Trichter, Vol 14, No 1, Spring 2002...Transforming Art Education 12 by Donovan Walling, ’65...

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IN THIS ISSUE

Reunion News 1- 6Jorgensen’s Jargon 7In Memoriam: Fallen Eagles 8Looking Backward: To 1960 9Alumna Reconnects To 1950-54 10Trichter Senior Issue To 1978 11Ideas

Transforming Art Education 12by Donovan Walling, ’65

Memories of German I 14Alumni Updates 15-17Poll: Memorable Escapades 18Next Poll: Travel ‘Bests’ 19Travel: Alums Revisit Nürnberg 20

A flock will be congregating June 20-23

Won’t You Join Us in Las Vegas For the Gathering of LUCKY Eagles?

You can book up until May 1The Flamingo Hilton Hotel & Casino will be holding you a room for

$89 for Friday and Saturday, ($52, Thursday) if you call 1-800-888-2940and ask for Ron or Marge before May 1 (See page 23 for Hotel, Flight, &Car Rental Form).

The first night’s stay must be guaranteed, in advance, by credit card,but you may cancel your room up to 72 hours prior to intended arrival withno penalty.

Our Association registration fee is $80 per person – with more thanhalf of this fee going to pay for our Saturday night banquet and dance. Allof this registration fee must be paid by June 1, but you can cancel it up untilJune 1 with only a minimal $15 penalty.

When you register, we hope you will sign up for the optional Fridaynight Medieval Knights Show at theExcalibur Hotel & Casino. It’s afabulous dinner and a show for $45.

See your 2002 Reunion Kit formore information on this our verybest ever tri-annual gathering.

But most of all, we hope youwill come to our sixth tri-annualreunion.

Don’t Forget theEarly Byrd Special

Book by April 1 to be entered into adrawing for a one night’s free room.

Who’s Coming?300

Already RegisteredSee ‘to-date’ list of attendees

on page 6.

No one has come awayfrom a Gathering of Eagleswishing they hadn’t done it.– Doug Hatt, ’68 [Take theDoug Hatt Challenge on page 3]

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OfficersPresidentTerry (T.D.) Jorgensen, Sr. (’62)2002 North Woods DriveMarietta GA 30066 Tel 770-928-4948

Fax [email protected]

Vice-President — Advertising/MarketingDave Ogé (’70)3407 Harwood DriveTyler, TX 75701 Tel 903-526-1971

[email protected]

Vice-President — OperationsRon Burgess (’72)c/o 1840 E. Barnett Rd., Suite BMedford, OR 97504 Tel 541-773-6462

[email protected]

Secretary/TreasurerVint Wilson, MD (’71)1150 Tulipwood LaneAthens, GA 30606 Tel 706-546-9666

[email protected]

Trichter EditorBob McQuitty (faculty, 1958-62)

Board of DirectorsNürnberg Alumni Association, Inc.

NHS TrichterTrichterTrichterTrichterTrichterVolume XIV, No. 1 Spring, 2002

Published three times a year by the Nürnberg AlumniAssociation, Inc.

Editor-in-Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob McQuitty

Proofreaders: Jeanette McQuitty, Terry Jorgensen

Send materials for publication to

202 E. Seneca Tel: 918-456-8443Tahlequah, OK 74464 E-mail: [email protected]

Annual Treasurer’s ReportBalance from 2000: $13,486.77Total Deposits in 2001: $12,668.45Expenses 2001:AOSHS donation $125.00AOSHS building fund 314.00AOSHS donation 1,000.00Old web site domain fee 19.00New web site domain fee 50.00Archive storage 279.50T-shirt design (for Vegas reunion) 200.00OverSeas Brats membership 125.00Kinko’s (for printing of 3 Trichters, 7,772.00 Alumni Directory)Postage 2,125.27Administratives (incidental postage, ink, cartridges, paper, toner, envelopes, CD-ROMs, etc.) 2,601.99Total expenses for 2001 $14,641.76Balance on Hand: December 31, 2001: $11,513.46

Era Representatives1947-1959 (including teachers)Betty Thomas (’54)P.O. Box 287Penney Farms, FL 32079 Tel 904-529-9092

[email protected]

1960-1969Doug Hatt (’68)543 Main StreetHalf Moon Bay, CA 94019 Tel 650-726-8400

[email protected]

1970-1979Tom Kappelmann (’77)13509 Copper Hills Drive.Manchaca, TX 78652 Tel 512-280-8412

[email protected]

1980-1999Ginger (Sizemore) Milling, MD (’91)900 N. Oakland St.Carbondale, IL 62901 Tel 618-351-9912

[email protected]

Tentative Reunion ScheduleWe will have a Registration Arrival Kit for all attendees, as you go through

the Association’s registration desk manned by volunteers. This will contain thefinal agenda/itinerary, and you’ll also get your Stage Pass I.D. Card, on a rope, togain access to all functions. But here’s what we know now.

Wed. June 19 — Early Byrds, this will be an OPEN night. Enjoy the company

Take TheDoug HattChallenge

Tell ya what – if you are on thefence about going to the reunion,just go ahead and make the move tocome to Vegas.

Then, when you get there, if youdon’t have a great time, you cometell me, and I’ll personally . . . (don’twait for me to say I’ll give you yourmoney back – I don’t have it!) . . .apologize to you.

On the other hand, if you wantto give me a hug and say, “Thanksfor nagging at me to come to thisget-together, I’d love that. Actually,that’s my favorite part—huggingEagles. – DOUG HATT, ’63

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as you dine with your closest NHS Eaglefriends.

Thurs. June 20 – OPEN night, togo party, dine, drink, dance, gamble withyour friends.

Fri. June 21 – Medieval Knights atthe Excalibur Hotel & Casino isOPTIONAL, but we’re hoping that mostwill go with us for this fun-filled event,which includes a dinner and a “verydifferent show.”

Friday afternoon there will be aBoard of Directors meeting.

Sat. June 22 – our final night intown will feature the Hawaiian Luaubuffet dinner and dance. Dinner is forsure, we’re just not sure about the DJ,name of person or their company name,and the hours we’ll be negotiating tohave him/her/them play.

Saturday afternoon there will be ageneral membership meeting.

Sun. June 23 – Brunch. Becausewe’re trying to save our people $$$, wewill not have an organized brunch in aprivate banquet room this year. Instead,we’re suggesting that you make ar-rangements to meet with your friends atone of the inexpensive breakfast buffetsin the hotel or nearby. You’ll probablysee a bunch of other Eagles and facultymembers sitting in the restaurant as well.

And don’t forget ALL DAYS areOPEN for attendees to explore the cityand the nearby lakes, take motor tours,take some gambling lessons (from proslike George Estey or Mr. Lucier), or justlounge around the poolside of theFlamingo Hilton. It’s a perfect oppor-tunity to enjoy a leisurely three to fiveday mini-vacation with your friends.

In short, there’s more to do here thanprobably any other place on earth (sothey tell me, anyway)! – TERRY

JORGENSEN

Special CelebrationsFor Class of 1977It’s a Silver Anniversary

It’s been 25 years since the class of1977 graduated.

Lynn Tumey, class rep, has beentrying to contact as many class membersas possible in the hope of being able towelcome them to the upcoming reunion.

Fourth EstateTo Gather

It’s a scoop

Bob McQuitty,former NHS Trichteradviser, and JackieCauch,’61, will be hosting a luncheonparty for the Nürnberg High Schoolmembers of the Fourth Estate Saturday,June 22, in the Flamingo Hotel. Thespecific place and time will be in theRegistration Arrival Kit.

All those who ever worked on theTrichter are invited.

McQuitty said he hopes to see asmany of the students he worked withbetween 1958-62 as possible, and heassures them that their journalism gradeswill be changed to A.

“I would also like to get acquaintedwith people who worked on the paperboth before and after I was there,”McQuitty said.

Flamingo RecommendsA Baby Sitting Service

Those needing a baby-sitter at thereunion may want to contact Around theClock Childcare. They will send a sitterto your room. The charge is $44 for afour-hour minimum for one or two chil-dren, $9 per hour after that. The serviceis recommended by the Flamingo Ho-tel. For more information, call them at702-365-1040.

Better them than you

Reunions Began in 1986The Nürnberg High School alumni

reunions began in November 1986 whenTerry Jorgensen ran into Dave Worland,also of the class of 1962, in Greensboro,NC. Both realized they wanted to re-ignite the spirit of NHS in the UnitedStates. Terry took Dave’s challenge tofind enough alumni to have a reunion.

By June of 1987 Terry had located234 alumni and persuaded 119 of themto come to the first reunion in Atlanta.

It was so much fun that they decidedto try it again, this time in Dallas, where238 attended.

In 1993, 336 came to Lake Tahoe,CA. 275 found their way to ClearwaterBeach, FL, in 1996. An astounding 508came to Breckenridge, CO, in 1999.

The Association is hoping for a newrecord this June.

On the Town – What to See and Do4 NHS Trichter, Spring 2002 Vol. 14, No. 1

BY RON BURGESS,’72We have been receiving

numerous telephone calls ande-mails asking the question:“What events are planned?”

The answer is not many.We think you would rather doyour own planning, selectingfrom an enormous list of funpossibilities.

Thurs., June 20, is theofficial start of the reunion.Nothing is planned forThursday evening, so manyof the class reps arediscussing the possibility of

Casino Shows•Alexis Park: “Badda-

Bing,” a Godfather’s inter-active birthday party (dinnershow)

•Bally’s: “Jubilee,” anevening of showgirls andmagic

•Bellagio: “O,” an aquaticproduction from the famousCirque du Soleil

•Golden Nugget: “TheAmazing Johnathan,” acomedy & magic show

•Flamingo: “The SecondCity,” comedy show by someof the best comedians in thebusiness

•The New Frontier:“Rock ‘n Roll Legends,”tribute to the Beatles, RoyOrbison, Stevie Nicks, NealDiamond, and of course TheKing himself, Elvis!

•Imperial Palace: “Leg-ends in Concert,” tributes toMadonna, the Temptations,Elvis, others

•Luxor: “Blue ManGroup,” music and comedywith three bald, blue men!

•MGM Grand: “EFXAlive,” Rick Springfield

•Mirage: “Siegfried &Roy,” long-running magicshow

•Monte Carlo: LanceBurton, master magician

•New York, New York:“River Dance”

•O’Shea’s: “HipNosis,”audience participation hyp-notist

•Riviera: “An Evening AtLa Cage,” the most beautiful“ladies” in Vegas

•Reviera: “Splash,”anadult revue

•Sahara: “The Rat PackIs Back,” tribute to FrankSinatra on his birthday in1961: Frank, Sammy, Dino

•Stratosphere: “Ameri-can Superstars,” celebrity

having Era Get-Togethers.But, as always, the

numerous casinos have avariety of evening enter-tainment. You might want tochoose from the list in thebox at left.

