European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 German army ritual honors 2nd army Cav regt Story and photo by Tony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Feucht Germany the German or my Gros ser Zapre Strcich. Of grand Tattoo is no Ordinary occasion. No one can order up the impressive torchlight ritual just to dress up n ceremony it s a gift that cannot be Given unlit the German minister of defense gives i Blessing. On saturday Llie 12ih pander brigade from Amburg had the of from defense minister Manfred Woerner to perform the ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the 2nd anti Cav regi the grand Tallin is a mixture at prayer Tor fallen comrades drum signals and Bugle Calls same of which Dale Back hundreds of years All set against a backdrop of torchlight and flags. It is meant to be solemn. . Cavalry sower a held regimental flags in a in Leir Elc broken by 12th Panzer soldiers in front of a camouflage draped hangar. The flags of the 50 United Stales stood behind them. The ceremony began with the eerie approach of sol Diers bearing torches across the flu Cal army Airfield. As the German band played patriotic German and american songs runners brought replacement torches to soldiers whose torches burned Dawn to their gloved hands As they stood in an unwavering formation under the dark sky. Some of the tunes included the German emperor s March the Stan and stripes forever Sang of Bavaria grand Tattoo March and the Star spangled Banner the in Clit procession of 12th Panzer brigade soldiers marches solemnly into position at he flu Cal army Airfield. Al the command of Helm a Zum Gebel hits came off and the solemn prayer was played for fallen com rades. Traditionally the Zaofen Strelch is performed for re tiring generals and Heads of government or on special occasions. The ceremony is derived from a military drum rhythm that once signalled he bartender to turn off the Beer Lap and told the troops it was time logo Home to bed the ceremony closed free Days of events marking he Iso years of the regiment the oldest continuously serv ing regiment in the us. Army. World today 1 Soldier killed 1 injured in bombing in Northern Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland apr a bomb exploded As a British army patrol passed a service station wednesday in the fishing port of Kili killing one Soldier and wounding another police reported. The wounded Man was flown to Belfast s Musgrave Park Hospital said a police spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity. Kilkeel is 7 Miles from the Border with the Irish Republic. It was the 33rd killing including 18 members of the Security Force since Britain Ana Ireland signed an agreement in november giving the Republic a consultative role in Northern Ireland s affairs. The British Soldier was the third killed in Northern Ireland this year. 3 czechs reportedly sentenced for passing religious literature Vienna Austria a three czechoslovak catholics have been Given jail sentences of up to eight months for distributing religious literature an  thursday three other defendants at he trial wednesday in Prague were released without Penally said the source who spoke on condition of anonymity. The sentences were considered relatively mild. The charges of hindering stale supervision of the Church carry a Penally of up to two years imprisonment. Vladimir Fucik 52, and Kvetoslava Kun Zelou 63, were sentenced to eight months in prison. Adolf Rysiek 56, was sentenced to six months said the source whose reports have been reliable in the past. Charges were apparently dropped against Rad Ira Hio Zanka a 63-Ycar-Ald roman Catholic print and the other two defendants Czechoslovakia s committee for the de sense of the unjustly prosecuted a human rights group had reported the trial to Western contacts. Most nations with nuke plants to attend meeting on safety Vienna Austria apr Twenty three of the 25 countries operating or building nuclear Power reactors have already agreed to attend a meeting on reactor safety in late september West German Interior minister fris Rich  said thursday. Zimmerman spoke to reporters after meeting with Hans blut director general of the International atomic Energy Agency which has introduced plans for a wide ranging safely improvement program in the Wake of he chernobyl Accident in the soviet Union. Zimmerman said he and Lii agreed the meeting should Deal with three areas an Early warning system in Case of accidents an agreement on Plant inspections and controls and an Accord on minimum safety standards. New Dodds schedules to offer option of additional class activity Maryli Ladov education writer despite Strong objections by teachers and some Stu dents High school officials in Germany arc putting the finishing touches on plans to offer an expanded course Load next school year. But High school students will not be forced to increase the number of subjects they Lake from six to seven. Instead they Are being Given a Chance to Lake an extra class. If they Don t want it students will be Able to use the