Stockton High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Stockton, IL)

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 AFSing is a two sided coin. One works and one plays and sometimes one gets unbelievably tired. Sa- bra has polished both sides of the coin admirably well. During the year she has had numerous speaking en- gagements. She became sort of a walking Indian Information Agency. The other side of this polished coin has an extra sheen, for Sabra has fun in a big way. Surprise birth- day parties, slumber parties, impromptu bull sessions, penny flipping and even ordinary class, just anything seem to be livelier and perkier with “Sob” there. Sabra speaks three languages, Hindi.Urdu,and English. This year she added French to that list. Though Hindi is the national Indian tongue and Urdu is the Moslem language, Eng- lish is the most familiar to Sabra. At the age of three, she began learning (Brit- ish) English and has spoken it throughout her school years. She switches to Hin- di and Urdu at home. Besides French, her school curriculum included English 3, Algebra 2, A- m eric an history, and per- sonal typing, all of which constituted a meaty schedule. From The Mouth of the AFS’er: On September 10, 1963, the Thomases opened up their home to 23 saris, 100 bangles, 10 ivory bookmarkers, 4 sandalwood fans and Sabra. They are the 8pices which when added to the soup bring out delectable flavors. Gradually, a mutual osmosis took place in which Sabra gave to them a bit of India, and in turn, she absorbed some of America. The little girl who entered Stockton High wore a sari, a long, black braid and no cosmetics. She emerged at the end of the year in a skirt and blouse, pink lipstick, and short, curly hair. But never fear, we will not be send- ing a naturalized American back to India; we will send someone with more understanding and more affection for America and her people. And those of us who know Sabra feel the same for India. “We’ve got tons of that in India .. . pass the ketchup, please . . . even I can do that ... do American boys really put gum behind their ears . . . OHHH, those Beatles ... is it meant to snow today . . .Oh! how rude . . . soooo shweeeet ... if my grandmother in heaven could see me in America sewing up her dancing britches . . . he’s such a SWEET boy . . . HAW, HAW, HAW, HAW, HAW, ... Hi, Dod (Dad) . . . just think, I’m in America . . . what’s necking . . . That’s not right, Mr. Bretl ... I put the diamond nose stud in the left ear so I know what side to put the sponge rollers in . . .

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Dick Goes To The Netherlands My summer in the Netherlands was made possible by the American Field Service. I sailed from New York on June 26, 1963, on the SEVEN SEAS, one of the smallest ships afloat. It was an unusual cruise because the ship was filled en- tirely by 700 AFS students, representing all portions of the United States and going to all parts of Europe and the Middle East. We spent ten days on the Atlantic, and getting there was half the fun. Unlike most summer students who spent their two months with the same family, I spent one month with each of two families. I like to think this was because AFS thought I was exceptional and should have one extra experience from which to learn (or maybe it was because one month is the longest any community could stand me at one time). My first family lived in a dairy region sur- rounding the town of Terschuur, and my father made his living by keeping milk records for a cattlemen’s association. My immediate family was made up of my father, H. Bouwman; his wife; Gert, my fifteen year old brother; Els, my nineteen year old sister; and Gerry, my twenty- two year old sister. The family’s main pastime was horse-back riding. They owned four horses and rode about twice a week. They were en- thusiastic about physical exercise — always tak- ing long hikes, bicycle and horse-back trips. My second family lived on the southern coast, in a town called Wemeldinge, and my father, C. Boey, made his living as a government Policeman. My immediate family included my mother and father; Maaike, my nine year old sister; Kees, my fifteen year old brother; and Ina, my nineteen year old sister. Ina had been an AFS student the past year, having just returned home from Port- land, Oregon, three days before I arrived in Wemeldinge. While with this family, most of my time was spent taking motor-bike trips to beaches, amusement parks, and more beaches. I also took a five-day trip through the Belgium canals on a river barge. Near the end of August, my stay in Holland ended. On the way back in the ship, I, with seven other boys, got a room which was laughingly called “The Bilge.” The ten days back over the high seas were more riotous than the trip to Holland, and I was glad to get home to take a vacation from my summer trip. The AFS believes that if people get to know one another personally, they will be more apt to sit down and talk over their differences than start another war. For this reason, I believe the AFS to be a major contributor to the peace of the world, and a program well worth backing. Dick Neebel Dick with some friends in Rotterdam. Dick, Gert, and Gerry. The Boey family.

