European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday october 11, 1967 Fried Chicken helps break anti american ice girls build Road Friendship in Italy by Henry Marquez staff writer some students especially pretty girls might no consider calluses and scarred shoes As something to show for a summer vacation. Bui two Young americans Patricia and Kathleen Lloyd daughters of it. Col. And mrs. Harold Lloyd Patrick Henry Village Heidelberg have hardened hands battered Mountain boots and a wealth of experience As proof of their stay with a youth construction project in the italian Tyrol. Patricia 20, and Kathleen 17, arrived in German Yin june with their parents and younger brother and were looking for something to do during the  up the stars and stripes in late june the two Sisters saw an article asking for volunteers for Theaux Baumwerk Der jugend a German association which helps in Community projects. Asking themselves Why not they signed up Anddrew three weeks in August at Luson a German speaking Village in the italian part of the Tyrol build ing a Road. We got up at six and spent an hour and half climb ing straight in to get to the Road said Patricia. Kathleen chimed in by the time we got there try ing to get across streams Over rocks and practically perpendicular places we were almost too tired  Nineteen people ranging in age from 16 to 25, fro Germany Scotland France Denmark and even two from Ghana were there. The latter two were a great hit with the villagers who never had before met Afri cans. We finished about three Kilometres of the Road though the Rains kept washing out parts of it said Patricia. They usually were on the Job constructing the Road with pick and shovel until 2 . A Bulldozer did the main Job of cutting the Road out of the Side Ofa Mountain. They said that it was an important project because it would establish a motor route Between Luson and a neighbouring Community. In describing the scenery Kathleen said fantastic like seeing it through the eyes of a cinerama camera a feeling of being on top of the world All  concerning More mundane matters the girls live Din the Best building in town the school. It had showers which was convenient but the Kitchen stove was a Wood fire one explained the older  was a certain amount of animosity toward them at first caused for one thing by being driven Kathy Lloyd 17, left and sister Pat 20, look Over cards from friends made during summer. Their three week vacation was a real workout to the Camp in their father s big car which right away gave the other youths the impression of the Rich  broke the ice by frying Chicken american style. Even the mayor ate some his  had to Cut about 10 chickens and fire up the stove and it took some fours hours before we sat Down to eat but it was Worth it said the 20-year old former northeastern University Boston student. Pat Ricia who was born in Japan and her sister born in North Carolina do not speak  time was the Best part of the Day because we used to sit at the table Way into the night and have great debates about world problems said Kath Leen a High school student at Heidelberg. English German and French were spoken at the Camp. Both agreed that the other students feelings toward americans were better when they left than when they arrived. And it was All through their being there an discussing those feelings with them. In fact the Camp Leader who really did t care for americans and kept Riding me because i represented America to him has invited me to spend a weekend at his parents Home in Bavaria said tall blonde Patricia. Kathleen is corresponding with a German boy and two of the girls from Scotland spent a week Here with us they said. Would they do it again sleeping in bags cooking their own food and working hard for the pay they got of three German Marks 75 cents a week yes said Brunette Kathleen while Patricia responded i Don t  though the Young workers were Only allot three Marks a Day for food their diet was supplemented by food donated by the villagers who were mostly Farmers and lumbermen. Patricia plans to work in Europe for the . Govern ment for a year and then go Back to school and Kath Leen has no plans other than finishing High school and working another summer with the youth Organiza Tion. They said interested youths May write in Marchat the earliest to the auf Baumwerk Der jugend in deutschland 3550 marburg Lahn Schu Strasse 14. Pilot projects launched in Europe scouts Settle on new approach Heidelberg special a new approach to training girl scout leaders a plan considered the most innovative inthe 55-year old history of girl scouting will be carried out by the North at lactic girl scouts mrs. Charles can Trell girl scout commissioner has announced. The design for learning is the result of a three year study authorized by girl scouts of America to stimulate and modernize Leader training in All 468 girl scout councils across the nation. The study with or. Malcolmr s. Knowles professor of education at Boston univer sity serving As senior consultant utilized the knowledge skills and latest concepts of social scientists and specialists in adult  design for learning was Given a trial run in six representative Council sin 1965 and 1966. Now the National organization has invited All other councils to use the design and is recommend ing that they too give it a trial before moving into Council wide  projects being launched by the North Atlantic girl scouts involve approximately 200 leaders from seven areas mrs. Cantrell said. The North at lactic girl scouts with Headquarters in Heidelberg serve a 13 country area i Europe and the Mediterranean. Seven areas have been selected to measure the effectiveness of the new training in a variety of locations and  Volunteer trainers selected to conduct Pilot training projects this fall received special training in Heidel  trainers and the areas where they will operate Are mrs. W. R. Austin Nuernberg Germany mrs. Warren w. Buckingham Stuttgart Germany  Gearhart Naples mrs. Robert Parr Ankara Turkey mrs. Dan Robie London mrs. James tronic mad rid and mrs. David  the completion of the projects due to begin in late september and october an evaluation by the trainers will again be held in Heidelberg to de Termine plans and adaptations for future training. The training design has three major Steps self diagnosis of strengths and needs learning and sharing. Because troop leaders come fro every cultural geographic economic and educational background at differ ent Ages and with different experiences the design for learning Aims to bring the individual Leader what she needs when she needs it without wasting Timeon things she already knows mrs. Can Trell explained. One unique feature is that in effect the Leader becomes responsible for her own learning accepting help from others but basically digging out for herself what she feels she needs to know. Mrs. Cantrell explained How the de sign for learning works in actual prac Tice by self diagnosis the Leader measure what she already knows against what she will need to know in order to do he Job effectively. With the Aid of a series of activities and questions called tasters she can pinpoint the weak  there she goes on to learning activities drawing on a variety of sources including books magazines slides filmstrips educational television other girl scout adults the girls in her own troop and representatives of other Community groups. The final step the Leader shares what she has Learned with other is leaders thus reinforcing her own learning Anat the same time giving others an Opportunity to learn from  Cycle of learning recurs Over and Over again alone or with either Large or Small group. It is a process that will help the Leader develop in he Job and within herself said mrs. Cantrell