European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday Juno 3, 1991the stars and stripes Pago 9 education communities can help ease move keep urges of convention by Jim i Jon us education writer South Fen. Germany the commander of the . Army in Europe is urging parents officials to Quot stay in sync Quot with local commanders to help ease the turmoil experienced by families and students during troop reductions a i would ask parents teachers and communities to keep talking to each other a said Gen. Crosbie e. Saint. The decisions that affect the troops and their families will not be made in Washington or at the commands Headquarters in Heidelberg. Germany Saint said recently. A they will take place in the Community. Because that s where people Are reality As opposed to numbers. A you provide a valuable link Quot he told educators and parents in an address to the annual convention of the european Congress of american parents teachers and students. The convention ended May 24. Saint said that deploying 70.000 . Troops from Europe to the Middle East was easy when compared with the Challenge of permanently withdrawing thousands of soldiers from Europe. A if you thought things were exciting in the last six i myths. You Ain t seen nothing yet Quot he said. The general said the biggest problem he foresees is the actual packing and moving of the troops families. But he added Quot i have a Long memory of w hat it s like to get orders Quot on Short a . The command will Quot change the schedule to fit the to help ease the Impact on families Vit h cd Ted Ren in school a t he a movement a of some units has been timed Quot so hat people can leave in the summer at Spring break or christmastime Quot he said. For Dodds to be innovative by Jimi Jones education writer sont Hofen Germany a troop reductions in Europe will present american parents and teachers with the Chance to a speak Long and loud for innovation Quot the president of the National Pat says. The troop cuts mean department of defense dependents schools must ensure a that the children who Are currently in schools that Are being reduced in size or eliminated altogether Are not just maintained but have an Opportunity to grow Quot Pat president Ann Lynch said. Quot Quot / a now is the time for creativity and ingenuity. For total commitment from both the Ptah and Dodds she said a if they hang Ohto the past they totally a a Lynch made the comments during a visit to Germany to attend the 33rd annual convention it the european Congress of american parents teachers and students. The convention ended May 24. In an interview during the convention she said the european group is positioned to a make suggestions for innovative schools within Dodds to make them Model schools for american As such the group is on the Brink of Quot doing some wonderful things or falling into an abyss Quot she said. A they can be the greatest Success or they can he a Complete failure Quot. Quot i have a feeling w e Are going to see some innovation some creativity and a very Strong outspoken Leader for education a Lynch said about Alexander. A and we need that a Lynch who also serves on president Bush a education policy advisory committee described the Pat As a the voice of the . A without Pat there would be absolute chaos in schools a she said. Quot there would be absolutely no support for schools buildings probably would be falling Down. And. Curriculum would probably Lynch Aster us teen age pregnancy aids and gangs. Be 30 years behind. A i can to think of a single education system in the world that has survived without an organized commitment by the the Las vegas resident also noted that the Pat can also help parents Cope with such problems Lynch the first Pat president to serve in the position full time said the organization enjoys a Good relationship with a a newly appointed education Secretary Lamar Alexander. A. Quot he is Parent involvement and Parent advocacy Quot she said noting that her organization is prepared to prove that it is Quot ready to be that advocate re a in a my an expert in any of these things but through a network of a Strong National organization the resources for any questions a parents May have Are available she said. A a a Quot i certainly would hate to rely on my husband and i to be parents and have no other resources no other help not Only with school but with Small colleges ins Washington apr a when it comes to education Loren. Pope dislikes designer labels like Ivy league prestige College or. Big University. Instead the 75-year-old director of the Quot College placement Bureau searches for less Well known institutions that Quot will not Only enhance the student s chances of getting into graduate school but May also do a More effective Job of developing brains and character. And so when wary parents seek advice from Pope they learn about colleges with names like Reed St. Johns Hiram Carleton Eckerd and Franklin. Rarely will he mention such by league institutions As Harvard Princeton and Yule. Quot i feel very strongly about this. The universities do cheat the undergraduates a Pope said. Quot absolutely there a no other word for it. Ever since sputnik they be been becoming research institutes. Quot for example Johns Hopkins with an enrolment of 3.100, tits about $37 million a year in tuition but rakes in Over $200 million in research Money and $353 million in defense contracts. You Don t have to be a churchgoer to know that where thy treasure is there will try heart be he said. Pope started writing about education in a column Tor the Gannett newspapers in 1952 he was the education editor at the new York times in the late 1950s. He has compiled his views in a Book a his second on College admissions a entitled a looking beyond the Ivy league finding the College that s right or Pope begins his Book by trying to dispel what he says Are 20 myths about colleges and How to be admitted to them. An entire chapter of the Book lists data show ing that _ Good Liberal arts colleges not the top research universities provide the Best soil for nurturing scientists doctors dentists and political leaders. Reed in Portland ore., and St. Johns in Annapolis md., Are described As Quot two of the most intellectually demanding colleges in the however 25.3 percent of Reeds graduates went on to earn doctorates compared with Radcliffe a 10.2 percent Between 1951 and. 1980, the Book said. Amherst had 13.7 percent and St. Johns 10.4 percent. Smaller colleges also Are better for underachievers and Quot students with handicaps said Pope noting that one student who was certified As legally Blind in High school made an impressive enough record at Hiram College in Ohio to get a graduate Fellowship at c Arne Gie Mellon. A a. Although Pope acknowledges a there w ill always be people who Are keeping up with the Joneses Quot he said "1 think people will gradually see the value of some Little Freshwater College like Hope or Beloit or Grinnell that they can t see Oesterberg keeps up winning map tradition Oesterberg. Nethe lauds fifth Grade students at Oesterberg elementary school have won the state level Competition of the National historical pictorial map contest for the third consecutive year. The students won $500 for the Purchase of school materials. Their map featured Quot Little known but Long remembered Quot trivia items from american history during the period 1070 to 1s03. State level map contest winners represent their state at a National Competition in Washington. Oesterberg students represent the Atlantic Region of department of defense dependents schools. Cheerleader clinics set in England Germany Wiesbaden Germany a the 12th annual spirit cheerleader clinics will be held this year at Woodbridge High school England and at Frankfurt High school in Germany. The England clinic for Atlantic Region students will be held on the weekend of aug. 24. The Germany Region clinic will be staged Over the labor Day weekend. Both will feature professional instructors front the United states National cheerleaders association. Interested High school students should Contact their cheer leading it Drill team sponsors. Further information on the clinics is available from Clary Gibson at German civilian la 122-52222. Photo contest planned for youths 5 through 1 8 Ramstein a Germany a Young photography enthusiasts can match skills this year in a contest sponsored by the . An forces in Europe. The theme for the contest which is open to youths Between the Ages of 5 and 18, is Quot people places and contestants should enter their color photos in these categories at their local american youth activity a a office local judging will be held july 14, followed by usage judging july 2b. More details Are available from local youth activity directors. Administrators offering twof$500 scholarships Heidelberg Germany the oversell association of dependents school administrators have established two $500 scholarships in Honor of two recently deceased school administrators. The association an affiliate of the Federal managers association is offering the scholarships based on Merit using a combination of sat scores and Grade Point averages graduating seniors whose parents Are i a members Are eligible. Applications have been sent to eligible sponsors. Entries must be postmarked no later than june 15. The awards were created m the memory of Frank a Alt and Robert e. End Gran. Alt who died in november served As District superintendent for the Nurnberg District for Many years end Gran who died of cancer in March had served As Deputy director of the Germany Region since 19n.3.�?T
