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September 29, 1961 THE SALEMITE Page Three Peggy Brown Spends Rewarding Summer In Dijon France By Liz Smith A member erf a French family— for two months last summer this phrase could be applied to Peggy Brown, who qualified through the Peggy Brown “Experiment in International Liv ing” Peggy and nine other girls who were also going to Dijon, France, for the summer under the auspices of the Experiment met first through the mail with a letter from their group leader, a 24-year-old French teacher who had formerly participated in the experiment her self. The nine-day voyagfr on a stu dent ship was designed to prepare the group, and other groups like it, to enjoy the French way of life that they would soon en counter. This included lectures by prominent Europeans ,and Ameri cans, reports on research done by group members, and group meet ings. SALEMITES EAT AT THE PAN STEAKS — SEAFOOD — SALADS OPEN 7:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. CLOSED SUNDAYS Although these meetings and lec tures proved a great help later, the girls soon learned that experience was the better teacher. All was not work on shipboard; Peggy said,' ‘‘Someone described our voyage on the all-student ship as ‘a nine day college week end.’ ” Living with the French family began on Peggy’s arrival in Dijorr when the Henri Marten family met her at the train. The children of the family were Raymonde, 23, Michel, '20, and Patrick, 8. English, French Spoken .Patrick went to the mountains to camp before Peggy arrived, and, Michel had just left for two weeks at army camp. 'When Michel re turned, he wanted to learn English, so he spoke English to Peggy, who spoke French in return. Each im proved his speech by correcting the other. With the rest of the family, however, French was necessary, as they could not speak English. Having been given Michel’s room for the summer, Peggy, the rest of her group, and some of their French “sisters” began to take tours and participate in activities which they, the young people, had decided on. These tours took them to such places as the mustard fac tory and the chemical laboratory in Dijon, where they saw how bandages were made and wrapped. They went to see everything from a statue of the shell of Moses to a newspaper office. These excur sions usually ended with a recep tion. 18 Day Camping Trip On the first of August, the eleven American and eight French girls went on a camping trip which lasted 18 days. Riding in a bus (which even had extra seats), they went from Dijon to Geneva and down to the Midi (southern part of France). In all, they covered about 1500 miles, cooking out three times a day. Cherry Street: Open for breakfast except Sunday lunch and dinner. TWO LOCATIONS Parkway Plaza: Lunch 11:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Dinner 4:45 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. h-'s whats up front that counts FILTER-BLENC^ is yours in Winston and only Winston. Up front you get rich golden tobaccos specially selected and specially processed for filter smoking. Smoke Winston B. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem, N, C. At night “well-patched” U. S. Army tents became home for the girls. Peggy said she usually slept “under the stars”, because con ditions in the tents were rather crowded—ten in one tent designed to hold four! Occasionally camps were set up on the public camp grounds, which had showers. Clothes were usually washed in the morning, and then left to dry hanging from racks in the bus. Meals were French except on one special occasion when only Americans cooked, and that all- American dish, hamburgers, was served. From August 18 to August 21, the girls returned to their “fami lies” before going to Paris for a week. Peggy feels that the Experiment was a worthwhile one and hopes to sions usually ended with reception. Choral Group Sings' Oct. 2 Monday, October 2, the Choral Ensemble will present a concert for the members of the North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development. This program, consisting of spirituals, German songs in English translation, and current hits from Broadway musi cals, will be given at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. Among the guests will be Governor Terry Sanford, who will speak during the meeting. Officers for this year are Judy Newman, president; Peggy Far row, vice-president; Frances Speas, secretary; Sara Kirk, treasurer; and M y r t i e Moon Bilbro and Nancy Hughes, librarians. WINSTON TASTES GOOD Jike at cigareffe should! 7 TILL 11 P.M. EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! ICE CREAM mo%ga±i70Zi kj dandH&Higltt farmers dairy bar SOUTH STRATFORD RD. MORRIS SERVICE Next To Carolina Theater Sandwiches — Salads Sodas “The Place Where Salemites Meet” FOR NICE THINGS TO WEAR AND RELAXED SUBURBAN SHOPPING VISIT • Thruway Shopping Center Open ’Til 9 Every Nite Monday Thru Friday Home of LANZ Dresses and Smart Sportswear Coordinates.
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