Each casino also has itsheadliners, which change

about every 30 to 60 days.Right now, we only haveinformation on headlinersthrough the end of April Wewill let you know on the website who will be performingat each of the major casinosin June.

If night club shows arenot what you are interested inseeing, virtually all thecasinos also have club andlounge acts, primarily mu-sicians, for example:

At New York, New York,“Coyote Ugly,” a bar based on

the legendary New York Cityestablishment.

Caesars Palace has Cleo-patra’s Barge, where you candance on a replica of anEgyptian ship that rocks gentlyin five feet of water and also hasa martini bar that serves 28varieties of gin and vodka!

At Mandalay Bay, theHouse of Blues

The Luxor has Ra, thetrendy nightclub where ce-lebrities are known to visit andThursday evenings are “VixenNight” for the ladies! At MGM Grand, Studio 54

Barbary Coast has akaraoke lounge.

Planet Hollywood isknown for its unannounced

visits by celebrities.And there are various

adult theme shows at thevarious casinos.

But if you are not intodancing, shows, or karaoke,Las Vegas has numerousexquisite restaurants. Vir-tually any taste from aroundthe world can be found in LasVegas, and don’t forget thenumerous buffets! Here are afew restaurants:

New York, New York:ESPN Zone, sports-themedeatery

Hard Rock Café: A.J.’s –let’s talk steak and seafood!

MGM Grand: Rain ForestCafé, pasta, salads, sandwichesand a 10,000 gallon archwayaquarium!

Stardust: Tony Roma’s,the best rib house

Las Vegas Hilton:Benihana’s –the best way todescribe this restaurant isdefinitely interactive!

Las Vegas also has greatshopping at outlet stores,numerous free shows duringthe day and evenings, avariety of museums, indoorskydiving, tours of the GrandCanyon, golf, on and on andon.

But, of course, you mayprefer to do nothing butlounge by the Flamingo’sHUGE 11-acre swimmingpool reminiscing with friendsfrom days gone by.

If there is somethingspecial you are interested in,a show, tour, whatever, let usknow and we will researchthe costs and availability.Send your questions to Ronat [email protected] or calltoll-free to 1-800-888-2940.You can ask for Ron ORMarge.

tribute show featuring Ma-donna, Ricky Martin, Elvis(gawd he gets around ), et al.

•Treasure Island:“Mystere,” Cirque du Soleilproduction

•Tropicana: “The ComedyShop”

•The Venetian: “Melinda,First Lady of Magic,” world’sno.1 female magician

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Getting AroundThe Las Vegas Strip Trolley starts at the downtown

Hilton and runs the strip to Luxor. The fare is modest, andtrolleys run every 15 minutes from 9:30 to 2 a.m.

Various free trams link some of the hotels: Treasure Is-land to the Mirage; Bellagio to Monte Carlo; Excalibur tothe Luxor and Mandalay Bay; and Ballys to MGM Grand.

Casino Resort Features to See • Best Indoor Woodland (rainforest) @ Mirage • Most Opulent Hotel Lobby @ Bellagio • Most Imposing Outer Space, Eiffel Tower @ Paris Las

Vegas • Most Impressive Fake Skyline @ New York New York • Most Imposing Inner Space (inside a pyramid) @ Luxor • Wildest Casino Sculptures @ Orleans Hotel • Glitteriest Casino Entry @ Circus Circus • Best View of Las Vegas @ Stratosphere Hotel Tower

Best Free Attractions • Fountain Show (“dancing waters”) and Conservatory

@ Bellagio • Circus Acts in the main casino @ Circus Circus • Fountain Shows (animated statues) at the Forum Shops @

Caesars Palace • Sound and Light Show, “The Fremont Street Experience”

@ downtown Casino Center • Pirate Ship Battle @ Treasure Island (come early) • Masquerade Show in the Sky @ Rio Suite Hotel • Sports Hall of Fame @ Las Vegas Club Sports Hotel • Sunset Stampede @ Sam’s Town Hotel • Volcano Eruption & White Tiger Lair @ Mirage • Gondola Rides on the Grand Canal @ Venetian, across

from Treasure Island

Best Kids’ Attractions • Gameworks (arcade, carnival midway games) in the base

ment @ Showcase, adjacent to MGM Grand • Adventure Dome (indoor amusement park) @ Circus

Circus • MGM Grand Adventures (outdoor amusement park)

@ MGM Grand • The Race for Atlantis (realistic motion simulator)

@ Caesars Palace • Star Trek: The Experience (ride simulations) @ Las

Vegas Hilton • Manhattan Express & Coney Island Midway

(rollercoaster, arcade) @ New York New York • The Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat (dolphin and

animal sanctuary) @ Mirage

Ten Buffet Survival TipsWhen most people talk about food in Las Vegas, they

don’t talk about the famous restaurants, they talk about thebuffets, which offer some of the best dining bargains around.However, the more popular and cheaper ones on the Strip of-ten have long waiting lines. To avoid the wait, go very early.1. Avoid buffets on Friday or Saturday nights, unless youenjoy standing in long lines.

2. Patronize the more popular buffets -- food is fresher, turns overmore quickly3. Reconnoiter the food line once you’ve been assigned to a table todetermine which items you’d like to try.4. Don’t fill up on ordinary stuff.5. Don’t embarrass yourself by taking more than you can possibly eat.6. Avoid seafood at buffets, other than chilled shrimp and crab7. Use a clean plate when you go back for a refill.8. Ignore the sugar-free section at the dessert table.9. Tip your server about a dollar or two per person.10. Try not to stare at all the fat people with their heaped plates.

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Who’s Coming as of March 2. Go to nurnbergeagles.com for an updated listWomen are alphabetized by

maiden name in italics whereknown.

This is not usually acomplete list of everyone in agiven person’s party.

Question marks indicatesome doubts about registration.Check with Ron to confirm.

Absher, DeanneBarga, ClaudiaBarrett, EdithBartholow Smith, Patricia ’57Bennett, Ken/BeccaBenson, Jr, BartonBenson, BeatonBingham Turpin, Michelle ’64Binkle Shaw, PatBrady, Hugh/Carol, FacBrandon, MarkBraunstein, Robert ’66Brewer, DonBrown, CharlesBrown, LanitaBrown, RobertBrugger, BridgitBuchieri, Mike ’71Buchieri, TonyBuchieri, Donna ’70Bulken, Wendy ’77Burgess, Ron/Pam’72Buther, LouieBuxton, Beverly/Frank ’67Campbell, Cletus, FacCasinger, Don/DebbieCauch, Jackie ’61Childers, FredCook, CharlieCook Dillon, JudithCorriston, GinaCousins, Steve ’72Cunningham Priest, TereDaly III, WilburDaly, AllenDaly Cook, Judy ’57Davis, Bernie ’72Davis, Herb ’77Denda, Dick, FacDension, MichaelDickson, DallenDingman, Joan, FacDoloway, Tony/ColleenDowning, ShannonDrouillard, DuaneDufree, Diana

Dunn, Rudy ’83Dunn Jaeger, Barbara’60Durhan, Bill/JaneEiscabar, EileenEtler, DorettaFarrell, Jim/MargeFischlein, FredFlecker Ehinger, Darlene ’63Flippen Conroy, Shelley ’73Foster, Georgia/MikeFraser, BaxterFrey, KimFry, Gary ‘Buz’ ’57Cardinale Galloni, Fran ’56Gamble, Harry ‘Woody’ ’54/

Audrey Hammond ’55Garafalo, Toru (?)Gibson Stuhler, FranGoold, Ken/Ann, FacGossard, Jim ’64Gregory, PeggyGrey, RenalHamilton, Patricia/DougHammer, Dale ’78Hannahs Jr., JimHansen, Conrad/MargeHarnes, HollyHarrison, Kent/Barbara ’56Hart, Horatio ’94Hartman, Kenny ’77Harwell, BillHatt, Doug ’68Haugse, JoniHedrick, David (?)Hedrick, Ted ’67Howard, Shirley ’53Hudachek Stephens, Mary ’76Jannusch McKenzie, Rita ’63Jansen Hetue, Franca’66/

KennethJensen, IngridJohnson, JoAnn K., FacJohnson, MichelleJohnson Smith, RhondaJones, Shannon ’95Jordan, MonikaJorgensen, T.D. ’62Kallio, Pete’77/Krista

Campbell ’79Kapplemann, Tom ’77Kennerly, Jim ’64/JaniceKiley, LawrenceKing Taylor, Lianda ’57Kirby, LenoraLeseney, Joseph ’57Liesch, Matthew ’84

Long, Sue/NicholasMarler, Mike (?)Marrone Duet, Mary Jane ’65Marvey, Bob/Barbara (?)Mathern, Larry/Norrine, FacMay, TomMayo Smith, Carolyn’54 /BryanMazares, Ann Mary ’57Mazares, Joseph/Gloria ’61McCarroll Wood, Pat ’59/

FrancisMcClure, Don/Charlene ’61McCollum, EllenMcCoy, Tim’62/Gaye Richards ’63McCullin, Edward/MelindaMcKenna Henry, Jane ’60McKenzie, JohnMcLane, Joyce ’63McMillan, Troy ’79McMillon, Mike ’75McMullin Eddie ’67McNulty Ferris, AllynMcQuitty, Bob, Fac/JeanetteMelby, Naomi, FacMersinger, Marie/JaniceMinder, Robin/GeorgeMoale Firth, Peggy ’62Montieth, Tom/Sue ’72Moudy, Tom’61/JoanMurray, ElizabethMyers, Melinda/StephenNehammer, Jenná ’61/KarlNeighbors, Harley TravisNemith, Wade’61/SusanNemith, Bill ’60Neville, Jack/Judy McLane ’62Newman-Shruhan, Rick/VickiNewsome Stanton,Nancy ’59Nichols Blonder, MarieNickle Borri, Janice’67Nickle Piccioli, Janet’67Nigg Alford, Debra’76Norman, Larry and Lacey

(daughter),’65Odom, ChrisOdom, Bettye ’59Orcutt, Charles’60Owens, RebeccaPeek Michael, ReniPeterjohn, Dick, Fac /ElspethPierce, StevePoh Garcia, Michelle’59Pohlman, Carol/JohnPorter Johnston, Connie ’53Posey, Rick ’72

Pretzeus, RobinRackin, Stanley ’49Reberry Smith, Kay’62Record, SeanReed, ShirleyReitler, Randy ’65Rich, Ron ’75Rizor Parke, Georgine, FacRoberts, KarenRocha, KenSeals, Frank/KarlaSeals, Gregory ’79/KarlaShaller Traeger, Joanne ’60Shields, KimSinason, Jeff ’76Skiouing, Jeanette (?)Smith, RobertSonneman, JulieStephens, Mary H.Stevens, JuneStille Ely, Claire ’55Stockwell, HeydaStubbs, GordonSultanik, Paul ’73Tedesco, Tony ’72Thayer, Ron ’62/Heidi Gott- wald ’63Thomason, HaroldThomas, CindyThomas, Elizabeth ’54Thompson, Edward’50Tracey, MarkTumey, Lynn ’77Turpin, MichaelVergara, AnnVoyles, Jack ’62/TomWade, SteveWalsh, JemmaWalters, John/Betty, FacWarren, Doris ’67Waters, John/Lorriane ’70Wayson Reichwein, Connie ’66Wells, LisaWendricks, CatherineWenner, Bert, Fac /IngeWhite, Cindy ’76Wilkerson, LarryWilliams, RonWilliams, Clyde ’61Williams, JohnWilson, A.T. ’71Young, Kathleen, FacYounkin, Barbara ’64/CarlADD YOUR NAME HEREBY CALLING RON AT1-800-888-2940.


