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A.F.S. Assembly
Friday, March 28, was A.F.S. day at Snow Hill High. All A.F.S. and exchange students from towns on the Eastern Shore were invited to spend the weekend in Snow Hill. Some ten visitors arrived Friday morning representing schools from Lewes, Del. down to J.M. Bennett in Salisbury. They were served refreshments and then a special lunch. Later in the afternoon there was an assembly and then a surprise birthday party for Raul. The visiting students spent the night at the homes of various A.F.S. members.
The A.F.S. assembly was held in the Snow Hill High School auditorium at 2:00 P.M. Raul, our own exchange student, served as host. The nine exchange students and three Eastern Shore A.F.S. students were given about fifteen minutes for a short talk about their country. In their talks each students tried to give us a brief idea of the highlights of his country including general customs, costumes, their dating system or their school system. Since there were two exchange students from Switzerland, Ceila gave us a description of the country and its people while Alex, who was dressed in a traditional yellow and red outfit of the Swiss, spoke of the lighter side of Switzerland--why there are holes in Swiss cheese and the thrill of spending his Saturdays skiing. Perhaps the highlight of the program was the Scandinavian folk-singing. First B.J. gave us a song of the tale of a boy chasing a chicken and then Rosa sang about an old man who finally got enough money to propose to his lover. Near the end of the program, there was a special Scandinavian quintet that performed. The three A.F.S. students all talked of their experiences of living in a foreign country among strange, but friendly, people. The general idea expressed by all the students seemed to be that the people all over the world are the same.