U.S. Students Find Stay In N.Z. All Too Short

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29270, 30 July 1960, Page 2

U.S. Students Find Stay In N.Z. All Too Short

American Field Service students in Christchurch do not want to go home, they said at a farewell function last evening. AU had enjoyed themselves in New Zealand, but felt that six months was far too short a time to get to know the country and people.

“I was a bit scared when I first arrived,” said Fred Stoffel, who comes from Arcadia, California. He was impressed with New Zealand hospitality, and was enthusiastic about his school’s social life. Fred has been at Christchurch Boys’ High School. . He will go back to school for his senior year when he arrives home. Later he intends to take an engineering degree at university. A new venture was playing Rugby—“at first it seemed like organised murder, but now I enjoy It very much.” Marcy Smith, of Oaklands, California, felt at home as soon as she arrived in New Zealand. "I feel very sad about leaving,” she said. Her greatest thrill was glacier climbing on Easter Sunday. It was the strangest Easter she had ever spent/ she said. If she

had had more time, she would liked to have gone ski-ing. Linda Coffee plans to take a science degree at university after completing her final year at school. Then she will probably become a school teacher. She enjoyed sight-seeing and said she had been all over the South IslandAt the function last evening were several returned students from America, the foster parents of the American children in New Zealand, arid representatives of the 1 North America Club. The American students, who will leave next week for a tour of the North Island before returning to the United States, were each presented with an illustrated souvenir book on New Zealand and a recording of Maori songs City Students for U.S. Also present were the two Christchurch students who Will leave soon for America. Paul Dyne will go to Burlington, Wisconsin, to stay with Mr and Mrs D. Dudley. Paul has been attending Timaru Boys’ High School, where he is in the upper sixth form. His main interest is running a dance band in Timaru. He first became interested in America through the pianist in the band, who went to America several years ago on a Rotary scholarship. When he returns to New Zealand, Paul will finish his upper sixth year before going to university, where he will take either an architecture or an engineering degree. Sheryn McLachlan, who has attended Rangi-ruru School, Christchurch, will go to Amherst, Ohio, where she will live in a typical community of 5000 to 6000 people.