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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 19, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 pupils1 Field trips earn the teachers free tour of a City by Merle Jacobsen staff writer Babenhausen Germany is attendance records by pupils on Field trips earned a free trip to Cologne for teachers at the elementary school Here. Eleven teachers plus 14 other school staff members spouses and guests were hosted recently by the German Federal Railroad Deutsche Bun Desbah and the City of Cologne because Babenhausen elementary school had the highest rate of participation last year on train trips to a Firnberg Rothenburg and ludwigs Burg Stuttgart. Siegfried Kugies Bun Desbah travel department official said 355 tickets were sold for the three trips set up by the Bun Desbah in cooperation with Dod Doeur s District ii. Even though the Babenhausen Elemen tary school is among the smallest in District ii Dodd eur s largest District in area and number of pupils the school sent 201 pupils on Field trips according to Derris Harter Babenhausen s principal. Kugies said last december that More than 20 Dodd eur schools began participating in the program that started with Streaker darts through Village of Dartmouth Dartmouth England a even sailors used to most sights watched with the keenest interest As a pretty Brunette vacationer stepped naked out of the River Dart and for 15 minutes streaked through the streets of this sleepy Little West coast yachting town. Police in response to a string of complaints from scandalized women finally caught up with her ushered her into a police station while her clothes were brought then let her go. The men did t seem to mind said a police officer but there Are always a few types who Don t like to think the men might be enjoying  Tours to  in  Harter said the new Field trip pro Gram sponsored by the Deutsche bundles Bahn has been an exceptional asset to the German culture program for the Dod Doeur schools. These inexpensive and Well organized trips have offered personal travel experiences to our pupils some of whom might otherwise have been unable to see Germany outside of our american Mil itary communities. Our students show a definite increase in awareness of their German surround Ings after a Deutsche Bun Desbah Field trip. I personally feel that an increase in these activities would be  prices for the one Day trips Harter said were up to 70 percent off Normal fare. If i had youngsters in school i d Send them on each trip  the trip to Cologne which began and ended at the local train station was in first class accommodations and included a meal in the dining car on the return trip. The Babenhausen group after arriving in Cologne received guided Tours of the Ca thedral the adjacent r8misch-Ger maniches museum the City Hall and the More than 2,000-year-old ruins of the Praetorius Home of the roman outpost s governor. The group also ate in the museum s restaurant As guests of the City and had nearly two hours of free  Lawrence and Denise Johnson of Elpaso Texas the Cologne trip was their first Outing together in two years in Ger Many. We had a very Nice time. We really enjoyed our guide. She seemed to be very interested in what she was talking about said mrs. Johnson Supply clerk at the school. Her husband is a sergeant with the 6th my co in nearby Munster. Leroy and Pat Mcglown also enjoyed the trip. First Grade teacher mrs. Mcglown of Cleveland said i thought it was really Nice. Cologne is such a Beautiful  husband of Evansville ind., said i think it was  Mcglown who teaches local soldiers German in an army program added the atmosphere was great and everything was Well  a s photo by Pete i i i a sgt. Lawrence Johnson and wife Denise enjoy the sights in Cologne. Dodd eur District ii students 10 one Day trips italian excursion planned Frankfurt is Field trips will be More than a bus ride downtown this year for Many students in Dodd eur s District  one Day train Field trips to eight Cit ies plus a one week excursion to the ital Ian province of Tuscany will be available to Dodd eur District ii students through a program of the German Federal Railroad Deutsche Bun Desbah. The one Day trips will include seven German cities and Strasbourg France. Two trips each Are scheduled for Nurnberg and  this Chance. Travel by train. You won t get the Chance when you get Back to the states was the advice Given recently by a Bun Desbah employee to a group of Arab firm to build Alpha Jet Cairo a the head of an Arab arms building organization has signed a preliminary agreement with the French assault Breguet aviation firm to build the Franco German Alpha Jet fighter plane in Egypt. Dodd eur teachers and american Mili tary officials. Siegfried Kugies a travel official with the Bun Desbah previewed the upcoming school year s schedule at an awards ceremony recognizing participation by six Dodd eur schools in last year s  presented certificates bundles Bahn train games and mounted photos of the Frankfurt train station to representatives of Babenhausen elementary school Wiesbaden Middle school Gellhausen elementary school Rhein main Junior High school Derheim elementary school and Frankfurt elementary school no. 1 at a luncheon in a restaurant at the train Sta Tion Here. Those schools had the Best participation percentages in Bun Desbah Field trips during the 1977-78 school year. Derris Harter whose staff won a trip As a first place prize presented Kugies with a 15-foot scroll of thank you notes from peo ple who took part in the free excursion to  one week trip to Tuscany will kick off the program sept. 30 at Frankfurt. The train will Start in Frankfurt and pick up students and teachers in Darmstadt Hei Delberg and , on oct. 18 and feb. 22, will be the Only City outside Germany visited on the one Day Tours. The oct. 18 tour will Start in Wiesbaden and Stop at Mainz Darmstadt and Heidelberg. On feb. 22 the trip will Start at Giessen with stops at Butzbach bad nauheim Frankfurt to names Darmstadt and Heidelberg. Nurnberg s  will also rate two trips. On dec. 6 the train trip will originate in Giessen with stops at Butz Bach bad nauheim Frankfurt Bonames Hanau and Aschaffenbur. The dec. 7 train will Start in Wiesbaden and pick up More passengers at Mainz Gross Gerau for Worms elementary Darmstadt and Babenhausen. Schools from Heidelberg and Mannheim will Board at Darmstadt for the dec. 7 trip. Karlsruhe will be the starting Point for trips to Trier on March 30 and Cologne on april 24. Stops in Heidelberg Mannheim Worms Nierstein and Mainz Are scheduled for both trips. A train to Wurzburg from Wiesbaden on May 3 will Stop at Mainz Frankfurt air port Hanau and Aschaffenbur. On May 14 a train from Giessen will pick up More participants at bad nauheim Frankfurt to names Darmstadt and Heidelberg on its Way to ludwigs Burg Stuttgart. A trip to fantasy land in Bruhl on May 21 will Star i in Heidelberg and will Stop in Carmst 4t and Mainz. Train Field trips will close out for the 1978-79 school year on june 4 with a trip from Wiesbaden to Heidelberg Neckar Stei Nach. Stops Are scheduled for Mainz Frankfurt Airport and Darmstadt. For More detailed information Call Kugies or Harry Ladwig at Frankfurt civilian 0611 -2655425. Quadruplets born in Japan Tokyo up quadruplets were born to the 30-year-old wife of a Public employee. The babies and the Mother were doing Fine doctors  doctors at the Osaka University Hospital said three boys and a girl were born to Kinuko Tsuk Arnoto wife of Teizo Tsukamoto a resident of Nara the ancient capital in Western Japan  
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