's home Leyte is one) . . . chief products: abaca, copra, rice, sugar . . .population 27, 000,000 . . .largest city Manila (over 1,000,000) . . .capital Que- zon City . . .generally mountain- ous . . .temperature ranges from low of 60c to high of 100° . . . three basic seasons: rainy (June to November), cool dry (Dec. to Feb.), and hot dry (Mar. to May) . . .major racial group Malayap . . .religiously Christian (domi- nantly Catholic) . . .la ltfec English and national Tagalog, along with many spoken dialects . . .gov’t democrat but more centralized than uffT. . .form of executive - legislative are remi- niscent of U.S. Constitution; checks and balances; separation of powers . . .current president Macapagal . . .SEATO mem- bership. Condensed from a paper by Winifreda de Veyra American-Filipino relation- ships began la 1898 when U.S. Adm. Dewey was given orders to attack the Spaniards holding the Philippines. The Filipinos allied with the Americans in order that they would be free from Spain. The Spanish squadron was defeated and by the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philip- pines to the United States. | i sunder standing im- mediately arose between the al- lies. The Filipinos thought that America would gram them inde- pendence when the war was over. They appropriately pointed out that they would prefer to rule themselves badly rather than to submit to more efficient rule by foreigners. But the U.S. in a temporary outburst of imperial- ism refused the PhiUppine ftopu-l lar rule and forcefully crH the ensuing three year in recti on. The bitterness that re- sulted requircfljplrs of undoing Nevertheless, the years between early 1900 ancf'World War II, under U.S. occupation, could be described as Philippine-Ameri- can collaboration. The policy oi e Americans towards the hilippines was based on the principle of self-determination. ericans raised the ctandard of living in the P h i 1 i p p i n e s Schools were opened and edq?» cation was no longer the privi- lege of the rich. Roads were improved, and public hea Hb service and sanitation measures were introduced. But most sig- nificantly, self-government was progressively granted. Filipinos were trained to government of- fices and their gov’t was gradu- ally “Filipinized.” The United States government allowed the founding of Philippine political parties and the establishment of the Philippine assembly. This progress towards self-govern- ment stimulated a desire for sovereignty and independence. Mission after mission was sent to the United States to work for an early grant of independence. In 1934, Quezon’s mission suc- ceeded in bringing back U.S. acceptance providing for the es- tablishment of a commonwealth government as a ten-year prepa- ration to the granting of complete independence. This concession acted as a fresh stimulus to Philippine progress and only the unfortunate occurrence of World War II interrupted the con- structive work. The combined Filipino-A- merican forces fought heroic battles, side by side, against overwhelming Japanese forces. When the Philippines fell to the j gressor, General MacArthur hedged to return. Three years ssed before the pledge could ome reality. The Islands were liberated and the catastrophe Klabeled World War II ended soon Lfter n July 4, 1946, the Philip- pines became an independent nation. PhnlpglBe-American re- lations since that time have been generally cordial, although at times political and economic die erences or mi sunder stand- areStoarent. Today the natiMM favor one another with reciprocal tariff agree- ments, offer special privileges to one another citizens, and cooperate in i—tual defensive alliances. Thoujjll minor mis- understandings exist, the U.S. and the Philippines stand united in war and peace. Each new day serves to reaffirm their strong, friendly ties. America is the champion of democracy in Asia, and the Philippine nation is the show window of democra- cy in that part of the world. S’ 6