European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A children at Croughton elementary school in England watch As their teacher gets his hair Cut. A we a v4 3> a a $ 11. I54- y. A i it p i $ i to save Trees a amps photos Dave Dydio by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau m fourth Grade teacher Nathan Dearing Waits to have his locks shorn. Page 14 the stars and stripes Ost haircuts Are a private affair Between a Man and his Barber Nathan Dearing s recent trim. However Drew a crowd of 650. The students and staff from Croughton a elementary school in Croughton England had a vested interest in seeing the fourth Grade teacher s hair Cut. _ the 33-year-old Dearing was making Good of a Challenge he d presented to the entire school a few months ago. _ t. If the school could raise enough Money in three a months to save 25. Acres of disappearing rain forests Dearing challenged he would get his Long locks Cut in a a Earth Day ceremony april 22. The crowd was Yelling Quot Cut Cut Cut Quot to Dearing s colleague Carrie Pike who kept apologizing to the teacher Lor being the first person to take a pair of scissors to his hair in several months after a few laborious movements Pike Kel tip a _ _ clump of Brown hair before the audience in a victorious gesture. Then Hairdresser Mie Nielsen took up the a. Scissors to Complete the Job. About 45 minutes later Dearing s hair which earlier ii the Day had Hung past his shoulders was cropped close to his head air Force regulation 35-10 style. The Beard that had framed his face was considerably clipped As Welb j. I succumbing to the shortest haircut he has had since leaving the air Force 12 years ago was Dearing s idea of doing something extreme. His purpose was to _ a Urage the students to earn enough Money to save 25 acres of Forest. Monday