Jorgensen’sJargon

From the Desk of the President

As of April 1, we will only have 80 days leftuntil the Eagles are scheduled to start arriving at theFlamingo Hilton Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas. Timesure has flown since we left Breckenridge, Y‘all.

I’m sure by now everyone is hurriedlyattempting to make arrangements to come to thisGathering of LUCKY Eagles. One 1956 alumnus andclass rep, Kent Harrison, is coming Wednesday the19th, and departing for a family wedding on Fridaythe 21st, just so he can get to see all of his friendsfrom that era. What a great American, to make thatkind of effort. Thanks, Kent.

We have been awaiting word from theFlamingo Hilton’s marketing department, regardingthe coordination of our dinner-dance on Saturday, ourDJ entertainment, etc., and will publish all theitinerary-agenda information, once finalized. We trulywish this information could be in this issue, but thereare still some things Association V.P.-Operations RonBurgess is trying to work out. He has been desig-nated by the Flamingo Hilton as the agent responsiblefor room bookings for our Association. So, pleasemake sure you give Ron your credit card numberwhen booking your room so he doesn’t have to try totrack you down, making needless long-distance calls,and wasting his and his staff’s time and resources.Thanks.

We will try to create a link on our Associa-tion’s website, once final arrangements are made, thatwill show the actual official convention agenda. Therewill always be plenty of free time, since that’s whatalumni seem to enjoy most when coming to thesegatherings. However, there will be an organized outingto the Medieval Knights dinner-show at the ExcaliburHotel & Casino, down the street from the FlamingoHilton. That will take place on Friday night, and wefully expect most will want to join us as we enjoy an

early evening together.There is just so much to do in this city that

Burgess felt that people will probably want to pair upwith their friends and former teachers, and take insome of the sights together in order to explore thetown and get as much out of their visit as they can.

Then, on Saturday, (probably between 7:00 -7:30 p.m.) we will be treated to a fabulous Hawaiianluau, with all the food, side dishes, condiments, andatmosphere of a tropical paradise. To get into the spiritof the luau night, male Eagle alumni should pack theirfavorite Hawaiian shirt, and ladies are invited to bringtheir favorite muumuu dress to match their significantother’s attire.

Following dinner, there will be a disc jockeyentertaining our Eagle crowd with music from all eras.And, yes, early on, DISCO, as the mid-to-late-70’s eraEagles have requested. Sounds good. I mean . . . whodidn’t love disco from the 70’s?!

Please be sure to contact your class rep or erarep/board member, should you have any last minutequestions or requests, as we’ll be in contact with themvia e-mail, so that no one will be without all thecorrect, current information they’ll need, to makeplans.

Should anyone experience difficulty inobtaining the answers they request from their classreps and/or era reps, please feel free to contact medirectly. I can be reached at (770) 928-4948, duringnormal business hours, or you’ll be forwarded to myresidence after hours until 9:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). I canalso be reached by e-mail at [email protected]. Ilook forward to seeing everyone in Las Vegas.


Fallen Eagles – Gone but Not ForgottenWilliam T. (Bill) Zeffiro

A faculty member from the first decade of NürnbergHigh School, Bill` Zeffiro died Sept. 9, 1997. He lived formore than 25 years after having had heart surgery in 1972.His widow reports that Bill went to Germany in the ninetiesto recapture some of his love of that country and time. Hewas an avid walker, and loved the South. He often talked ofNHS and of getting to a reunion one year. But the year hethought he could come, he had a conflict after all, with ason's wedding.Charles Hitselberger, ’51

Wishing to update our records, Charlie Hitselberger, Jr.,reports on the death of his father in June 1970. CharlesHitselberger, Sr., was president of the class of 1951.

John (Jack) BartonA biology teacher at NHS in

the 1959-60 school year, John(Jack) Barton of El Monte,California, passed away on Jan.15, 2001, at the end of a longbattle with several illnesses. Hewas 75 years old. Jack Barton issurvived by his wife, fourchildren, and five grandchildren. Jack Barton in 1959

A knowledgeable and enthusiastic science teacher, Jackknew how to bring lighter moments to the classroom aswell. His former students will perhaps remember that onoccasion he would bring his banjo to class and play andsing for the students.

Though he was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, JackBarton grew up, lived and worked in El Monte, California.Both his life as a student and as a teacher are associatedwith El Monte High School, one of the oldest public highschools in the state.

As a high school student at El Monte, where he metJorane King, his first and only love, Jack excelled inacademics and sports, lettering in football, baseball, andbasketball, which was his forté.

Upon graduation at the age of 17, Jack enlisted in theArmy. After completion of his basic training, he was sent toEurope with the 70th Infantry Division, which fought in theArdennes/Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe cam-paigns.

Following his discharge from the Army, he married Jorane(Ronnie) King in May, 1946. Later that same year he enteredWhittier College under the G.I. Bill to pursue a degree insecondary education. At Whittier, Jack played on three con-secutive conference championship basketball teams.

After graduation, he returned to El Monte High as a

teacher of general math and biology and assistant coach ofthe basketball team. In 1959 he came to NHS.

After his year abroad at Nürnberg, Jack returned to histeaching position at El Monte, concurrently pursuingstudies for a master’s degree. In 1961, he moved intocounseling, and in 1966 became the assistant principal forinstruction.

In 1969 Jack became principal of his alma mater, aposition he held for 14 years, an honor for which he wasever grateful. As principal, he strove always for closerapport with his students and staff, and many felt that theschool flourished under his leadership.

After retiring in 1983, Jack began a second career as awriter. He published A War Remembered, a memoir of hisWorld War II experiences; Hurray for Hollywood, a bookabout growing up in Hollywood during the depression; andA Brief History of El Monte, about his adopted hometown.At the time of his death, he was writing My Love Affair witha High School, a history of his alma mater.

The Bartons were traveling in Europe in 1995 andhappened to be in Fürth at the high school the day that theclosing of Nürnberg High School was commemorated.Jack, who remembered his experiences at NHS fondly, wasintroduced at the assembly, and both Bartons enjoyedvisiting with students, staff, and parents that day.

Storage Bin Problem SolvedSince the closing of NHS in 1995, the Association has

been storing school memorabilia. In the last few years theAssociation has been paying for its storage in a commercialfacility, under the supervision of Gila Montfort, ourhistorian.

In January, Gila reported some good news. Ted Glover,representative for the class of 1969, called her to see if hemight lend assistance concerning the storage area. He andhis wife are building a new home in the Dallas area, andTed said they would have plenty of storage room. Heoffered to keep whatever the Association needed stored.

His house won't be ready until close to the time of thereunion, necessitating the need for a storage bin until thattime, but Ted then made an additional offer. He would writea check to pay for storage for the next few months.

“I know we are all grateful to Ted for his generosity.And this isn't the first time he's shown such generosity. Teddonated one year's storage fee when we first needed tomove everything to that facility. So this is definitely aboveand beyond as they say,” said Gila.


MarchingBackward

John F. Kennedy elected Presidentin narrow contest.

Black students stage sit-in at lunchcounter in Greensboro, NC, toprotest segregated seating.

Soviet Union shoots down U-2reconnaissance plane.

U.S.relations with Cuba deteriorate.U.S., Britain, France, and the Soviet

Union conduct summit talks, butwithout results.

Russian tanks stand behind theCzech border 100 klicks fromNürnberg.

From the NHS TrichterTrichterTrichterTrichterTrichter, fall 1960

to 1960

Der Adler fährt Wieder. Thousands were on hand Dec. 4 when areplica of the Eagle, the first train in Germany, steamed into Fürth.

Enrollment Rises to 678,43 Teachers and 67 Seniors

Lenny Habas ElectedStudent Council President

Seniors Elect Herby Browne

Homecoming QueenNancy McLane CommandsTeam to Win – They Do

Football Team Wins 5, Loses 1But Finishes 2nd in League

And Where AreThe Stars of Yesteryear?

Teacher Terrors VanquishVarsity Basketball Team

by Larry VoelkerPandemonium reigned in the last

few seconds of the recent Teacher-Var-

sity basketball game when the entireTeacher bench raced onto the floor tohelp its beleagued comrades protect a di-minishing 45-42 lead.

The referee then called a technicalfoul on the whole team, giving Eagle PatMoran five free throws, but he onlymade two of them because he wasgreatly hindered by Mr. Goold’s unor-thodox behavior. Final score: 45-44.

Mr. Jahnke led the Teachers’ all-outattack with 20 points. Dave Worland,unruffled Eagle, tallied 14 for the los-ing Eagle Varsity.

The Eagles’ Nestby Marie Ertl

George Bingham doesn’t know whatto make of faculty sportsmanship. In theFaculty-Varsity game, George kept try-ing to get up after a scramble for a looseball, but he couldn’t do it because Mr.Hedden had him by the arm. “Mr.Hedden! Mr. Hedden! What are youdoing, Mr. Hedden?”

We hear that Charlie Eagle is namedafter Mess Sgt. Charles Homer AlbertSavoie, who presides over the Eagle Hallof Fame downstairs.

