The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-03-26
lFYE Nominees
May Represent s
Counties Abroad

UOHEisseS ABROAD
Eight Ohio counties may have
a representative in foreign coun-
tries next summer. Young men
and women from Holmes, Ash
tabula, Fairfield, Mahoning, Pick
away, Delaware, Warren and
Huron counties are nominees in
the international Farm Youth
Exchange program.
L. L. Rummell, dean of the
college of agriculture, Ohio
State University, has announced
these nominations made by a
local committee:
June Elizabeth Boyd, Millers-
burg; Geraldine Ann Bowdler.
klngsville; Edna Lucille Robin
son, Millersport; Jean Stitle.
Salem; David o. Dowler, Ash
vile; Harold R. Rittenhouse,
Delaware; Gerald c. Grooms,
Mason, and James A. Meyer,
North Fairfield.
The local committee includes
representatives of: Farm Bureau.
Grange, vocational agriculture
and extension service of Ohio
State University.
Miss Boyd, "a, is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Blake B. Boyd,
who farm l60 acres in Holmes
County, She is a junior in home
economics at Ohio State Univer-
sity.
Last summer, Vera Black, an
lFYE delegate from Northern
Ireland, lived for two weeks at
the Boyd farm. June said, 81 had
thought of trying to become an
lFYE and Vera's firm convictions
of the value of the program stir
red me even more" Her choices
Of countries to visit are Ulster,
Switzerland and Netherlands.
Miss BoWdler, 81, is the daugh-
ter of Mr., and Mrs. Herman S.
Bowdler who operate a 100 acre
farm in Ashtabula county. She is
studying sociology at Muskingum
college and has listed Ireland,
Netherlands and Scotland as her
choices of countries to visit.
Miss Robinson, 2l, is a senior
in home economics at Ohio State
University. She is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Robinson.
They operate a 200 acre farm in
Fairfield county. Her choices of
countries to visit are Africa,
Japan and Turkey.
Miss Stitle is Il and senior in
home economics at Ohio State
University. Her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Stitle, farm 30 acres
in Mahoning county. She prefers
to travel in Norway, Switzerland
or the Netherlands.
DoWler, a senior in agricul-
tural economics at Ohio State
University, is q. His parents are
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. DoWler who
operate a l07 acre farm in Pick
away county. Dowler's choices OF
countries are: South Africa, New
Zealand or Germany.
Rittenhouse, %, a senior in
Horticulture at Ohio State UniVer-
sity, is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Rittenhouse. They operate
169 acre farm in Delaware
county. His choices of countries
to visit are Norway, Switzerland
and Sweden.
Grooms, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Grooms, is q. He is a
senior in agricultural economics
at Ohio State University. His par
ents farm 100 acres in Warren
county. He asked to travel to
either Israel, England and Wales
Meyer, 20, junior in agri-
cultural education at Ohio State
University. His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anthony Meyer, operate q
1876 acre farm in Huron county.
Meyers choices of countries are
Switzerland, Norway and Aus
tria
Although nominees have listed
their choices of countries, final
destinations will be announced at
later dates. They probably will
leave the United States during
the summer.
Objective of the IFYE program
is to promote more international
understanding through exchange
of ideas and friendships of farm
youths. The program is financed
by voluntary contributions from
groups and organiza-
tions. 1t is administered by the
A AGRICULTURAL Extension Service.