Lime for study Halls or school activities such As club or student Council meetings. Every child will have an Opportunity to take seven classes said John Davis chief of executive services for the Germany Region Belh Stephens director of the department of defense dependents schools ordered two years ago thut All High schools increase 10 seven the number of subjects students can Lake. The change was designed to improve the Quality of education by giving students opportunities to take More and a wider variety of classes each year. Schools in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions implemented the change this school year. Most schools in Germany however requested and were granted Permis icon to delay the change until next school year. Teachers unions remain opposed to the order. Union leaders claim teachers Are being asked to Tench More classes without additional pay. They also charge that shortening periods to add a seventh class docs not give teachers enough Lime to cover subject Mailer adequately. The overseas federation of teachers which represents teachers in the Mediterranean Region experts an arbitrator s decision shortly on a grievance tiled in August. Meanwhile principals Are making the change even though Many Are less than enthusiastic about it. I m in favor of a seven period Day but not for every one said Larry Philpat principal of Nuernberg High school. Thirty percent of our students need an extra credit offering. Seventy percent would be belter off in a six period situation.". Phil pol has shortened class periods by 10 minutes and added a wide variety of credit and non credit course offer Ings for the extra period. But the change concerns him. I m worrying a  he said. We re worrying about ail these lab classes. We re wondering whether we will require students to dress and Shower for physical Educa Tion. We Hare concerns about Industrial arts  for this reason several schools in the Atlantic Region have decided a seven period Day with 45-Minule classes does not work Well. Some have switched Back to a six period Day but on a rotating schedule so students can Lake seven classes if they want it. Others have added an extra class period to the beginning or end of the school Day. Karlsruhe High is trying to partially solve problems created by Shorter class periods by reducing the length of the lunch period for students in chemistry and physics classes. The 65-minute Laboratory classes will give Stu dents time to set up run experiments and clean up said Deputy principal Sandra Mallys. These Are just some methods used by schools in the three european regions. And students arc responding differently to the options. For example at Paich High school in Stuttgart where about 60 percent of the students plan to attend College the vast majority have Opl cd not to Lake the seventh a Radii said Ellini Mijic Lle Junior and senior Counselor they carry a very heavy schedule of courses she said. They did not want to Lake an additional  Patch has inserted its seventh period during the lunch period shortened lunchtime for students taking an extra course and trimmed five minutes off other classes to fit the extra class into the schedule. Students not taking an extra class Jet a 30-minute enrichment period where they can study spend time read ing or attend school club meetings across town at Stuttgart High school where about 35 percent of the students go on to College Ubo Iii 80 percent have opted to take a seventh course. We have a very Broad curriculum and students wanted 10 take advantage of it said principal Robert Jones most students Jones said arc selecting music language Rotor vocational classes for the extra period. Stuttgart High will trim its 55-Minulc class periods by 10 minutes next year. Students not opting for the extra class May attend study Hall or participate in student activities. At Kaiserslautern High the school Day will be five minutes longer next year. Students taking an extra class will have a Shorter lunch hour and other class periods will be reduced by five minutes to 50 minutes. The extra period will be 40 minutes Long. The majority of Slud cols seems to be in favor of it said Dino fair a senior and student government president most students Are Laking classes like Driver education and Auto mechanics during the extra period at Frankfurt High no More than 100 of the nearly 900 students have opted for an extra course said principal Daniel Basarich. Most of our students have More than enough require ments for graduation and there is a Strong activities pro Gram most students want to participate in he said. Students polled by the student Council opposed adding the extra period. If they take it they will get Only 27 minutes for lunch. Hanau High will implement a rotating schedule. Under it students will have six is minute periods a Day. But their class schedules will change daily so that every seven school Days each class will have met six times the advantage to this system said principal Donald Boepple is that claw periods will not be shortened to accommodate a seventh class