Trichter Topicsby Elaine Hudson, editor

“How does a human react when hishead is cut off?” This was a recent topicin Mr. Rosin’s English class. Next?

Gil Frisbie and Toni Miller are keep-ing their distance nowadays–not becauseof incompatibility but because of incap-ability (crutches and a cast). Next?

When Jenna Skirving was askedwhat one thing she would take to themoon, she promptly answered, “Tom.”When Tom [Turnmire] said he’d take afootball . . . . Next?

December Dateline: Joe Gazzo andDianne Wiest, Sue Worley and DaveWorland, Judy Brown and JohnSanderson, Bob Lipscomb and NancyMarvin, Terry Morley and Buddy Goins.

What’s Next?

Alumna Who Reconnects with Former German Housekeeper Asks,

Is a Dress the Most Important Thing?BY BETTY THOMAS, ’54

At the time Rita made an impact onmy life, I was the typical self-centeredNürnberg High dormie teenager think-ing only far enough into the future toplan my dress for the upcoming dance.But these many years later I have cometo treasure the memory of her. I'm speak-ing of Rita Holtzmann, our housekeeperin Würzburg, where my father was sta-tioned from 1950 to 1954. The lastmemory I have of her was when wemoved from our "off-base" quarters toour "new" apartment.

In the early part of this year, andquite by accident, I located FrankSchleehuber, who is affiliated with anarmy publication on the Würzburg base.I sent Frank an e-mail asking for his sug-gestion on how I could go about locat-ing Rita. He went far and beyond anysuggestion. Within two weeks I receivedan e-mail from him. He had located theformer Rita Holtzmann, now Mrs.Eberhard Kultscher. The message alsoincluded her home address, phone num-ber and fax number! Since then therehave been many e-mail messages be-tween us, some of which included re-cent pictures. Due to providence we'vebeen able to go one step further. Previ-ously I had scheduled a trip on a rivercruise in Europe that was taking me toBamberg, only 30 kilometers from theirhome, so on September 29, I spent theday there with Rita and Eberhard. It wasa perfect day with incredible weather,incredible atmosphere, and perfectly in-credible friends.

In the early part of 1954, Eberhardbecame a dentist and opened his prac-tice with Rita as his assistant. He saidthey were full of hopes and grateful tohave survived the cruel war. He was anofficer of the Bavarian Dental Associa-tion in Munich from 1974 to 1991. Theyhave since retired and reside inAltenkunstadt. They "enjoy every day"and are fortunate in having their daugh-ter Carolin and their grandchildren live

close by. Eberhard said that they "con-sider retirement as wonderful, apart fromlooking for a doctor more often!"

We have renewed our relationshipby sharing many fond memories. Ritaand Eberhard said that over the yearsthey have often remembered the goodtimes with the Thomas family. They re-member my mother as a polite, beauti-ful, dark-haired lady. They remembermy father as having treated them bothvery fairly and how he loved to buy hissteaks from the German butchers. Theyeven remember our dog. I remember Ritataking me shopping, to the opera, and to

Looking Backward

Rita Holtzmann and Betty Thomas

Betty and Rita NOW


THEN

the German movies. They rememberedsome of my friends and the parties wehad. Of course, if she and Eberhard haveany bad memories they were far too gra-cious to mention them!

Thanks to providence, the Internet,and the Grace of God, I’ve been able tolet Rita know that I finally realize a dressis not the most important thing in theworld.

LookingBackAt1957

photofromMichelePohGarcia,’57

My goodness, that’s Frau Ingrid Gutschmidt, the German teacher, a.k.a.the Berlin Bombshell, but who are these eager Studenten of Deutsch?


Looking Backward at 1978Seniors Publish Last Wills, EmbarrassingExperiences, Memorable Moments

Becky McAdams [Setliff] wills to Mr. Jenssen a permanent absenteepass. To Mr. Mulder she leaves a box of Birdseye Frozen Strawberries fromFoodland. To Ingrid Moreira she leaves her Guinness World Book of Excusesand her big eyes and long eyelashes.

Bob Davis wills his ability to look high, ripped, and drunk all at the sametime to Mr. Jack Hass. To Brenda Weaver he leaves his 37” chest. To TomWerner he leaves his ability to eat like a pig and not gain any weight. ToApril Warner he leaves the ability to breathe out of her ears so that she willnot drown if she ever gets caught in a rainstorm.

Blane Michael Kelly knows he’s not of sound mind and body but he hasso many tough things to give away. His luck with the women, he gives to ElWimpy in the hopes he’ll get a date for the prom next year. To Tom Walter heleaves his sense of fair play because he never cheatedduring the wrestling season. He gives his full beard to Mr.Mulder, knowing how much he loved it.

Viola Gonzales wills to Julie Sonneman her “I’m aBarry Fan” posters and buttons. To Terry Mixon, she willsher collection of Marty Fledmann films. To Mr. Kampe sheleaves her fantastic coordination in typing and her multilin-gual abilities to April Warren.

Jocelyn McWhirter bequeaths to Mr. Judd a three-year supply of chewed-up tenor saxophone reeds. To Ericand Greg she leaves all the pens she borrowed off them (ifthey can find them), and to next year’s Honor Society muchsuccess.

Howard Segal leaves two bottles of tequila to DeniseRawls. Party Hearty! To Lori Gallo he wills his note-writing ability. To the next Student Council president, hewills the office.

Tom Bookman leaves his jock to David Riley. Hepromises to show Duane Drouillard how to play footballthe right way. He also wills him the name ‘Duck.’ Heleaves his weight-watchers book to Mel Bailey, and givesMarie Taylor to Duane Drouillard for the rest of the year.

Regina Raab wills to Sharon and Heidi a lot moredeclensions and conjugations in Latin. She advises all

Most EmbarrassingRodney Davis: Getting caught sending funny notices

to teachers and to studentsMike Porter: Partying at a Gasthaus 2nd hour and Mr.

Kirsch [the principal] walks through the door!David Garcia: When I first came to NHS, almost

everyone said I spoke funny. It was so embarrassing that Ikept my mouth shut most of the time.

Debbie Brasfield [Stillinger]: I had my classes mixedup and went and sat in the wrong class for ten minutesbefore the teacher and I realized I was in the wrong place.Most Memorable

Mike Wright: First class cafeteria meals. Fit for a king.Rodney Davis: Trudy GreenHoward Segal: All the fun times at lunch playing

football and buck-buck.Mike Porter: When I was signing up and saw the most

beautiful girl in the world!Debbie Brasfield: How easy it is to skip and not get

caught.

underclassmen to enjoy their remainingyears; they go by too fast.

Joe Cortez wills to the few “cool”juniors his (funky) tolerance and ease! Tothe next senior class president, he wills aLondon Trip Travel Agency.

Franny Curtis [Alvarez] wills to KimRichie more sense in picking her classes.She also wills to Keith more artistic abilityand art lessons at the Rec Center.

Ten Years from Now: A Guide tothe Futures of NHS Teachers

Mr. Mulder will go to South Africa to find a market forsuntan lotion.

Miss East will open a thrift shop of her old clothes inNew Jersey.

Mr. Denda will become a ballet instructor.Miss Koch will go back and finally finish high school.Mr. Kampe will become president of the National

Society of Mentally Disturbed PeopleMr. Abramo will be wearing a funny white jacket with

sleeves that tie behind his back. He’ll spend his time yelling,“Everybody is late.” Thanks to Christine Phillips,’79, for the Trichter

12 NHS Trichter, Spring 2002

How Computer Technology IsBY DONOVAN R. WALLING

Albrecht Dürer, theGerman Renaissance master,created and used technologyto assist with perspective, ascan be seen in his woodcuts.Leonardo da Vinci blended artand technology as often inpainting as in mechanicalinvention. In fact, art andscience were inextricablylinked prior to Gutenberg,when, as James Bailey arguesin “The Leonardo Loop:Science Returns to Art”(Technos, spring 1998), “theprinting press drove a 500-year wedge between scienceand art, pushing the latter tothe brink of extinction in thecurriculum”(p. 17). Today thebits-and-pixels technology of

IDEAS

Donovan Walling cameto NHS as a 7th grader inspring of 1961, but movedback to the States at the endof the year, only to return in1963 as a 9th grader. He at-tended NHS through his jun-ior year.

After earning degreesfrom Kansas State TeachersCollege and the University ofWisconsin, he was associated with the Sheboygan Area SchoolDistrict in Wisconsin for many years as an art and Englishteacher and curriculum administrator. He taught in Germanyfor the Department of Defense, 1981-83.

He is now Director of Publications and Research at PhiDelta Kappa, an international professional association for edu-cators at all levels. His most recent book is Rethinking HowArt is Taught: A Critical Convergence (Corwin, 2000).

the computer is bringing artand science back together.

Computer technology istransforming the teaching ofart through two types of activ-

ity: using the computer tocreate or manipulate imagesand using the computer tostudy the visual arts. The firstinvolves art making, while the

second involves art history,art criticism, and aesthetics.

Student artists in today’sclassrooms can use the com-puter to create plans forsculptures, ceramics, or otherthree-dimensional objects; toproduce finished “virtual”works; and to render two-dimensional works. A studentcan make a sketch, for ex-ample, and electronically scanit. Then, using a programsuch as Adobe Photoshop, thestudent can manipulate theelectronic image before tak-ing it back to a paper printoutto continue working by hand.Or the student can choose torefine the image whollywithin the computer program.In the latter case, the finishedwork may simply be acomputer file that can beviewed onscreen or it can be

Why Art?– from the Army Brat, (published by the junior class of Nürnberg American High School) Jan.,1953

BY VIRGINIA CALNAN

Americans spend more money on art than on anything elsein the world except bread. There is an art-trained mind behindthe pattern in your tie, the weave of material in your suit, thedesign of a silk dress, the shape of your new washing machine,the packaging of the very perfumes on your dressing table, andthe box your Wheaties comes in. You cannot live in the mod-ern world for five minutes without encountering at least a doz-en products fresh from the drawing board of some art-trainedperson. Yet some people have the idea that art is a special fieldwith no practical application for most of its students! Why?

Possibly it is because most people think of the art field inits high form of the artist in Fine Arts – the portrait painter, thesculptor, the landscape artist. This is rather careless reasoningas there are few talents big enough to major in this field, any-way, but for every great talent in Fine Arts there are thousandsof lesser ones producing daily the world’s advertisements,billboards, its newest cars, houses, wallpaper, or silk prints –and reaping the cream of industry’s wages as well. In thinkingof the portrait painter it is as though we expected every childwho has ever studied grammar to become a great writer!

