The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 September 1977 — Page 13

Students Enjoy Summer Tour Os N.Y. & Europe Ten students and a teacher from John Glenn High School toured Europe from July 13 to August 21 with an enjoyable time experienced by everyone. The group composed of Mike Dreessen, Bill Thompson. Dale Merkel, John Rizek, Quinn Hochstetler, Jill Lowry, Kathy Eddinger, Connie Clark, Karen White and Pam Skiles with Mr. Robert Mulligan, teacher. The first day out the group arrived by plane from South Bend to New York when the black-out was being experienced. They took a cab to Time Square area of downtown Manhattan and lodged at The Century Paramount. They attended a matinee performance of the biggest musical hit. “Annie” at the Alvin Theatre. The play is based on the nationally-syndicated cartoon series, “Little Orphan Annie,” and has won virtually every best musical award for the year and was in addition chosen as the recipient of seven Tony Awards. Following the play they walked around the immediate area seeing Times Square. Rockefeller Center. sth Avenue. St. Patrick's Cathedral and two of the world’s most famous and exclusive shops. Tiffany's .and Cartier's. In the evening following dinner, they attended the Barrymore Theatre to see the smash hit musical. "I Love My Wife.” The next day they toured New York City by bus for six and a half hours with tours at Madison Square Garden, Yankee Stadium. Greenwich Village, the Bowery, waterfront area. World Trade Center, U.N. Headquarters, great skyscrapers of the upper east side and Park Avenue, Harlem. Central Park. Columbia University, Riverside Drive, Grant’s Tomb, George Washington bridge, and the worldfamous museums and art galleries of New York. Chinatown was also viewed with a tour of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world before they sailed out to spend an hour on Liberty Island, home of the Statue of Liberty. After all this they attended the five o’clock showing in the McGraw-Hill Building the “New York Experience,” a multi-media presentation involving the use of 45 projectors, 16 screens, scores of exciting special effects and the most advanced quadraphonic sound system ever designed. Dinner followed with the group then attending the Shubert Theatre to see the performance of the biggest Broadway hit of the past decade. “A Chorus Line.” This show is the winner of virtually every major award available including the Pulitzer Prize. The show has been shown for the last three years to sold-out audiences. Following the show they visited the top of the Empire State Building to see the beauties of the city by night. Friday morning after arising early and breakfasting they walked

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to the west side dock area to board the Circle Line sightseeing yacht for the 9:00 a.m. sailing for three hours of Manhattan Island. On this trip 66 points of interest were pointed out by their guide. The group, after leaving the yacht at mid-town area of Manhattan had lunch and then went to Radio City Music Hall to see the screen show of “MacArthur.” starring Gregory Peck. Following the show the famous precision dancers, the Rockeries, performed. Following this tours of the NBC television studios and the Rockefeller Center complex were taken in. In the evening they went to Morosco Iheatre for the performance of “The Shadow Box.” This play is a triple crown winning drama. Saturday was their last day in New York and they took the guided tour of the United Nations complex. By cab they went then to Lincoln Center of the Performing arts, home of the Metropolitan Opera; the New York Philharmonic; the Julliard School of Music; the City Center of Music and Drama; the New York Shakespeare Festival and the New York Film Society. Following the tour they returned to Lincoln Center for the Russian drama. “The Cherry Orchard,” starring the internationally acclaimed actress, Irene Worth. Following dinner they went to the Uris Theatre for the smash hit performance of Rogers and Hammerstein's musical classic. "The King And I,' with Yul Brynncr appearing. Then after all this they had to pack to get ready for their departures on the transatlantic flight for London. Before leaving on Sunday they attended the performance of the Tony Award winning musical smash, “The Wiz,” an all-black version of the Wizard of Oz. They arrived on Monday, July 18 at Gatwick Airport and transferred by bus to their London residence. Tuesday they toured London seeing the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, the West End and Piccadilly Circus. Wednesday was free for the students to do as they please — most caught a little more sleep. Thursday they enjoyed a sightseeing trip by bus of Dover and crossed the channel by ferry to Calais. They boarded a bus in Calais to Paris for dinner and to spend the next few days. Friday morning they toured Paris including the famed Notre Dame Cathedral, the Tomb of Napoleon, the Eiffel Tower, the Place de la Concorde, Champs Elysees, the Opera House and Montmartre. Saturday was another free day for the students with departure in the evening to Rome. They arrived in Rome on Sunday, July 24. Monday they flew from Rome to Athens and stayed at the Hotel Alkistis in the heart of Athens. Tuesday began summer school in Athens. The students stated that Athens is a beautiful Mediterranean city with a thrilling combination of old and new. The ancient Acropolis dominates the city with its mystery and grandeur, but the broad avenues and squares of modern Athens are equally appeal-

ing. The students also visited Parthenon, the Athens Archaeologcial Museum, the Marathon Battlefield and the Kaisariani Monastery during their stay. On Monday, August 8 they departed for Pireaus and boarded the cruise ship Ilyria, a 3,851 ton ship with superb facilities with a large swimming pool. Their first stop was at the Greed Island of Mykonos. marked by the quaintest windmills, gleaming white houses and the beautiful blue sea. Tuesday, August 9 they arrived at Kusadasi. Turkey. A short bus ride took the group through the green countryside to Ephesus, one of the richest cities in Asia Minor, 3.000 years ago. They walked on the marble streets and visited the Stadiu, Temple of Serapis and much more. In the afternoon they sailed to Patmps for a visit to the mile high monastery which provided a panormaic view of the Aegean and Asia Minor. Dating from the 11th century, the monastery is a treasure of Byzantine art. On Wednesday they arrived at the island of Rhodes situated off the Turkey coast and is dominated by the towers and ramparts built by the Knights of St. John. Thursday they arrived at Santorini, a volcanic island with its main town, Thera, which is perched on the highest point, a thousand feet above the water's edge. Following lunch aboard ship they then arrived at Herakleion, Crete, where they saw the Palace of Knossos. They returned to Athens on Friday. August 12 to depart by plane for Cairo with dinner in that city. Cairo is the capital city of Egypt reflecting the diversity of its origins, Cairo is a collage of the Tales of the Arabian Nights, medieval and modern times. They toured the area and saw the aweinspiring pyramids and the enigmatic Sphinx in the desert close to Cairo. On Sunday they visited the Eqyptian Museum which holds the richest antiquities including the gold funeral mask of King Tutankhamun. They departed on Monday for Rome. Tuesday in Rome the sightseeing included visits to St. Peter's, the Forum, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, the Via Veneto, the Spanish Steps and the Fountain of Trevi. Wednesday began their summer school in Rome. Rome is the Eternal City, capital of Italy and headquarters of the Catholic Church, whose history has left its physical and spiritual marks, still retains the air of glory of an ancient city. On Sunday, August 21 they departed Rome for New York and then back to South Bend and home, pi NAPPY ADS Happy Birthday JOHN & DADDY From SUZIE. JOHNNY & JONNA Good Luck IU FRESHMAN

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JR. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS $ ® TH Wl r i H Wjl k ' 4k c n photo by Michael Pearish The junior varsity cheerleaders for 1977-78 at John Glenn High School are. center: Julie Bell; left. Vicki Klinedinst; April Reed, right; and on top is Debbie Wolff.

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