East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-08-30

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- Life is just wonderful here,
much slower even though it's
their school year. We go home
at II, eat, rest (sleep) It'll 8.
Really fun! Glasses are riots.
Cats, dogs and small children
walk through the room any
time.
/ am studying P. I. govern
ment, history, social life and
culture, and conversational
Tagalog. 1 know quite a bit al
ready.
I am learning the National
Anthem, too. Everyone here
can play the guitar by ear and
loves to sing-it's wonderful.
My first day was a program
in my honor-the talent-Yipe!
The Twist Madison and
Mashed Potatoes are really
popular here, SO Pm finally
learning them. There are even
native Twist" cigarettes!
l really have not mentioned
any boy-girl affairs or func-
tions, yet, and l guess perhaps,
I should.
There is one "Twist" party a
week at someone's house-very
informal. Girls go together and
boys together, but I don't know
what happens to the escorts
(parents).
They seem to disappear. The
boys don't seem shy about
dancing, either, and there is a
lot of mixing.
At the formal dances, fam
lilies go together just because
they are all invited.
Most of the teeners meet
their partners (dates) at the
dance.
There, only "sweet" music
(waltzes or slow music) is
played, interspersed with songs
from those present.
Since I've come, they always
have some "twist" and at least |
one Madison" number. When
the kids get together them
selves, there is never any slow
music. In classrooms, there is
self-imposed segregation of the
boys and girls, but in the can
teen or after classes, it is u.s.
ually mixed company.
Describes Canteen
Now I'd like to describe the
canteen in school. Every school
here has small but separate
area where you can buy school
supplies and snacks. Gloria and
Esther, two of my sisters, run
it. It's very small with one long
table and a few stools. Every
one goes there between classes
to talk and get "Cokes." It's
really fun and / meet a lot of
kids there.
You said you wanted to know
Of my sisters. Vivien shares my
room and is my constant COM
panion. She is really brilliant!
Writing, now, history book of
politics; heading up the YMCA-
YWCA work in Mindanao;
writing pamphlets Of camping
for Boy and Girl Scouts and
the Student Christian Youth
Movement. She is in 4th year
law and will take her bar
exams early in 1868.
Lily has been the full time
cook for three years. She does
not study. At age of %, she can
cook extremely we'll.
Gloria, 81, and Ester, %,
work in the canteen and kitch-
en-. Clio is taking a BIS. degree
in Home Economics. Ester is ,
working toward her degree in
Elementary Education.
Lita, 21, is a first year secre-
tarial student. She is really
beautiful and works hard in the
kitchen.
AdOres Sisters"
/ adore all these girls. Much
Of my time is spent here in the
kitchen with them, chatting and
eating. (I've gained seven
pounds). Well-since I've men,
toned it so much-the kitchen
is a little larger than ours, with
a sort of pantry off to the side
but not separated. The stoves
are gasoline, with nine burners.
There is running water in the
faucets, usually, unless they
turn off the main pipe. All
water is rain water, purified.
We have the ironer in here for
use after 6 p. M, when the