European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. September 12. 1980 the stars and stripes Page 9 Charlotte Cooper James in dire Donck and Elinor Host stand at the school s Entrance left and Nina crime right admires the Chapel the children pass As they enter the school american Pioneer spirit Community pitches in for new school Story and photos by Rudi Williams Bremerhaven Bureau chief Geilenkirche Germany is parents Here and in the Moench Englad Bach area agonized for More than two months about where their children would be attending school this year. They found out that a new school was being established Here just a few weeks before the beginning of the school year. Most of the children had been bused to the accent International school in Brun sum in the Netherlands. But the school had become overcrowded and the Board of governors decided last May it could no longer accept students from across the Border. In the monchengladbach area about a 45-minute drive South of Here parents were sending their youngsters to British army schools the american International school in Ducs Schorf and to accent. When All the bureaucratic paperwork was completed and a City and building were found i had 10 a s to get All of the equipment and supplies in and open the  said James Van Diere Donck. Principal of the new school and former vice principal at accent. Sixteen tons of textbook desks and other supplies and equipment arrived less than three Days before the scheduled open ing. But Van Diere Donck and his stall of seven pioneering teachers two teacher aides and a Secretary were open for Busi Ness on time v ill a Little help from friends. Soldiers from the 85th arty Del in 1 e Vern Germany about five Miles away helped with the unloading of the five ton army truck. Teachers parents and sol Diers worked the weekend to make sure everything was ready for the children on the big Day. The truckload of supplies arrived aug. 15 and classes started aug. 18. It s a school in Paradise for the teachers and students. Nestled in a clump of Trees surrounded by rolling Farmland the new school is less than a mile from town. Only the top of the tall building can be seen from the main Road. Spacious classrooms Are in a Wing of a special Institute for repatriated germans from Poland Romania Russia and East Germany who Are working on their College degrees after returning to the Homeland of Thecil ancestors. Owned by monks the building was built by the roman Catholic c urch in the 1920s As a boarding school for gifted Stu dents of All denominations. The playground looks As if it were car Ved out of a movie about the roman Empire. Children play their games under fruit Trees in an Orchard a few feet from the school building. When they return to class the children pass a quaint dimly lighted Chapel with stained Glass windows. Grazing cattle and Farmers harvesting their crops Are on the other Side of the building. Monks live a few Hundred Yards Down a farm Road in Back of the school. There Are about 80  through sixth graders now but Van die Rendock expects enrolment to exceed 200 in about two years. A new nato base is  j. Rail feeds cos that Graie near the new school. Slated for Tevere and representatives of big american companies Are scheduled to bring their families to this area. The school is starting out Small so we have an Opportunity for More individualized instruction said Elinor j. Rast who transferred from the so excl Germany american school because she liked the pioneering idea. Linda Moore of Rushville. Mo., said she and her husband decided to move from monchengladbach to Kalmar where there is an american school. It takes them about an hour to drive to their jobs with the combat equipment battalion North of monchengladbach. There Are about 250 american air Force people stationed in Kalmar. We moved there in june because we did t know if there would be a school Here this fall she said. Our kids went to a British school last year but we wanted them to be around other  capt. Charles t. Osburn. Executive officer of the 8 5th. Said it had been an hour s drive every Day when the children went to accent. Now it s Only about five  said Osborne of Omaha. Neb. It s less time on the Highway which is safer and better for the kids we feel like it s More of a Community school now and that we re part of the fab  he said. Seventh through 12lh-graders live in dormitories at accent. We used to Call this school x before we found a  said Van Dieren Donck. Now we Call it Gas Sci Len Kirchen american