The White Falcon - 14.09.1963, Qupperneq 4

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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, September 14,1963
SAFETY SWIMMERS—Eleven student swimmers line up with their
instructors (third row) to receive Red Cross Water Safety Certificates
from Mr. T. H. Henderson, local director of the American Red Cross.
The presentations were made Sept. 7 at the Keflavik Municipal Swim-
ming Pool.
Red Cross Sponsored
Fifteen Children Complete
Water Safety Courses
Mr. T. H. Henderson, local di-
rector of the American Red Cross,
awarded water safety certificates
to 15 dependent children Saturday,
Sept. 7, at the Keflavik Municipal
Swimming Pool.
The certificates were awarded
upon successful completion of
water safety courses covering six
different degrees of swimming
proficiency.
Douglas Hill received a Senior
Life-Saving and Water Safety
Aid certificate. Swimmer Class
certificates were awarded to Larry
Grinnel and Charlotte Robinson,
while Julie Antley and Douglas
Schuthess were awarded Advanc-
ed Beginner certificates.
An Intermediate Swimmer cer-
tificate was awarded to Ricki Wil-
son as Joyce Grinnel and Walley
Rice were recognized as Advanced
Swimmers.
Seven children, Larry Antley,
Kenneth and Robert Herrick,
Therese Idzerda, Ann Howell,
Bart King and Jerry Treber, were
Representatives from the OWC
were requested to act as advisors
for the groups participating in
Youth Center activities. Eunice
Fitch and Celia Dinwiddie volun-
teered to work with the tenth/
eleventh/twelfth grade group;
Eleanor Moore will be advisor to
the seventh, eighth and ninth
graders; Ann King and Pat
French will help with the first,
second, third grade group.
We still need a volunteer to as-
sist the fourth, fifth, and sixth
graders. Chaperones are also need-
ed for Youth Center parties and
anyone interested should call the
representative for the age group
they wish to dhaperone.
Whether or not one has children
participating in Youth Center
activities, this would be reward-
ing for those who enjoy working
with children and teenagers.
The OWC received a letter of
appreciation for the excellent job
presented Beginner Swimmer cer-
tificates.
The student swimmers were in-
structed by A1C Alvin D. Urie
and Mrs. Terree Blue, both certi-
fied Red Cross Water Safety In-
structors. Assisting them were
A3C Douglas Hill and A3C Thom-
as Cotton.
USAFI Offers Two
lew History Courses
Two revised college-level (US-
AFI uourses on the history of
civilization are available at
command education centers.
The two courses, D 457, His-
tory of Civilization One and
D 458, History of Civilization
Two, correspond to the two-
semester course usually offered
to freshmen or sophomores in
civilian colleges.
they did in decorating and fur-
nishing a Teachers’ Lounge in
the elementary school. Credit goes
to Virgina Ashcraft and Barbara
Thornhill, with thanks to the Hos-
pitality Committee for blankets,
linens and utensils, to the Hos-
pital for screens and to Housing
for furniture.
At the September meeting it
was agreed that the OWC would
sponsor the Theme Party at the
Officers’ Club for September. The
party will be held on Saturday,
September 21.
A thank-you note was received
from the Little League for the
donation made by the OWC. The
donation was used to buy badly
needed equipment and supplies.
The first luncheon of the fall
season will be on September 17
at 12:30. For reservations call
Doris Brackett, Ext. 4277, or
Marilyn Hult, Ext. 2157 or 2161.
By Charles E. Gay, JOS
Two special programs this Wed-
nesday serve to herald a custom-
ary seasonal change in the Ameri-
can sports scene. “Baseball By
The Code” at 10:30 will remind
baseball fans that the World Ser-
ies is fast approaching to climax
the 1963 baseball season, and a
brief review of the St. Louis Car-
dinal’s 1962 season will refresh
the memories of pigskin enthusi-
asts as the opening of the Chan-
nel 8 football season draws near.
According to our tentative sche-
dule, Channel 8 will telecast its
first college football contest on
September 27. In the opener the
Air Force Academy will play host
to the University of Washington,
and the following week Oklahoma
will invade sunny California to
meet a U.S.C. eleven.
Eva Denne and the Ray Tones
will be featured in a live “Studio
C Spotlight” presentation at 9:00
p.m. Wednesday. The four-piece
band and female vocalist make
regular Friday night appearances
at the Civilian Club and specialize
in popular dance numbers, includ-
ing rock and roll. Eva Denne,
song stylist for the group, is a
native of Denmark, master of
several languages, and has num-
erous appearances in the United
States and Europe to her credit.
