Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1952 — Page 6
SUNDAY, AUG. 10, 1952
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
PAGE 6
Jack Can Say ‘Yes, Sir’ In Five Languages
JACK VOOGD (pronounced Fokt) is a copy boy at The Indianapolis Times who has served in. three
armies, speaks five languages and hitch-hiked through most of Europe before coming here last May. He was born in Enschede, Netherlands. The tall, blond, blue-eyed Dutchman has been a copy boy and staff reporter on newspapers in Holland and has done freeJance writing for other papers. His ambition is to combine reporting with seeing the world. “I wanted to come to America because this is where things are happening,” Jack said In his softly accented voice. “And 1 want to be on the spot where things are going on. All the eyes of the world are fixed on this country. Jack is the nephew of Mr, and Mrs. William Lasonder, 1242 College Ave. It was through their efforts he got permission to make the journey here. Before he starts doing much writing and having by-lines In. the paper Jack wants to have his name changed. He feels it is too hard to pronounce and people will not remember it well enough.
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“MY COUSIN (Jack Lasonder) e 1s studying law at the Indiana *
T.aw School,” he sald. “One of his first jobs when he graduates this year will be to have my name e¢hanged to Lasonder. It is. my mother’s name and is much easier to spell.” After the liberation of Holland fn May, 1945, Jack became one of 1000 Dutch interpreters to be - assigned to duty with the British and American armies. He was
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gigned to duty with the American J Intelligence Service, In this job he helped locate loyal Netherlands people who had worked with the Dutch “underground.” Jack’s first newspaper job came shortly after he left the military service. He went to work as a copy boy for the paper “Tubantia” in Enschede.
” » » TWO “WEEKS after starting this job he was assigned to cover a sports carnival which was attended by Prince Bernhard, husband of Queen Juliana. The editor was so pleased with the way Jack covered the story he msde a full-time reporter of him. Two years later the wanderlust got the best of him and Jack went to England to try for a reporter's job.
TOMMY—Jack Voogd in Brit-
ish army uniform.
Holland and needed someone who,
“It's not so hard to get a jobicould speak Dutch.
in England as it is to get a labor year and a half he spent there|Rijndam. The passengers were National Association of Departpermit,” Jack said. “If an em-|he added the Danish language to mostly emigrants bound for ment Store Photograph Studios. ployer can possihly hire an Eng- his already acquired knowledge of (Canada and the United States. lishman to do any given job a/Dutch,
English,
foreigner can’t get a job permit.” French.
While waiting to get a position with a newspaper the wandering reporter put an ad in a paper seeking employment as a tutor of German and Dutch. The | ad brought results and he became | an instructor in a coeducational boarding school (Horseley Hall) at FEccleshall, Staffs, England. “It was a so-called free-expres-
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” n ” “PEOPLE here seem to be impressed because I speak five lan-|75 per cent of the crew sick at| Aero guages,” Jack said. “But to me the same time.” it isn't remarkable. “Like for the American it 18 appointed with his first view of necessary to have a car, in Eu-the Statue of Liberty. necessary for us .to| 1 |speak several languages. If we bigger than it was,” he said. “But| travel beyond the frontiers of the our small country we must be than made up for my disappoint
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” » » THIS JOB ended when the school was closed because of a scandal involving the headmas-|
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phies. Blood Operations Speedway; $1. 3:30 p,m. , Two Marion County blood service operations have been scheduled next week, the Red Cross announced. The mobile unit will be at the Woodruff Place Town Hall, East at Cross Drives, from 3.0. m, to 9 p. m. Tuesday. The Defense Blood Center, 18 W. Georgia St., will be open from 2 p. m. to 8°p. m. Thursday. Tomorrow the bloodmobile willj [stop at Nashville and Wednesday {at Frankfort.
Named to Committee
W. Vincent Youkey, executive secretary; Indiana Municipal League, has been named to an American Municipal Association Committee. The committee will: ONE: Review communities where there is public interest and participation in municipal gov-| The Prince Hall Grand Lodge, | ernment . Free and Accepted Masons, will TWO: Determine reasons caus- hold their 96th annual session ing citizens to take this interest. Aug. 12, 13 and 14 in Indianapolis. | THREE: Review methods by| Feature of the session will be which governments arouse citi- 2 Public reception at Bethel AME | zen interest. (Church at 8 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. | FOUR: Consider possibility of|12. followed by a smoker at the|
increasing Interest in government Masonic Hall on Indiana Ave. |
Circus. Ringling Bros. and | Barnum & Bailey Circus. Fair Grounds. 2:15 and 8:15 p. m,
CAA Technical Development and Evaluation Center at Weir Cook | Airport Tuesday evening. The group will hear lectures concerning greater air safety for the private pilot. :
Shrine Convention
The Imperial Council of the ncient Egyptian Arabic Order | (#2 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine willl 4 meet next Monday through Friday in Indianapolis. | _- Host will be Persian Temple | No. 46. Program of the convention will| include two parades, two dances, | a banquet, a talent and bathing beauty contest, a stockcar race, a| competitive drill and public meet- | ings. i
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