European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 education stained Glass gift reflects Well on students by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau High Wycombe England a the parting gesture by the London Central High school class of 1990 to this town in the greater London area wont soon be forgotten. The $ 10,000-plus gesture a a brilliantly coloured stained Glass window in a 700-year-old Church of England is a memorial to Benjamin Franklin and William Petty the British Nobleman who closed the Deal in 1783 that recognized the United states As a Sovereign country. No Monument had existed in High Wycombe to Petty the staunch supporter of american Independence who made his Home in this town that now is the site of a . Air Force base. The narrow window with splashes of Bright Green yellow Orange and Pink is in the Back of All saints Parish Church. It features Petty and Franklin with the intertwined flags of Britain and America Between them. Franklin holds a Parchment that explains the tribute and the importance of the two men. On the sides Are two panes of200-year-old georgian Glass. The project grew out of an extensive fund raising Effort by the 67-student class of�?T90. The class dedicated the window to the people of High Wycombe during commencement ceremonies in the Church on june 13. Senior class president Cliff Steger saw a Good reason for the hard work that produced the window. A a we re giving american teen agers a Good name a Steger said. Class members credit the schools Host nation adviser Frances Alexander with planting the idea for the memorial. A that window will be there Long after they re gone a the 25-year resident of High Wycombe said. A a it a something for  Petty the second Earl of Shelburne and first Marquis of Lansdowne was a fast climber in Britain a political circles in the late 1700s, even though he supported americans Independence movement. He kept a painting of George Washington in his study throughout the american revolution. While Secretary of state for the Home department Petty began negotiations with the colonists in 1781, which led to the signing of a provisional peace agreement on Jan. 20, 1783. By that time Petty had moved up the political ladder and was Britain a prime minister a position he was forced to resign in March 1783 because of two no Confidence votes in the House of commons. The provisional peace agreement signed by Petty and Franklin was confirmed later in the year by the signing of the treaty of Paris on sept. 3. Petty died in 1805 and was buried in the family vault beneath the Church. The memorial window overlooks a Monument to his family in the Church choir vestry which will be made into a museum of Church history and dedicated to the Shelbume. The window is a a remarkable tribute and an enormous Honor to my family a said the present Earl of Shelburne. A a it a a special moment All the Way around a said lord Shelburne who was bom in California the son of an american woman. At times it looked like the project might not come to be. A throughout the entire year we were wondering a Are we going to get enough Money a it was like a constant worry a said Sean ahem the class vice president. About half of the 6,000 pounds for the project came from corporate donations while the rest was provided by alumni Shelburne other individuals senior class activities and the efforts of Gung to parents. Spearheaded by the class presidents Mother the american Community in Riyadh saudi Arabia raised $2,775 by Selling Flowers during various holidays. Cliffs parents air Force it. Col. Cliff and Brenda Steger Are stationed in Riyadh. The class commissioned local stained Glass artist David Wasley to create the design. His work had to be approved by the senior class the local Church Council and the regional Church of England diocese in Oxford. A those who be seen it think its Lovely a Church member Mary Fairchild said about the parishioners opinions of the Modem design. But vicar Michael Roberts said he thinks there May be a few disapproving churchgoers. A not everyone is going to like it because it is Modem. Its a bit like Petty a he said referring to the Nobleman a unpopular stance with King George Iii for supporting american Independence. A amps Amy Geiszler Jones the window honors Benjamin Franklin and William Petty a resident of High Wycombe England who was a staunch supporter of american  contestant finds citizens Bee a invigorating by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a a fair amount of Luck was involved in bringing 17-year-old Krysta Davis from Heidelberg West Germany to the nations capital to com Gete against 98 other students from around the United tates in the annual citizens Bee social studies Competition. She got involved on a Lark after hearing of a contest at Heidelberg High school in april. A we weren to even told what it was about a she said. A i Only filled out half the questionnaire because i was late to track  it was several weeks before she found out that this was the Start of the Road leading to the citizens Bee and that she had been selected As one of her schools alternates for the regional Competition in the department of defense dependents schools. The annual contest sponsored by close up a civic education foundation tests students knowledge of american government geography economics history culture and current events. It was won this year by Jon Joseph of Muskegon mich., who will attend Washington a Georgetown University in the fall. As Fate would have it two of the three competitors for Heidelberg High dropped out of the Dodds regional Competition putting Davis in it. A one was involved in soccer and the other got Chicken pox a she said. Aided by some relatively easy questions she found herself alone among 56 other Dodds Europe students and on her Way to Washington where the National Competition with written and Oral questions turned out to be far More rigorous. A one thing i had to do was go through the entire original Constitution and highlight the passages that had been changed by amendments. There was another question that asked for All 12 cities where the Treasury department has mints. I mean i just started laughing. By the time it was Over i was  Davis an articulate and opinionated Young woman has a Clear vision of her future. She was accepted at Stanford and Yale but chose Texas Davis tech because a i done to like California and Yale is too  besides her father it. Col. Keith Davis chief of the Force management division for 7th medical come promised her a car if she chose a Home state Texas school. She wants to study journalism follow that up with a stint in the peace corps with no particular location in mind a a anywhere i can do some Good a and then go to Law school or medical school. A journalism would be a Good Intro to either especially Law school because so few people know How to communicate and use language Well these Days a she said. Although she did no twin the citizens Bee Davis enjoyed the experience. A i have just had so much fun a she said. �?o1 feel honoured to be Here with kids who Are probably going to be the leaders of tomorrow. Its been invigorating to be around these kinds of  the citizens Bee ranked Only the top 15 competitors so Davis does not know How she finished in last weeks Competition. Joseph won the fifth annual Competition after correctly outlining the constitutional provision governing letters of Marque and reprisal. Joseph who graduated this month from Muskegon Catholic High school received a $7,000 scholarship As first prize. Second prize which carries a scholarship of $5,000, went to Derek Baxter who will be a senior in the fall at . Woodson High school in Fairfax a. Gautam Dutta a graduate of cistercian prep in Irving Texas who plans to go to Yale won third prize with a $3,000 scholarship. Joseph had a final score of 143 Points based on written and Oral answers. Baxter had a score of 136 and Dutta scored 133. The final question to Joseph which was Good for 12 Points was to define letters of Marque and reprisal and say what Branch of government the Constitution empowered to Grant them. The Constitution empowered Congress to Grant such letters authorizing private ships to attack enemy vessels in wartime