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THE FULL MOON
October 6, 1961
Exchange Student
Is From France
Towering skyscrapers above the
shadowy mist of New York City
impressed Marie Monique Ruffat
as she took her first apprehensive
look at her new home, America.
The American Field Service Ex
change Student came from Per-
pignon, France, a town located in
the South about 20 miles from
Spain and 10 miles from the Medi
terranean Sea, having a population
of 85,000 people.
The third oldest in a family of
six children, S'he is the second
member to be chosen as an ex
change student to the United
States. Marie’s oldest brother,
John, was the first member of the
family to undergo this exciting ex
perience. Marie is very proud of
her father, who is a contractor,
and her mother, who is busy at
home with three other sisters and
one brother.
Marie finds quite a difference in
the two school systems. Ages for
high school students in France are
11 through 18. In an academic
year each student completes 12
courses. This is made possible by
having no extra-curricular activi
ties.
Every day except Thursday and
Sunday, French students attend
class from eigiht through twelve
and two through four or five
o’clock, wliai a two-hour break
to go home for lunch.
It is interesting to note the
number of foreign languages Ma
rie has been exposed to. She has
had six years of English, four
years of Spanish, seven years of
Latin, and one and one-half years
of Russian.
There isn’t much conversation
between students and teachers.
Students remain standing beside
their desks until seated by the
teacher and remain there until dis
missed.
In Marie’s school there are no
extra-curricular activities and no
school spirit. Therefore it is un
derstandable that the A.S.H.S.
football games leave her in a state
of excitement, enthusiasm and in
terest. As if this were not enough
excitement for one night, the
A.S.H.S. marching band adds an
unforgettable highlight to the sus
pense filled evening.
Marie finds many differences in
the two ways of life. For in
stance, in France there are no
wooden houses, and wives spend
more time in the kitchen because
of the absence of canned and box
ed foods.
Wearing apparel is much the
same except for a few details. In
France sweaters are worn longer,
blouses are worn outside the skirt,
and socks are not worn by girls
after the age of 13.
Marie also finds that she will
have to adjust to riding so much,
since in France the main mode of
transportation is walking.
After touring America, Marie
Monique Ruffat plans to return to
France to study at the School of
Political Sciences in Paris, where
S'he will further her study of the
English language.
Marie finds the American peo
ple congenial and friendly. She is
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FRENCH EXCHANGE STUDENT ENJOYS AMERICA
Marie Ruffat, center, is showing her American “sisters”, Sylvia Wall, left, and Anita Wall,
right, pictures of Paris in a book she brought as a gift to Dr. G. Ritchie Wall, in whose home
she is living during the school year. Marie reached New York Sunday and the Wall family brought
her to Albemarle Tuesday night. On the table may be seen bottles of perfume she brought to
Sylvia and Anita and a beautiful pink vase she brought to Mrs. Wall. She also brought a number
of picture postcards showing her home town of Perpignan and the neighboring countryside.
100-Member Band
Ballgame Feature
The ASHS Band has accom
plished much in the past weeks
toward perfecting its marching
and playing ability for the various
events in which it will participate
this year.
The most important function of
the band at this time is to pro
vide a half-time show at the foot-
very happy to be in America. Like
wise the students of A.S.H.S. are
happy to welcome her into their
family.
ball games. "Entertainment
U.S.A.,” a show consisting of for
mations and old favorites in music,
was performed at last week’s
game. Later in the season the
band will do a take-off on com
pact cars and a "beatnik” band.
The officers of the band are
Bobbie Atkins, president; Cathy
Freeman, vice president; Barbara
Furr, secretary-treasurer; and Ce
celia Roache, drum majorette.
The new majooettes are Loretta
Holt, Annette ITiomas, and Pam
Lowder.
One hundred members make up
the band. Fifty-six members have
come up from the Junior High
School, and forty-four members
were in the Senior High School
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Model Scrapbook
National as well as local ac
tivities will highlight the year for
the Modern Music Masters.
Mr. Fry is currently working on
a yearbook for the local chapter.
Copies will be shared with the na
tional office of Modern Music Mas
ters and will serve as models for
other chapters over the United
States.
This year the local chapter
hopes to send a delegate to ac
company Mr. Fry to the national
MMM convention at Chicago in
March.
Each month the chapter plans
to choose a “Top Notcher.” At
the end of school a “Top Notcher”
for the year will be chosen and
his name will be engraved on the
new Top Notcher plaque which
has recently been received. The
plaque features the Modern Mu
sic Masters’ emblem along with
places for nine names. Othei*
school projects this year include
a record corner in the library and
a talent show.
Initiation ceremonies for new
members will be held in the fall
and in the spring. The fall initia
tion is scheduled in October.
Juniors Choose
Blue Ring Stones
Members of the Junior Class
were measured for their class
rings September 22 in the auditor
ium by Mr. Beale from the L. G.
Balfour Company.
It was decided that the Juniors
would get blue stones, as opposed
to the traditional red stones. This
decision was reached by a vote in
each homeroom. A $5.00 deposit
was required of everyone ordering
a ring.
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