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 ommentary On India by SABRA RAZA After living in America for almost seven months, I have arrived at the conclusion that novels, magazines, newspapers, and movies are not a person's best guide. While in India these sources were my only means of information re- garding America. These had successfully managed to deluge my mind with confused images envision- ing America as a land of magnates and movie stars, leading a press-button life, and frantic, emotionally unstable teenagers patronizing the beauty salons and night clubs. These seven months in the United States have been a most precious experience in a tl nately, for both me and eradicate my ri ge rated imprj 1 know are basical! between tl more pn ;and ways and ft :afhave h a and, iral dil mntrii isjlestowfc vet unlil and compulsory 32% of its vast since the ac has been plan year plannin; Plan is in pro; India hopes t cation to all has tried to i cal instituti labor. It has rj represented 1 Indian pop maining thi c ula ment her ystem. s and on ovide com oftng8ters. A1 reduce adult e o encourage of feSping her s increa 3ed be- stjtiflization as veil as ve methods of agri ulture. lation also augme its the and low incomes, both of standard of livin Con- been able to affi rd free to all its peop e. Only is literate. R scentb India y , til' been said thati ll idia. Sixty-sevi tioa is Hindu whilaruui y-tqree percent, tin1' eligi ns cer , of of he rc|nt nTy-tii ni Area: 1,259,995 square miles, me nation is a pen- ninsula . . . sealed from Asian heartland by a gigantic barrier of the Himalayas . . . extends 2,000 miles from disputed Kashmir with its floating gardens and snow-dusted mountains ... to the spice coasts of Coromandel and Mala- bar . . . part of northwest is a desert (where Sabra lives in Suratgarh on the huge 30,000 acre Central Mechanized Farm) . . . central India forms a hilly, brush-clad plateau . . . only narrow coastal strips and the teeming Ganges plain in the north contain arable acres ... 70% of its people are farmers . . . population: 440 million . . . India's population is one seventh of the human race . . . language 165 dialects, 95% of population speaks 12 of these . . . 50% speak Hindu, the national language . . . Religion: 85% Hindu . . . chief products: leads world in tea, sugar cane; second to China in rice production , . . rich iron ore resources, bauxite, manganese, chromite, and copper. Major cities: Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, commercial cen- ters; Varanasi, Agra, cultural centers; New Delhi, capital. Climate from arctic of Himalayas to tropical of southern coasts; most of peninsula ranges from temperate to moist subtropical. Money standard: rupee (about 25?), government: sovereign democratic republic, two houses of parliament.. . heritage, developed Arabic numerals, the decimal system, and the first cotton textiles. urban dwellers. Most urban homes are made of •ick and mortar and often equipped with electri- ld water facilities. On the other hand, most lXiomes are mud huts with thatched roofs seldoi i a'isJd having any jsystem which still Though c DEFACTO he Brahmi ;emple and fle s, potters, tugrugmeti. ern conveniences. The dying out in the cities ong hold on the rural illegal by thegovern- 1 exist in the villages still has the monopoly and the untouchables rs, and washermen) cause of the 165 distinct out the country. Almos t mal dialect. As a public md private, teach regionaTTfcqguage to the s Music dancing a Indian life. Ea i state music and darning wh quality of its own Indiar a manifestation ot all age of India, but blem be- at ects spoken through- eve ry state has its result, most schools, English, Hindu, and a udents. •e a significant part of jatronizes its regional ch has a distinctive music and dancing are walks of Indian life. independencl, Ii omy throug] a third Fi j mpletion n 1! 65, ry prima ry c du- with thi i, Ii dia m bd ion and ted ni- d mec lan zed As the time approach ;s for my return home, must carry bi irstandiiflgs new un so different and| tnd of har h j merit |y co a status e rSCTal problems exist land where educati oh i m r any people as the Tl West to m o India my discoveries 3f the real America-a similar to my own, a pcfcple, who, by dint of ligher standard of living 1 .nd where women have tb tl it of men, a land where nu |h like our caste system, one's inalienable right lhan hj)uivile4e, tnd a land with whose [ortiei; assassinated president •n U r a dear friend, may be Earn [generatio ha twain meet deen»it TSiFFerences are Hindus and Moslems not only apparent between but also between rural and link in tms chain of under-