Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-05

ucation at the equivalent of a
business college three years ago
and has since worked in the book
keeping department of an insur-
ance firm.
Wrote Often
Ruth and Renate kept up their
friendship of that summer
through letters and last year, a
friend of Renate who spent a
year in Minneapolis as an ex-
change student urged her to come
and see the beautiful America"
He was also responsible for the
Walthers applying for a student
in the first place, and his influ-
ence is evidently considerable
= more of him later.
This year, Renate saved her
pennies and applied for sum-
mer's leave without pay, and by
way of the SIS Berlin she arrived
at 10535 Sweet Briar Parkway
to vacation with the Parsons.
Sightseeing of course played a
big part in both vacations but
with a slight difference. Ruth
hiked around Germany whereas
Renate claims to have forgotten
how to walk" during her stay
here.
Ruth spent two weeks in Swift
erland with the Walthers who
were chaperoning a Youth Con-
ference as part of Mr.. Walthers
job as president of the YMCA.
Renate had her first taste of
the ocean when the Parsons rent
ed a cottage at Ocean City for
week of her stay with them.
She and Ruth also took part
in the Washington tour of the
exchange students earlier this
month, and got more than tour
lists eye view of President Eisen-
hover in the rose garden at the
White House.
With the other German stu
dents Renate visited the German
Embassy and was tickled by the
fact that a number of the ex-
change students after a year in
this country had almost forgot
ten their native tongue.
Good Linglist
Renate herself speaks excellent
English with very little accent
and Is constantly seeking to en-
large her vocabulary.
She retains just enough of an
accent to give her speech a de-
lightful flavor such as her de-
scription of her favorite Ameri-
can pastime. water skiing, when
she learned what it is the sea
nettle." And the hard way too
as she sat on one on her last
run on the skis.
Her impressions of America
which Is even more beautiful she
thinks than she had heard, in
clude concerts at Water Gate Inn,
Skyline Drive, Great Falls, the
Bay Bridge. (where she was dis
appointed not to be able to take
pictures) and a banana split
which her friend had recommend
ed as must"
A trip to Scientists Cliffs for
multi-million year old souvenirs
will finish her vacation here with
a six day stay with friends of
her family in New York before
returning on the Constitution to
Italy where she will be met by
her family in Genoa, happy but
broke" she predicts.
At the same time, Ruth will be
returning to the College of Woos-
ter in Ohio for her second year.
Her major is Spanish and her
future goal is missionary work.
Hopes for job
AS for Renate's plans, she hop
es to get a job on her return
where she will be able to use her
new language ability.
Since she and Ruth exchanged
looks and giggles every time Rem
ate's friend was mentioned, /
took a broad running jump to
another conclusion and suggested
that marriage might not be too
far off. Since there was no den.
ials and more giggles, / think ]
landed right side up for a change.
Mrs. Parsons, warm and
motherly person who obviously
has taken Renate to her heart,
suggested that America might be
a good place for a honeymoon but
Renate with good German prac-
ticality said she didn't think so
as "He" would have to pay two
fares. And besides she wants
to save her money to get a few
of the American luxuries such
as TV and dishwashers that she
has learned to appreciate this
summer.
Well, it may be in the cards
that Ruth and Renate never see
each other but there is no doubt
that here is one international
friendship that will help make
Our Little World" as the Amer
lean Field Service people call it,
a more peaceful one.