For those who cannot aim as high as the field of design,there is still much to be gained from art in public education.Every time you produce a crayon drawing or a design, youhave said or expressed something that is yours and yours alone.No one could – or ever has, or will – say it in just that way orwith just that outlook. It is as highly individual as a fingerprint– and no one can say whether one fingerprint is more valuablethan another. If your effort is sincere, your drawing or designhas said something about you, what you think and feel aboutyour world, that no one else can ever do. When that happens,you have “created” something, and this is one of the valuablecapacities within human nature. We all have it, but under thepressures of modern life, it is growing more and more con-fined. If it disappears entirely, then all people will be content tostop thinking for themselves, saying what they think; and theyare then ripe for the first “master” who wishes to take over anddo their thinking for them.

It is too valuable a capacity for any people like Americansto lose. That is one reason why art is a prescribed addition tothe public school curriculum.

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Transforming Art Education

www.wwar.comWorld Wide Arts Resources.More than 500 types of resourcesand links to nearly 1000 websitesof museums, indexes, galleries,art schools, and children’s re-sources worldwide.

www.icom.org/vlmpWorld Wide Web Virtual Library.Art musuems and other histori-cal collections.

www.libraryspot.comLibrary Spot. Gateway to thewebsites of more than 2500 li-braries around the world.

www.si.eduSmithsonian Institutionwww.louvre.frLouvre Museumwww.uffizi.firenze.itUffizi Museumwww.museoprado.mcu.esPrado Museumwww.british-museum.ac.ukBritish Museumwww.warhol.orgAndy Warhol Museumwww.greatbuildings.comGreat Buildings Collection

Starting Points for Connectivity

printed out for a more tradi-tional, “frameable” work.

Computer-assisted artmaking has revolutionizedcommercial art and conse-quently is altering how art istaught to students who plan toenter that field. But computertechnology also is changingthe “fine” arts, as studentsexplore alternatives to tradi-tional methods of art making.

Computer technologyalso offers resources forteaching and learning aboutthe visual arts. One formincludes CD-ROM resources,many of which replicate butalso enhance print resources.CD-ROM versions of print,from encyclopedias to artcollections, offer students andteachers a wealth of informa-tion in a highly compact form.No competent textbookpublisher in art educationtoday would consider offeringa program without a CD

component —including the hard-ware to use it. Andmany programs notrelated to textbookscan be found to com-plement those re-sources.

Typically CDsalso include audio andvideo, such as visuals

of historic events, sound bitesfrom famous people, and soon. These “extras,” notavailable in print resources,enliven CDs. Students do notmerely read the information,they experience it. Whilemost CDs cannot replacebooks that include in-depthinformation about art, oftenthey provide highly accessible

basic information. Moreover,because the best CD-ROMresources are interactive, theyalso motivate students tolearn.

A second resource forteaching about art is connec-tivity to the Internet. Schoolcapacity for connectivity isincreasing rapidly. Some 78percent of schools wereconnected by 1997, accordingto the National Center forEducation Statistics. Asconnectivity extends into

more and more individualclassrooms, art educators andtheir students are discoveringthe burgeoning array ofmuseums, gal-leries, archives,and libraries that maintainwebsites, which are continu-ally being updated andexpanded. (See box forstarting points.) Many web-sites also include lesson plansand samples to make teach-ers’ work easier.

Connectivity is particu-larly important as art educa-tors work to be responsive tocultural pluralism and diver-sity. Teachers and students

literally can explore theworld’s art online, and theycan readily make connectionsbetween art and culture acrossnational boundaries. Singly orin groups they can embark on“virtual field trips” to hun-dreds of museums andgalleries, including some thatexist only on the Internet. Forexample, students can take a

virtual tour of the massiveLouvre Museum in Paris.Several “visits” will benecessary for the completetour, which is true of the realmuseum. For cross-overforeign language study,students also can take the tourin French, Spanish, or Japa-nese, in addition to English.Smaller and closer to home isthe Andy Warhol Museum,physically housed in a con-verted seven-story warehousein Pittsburgh, PA— andonline, where a floor-by-floorvirtual tour is offered.

Ease of use and the

wealth of resources also makethe Internet ideal for seren-dipitous teaching and learn-ing, for capitalizing on ateachable moment, and fornurturing creative approachesto art history. For example,not long ago I read a noticethat the Italian governmenthad rejected a request fromthe National Gallery of Art inWashington, D.C., to bringthe Bernini David to theUnited States. The sculpturewas to be the centerpiece ofthe gallery’s celebration ofthe 400th anniversary ofBernini’s birth. However,Italian authorities deemed thesix-foot marble figure toofragile to travel.

Of course, few studentswould have been able totravel to Washington to seeBernini’s sculpture in anycase. Far fewer are likely totravel to Rome’s BorgheseGallery to see the sculpturethere. Apart from books, howmight students discover (or beled to discover) more aboutthe David and its creator? Idecided to search the Internet.

At first, my search wasdisappointing. Of the hun-dreds of museums that main-tain websites, the BorgheseGallery, where the BerniniDavid stands, is not amongthem. And so I looked forother possibilities, beginningwith the Uffizi Museum in(continued on following page)


Transforming Art Education(continued from preceding page)Florence, Italy, which I thought mighthave information about Bernini. In-deed, the Uffizi site did show ex-amples of Bernini’s work (and Inoticed that the site can be explored inEnglish as well as Italian) — but noDavid.

Other “side trips,” hard to resist,led me to Professor C.W. Westfall’sArchitectural History 102: Renais-sance and Baroque Architecture(www.lib.virginia.edu), which offeredpictorial tours of Bernini’s San Andreaat Quirile, Piazza San Pieto, and theartist’s contributions to the Palais duLouvre. In fact, if I had wanted to lookat architecture in general I could havefound a wealth of information at theGreat Buildings Collection website,which catalogs well known architec-ture worldwide and offers a searchabledatabase.

But at last my fascinating meanderin cyberspace took me to Thais —1200 anni di scultura italiana, or 1200Years of Italian Sculpture(www.thais.it). Not only did this sitecontain numerous examples ofBernini’s sculptures but, most impor-tantly, it contained the David. Thefamous statue was shown in both a fullview and a close-up of the head.

In an art classroom I might chooseto project these views for my studentsto study. A real-time projection couldbe created using a minimum of equip-ment to display a life-size view of theDavid. LCD projectors that interfacewith computers to display large-scaleimages range from under $2,000 tomore than $11,000. But prices arecoming down, and the LCD projectorsare no more difficult to use than astandard overhead projector. Eventu-ally, in the wired class-room of thefuture, they will be as common as theoverhead is in today’s classrooms.

Alternatively I could save theimage as a file on my computer andthen use it later in teaching a lesson. I

could also print out a copy of theimage on standard 8-1/2” x 11” paperthat could be duplicated as a handout.

By using a simple news item as astarting point, as in this example, ateacher (or an independent student)might embark on an Internet-basedexploration that exemplifies the bestcharacteristics of creative teaching andlearning. And, because the Internetknows no national boundaries, it isexplicitly multi-cultural. In thisexample I was able to move easilyamong websites in the United States

Errinerungen von Deutsch EinsErrinerungen von Deutsch EinsErrinerungen von Deutsch EinsErrinerungen von Deutsch EinsErrinerungen von Deutsch EinsMemories of German I

Do you remember when you were at Nürnberg High School and you signedup for German so that you would be able to communicate better with the nativesand at the same time learn something about German culture? Perhaps your dadforced you to sign up? Are your memories like these?

Remember the incredulity you felt when you were told that each Germannoun had a gender, either masculine, feminine, or neuter – and each one had to

and Italy. Although some foreign sitesrequire at least a rudimentary knowl-edge of the host language, many areavailable in multiple languages, Englishinvariably being one of them.

Computer technology is a tool, orperhaps more accurately, a collection oftools, that is reshaping how art is taught.In schools and classrooms where suchtechnology is still limited, the computermay be simply a tool for enrichment.But as the availability of computertechnology increases, the potential alsoincreases for the technology to betransformative.

be memorized one by one?Remember how disgusted you

were to learn that while the word for‘married woman,’ Frau, was feminine,both words for a ‘young girl,’ Fräuleinand Mädchen, were neuter?

Remember your elation when youlearned that the German word for‘bright’ was hell so that you could saywith impunity in German class,“Unser Lehrerin ist hell.” (Ourteacher is bright)?

Remember how hip you felt whenyou could walk down the hall saying“Wie gehts?” instead of a mundane“How’s it going?”

To learn German, you were told to as-sociate with Germans. What betterplace than the Trinkstube of theHofbraühaus?

Remember how disappointed you were to learn that Götterdämmerungdidn’t mean what you thought it meant but instead was the title of an opera by

At the Rats’ Keller

Wagner, Twilight of the Gods?Remember the glee when you found out – outside of

class – the German words for certain four-letter activities?Remember how great you felt when you finished Ger-

man I and could then find your way from any Bahnhof tothe nearest Ratskeller and order and receive Bratwurstoder Wienerschnitzel mit Kartoffelsalat und ein GlasBier oder Coke? – BOB MCQUITTY

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Greetings from Ella Larson, ’53-’55Dear Alumni,

I’m so sorry to cancel my membership, but I am unableto read the interesting news [in the Trichter]. I have suchwonderful memories of my teaching the “brats” from 1953to 1955. I still receive greetings from some of my students.

If any of you are in my area, please stop in to visit. Ilive in Northeast Nebraska about 40 miles west of SiouxCity, Iowa; 40 miles southeast of Yankton, South Dakota;and 40 miles northeast of Norfolk, Nebraska.With fond memories – Ella Larsen

Dean (Duncan) Woodland, Can’t Retire,Off to Cambodia to do Humanitarian Work

I have so appreciated receiving a letter every year forthe past several from the Alumni Association. It has beenalmost my only connection with other “overseas armybrats” since we came back to the States in 1952. Eventhough I know only a few names that appear from time totime [in the Trichter], I would miss even that little connec-tion.

I attended Nürnberg High School for the last half of myfreshman year after going the first semester to Munich(school year, ’50-’51). During the summer of ’51, wemoved to Heidelberg, and I spent my sophomore year andfirst semester of my junior year there. We returned to theU.S. in November, 1952.

There may be no one left that remembers me, but Iremember many! Some time ago Delaney O’Rourke wasmentioned – he was at NHS when I was there. Some ofthese names may be in the directory: Polly Davis, AlonnaHeine, Sandra Morse, Harry Foster, Joan Domino. Itwould be great to find one or two of them.

