‘Fast is East and West is,West, ; the ee but when young people four corners of the globe get toteentypical still are gether, they like agers—just ‘That’s what the makes four The young quartet dish blonde Marita includes Jonson, Swe- Senti Metz from West Germany; gentle and shy Yukiko Yamamoto of Ja- pan; and sole eyed, dusky skinned Ati Achdiot who comes from faraway Indonesia. All four of them are in the thick of things at their respective host schools and are having no trouble ‘at all conversation-wise. All are - senior students. Rens They have come to Weber County to attend school this year under the direction of the American Field Service, with local civie clubs acting as co-sponsors. OGDEN ROTARY. Marita, a 17-year-old student at Ben Lomond, has been adopted 4 into the Albonettes, the Scotties official Pep Club. She lives with the Robert C. Bryan. family at 1015 Maxfield Dr. Her co-sponsor is the Ogden Rotary Club. — mere 4 Her home is in Kolback, about 90 miles from Stockholm, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ake _ Johnson and brother, Lars, own and operate a ‘‘Draper’s Shop.’ The shop sells material for clothing, and Marita _ tions. works there during vaca- a Marita hopes to be a teacher after she completes two more years of preparatory school and graduates from college. Her hobbies are sew- ing, knitting, cooking, piano playing, dancing, skiing and ice skating. Senti, 17, a vivacious, dark-eyed tending instead of the total of five at Og- school in Indonesia she’ would study five languages plus 12 oy ace at other subjects. a girl’s school i attends young foreign exchange students so likeable to their associates in the Ben Lomond, Ogden and Weber high schools. They fit right into the swing of things. . : old Javanese, | German, French and Dutch. If she was at-| classes, including four languages, tl in ones can ‘speak peak 1960 16, OCTOBER SUNDAY, She is living with the Elden Orhome but likes the co-educational ton family at 525 E. 2850 N. North © system better. She loves to sew, ride, ski, read, swim, the | Ogden, and is attending Weber High | to her where she is in the Pep Club. play piano—and the comb, much NATIVE COSTUMES ‘She has three sisters and two brothers. Her mother, Mrs. Verda Her favorite hobbies are sports| and she loves to dance. In fact she brought her native costumes so she could do some of the Indonesian dances for her new friends. She wears a sarong on special occasions. ‘any Ati is being co-sponsored by the Ogden Elks Club. a ‘ : The exchange student program is under the direction of the Ameri- | Metz, is a widow and her father, a former journalist, was killed durWorld War II. Senti wants to She owns two dogs, two 15 rabbits and ‘“‘many, many cats,”’ and loves to shake hands with her friends. Her sponsor is the AmeriToyama, Japan, is the of Yukiko Yamamoto, 18, who also attending Ogden High. She is can Field Service. It started during the war when servicemen sponis living with the Robert Wangsgard family at 3055 Circle Way. She has studied English for the sored university and college stu- dents to America in an effort to improve relationship among the na- past six years, a required subject in Japanese schools. She is attend- tions. ing six classes are 1,850 exchange students in the at Ogden, home would be taking 10. and if at . Ne In 1952 the program was extended — to American United high States schools. this year, There under the | auspices of the American Field Service. Senti Metz was the 100th student to come to Utah, Three young people from the Ogis a Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Takemaro Yamamoto, have four other other daughters. Her father professor of chemistry at the Toyama University. Her co-sponsor is the Ogden Kiwanis Club. She are admits that American different than th homes i used to but she loves America and especially Utah. At home she wears the traditional kimono on festive occasions and during holiday seaShe “many, has a dog, many a canary and guppies and gold- fish” to care for at home. Yukiko| plans to be a journalist or-a teacher when she graduates from the| Toyama native of Kassel, Germany, is living with the Dr. James 0. Douglas g | Mr and __ family at 1340.30th. She attends Og- | ¢ ‘where she is a member den area who exchange stu-. in Greece; Mary are Ann. dents are Jim Laymon, who spent the summer McAllister, who is in Switzerland;| and Ann Logan who is attendingschool in Norway. . ie Sn Each service club which is a cosponsor, pays $650 into the American Field Service to help defray exepnses of students. Most parents pay transportation costs and take eare of a small mont 5 ; Bea! — Mrs. G University. 17-year-old daughter of | Al Irs. Achdiat K. Mihardgo | ;~~ ’s Pep Club and creative | nar 16 were going to school ee” aa