European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Be/o., a. Avo Mays far. Andy Stangel is Bis Campus Story and photos by Linda White travel editor he s Andy to everyone a font of information with a lopsided smile and enthusiasm that is contagious whether he is discussing Coconut macaroons or the Art of Vincent Van Gogh. Or. Andrew Laurie Stangel lecturer in history and civilization his brochure of Art history Tours says. He conducted the first tour 12 years ago As a Field trip for his Western civilization class at the University of Maryland. Interest mushroomed american express realized there is interest in cultural excursions As Well Tours and his repertoire has grown to 40 themes. He selects about 25 of them for Tours each year. They survived the demise of on Post american express eur Tours Reisaburo Schenk now handles details and they draw his alumni Back again and again. History ought to be looked at As Well As read he said. We Are living in a great big museum without Walls. I try to give people information about More than we see on these trips things to help them use their entire time  Stangel at age 43 just a couple of years More than 19" said he never gets bored with his Tours even though he goes to some places twice a year. Each time i see the place with a different group he said. I see it with 50 different pairs of eyes. It s a whole new Way of looking at things with new questions a completely fresh approach. This is the constant regeneration an Art historian  he succeeds at his task holding himself and his group to an exhausting Pace setting the tone of the trip with slide shows and talking talking talking everything ties  sometimes it takes a while to piece up the Loose ends when he Rolls up his shirt sleeves loosens his tie and starts a slide show at 7 30 . After a night Long bus ride. He is talking about symbolism in Art which leads to a discussion of the Way Royal purple Dye was extracted from molluscs which leads to a description of How the romans buried people alive then to the collection of holy relics assembled by Constantine s Mother Helena and finally detours to the ruins of Canoza Castle in Italy. They Are his parentheses the titbits of information that make his Tours As one participant put it come  things like Gutenberg was to ideas what Henry stripes Magazine March 13,1986