Because I really disliked being uprooted every so often,I made a decision early in my life that when I married Iwould sink my roots very deep and never move again.

Actually, a mind set can often take you where you wantto go. My husband is DeVon Woodland, and we willcelebrate our 48th wedding anniversary in November, 2002.We are the parents of 10 children, 27 grandchildren, and 9great grandchildren. We live in Blackfoot, Idaho, and farm

500 acres there. We haven’t figured out yet how to retire.However, for the next 18 months we will be in Cambo-

dia serving in humanitarian work for LDS InternationalCharities. For the last six weeks we’ve been learning theKhmer language, and my (limited) Deutsch is getting in theway a bit.

It’s been great [living in one place all these years] but Istill really treasure those years in Deutschland!

Thanks again for stirring happy recollections. – DEAN (DUNCAN) WOODLAND, ’53

On the Road with Berta (Williams) BrynerBerta Williams, ’56, reports that she and her husband

Jim have sold their home in Illinois and have been travel-ing the U.S. in their 5th wheel trailer. In early January theywere enjoying the Texas Hill Country and were heading toCalifornia later in the month. They plan to summer in theupper penisula of Michigan and regret that they won’t beable to make the reunion.

Peggy (Moale) Firth Anticipating ReunionUpon joining the Nürnberg Alumni Association, Peggy

(Moale) Firth, ’62, was amazed that so many Eagles hadfound each other. “It has givenme hope that some of my pastis still alive and not lost in theemotional refuse of all of themilitary transfers I experi-enced,” she says.

She still remembers herNHS art teacher, Mrs. FredaHarshbarger, as the person

Eye by Peggy Firth,medical illustrator

who introduced her to pen and ink drawing. She feels thatshe learned the basics in her class, and this helped her toland her first job as a medical graphic artist. Twenty-fouryears later she is still refining her style and is associatedwith USC and UCLA, writes and illustrates self-help booksfor women, and is working with medical publishers aroundthe country.

She is looking forward to the class reunion in June inLas Vegas, where she lived for two years while working atthe University of Nevada.

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News from around the NestJim Kennerly Hoping to Hook UpWith Classmates of the ’62-’64 Era

Jim Kennerly, is planning to be at thereunion in Las Vegas in June and hopes to reunitewith some of his schoolmates of the ‘62-’64 days.

When he was going to NHS he commutedinto Fürth daily via bus from Ansbach. If he hadstayed a year longer, he would have been in thegraduating class of 1965. After his family left Germany, hisstepdad was stationed at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio. Hegraduated from North High School, which is only a fewblocks from Ohio State University.

After one quarter of living on the Ohio State campus,he fell in love with it and did both his undergraduate andveterinary professional schooling there.

During his sophomore year of veterinary school, hemarried his wife of 31 years. Following graduation, theymoved to Akron, Ohio, where Jim did a 13-month intern-ship, and his son, David, was born. Next they moved toCalifornia, at which time his wife made him aware they hadbeen moving once a year since they had been married. Shethought it was strange, but being an Army Brat, Jim thoughtit was normal.

They have lived in California for 28 years now. Theirson is a science teacher, and their daughter is in her firstyear of law school at Akron University.

Jim’s wife has decided she likes traveling now. Theyhave been in China, Hong Kong, several Canadian cities,Mexico, and the Caribbean. In 1998, they toured Europe for21 days, stopping in Nürnberg to peer into the now-closedNürnberg High School. “It seemed like I could almost seeand hear the hustle and bustle of the students of yesteryear.”Later that same day he had lunch at the PX in Katterbachand visited the housing complex where he had lived as ateen in Ansbach.

Twelve years ago, Jim (in the middle in tux and bow tie)moved into his new office building in Santee, California.

Janet Hill Conley, ’54,Connects with ClassmateI was at Nurnberg American High School in theearly fifties and thru the magic of your organi-zation and the Internet, I have connected withtwo more friends from that time. I had thepleasure recently of meeting one of them,Mary Alice Beaudry MacDonald, in Virginia.

Over a three-hour dinner, Mary Alice connected back to atime that was veryimportant to both ofus. We realized wehad not seen eachother since 1954 atthe Nürnberg trainstation when I left toreturn to the U.S. afteronly 18 months there.We were in the ninthgrade then. My dadhad been the editor ofthe Nurnberg Post,got sick, and had to

Janet and Mary Alice

return to the U.S. for medical reasons. She brought herscrapbook and we had a great time. We agreed that whenwe talk with friends from Nürnberg we immediately revertback to giggling and have an urge to chew a wad of gum!We are in the talking stage of a get-together of Jean BradyKerly and Laura Copeland Colbert, both of Texas, withMary Alice and myself. – JANET HILL CONLEY

Tony Tedesco,’72 – Policeman, Soldier,Postmaster – Recounts Life after NHS

In a recent e-mail intercepted by the Home Office, TonyTedesco recounted his life since leaving NHS. Here is anedited version of it.

After graduating from NHS in spring of 1972, I went tothe Univerity of Maryland in Munich for a year. It was a lotof fun, a lot of partying. [See p.17 for more details on hisescapades in Munich.]

From there I went to the U.S. and the University ofMaryland in College Park. What a rude awakening. Theyreally wanted you to study there! While going to school, Iworked as a police aide doing night security. One day, Irode along with one of the cops and we got an emergencycall. He drove and I worked the siren and that's all it tookto let me know that I wanted to be a cop, not a diplomat.After three years I graduated with a major in political

Vol. 14, No. 1 NHS Trichter, Spring 2002 17News from around the Nestscience and minors in German and law enforcement.

After graduation in 1976, I became a summer cop (withpistol and all) in Ocean City, MD. After that I got hired asa University of Maryland police officer. In 1977, I went tothe Police Academy and graduated number one in myclass. Shortly after that I was told I was too gung ho to be auniversity policeman.

I left and finally, in 1979, was hired as a deputy sheriffin Washington County, MD, a very rural area. I talked toanimals a lot and avoided skunks! I wouldrather have wrecked my cruiser than runover a skunk. I did, however, put it througha telephone booth, which made me lose mytake-home cruiser for a month. So I boughta 12-speed bicycle and bicycled 14 mileseach day to work and back. One afternoonwhile I was out riding for pleasure, if you can imagine that,

on my bicycle, I chaseddown and arrested adrunk driver in his car.The sheriff was not hap-py about the publicity Igot and he didn't get.

I had two other incidents in which I broke up a strong-armed robbery attempt and got into a bank robbery shoot-out, both off duty. For this I was named the Deputy Sheriffof the Year for the state of Maryland and got the PoliceHall of Fame's Outstanding Commendation Award. Thesheriff was playing golf during the shoot-out and wasn't toohappy again because I got a week's worth of publicity andhe caught hell for playing golf while his deputies weregetting shot at.

After almost three years, I decided it was time to partways with my sheriff boss. I enlisted in the Army, hopingto be sent to Germany, which I hadn't seen since 1973.After Basic Training, I ended up in God forsaken FortRiley, Kansas. But three weeks later I was back in Ger-many. I kissed the ground when I got out of the C-141. Wewere there for seven weeks on maneuvers. I was hoping tobe taken as a prisoner of war and not returned, but I did geta week's leave to see relatives; my mom is German.

Back in the U.S., I went to Officer Candidate School.From there I went back to Ft. Knox and from there to 3-12U.S. Cavalry in Buedingen, Germany which is near Hanau.When I didn't make the Captain's List, I had to get out ofthe Army.

I took a European discharge and finally got a job as aGS-3 mail clerk in Dec. 1986, and I now have worked myway up to a GS-9, Civilian Postal Officer (Postmaster), oneof only three civilian postal officers working for the Armyin all of Europe, and that on the little post of Hohenfels.

I am looking for a job in the States now. I want to go

back. I have about 10 years leftbefore I can retire and I want ahouse and land. I’m also lookingforward to the NHS reunion. Itsounds like a winner. – TONY

TEDESCO

Ginger Milling, ’91 GivesBirth to Baby Boy

Ginger (Sizemore) Milling, ’91, gave birth to a babyboy by C-section on Jan. 4, 2002. Malcolm Xavier Millingweighed 10 lbs 7.9 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long.

Ginger says, “He’s happy and healthy, and we areworking on the sleeping issue. He’s backwards. He sleepsduring the day and is up at night . . . just like his mother.”

Update on Barbara Carver Schneider, ’55After leaving Nürnberg at the end of my junior year, I

moved with my family to Ft. Sill, OK. I graduated fromLawton High School in 1955 and attended the Universityof Oklahoma for one year. I met a wonderful lieutenantnamed Bill Schneider in 1956 and we were married eightmonths later.

Bill was a career Army officer and we, like so manyothers, made many moves. I finally graduated from GeorgeMason University in 1980, just a few months before ourson, Mike, graduated from West Point!

Bill retired from the Army as a Lt. General in 1989.Sadly, he was diagnosed with non Hodgkins Lymphoma afew months later. He had a good quality of life for most ofthe next few years and was president of Texas MilitaryInstitute at the time of his death in 1994.

I am very fortunate in having a great family. Bill and Ihave two sons, two daughters and eleven grandchildren, tenof whom are girls! Both boys are in the Army as is oneson-in-law. I do have one daughter, son-in-law and threegrandchildren and my parents in San Antonio. We are allrunners and several of us are marathoners.

For the past six and one half years I have been Execu-tive Director of a non-profit educational organization, theWorld Affairs Council of San Antonio. I love San Antonioand always welcome friends who would like to visit thisbeautiful city." – BARBARA CARVER SCHNEIDER,’55

Tammy Renee Price, Class of ’91,Weds Lt. Col. John L. Salvetti

At a ceremony in the Infantry Chapel at Ft. Benning,GA, Tammy Renee Price, a 1991 graduate of NürnbergAmerican High School, was wed to Lt. Col. John L.Salvetti March 2. Salvetti is a graduate of West Point.

–Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Malcolm Xavier Milling

How to Get the Chalkboard WashedBY BOB MCQUITTY

When I came to Nürnberg American High School in1958 to teach English and journalism, I had taught schoolonly three years and I didn’t know much, but I did knowwho ran the classroom.

Two things bothered me about my classroom at NHS:1) the chalk was soft and produced lots of dust, and 2)every morning when I got to school, the writing and dustfrom the previous day were still on the board.

So after several weeks of dealing with dust, I wrote onthe board, in my newly acquired best German, a messagefor the cleaning woman, the Putzfrau: “Waschen Sie dieTafel, bitte.” But she didn’t. So the next day I repeated themessage. Nothing.

