European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 3 life int like Tarzan movies kids captivated by Africa born go Story and photos by Rudi Williams Bremerhaven Bureau chief Germany he stood there in front of the a native born african from wearing a army they seemed captivated by his presence and his heavily accented English As Kwame Anane told students at the Bremerhaven american elementary school about life in it was strictly elementary to the Stur dents africans live in mud huts with grass roofs and run around the Jungle half naked As they Are portrayed in Tarzan Anane had anticipated the question and laughed heartily when a sixth grader asked How africans describing the attire of Jungle own Way of dressing that the Way it was in Tarzan mov but not the Way it1 really Anane each tribe has its own Way of they Wear a a Long dress like Art Linkletter is right kids do say the darn est student do you have French Coke and stuff like that Anane africans dont eat that kind of its kind of a Western food and the Only places you can get it is in the most expensive student do you have Candy Anane africans dont actually enjoy its made in Ghana and its very but not Many africans eat sweets Are not Good for your that probably Why africans have such Good Teeth when they get i enjoy eating plantains a banana like starchy fruit that is a Staple food in the tropics when student what kind of houses do you live in Kwame Anane of Ghana answers questions at Bremerhaven elementary Anane in the Olden we used to have round houses with leaves from banana Trees for when it it started things have we sixth graders at the Bremerhaven elementary school listen with rapt Atten Tion As Ghana born Kwame Anane undivided attention tells them of life in his native among those hanging onto Sananes every word Are Keith Patty Beag Steve Mike Eddie Anderson and Kim Halpin above photo and Patrick Paige top have in the Rural the houses Are made of Cement just like some of them in the student How do you get water in the Rural areas Anane we used to fetch water from the Forest in a kids had to get up Early in the morning to fetch water before they went to now there Are water pipes in the Center of town in the Rural student do you Hunt with a Bow and arrows and Spears Anane we use a homemade shot gun student where do you take a Bath Anane in a the questions continued along the same but the most interest was shown when Anane mentioned the number of wives a ghanaian can Anane said his father has two wives and 16 but the average is about 10 if the husband can support born on saturday a Childs first name is that of the Day of example Sananes first name is which Means saturday in the Ashanti tribe youll find a lot of people with the same first name but not As Many with the same last my last name Anane Means four in our said who is a former new York City cab Driver and High school teacher in that Means that in the fourth of my fathers sixteen in also Namei after my but some people Are also named after their godfather or go Moth asked to say something in the Ashanti said to the sen How do you and Woden de sen whats your Sananes visit to the school was arranged by the equal Opportunity staff office Here at Carl Schurz Cavern to give the students a firsthand report about life in he will be a member of an afro Ameri can panel Here at radio City recreation Center at there will be several other panellists from
