European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 13, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 careers in Harmony Job scale differs by Mike Jinero Nemuti Whf Nobure Bureau Wuerzburg Germany the Irne is familiar but the final score is arranged a Little differently for army Bondsmen from Down under. Basically ii s the same Job done by . Amy Bondsmen said sgt. Jeff Walker an australian Lulish whose 10-Day gig Wilh he 3rd inf div band ended saturday. It s the career advancement and mobility thai really differ he said. He and fellow aus Iralien staff sol Kevin Furness visited 1hc Mac div band As part of their on the Job training after 10 months at he . Military music school in Norfolk a. Like inc More than 40 . Army bands the eight australian army bands have two missions. The first Job is 10 support the military of course if there is a military Parade said Furness. Our priority two Job would be for Public relations. Giving school concerts giving major concerts for Charity playing for regal affairs such at the Queen  Walker is the equivalent of a sergeant first class in he . Army. He joined the army when lie was 15 through an apprentice school program. Fun mass whose rank is the equivalent of a master sergeant joined the army when he was 16. Aspiring australian Bondsmen can t do that today however. They must wait until they re 17, Walker said then go through Basic infantry training just like american Bondsmen before they can play. Once they re assigned to a band the australians March to the same beat As their american counterparts. Walker said. You have to allow for individual practice group rehearsals concert band rehearsal. Then if you have Lher groups within the band they also need i me to rehearse Furness said. It s a Case of practising what you la play playing what you be practice and squeezing in military training and testing when it s required or needed for promotion Furness said. The australian army with about 30.000 soldiers is smaller than the . Army and so Are their bands. Some bands have so musicians and others Only 34, Furness said. The 3rd inf div band has about 40 musicians and photo inc Sis by Jilin Mph Ottai australian shift Salt. Kevin Furness conducts the 3rd inf div band at tit Wuerzburg Ritsi Junz s Hof Garton. Major command bands would have As Many As 65 playing said chief warrant officer George t. Armijo the division s bandmaster. Even with a limited number of players bands in Bolh armies try to make the most of whatever latent they have pulling together Small combos that Spe chair a in certain kinds of music such As jazz dance or Bluegrass or featuring soloists. We be done a major concert where in the Middle of the selection it called for a Good strumming Banjo Furness said. We had a Guy who could i Oil so we borrowed a Banjo from somewhere i Don know where in came from bul we utile cd him on  Wilh the frequent moves american Bondsmen in pc Talent comes and goes but in australian army bands the song of life can have a More regular beat. If you Don t care to get promoted beyond Cor poral you can stay in one band do your 20 years and get out Furness said. There s a lol of people that do  Ile and Walker however arc to be commiss Onedas lieutenants after finishing More training with bands a fort Sam Houston Texas and Wash in Eton,. With that rank they a become in second in com Mand of bands in Australia and nothing could be Butler than that in Furness opinion. If he had it to play again i would t change  d do exactly inc same thing Over  Tri cultural Exchange program enriches students by Mark Walsh bit Borg Bureau Hahn a Germany Maria Feruth was so inspired by her experiences As an Exchange student in France 38 years ago she decided to give american students the same Opportunity. As a French and German teacher at harm american High school Penth began inc school s student Exchange pro Gram to expose her students to the Cul Tures and lifestyles of Germany and France. Just As i had done As a teen Ager i want the students to have the Opportunity to visit these schools live with in student and their families and Exchange ideas and opinions about their different cultures pc nah said. Usually when american teen agers go to school in Ger Many they never see any Oiher school system outside the  each year the exchanges lasting five to seven Days Are open to Ihlo 24 Stu deals from inc american French an German schools. Busanus gymnasium in St. Wendel Germany has participated in the Exchange program for 25 years and Ileal gymnasium in lolling in has joined in for the past 15 years. And Ces Kicfer and Ces theyssier in Bitch France Mark 10 years of membership in the program. About boo Gentian and american Stu dents have taken part in the German Exchange and about 200 have participated in the French program. The first requirement for students at Hurin is they have at least a c average in ail their courses Penis said. S-15 Polo to earn Walsh Maria tenth ulpts with Frederic Vecchioli Center and Michel Klimt ii of France. Also they must have a Wail rounded personality be Able to get along Well with others and have an eagerness to take on this Challenge and improve i hair know ledge of the French and German languages she said. Participants express Excil Man and amazement at their counterparts schools. The schools arc so different from our own Here said 15-year-old Halm soph Omore Cheri Dorfler. The classes Are Mudi bigger than ours and the students Are a lot quieter in class and pay More attention than we do. It seems their sys Lem is More traditional Chiin ours Dorfler said she was surprised Ai How differently some subjects arc taught in he French schools. As a foreign language the French Stu dents learn English Der Flor said. It is taught differently Ihan in american schools because they learn proper English a More British slyly than Ihm taught to  while French and German students learn English As a foreign language and can communicate with their american guests pent said parents of the students Don t always speak English. When our students go out on these exchanges she said we expect them 10 communicate in their respective foreign language French or German Wilh the students and their families. This further helps them learn the language they arc  the sack of decoration in French and German classrooms was noted by Beth Macdonald 15, a Hahn Sophomore on the Exchange to France. They just Don t have a Bright Atmos phere in their classes like we have Mac Donald said. Where you find our class rooms decorated with plants and pictures on the Walls the French class rooms Are Dull and Gray. They Don t have carpeting in them  longer school hours in France k . Until 5 , with two hours for lunch also took Macdonald by sur prise. Not All of inc Days during a student s stay with the Exchange family Are consumed with class work. Temh stressed that while studnits should sue How other education by sirens work in is just Asim portent thai iffy tour she local areas Sec Points of interests and learn More about the culture. During a stay in France he French teachers took the students to Sua Bourg for a Day Penth said. Another Day was spent on a boat trip on the Rhine River. We want ii Rte to come out of this with As much knowledge As pts Siulc while allowing them to have a Good Lime As Well she said. I just fuel in will Holp them appreciate being in Europe