Milford chronicle., 1962-10-12


| The homes abroad are found by
volunteer American Field Servict
committees which are made up ot
ATS. returnees. These committees
/ look for and interview prospective
families for the American students
and select those which are suit
able.
The host families may be those
of returnees, friends of returnees
or of interested persons in h {
community. ALI offer their hospit
ality through their belief in h {
purposes of the program. Families
do not receive financial assistance
A candidate must make applica
tion to the selection committee
which is set up by his school and
local ATS. organization.
The committee will screen al
applicants and distribute official
ATS. application blanks to those
selected to be the Summer p %
gram candidates from the school
The committee will then submit
the completed application blanks
to ATS. in New York between
November 1 and Is for final selec-
ton.
ATS. makes no guarantee to ac-
cept candidate from each of the
participating schools or chapters.
Selection for the program lis
made on a national basis. A can
didate is placed and accepted on
his individual qualifications and
his suitability for particular fam
lily abroad.
MilfOrd's AIS. Representative
Milford's ATS. representative
was Mary Lou Lankford, daughter
of w. o. Lankford LII, of 403 Lake
view Avenue. Mary Lou, II, Sen
ior at Milford High, spent the sum-
mer in Abo, Finland.
While spending the s u m m "a
broad, she lived with DR.. and Mrs.
Allie Palmberg and their daughters,
Maj, 10, and Gun, Is. and t h r
sons, Frej, 25. and Tor, 81. DR..
Palmberg is head of the children S
hospital in Abo.
Mary LOUIS application was chos-
en- from three sent to New York.
On June 2, she was told who her
family would be and where S h e
would be going. On June Is, she
left Montreal, and docked in Rot
terdam, Holland on June 25.
She and her Finnish family spent
the summer on a small island, with
one other family. While in Finland,
she learned first aid, and how to
sail.
Mary Lou said, ''The people in
Finland are close to nature. They
spend a lot of time outdoors"
She was told that the enior
year in Finland was different COM
pared to ours. The pupils study on
their own from February until
April preparing for special exam
nations, which must be passed in
order to receive their caps. T h e
pupils are not called students un-
til they pass this exam. A student
receives a rose bud from each of
his friends for Students Day, which
is similar to our graduation.
Mary Lou said that eight er
cent of the people speak Swedish.
and are called Swedo-Fins.
Her favorite foods were the as
sorted types of breads, served
fresh with every meal, the cheese,
and the smoked reindeer meat.
Mary Lou stated, IF you ever
get the chance to go abroad, take
it. 1t is one of the greatest ex-
periences of your lifetime. 1t will
always be with you"
Letter of COmmendatiOn Awarded
to VI. H. s. Students
Two seniors at Milford Hig h
School have been honored for their
high performance on the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(NMSQT) given last spring. Each
student who is endorsed by h i S
school receives a formal Letter of
Commendation signed by his prin-
cipal and the president of the Ma
tional Merit Scholarship Corpora
ton.
Mr.. James E. Atkinson, h e
schools principal, has announced
that the Commended students are:
Allan G.. Dallas, son of Mr.. a n d
Mrs. William Dallas, and Mary Lou
Landlord, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lankford.
Honor Society Officers Elected
On September 26, the Mispillion
chapter of the National Honor
Society met for the purpose of
choosing officers. The officers
elected were Allan Dallas, presi-
dent; Mary Hudecz, vice-president,
Kaye Mercer, Secretary: and Mary
Ann Kitchens, treasurer.
Last Monday, October 8, t h e
honor society opened its book
store. The society encourages stu
dents to read good books which
would help them in school. IT his