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Friday, September IS. 1967 THE BLACKBIRD Two Summer Abroad Participants Arrive Home From Foreign Trips Last June 21, Stephen Battle with 650 other students from left the United States to spend two months in Germany. He departed from New York aboard the S. S. Ryndan along STEPHEN BATTLE Walnut Shopping Center Restaurant 20^ Walnut Street I 442-9953 all over the country. Their des tinations were various nations of Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa with their first stop be ing Rotterdam, The Nether lands. They were all participating in the American Field Service Summer Abroad program. The AFS each year sponsors an exchange of students between the United States aind various foreign member nations; either for a whole year or just the summer. The purpose is to ac(iuaint young people with customs and life in other coun tries and to help promote un derstanding and good will. The cruise to Rotterdam last ed ten days, during which daily language lessons were given. Although he had taken three years of French, Stephen had no German vocabulary. The ten lessons didn’t help much, at least for liim. He left Rot terdam on July 1st for his new home in Paderborn, Germany. There he stayed with the fam ily of Walter Meier Stephen’s “brother” was a seventeen- year old boy named Walter. Herr Meier owns a dry clean ing chain in Germ^iy. During his stay, Stephen took trips to Berlin, Bremen, Hogo- land, and the Baltic. In Bre men the 137 students in Ger many were welcomed by the senate and given a tour of the legislature. When asked to tell about his outstanding impressions of the country, Stephen’s first words were “beer and girls.” He said that drinking festivals were a big part of German custom. He said, “There are big festivals which last for days. Everybody goes. They drink, and sing, and drink, and dance, and drink.” He commented that the countryside was beautiful and he especially liked the atmos phere of the country with its old buildings and solemn vis age. Of the people he remark ed, “The people are more friendly and formal than peo ple here, but they are not as casual or open once you get to know them. You walk into a place and say hello andevery- body greets you but nobody is really friendly.” He also said that German teenagers were not too different from American’s but “1 don’t like the way they dress and dance.” Stephen ' returned to the States on August 2. Page S Atlantic Beach — A Groovin’ Place On Sunday Afternoon .130 MAIN S dSave 20% To 40% On All Your * COSMETICvS * PHOTOS * Health & Beauty Aids * SCHOOL SUPPUES * PRESCRIPTIONS . . . ai ALMANDS Downtown Rocky Mount RAY LANGLEY Carolina Overall Corp. THE PLAGE TO GO! 821 SOUni CHURCH ST. BUCK OVERTON’S BARBECUE Barbecue Chicken Fried Chicken Brunswick Stew Barbecue Pig Charcoal or Sizzlinjr Steaks take-out orders telephone GI 6-7369 Nashville Highway At Ens^lewood ANITA'S 332 TARBORO STREET Phone GI 6-8165 FENDER AND BALDWIN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AUTHORIZED DEALER SALES and SERVICE MAUS nAm oflHPAiiv 155 S. E. MAIN ST. ROCKY MOUNT NORTH CAROLINA 116 S. FRANKLIN ST. OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT TODAY AT FIRST FEDERAL Savings and Loan Association rocky MOUNT Atlantic Beach—brings back memories, doesn’t it? If ever there was a home away from liome, that’s it. And for RMSH students it seems to have a special appeal. Some far-sight ed Burds have even been known to stake permanent claims on the beach. Every Friday after, the flock niigrates from Rocky Mount, invading motels and cottages with visions of warm, sleepy days on the beach, and quiet, relaxing parties at night, much to the unexplained anxiety of the natives. They leave again Sunday night, bleary-eyed and -■un-baked, eagerly looking ahead to the next beach trip. What happens in between is a modern fairy tale. By day Atlantic Beach is ;,lead. The streets lie empty while the population, except those yet unrecovered from the night’s revelry, bakes peace fully on the sand or lounge lazily around the tables in the pavilion. If the surf is g(K)d, the ocean is crowded with surfers astride glistening boards, or in some cases, just .gHistening boards dot the water. With the coming of night, tliough, the circle changes into a miniature Sunset Boulevard, a kaleidosoped merry-go-round cf Corvettes, G. T. O.’s, 442’s S.S. 396’s and lesser unfortun ates caught up in a slow mo tion camera. The sidewalks are crowded with people and the deep rumble of modified four barrels mixes with music from Z. B.y anl thg Pavilj^n, The mass begins to thin out after ten as the private parties get underway, lasting until dawn. By one o’clock the circle is virtually deserted. Don’t think that there’s a lack of anything to do, how ever. Atlantic Beach offers the finest surfing and swimming along this part of the coast and for the sports-minded, girl- watching is a year-round at traction. Labor Day has passed, though, and already there’s a chill to the air. But don’t give up hope. Next spring isn’t as far away as you think. Eulogy The sky was grey and it was raining. The rain was heavy. The countryside had been drenched long before. The road was deep in mud, and the ditch which was to carry the water off the road and keep it firm was full. The drops made widening circles in the water which were broken by circles from other drops. If you could have seen through the rain, the forest would have been dark green. Reeds grew in the ditch bank, but after them was only Ihe darkening gloom. The line moved slowly thi'ough the mud, broken only where a figure stumbled and fell prostrate. The stream of human debris moved on, and the body was soon covered by the mud. At places along the side of the ditch were small groups standing with bowed heads. At other places, away from the groups, bodies lay in the water, bloated and evil smelling. The line seemed end less. No one noticed the others. Their faces were gone. The rain was heavy, and they pass ed from sight. A Smile Let others clieer the winning man. There’s one I hold worth while; ’Tis he who does the best he can, Then loses with a smile. Beaten he is, but not to stay Etown with the rank and fUe; That man will win some othier day, Who loses with a smile. Unknown WELCOME STUDENTS We're always glad to see you slop In our bank. Someday you are gofng to be the leading business men and women of oor community. One service we highly recommend Is a saving account that helps you protect hard-earned cash. Any small amount makes a start. Stop In. PNB
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