European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May to 1967 the stars and stripes Page 3 profile second grader Palm Ila Krueger stands next to her teacher Chris Mitchell who retired april 30 after leaching for six yews in Japan and 12 years in Frankfurt. Retired teacher tells of 38-year career Chris Mitchell helped Start Frankfurt sea re establish Pat by Connie Dickey staff Wriler Frankfurt All through inc year Chris Mitchell has been telling her second graders at platen Flem Mary school that she is pushing them up the Hill id third Grade. Now thai class will continue to get up inc Hill without her. Although Meicht la has retired and won t be with the students her philosophy has t left their thoughts. When asked Why icy would miss Mitchell and what she docs for them a chorus responded she pushes us up the  one Lone voice added so we won t end up in a ditch.1 at her doctor s advice because of her heart prob lems Mitchell decided to retire april 30 and return Laier this month to her Hometown of Cheyenne Wyo. After 32 years at the same school Mitchell said she leaves knowing that she has always done what the school was made for leaching. Even though she is outspoken and sometimes critical of the department of defense dependents schools sys tem she said she loved her classroom work. "1 get a new gang every year and it is buy Reward ing to watch How children change within inc year. When a child says i can read this Book 1 know i be done what i am supposed to  she joined the defense department school system in Japan in 1949. After Sis years she transferred of Frankfurt and stayed for More than three decades. I be met a lot of wonderful people that have be come friends especially the american teachers in inc school she said. She also likes Europe and enjoys travelling. Bui she said that is Only pan of the reason she chose