Band member Freddy Theodors-
son will fill in as master of cere-
monies.
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As the crocus is the harbinger
of Spring, so is the opening of
Toyland to the holiday season. To
emphasize the nearness of the
holiday season we note that your
Exchange staff is now preparing
to order Spring merchandise, while
most people have yet to give a
thought to gift lists for Christ-
mas.
Patrons are urged to shop early
for children’s winter clothing,
particularly for such seasonal
items as snow-suits, heavy jackets,
etc., orders for which are placed
in small lots according to demand.
Last minute shopping for these
items may mean disappointment.
Several shipments of this type
merchandise have been received
and are now on sale.
Boxed Christmas cards, artifi-
cial tres, ornaments, decorations
and gift wrapping materials shall
be sold in Toyland as shipments
arrive.
Buy of the week: Teak Wood
Table Accessories.
Food specials of the week are:
Terminal Restaurant — Spagetti
with meat sauce; Viking Cafeteria
—Veal Steak; Main Snack Bar—
Swiss Steak. All food specials are
served with two vegetables, bread,
butter and coffee.
“It is always wise to keep your
words soft and sweet, because you
never know when you will have
to eat them.”
O Wide A Club
By Jo Craig
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS at Alfred T. Mahan High School for the
1963-64 scdool term are: Back row (left to right) Mr. David Pierce,
Mrs. Carolina House, Miss Joan Koch, and Mr. Cecil Gyer. Front row
(left to right) Miss Shirley Miller, Miss Constance Kowalski, and
Mrs. Ruth Price.
ELEMENT ARY SCHOOL TEACHERS here at Keflavik under the
auspices of the Dependents School Program are: Back row (left to
right) Mrs. Faye Fletcher, Mrs. Margaret Hitchens, Miss Georgia
Smith, Miss Nancy Archer and Mr. James Rail. Front row (left to
right) Mr. Harold Jacobson, Miss Mary Zakoor, Miss Pat Chenoweth,
and Miss Virginia McDivitt.
School Reopens With
Host Of IMewTeachers
From all corners of the States and sifted from the local
community, the teachers for the following school year have
arrived, much to the regret of the vacationing school children.
Of the 16 grade and high school teachers two have
taught at other overseas military installations, two are re-
turning for their second year here/
four are wives of military person-
nel, while the rest are teaching
overseas for the first time.
The grade school teachers for
this year are Mrs. Faye Fletcher
from O’Brien, Texas, who will be
teaching fifth grade and is the
wife of Maj. G. A. Fletcher; Mrs.
Margaret Hitchens of Tansboro,
New Jersey and the wife of Nav-
Sta Chaplain Lt.Cmdr. W.C. Hitch-
ens, who will teach the fourth
grade; Miss Georgia Smith of
Berkely, California, who will be
teaching the third grade; Miss
Nancy Archer of Amarillo, Texas,
who is scheduled to teach second
grade; and Mr. James Rail of
Carmichael, California, who is re-
turning to teach seventh grade
again this year.
Mr. Harold Jacobson, the Ele-
mentary School Principal, is from
Stratford, Connecticut. He has
taught in Japan and Bermuda in
the Dependents School Program.
Miss Mary Zakoor of Birmingham,
Michigan is scheduled to teach the
first grade. Miss Pat Chenoweth
of Weston, West Virginia will
teach the six grade. Miss Virginia
McDivitt will teach both first and
second grades. She is from Chi-
cago, Illinois.
Teaching at the Alfred T. Ma-
han High School will be Mr.
David Pierce, a native of Tim-
monsville, South Carolina. Mr.
Pierce will teach English and
Commerce. Other high school teac-
hers and the subjects they will
teach include Mrs. Caroline House,
the wife of Lt. Col. A. E. House,
who will teach biology and social
studies; Miss Joan Koch of West
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, who will
teach mathematics again this
year; Miss Shirley Miller of New
Albany, Indiana, who will teach
general science, English and read-
ing; Miss Constance Kowalski of
Madison, Wisconsin, who will
teach Spanish, French and act as
librarian; and Mrs. Ruth Price,
the wife of Lt. D. E. Price, will
teach social studies.
Mr. Cecil L. Gyer will act as
Superintendent of Schools. He is
a veteran of 14 years service in
the Dependents School Program,
having spent six years in the Phil-
ippines, six years in Germany and
two years in Morocco.
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