On the third day I put in several more “bitte’s,” and gotback a message in German from the Putzfrau that told mewashing the blackboard was not part of her job.

I was dismayed. Helen Crowell told me that it was true;some Army officer who was obviously not a teacher wrotethe contract with the cleaning women and had failed toinclude cleaning the blackboard as one of the duties.

The next day I wrote on the board a note that said if thePutzfrau didn’t clean my board, she would be sorry.

Nothing. The following day I proceeded with my plan.

Now It Can Be Told!

Memorable Escapade PollIn the last issue we asked, What unusual adventurous ac-tion do you remember from your days at NHS, an actionthat ran counter to approved or conventional conduct?

Waschen Sie die Tafel bitte. Danke Schon.

Each English class beganwith a short quiz over theassignment, and when we hadfinished grading the papers andrecording the grades, I asked astudent to pass the wastebasketand told the students to puttheir papers in it, for I abhorreda messy classroom littered with

Now then, throw yourpapers on the floor.

papers.On this day, however, I told the students to throw their

papers on the floor. At first they wouldn’t, but when Iasked repeatedly, all but a few neatness nuts did. I repeatedthe request in the 2nd hour class In the 3rd hour class onestudent thought I was trying to trick him. After the 4th hourthe room was, in places, up to ankles in paper.

I wasn’t there, but was told later that when the Putzfrausaw the room, she shrieked and ran down to Norah Speck,the school secretary, babbling about the madman in 312.

In the end, though, with the help of the principal, shecleaned the room up . . . and washed the blackboard.

Helen Crowell told me there was an easier way — giveyour cleaning lady a big bottle of whiskey at Christmas.Which I did henceforth.

High School High JinksBY PAT KNIGHTON GIBSON, ’62

If you lived in the NHS dormitory in 1960-61, youmay remember the night an adult male broke into the girl’sside of the building. [Merilyn] Tschirhart [Fields], one ofthe dorm counselors, called the MPs, who in turn calledthe local police, and, voilà, we were in the papers!

I put my foot in my mouth when I told my Englishteacher, Mr. [Bob] McQuitty, that I thought we might evenmake the “Over-Sexed Weekly.” Not amused, he drylypointed out that the name of the publication was the“Overseas Weekly.”

Later that year, someone with the initials SW [SueWhittig?] rolled a trash can down the second floor hall andstairs just to get Ms Tschirhart all upset. It worked too! MsT came puffing up the stairs in a huff.

Wasn’t this the same time that some boldmale student ran around the dorm nude?

I also remember what happened to thewoman brought in to substitute for Mr. [Bill]Davis, the advanced mathematics teacherwho became seriously ill with meningitis. An officer’swife with an advanced degree in math, this womanvolunteered to teach for Mr. Davis. It seems she left theclassroom in tears when some of her students got rowdyand climbed out the window onto the cafeteria roof andhad a snowball fight.

The Only Time Karen Ever Got in TroubleOne day in English class Miss [Helen] Crowell had

tried to play a tape recording, but it just wouldn’t turn on.Although usually not outspoken in class, Karen [RobinsonTrevino,’61] blurted out, “Well, that’s good!” Miss Crowellturned abruptly and pointed to the person sitting next toKaren, “You, out! Report to the Principal’s Office!” Sinceit was her friend who had been singled out, in error, Karenconfessed. Miss Crowell then said, “Well, Karen, then youreport to the Principal’s Office!” Karen claims this was theonly time she ever got into trouble in high school.


Memorable Escapades’72 Grad Signs Autographs at Olympics,Steals Mugs, Gets Mugged by Police Dog

BY TONY TEDESCO

After graduating from NHS, I went to the Univerity ofMaryland in Munich for a year and did all of the generaleducation requirements and took a bunch of German classesby exam.

It was the year of the Olympics. Norm Hawkins and Ispent a day in the Olympic Village. We walked in the backgate with our Nürnberg letterman jackets on, and when weleft out the front gate, we were asked to sign autographs.

We also went to the Oktoberfest, and like all goodAmericans, we snatched a bunch of beer mugs, which inturn were stolen out of our hiding place. To make a longstory short, I ended up getting back the mugs but got bit bya waiting German shepherd police dog. I got some niceblack and blue marks, but wasn’t arrested. [Perhaps theGerman police officer thought the dog bites were enoughpunishment – ed.]

Munich was a lot of fun, a lot of partying. We onlystudied the night before the exams, an all-nighter, with thecoffee brewing in the percolator.

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Those who read Bill Lillevig’saccount of his trip around Cape Horn inthe last Trichter know that he and hiswife Diana are world travelers. In thesame package that your editor receivedBill’s travel manuscript, he also receivedanother in which Bill intrepidly set forthhis list of “Bests.” This is his list:Most Beautiful Countries

1.Norway2. Switzerland3. Austria4. New Zealand

Best Natural SightsYosemite Park in CaliforniaGrand Canyon in Arizona – “for

heights and depth”Crater Lake in Oregon – “for

spectacular beauty”Grand Homes

Biltmore Estate in Ashville, NorthCarolina

Hearst Castle in CaliforniaMeriwether Post home in Wash-

ington, D.C.

Next Trichter Poll

Travel ‘Bests’Nürnberg High School alumni are among the most in-

trepid travelers in the United States. Most of us have lived,worked, or traveled in several countries. What is the mostbeautiful country that you’ve ever been in? What is the mostbeautiful natural sight that you have ever seen? What is themost beautiful church that you have ever visited?

You get the idea. Travel books tell us about the best thingsto see and do when we travel, but we don’t always agree withthe travel books. We all have our own ideas about the bestplaces and things we have seen in our travels.

Take a look at Bill Lillevig’s picks below andthen participate in the next Trichter Poll by e-mail-ing or posting me your picks. Tell me what you thinkare the best in the categories below – or make upyour own categories. Make one pick or make adozen, it doesn’t matter. Include pics with yourpicks, if you like.

Send your “BESTS” to [email protected] or toBob McQuitty, 202 E Seneca, Tahlequah, OK 74464by June 1.

Bill Lillevig Picks His Travel ‘Bests’Palaces, CastlesWinter Palace in St. Petersburg, RussiaChurches, Cathedrals

St. Peter’s in Rome, Italy

Lillevig must not have seenLinderhof, King Ludwig’s castlesouthwest of Munich.

St. Isaac’s in St. PetersburgChartres, southwest of Paris

MuseumsThe Hermitage in St. PetersburgThe Rijks Museum in Amsterdam.

Architectural MarvelsAlhambra in Granada, Spain – “a

marvel of geometry”The Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Archeological Sites Acropolis in Athens, Greece –

“these people knew how to build”Stonehenge in EnglandEphesus in Turkey – “walk the

streets with St. Paul” – Bob McQuittyUnusual Sights

Ayer’s Rock in Australia – “see itbecause it’s there”

Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires,Argentina – widest street in the world

The dike across the Zeider Zee inHolland – “an engineering marvel”Beautiful Harbors

Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Stockholm,Sweden; Sydney, Australia

Take Sentimental Journey

Alums Revisit Nürnberg 50 Years LaterBY JOAN KAY MCCARTER ADRIAN

We were scheduled to fly on Sept.20, 2001, to Budapest for the start ofour European River Cruise. And thencame Sept. 11. Like all Americans, wewere shocked and amazed by thoseevents, those emotions mixed with

Standing on Hitler’s Speaking Platform at Soldiers Fieldare (back row) Gaylord Long, ’52, Donn Adrian, Randy Reitler,’65; (front row) Benita Long, Joan K. McCarter Adrian, ’49,Betty Thomas, ’54.

sadness, anger and con-fusion. The airports shutdown and for the next week,we weren’t sure if the tourwould continue on scheduleor not. As for our cancelling,that was not even considered.My husband Donn and Iknew that it would be at leastseveral weeks, if not a fewmonths, before our govern-ment could or would retali-ate. No, there was never athought to cancel.

Though our 50th wed-ding anniversary was at theend of June, we prefer totravel in the fall. So the rivercruise from Budapest toAmsterdam seemed an idealway to celebrate ouranniversary and to make thatsentimental trip back to Europe. VantageTravel Company conducted a greatcruise. We spent 14 days on the boatwith its wonderful crew, going through68 locks on the Danube, Main, andRhine Rivers. We took tours every daythrough cities we had visited years ago,and some we had never had a chance tovisit. All in all, it was about the mostnearly perfect vacation we ever had.

But this story is only about the stopin Nürnberg on Sept. 28.

Randy Reitler,’65, who lives inNürnberg and is a wonderful friend,agreed to rent a van to pick up our smallgroup – Donn and I, Betty Thomas,’54,Gaylord Long,’52, and his wife Benita– when we docked south of Nürnbergalong a connecting canal.

Due to heavy rains a couple of

weeks before our arrival, the rivers werehigh, and since we were travelingagainst currents, we were not making thetime schedule as planned. Though wewere originally scheduled to dock atNürnberg about 11 a.m., that waschanged to 1 p.m. Since Randy hadmade lunch reservations in the walled

city, we were going to be late, so I toldthe tour director our problem. Ulla, awonderful young woman from Austria,talked to the Captain, and they decidedthat we could leave the boat at a lockabout 25 miles from Nürnberg if ourfriend could pick us up there. I e-mailedthe name of the lock to Randy with thephone number of the boat, and imme-diately received a call from him that hecould meet us there at 10 a.m. It wasonly a 30-minute drive for him and hewas familiar with the lock. When wearrived, Randy, with van, was waiting.When the Captain nudged the boat upagainst the lock’s concrete wall, the deckwas about four feet it. Two crewmen gotoff the boat and helped all of us “jumpship.” The 127 passengers on the boatall knew that this was a special stop forus and were in the lounge watching,

taking photos, and waving us off. Randysaid, “I’ve had people come to see meby car, train, bus, plane, but never byjumping ship to get here.”

Within half an hour, we were atSoldiers Field and climbing the steps toHitler’s speaking platform. The stadiumis pretty much run down, with concrete

crumbling off, pillarsgone, the grassy area infront of the spectators’bleachers fenced in andused for soccer practice.On the other side of thebleachers is a newenormous soccer stadium.From there we went toCongress Hall, whereHitler was going to rulethe World Congress, nowjust an empty, rooflessshell.

