European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. June 10. 1980 the stars and stripes Pago 9 Canadian dependent schools celebrate 25th anniversary classes were held above a bar it i ,r.\ staff Wriler 1.mik. is jetting an . . Used l i be Tough in i Europe. the 25th anniversary of Ca Nadian Stu Xii in i Europe week officials Here said 111.il the school system has evolved from a makeshift three room schoolhouse above a i Rencz bar to a Feder ally supervised and funded Chain of schools with More than 4.500 students. According to the officials dependent schools weren t planned when canadians began to form nato bases in Liu rope in the Carl 1950s, because dependents were not authorized to follow soldiers stationed in Liu rope. The wives and kids of Canadian soldiers came anyway. And by 1955 the commander of the Canadian forces in Liu rope began to worry about the children s education. In an attempt to provide some form of education he set up an unofficial school in a three room Flat above a French bar according to Betty Wagner principal of the Lahr Junior school a 20-year Veteran of the school system Here. There were three teachers each paid Jio a Day to educate the 60 children. Money to support the school came from profits made in the base canteen. The school did t last Long. Once parents Learned the faculty room was downstairs in the bar. Inc Canadian i to put pressure on authorities to build a More traditional school. The first authorized teachers and Feder ally funded facilities appeared in 1954 and 1955. Today there Are More Ultan .100 teachers and 11 schools in Europe officials said. Wagner said that the school system has Kielh trader Jean Chapman upper left photo rets a big jump against competitors Al the sack races while Ronnie Tyr above Leflie and Murk Jeisy Ham it just kidding around a fashion up duri at the l4uir. Iierman nuts Vul a 25lh Ann Utsar of Canada s dependent school Myslim. Is. Stephanie Jami. Changed a lot Over the past 25 years. The facilities have been improving constantly she said. Over the years we have had a lot of overcrowding but we have always been Well supplied with texts and other Materi als. We be tried to change the same Way society has. Discipline is not As rigid for example. Today we know More about Stu Dent behaviour and try to emphasize Posi Tive behaviour. Also families Are More to bile now they move More often. The military in t As unique in that respect anymore and education is More Stan the week Long Celebration concentrated on activities fur the children including a series of Plada a Volks marches and crafts workshops. 1.2 billion chinese in year 2000 predicted i l my i 11 i la China will have i 2 billion people i the Midland they will live like and did in the i 5 k. Nice 1 ii Izier Deng Xiaoping predicted. In vial i ten program will be . i its c lion cd la in Ivo built a l a Immiti is in i a ii i .11.il i",.i\,l m playwright s Mother Dies St. Al evil Iljins Mother of i ii Nessee a ilh.iin1. Died at a is. nursing Home 1 he Model for Amanda in Williams the Man i Cne mrs a n.i95 horse play one of the games at International Chil Dren s Day at inc Canadian base Al Lahr Germany was a balloon Chase. Above three be tenth graders try to stomp each other s balloon. Below fifth grader Jean d Cuppert goes for a horse ride. Is. James