From then on, the dayis a fast blur. We went toStein Castle, where Donnand I had our weddingreception when it was anOfficers Club. The Faber-Castell family no longer

Where Hitler stood.uses it as a residence, but it is now atourist attraction. I had brought copiesof our wedding photos taken on thelovely marble staircase and the banquetroom on the 3rd floor. The ladiesworking there were charmed that wewere returning after 50 years. Werequested to be allowed to take photosin the same locations, but like mostmuseums they had a rule against taking


Vol 14, No. 1 NHS Trichter, Spring 2002 21photos inside. However, a tour guideoffered to take us to the banquet roomon the 3rd floor, and when we wereinside, she slyly said she had to shut the

Joan, Betty, and Gaylord standoutside “their school,” the buildingthat was NHS from Jan. 1948 to Jan.1952.

door but must do so from outside in thehallway, and she would leave us forseveral minutes. Naturally we got thephotos. After a few minutes, she stuckher head in with a quick message: “machschnell, mach schnell!” Obviouslysomeone was coming and either shedidn’t want us to get caught or she didn’twant to get caught letting us take thephotos. On the way downstairs, therewas a great deal of laughter, like kidswho had been in the cookie jar. Theydid let us stop and take more photos onthe marble staircase, where most of ourwedding photos had been taken, so nowwe have our sentimental photos side byside – 1951 and 2001.

Next we went to Dambach to locatethe first home assigned to us after wewere married. At that time the Americanapartments had not been opened, so wewere assigned half of a requisitionedhome. It is now a one-family home.Today Dambach is a very upscaleneighborhood, and the officers’ quartersbuilt some years after we returned to theU.S. are now owned by German familiesand very well maintained.

Gaylord Long’s family was sta-tioned in Nürnberg, and we went by hisquarters as well to get some photos. Hehad not been back to Nürnberg since hisfamily departed to Munich after hisjunior year (1951) at the Nürnbergschool.

Next we went into the walled citywhere we had lunch at Randy’s favoriterestaurant, on the second floor over-looking the market square and theBeautiful Fountain, the Herrenbrau.

At some point, we went by the oldschool on Tannenstrasse and got photosthere, then out to Zirndorf, whereDonn’s unit had been stationed, and thento the American housing area and theKalb Community high school thatopened in January 1952. Donn and Iwere moved into one of the brand newapartments on Dec. 1, 1952, at 56 Jacob

Wassermannstrasse. Our first daughter,Donna, was born on Dec. 29, and thiswas her home until we returned to theU.S. in fall, 1953. Today, the apartment

units are all remodeled and the groundswell maintained.

We also stopped at the Palace ofJustice where I had worked for two anda half years. After the war trials wereover in spring 1949, it becameheadquarters for the Special ActivitiesDivision, headed by Gen. Roy Rickard,father of Nürnberg alumnus, James“Jick” Rickard, ’50. Gaylord’s fatherhad also worked in the Palace of Justice.We stepped inside the main lobby, butthey have strict security and we werenot allowed further. This was a week-day, and the courtroom where the trialshad been held was in use. The oldAmerican hospital building has beenbulldozed, and the land is being clearedfor some sort of high-rise.

When Randy had to leave us for acouple of hours, he dropped us off atthe Grand Hotel (where Donn and I hadmet, and which at that time was also anofficers’ club and had transient billetsand the American Forces Networkstation on the 3rd floor). We went intothe bar for a drink and admired therenovation of the lobby and dining room–all lovely pinkish, coral, and beige

marble and brass. The only thing keptof the original old hotel was the CrystalBallroom at the back of the lobby.

We then went into the walled cityto shop and see all the rebuilt buildings.Betty Thomas and I had been back in1992 before the base closed, but Donnand Gaylord had not seen the completedreconstruction of the walled city. Weworked our way back to the BeautifulFountain, where we were to meet Randyand go to dinner at another restaurantnear the market square.

After dinner, Randy returned us tothe boat, now docked at the Nürnbergpier and due to leave at 10 p.m. forBamberg. Randy decided that since itwas going to be another lovely fall dayon Sept. 29, he asked if he could driveto Bamberg and have lunch with hisfriends on the boat. The Captain grantedpermission, and we had another lovelyday in Bamberg with Randy. At lunch,the chef presented us with a smallcelebration cake for our anniversary trip.Later, Donn and I found my parents’home in Bamberg, got photos, walkedabout seven blocks down the street andgot photos of the home of Ed Thompson,’50, where his family had lived from1946 to spring of 1949.

The two wonderful days left usfeeling nostalgic and full of memories.The entire trip had wonderful new andold memories mixed, and I am stillsorting through a few hundred photostaken by me, Betty, and Randy. Later inthe trip, I also got a lot of photos of thecastles along the Rhine River and wantto put them beside the photos from 1949that I took on our Senior Trip fromWiesbaden to the Lorelei on Hitler’syacht.

There were no problems on this trip,everything turned out lovely, and 95percent of the time we had great weather.Yes, there was extra security at theairports, especially at Amsterdam, butwe felt this was a necessary precaution.We arrived back on Oct. 5. Our dreamtrip, planned for over a year, was over.

Alumni Association Inscribes Its Premium PaverRISING IN 1947 FROM THE RUBBLE OF

WWII, NURNBERG AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLSERVED U.S. ARMY DEPENDENT STUDENTS

UNTIL IT CLOSED IN 1995. THOUGH ITS CLASSROOMS AND HALLS ARE SILENT,

ITS SPIRIT LIVES ONIN THE HEARTS OF FORMER STUDENTS,

TEACHERS, AND STAFF

VERBUNDEN IN FREUNDSCHAFT

DEDICATED IN 2002BY THE NURNBERG ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Contributers to the Memorial Paver

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Our Alumni Association recentlywrote the inscription for the premiumgranite paver we acquired after donat-ing $2500 to the American OverseasSchools Historical Society.

The courtyards and walkways at theyet-to-be-built AOSHS Museum andPark in Wichita, KS, will be paved withmemorials honoring educators, students,families, and friends who have been as-sociated with the American educationexperience abroad. The park site wasdedicated July 21, 2001.

The Society is now in its fund-rais-ing phase, and our association has beenone of the first to become actively in-volved in supporting it.

The inscription for the NHS paverappears at right. To view it on the inter-net go to http://aoshs.wichita. edu andthen click Memorial Kiosk, then clickInteractive Kiosk, then click “N” forNürnberg.

In addition to the premium paver,several members of the Association havebought memorials.

Joan Kay (McCarter) Adrian do-nated money for a brick honoring theClass of 1949. Jeanette HembreeKimes bought a brick honoring the Classof 1950. Betty Thomas bought a Ce-ramic Block honoring the Class of 1954.

Hans Jenssen-Tusch and Edwardand Mary Mantel purchased a brick inhonor of the late Hazel Youngman (d.1995), longtime teacher and administra-tor at NHS (1954-1977).

A Memorial Fund for the late Ed-ward Mantel (d. 2001), teacher andprincipal at NHS from 1972 to 1982, isnow open for contributions. Those wish-ing to contribute to this fund may con-tact Barbara Burke, by mail at 16Amity Place, Amherst, MA 01002 or e-mail at [email protected]. Donationsmay also be sent directly to AOSHS untilMay 30, 2002, when the fund closes.

The Association encourages contri-butions to AOSHS as a way of furnish-ing tangible evidence of the Spirit ofNürnberg American High School.

You’ve Been in Germany Too Long If . . .

The Nürnberg Alumni Association, Inc. and Bob Braunstein ’66,Margo Breeden ’68, Gail Hatchett Bursch ’74, Beverly Luce Buxton,Barbara Chandler ’55, Woody Gamble ’54, Audrey Hammond Gamble ’55,Bettie Rae Hairston, Kent E. Harrison ’57, Douglas Hatt ’68, Terrence D.Jorgensen, Sr. ’62, Donald McClure, Jr. ’61, Dawn Goad McCullough ’69,Rita Jannusch McKenzie ’63, Ginger Sizemore Milling, MD ’92, Jack andJudy Neville ’62, David Ogé ’70, Debbie McLean Ogé ’71, James Orcutt, Jr.’58, David Slivka ’89, Nancy Sudduth ’61, Betty Thomas ’54, JosephTomblin ’60, Joanne Traeger ’60, Donna Trandahl ’80, Melissa Untersehr’90, Marvin Wilson, Fac, Alvin ‘Vint’ Wilson ’71, Patricia McCarroll Wood’59 and Hansi-Barbara Younkin ’64.

You REALLY think AFN (ArmedForces Network) is quality entertain-ment.

You realize that Ausfahrt (the exitsign on the Autobahn) isn't the biggestcity in Germany.

You reach for the Jaegermeister in-stead of Pepto Bismol.

Sunday morning isn't completewithout a ten-kilometer walk in thewoods.

You buy a new wool sweater for the4th of July picnic. (It has snowed in July)

You remember when the D-Markwas 4 to 1, 3 to 1, 2 to 1.

American beer tastes like mineralwater.

You don't know anyone who doesn'town a VCR and belong to a tape club.

You think that a line at the bank withonly 20 people is great.

You think ANY line with only 20people is great.

You think it is natural to pass Armytanks on the highway.

Sunshine actually becomes a topicof conversation.

You play "guess what town thedriver in front of you is from” based onthe letters on his license plate. (Plateshave abbreviations of cities, one to threeletters, the smaller the city or area themore letters.)

You stop looking for appliances withdual voltage because you have all ofthem already.

–THANKS TO TONY TEDESCO FOR THE

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Return Date: (MM/DD/YYYY)____________________

Preferred Airline: _____________________________

Frequent Flyer Number: _______________

Class of service: _____________

Will you use upgrade certificates? Yes No

Preferred Seating: ____________________________

Meal Preference: _____________________________

Special Needs: _______________________________

Car Rental InformationPreferred Car Rental Agency: ______________________

Preferred Customer Number: __________________

Car Size: Compact Mid-Size Full-Size

Additional Questions or Comments______________________________________

______________________________________

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Gathering of LUCKY EaglesFlamingo Hilton

LAS VEGAS, NEVADAJune 20-23, 2002

The Strip at Night

Go to www.nurnbergeagles.comfor updates onThe Gathering of LUCKY Eagles

Didn’t find your best buddies onthe list of who’s coming on page 6?

Give ’em a call or send an e-mail.

The list of who’s coming will be up-dated on the website weekly.

This could be you across the street fromthe Flamingo Hilton.

Got Questions?About what’s going down? --contact your class or era rep.

About hotel rooms, flights, carrental, shows? -- call or e-mailRon Burgess ([email protected]).

About registration fee or if havingdifficulties? -- contact TerryJorgensen ([email protected]).

Information on the Headliner Shows at the hotels will be posted on the website as soon as it becomes available.

FeelingLucky?

This could be you relaxingat the Flamingo swimmingpool.

Watch outfor one-armedbandits.

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