IFYE Delegate Sends First Report
On June 14th. 30 IFYE's met in Washington, D C for
orientation at the National 4-11 Center Our group was a good
cross section of 18 girls and seven fellows, coming from 18 states
and going to 10 countries.
Very few of us knew each other, but it
didn't take long to change this situation
There were four of us from Pennsylvania,
and therefore we had met before at Penn
Slate during our state orientation.
One can imagine the mad rush packing,
discarding unnecessary ai tides and weigh- Ww r
mg our suitcases to be certain vve vvcic B ‘
within the 44 pounds limit for air flight B
Alter much excitement and great anticipa- jßr
tion. we were up and away to our piede- \ t / TT
Termined destination. V
Some were headed to language training
centers and then on to host countries such Longcncckcr
as France We have six girls on the program
in France for a two month stay.
Five others were going to a
training session of eight weeks P ur P° se pio
and then on to host countries » ram ’ ,n m V opinion, can be
for a 12 month stay summed up as international un
„ ' ~ „ derstanding. There is no better
This pio o ram is specifically wav to understand a country’s
for .underdeveloped countries, customs than t 0 llve as lts
where they will be working
directly with their host coun-
try’s counterpart of our county
agent. They will be setting up
rural youth programs, and deal- _ , , ~ ,
ing with agriculture in gener- “o maintenance shou d be
al. We have three in Brazil and Sett.ng some attention at his
two in Botswana, Africa. time of the year The intenor
surface should be -piotected in
Our stay will be of six older to keep it smooth and tir
months, during which we will tight Smooth walls are impoi-
Jive, work and stay as our host tant foi proper settling, to keep
family. Of the group there aie o ut air pockets, and to lengthen
■ttfro in Southern Ireland, two the life of the silo Many con-
Italy, one in Iran, four in ciete silos get pitted after sev
rmany, two in Japan, two in e ial years and may need atten
rea, three in Thailand, two tion One of the best coatings for
Taiwan, and one of us here in concrete, wood, and metal silos
United Kingdom to apply iaw linseed oil every
S might add that there are 2 oi 3 vears; this may be sprayed
roximately 100 delegates oi painted Coatings of concrete
Jeavujg the United. States each plaster or epoxy resins may be
Sfe&r for all parts of the world, applied but are difficult to get
The delegates are divided up to stick to old silo walls 'the
>jjfiong three departure dates hoops on wooden silos should be
jpjgpending on the aiea to which kept tight during the summer
s|e is assigned months
By Judy Longcncckcr
A Special Report
Silos
people live I believe it is quite
safe to say that no matter how
many differences one has with
a different nationality, our
problems tend to be very simi
lar. Different environments, cli
mates, speech and customs may
prevail, but each of us in his
own homeland has similar prob
lems, be they agricultural, poli
tical, social, religious or what
ever!
I personally am finding the
exchange a great challenge and
a most rewarding experience at
the same time.
Another fabulous opportunity
of the exchange is meeting all
the other delegates from all
parts of the world. To date, I
have met five Canadians, three
New Zealanders, five Austra
lians, two from Switzerland,
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two Zambians, one Jamacian,
one Finn and one Swede
It seemed almost a coinci
dence that I had met two of the
Canadians last Match in Guelph,
Ontario, to meet again across
the Atlantic Ocean. I must also
Miss Judy Longcnccker.
24-year-old Di umore RDI
resident, m June got a leave
of absence from the bank
where she works as a teller
to travel to the United King
dom for six months under
the International Farm
Youth Exchange Program
(IFYE).
This report is her first on
her experiences since leav
ing Southeastern Pennsyl
vania to live with families
in foreign countries
A graduate of Solanco
High School, she was active
in both the agricultural and
home economics phases of 1-
H.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mis Arthur W Longe
necker The Longeneckers
were host family for a Span
ish girl last year.
mention the great number of
British that I had the pnviledge
of meeting who had been on
similar trips to the United
States or other parts of our
globe.
It is really fantastic when
one thinks how much the world
really is shrinking Sizewise, no,
but now the woild is at every
one’s doorstep If a person
hasn’t been to a specific area,
there almost always is some
one who has been Or there is
someone who knows a person
who is theie presently or is
going there. It’s almost unbe
lievable
I peisonally feel most for-
tun.ile to icieivc mv assign
ment hoie in the United Kinj.
dom I will not only see on*
counliy, but England, Scotland,
W.iles, li eland, and one of th<’
Channel Islands, cithei Jeisey
oi Guernsey
I was very lucky to com*'
heie as there is no ie.il lan
guage barnei, save the local
dialect Somehow wheic lan
guage is a barrier, one cannot
communicate to any depth
To date, J have spent abouf
three and a half weeks in Woi
chestei shire, England staying
with two families I will be 10-
turning to England in Octobei
time
Piesently, I am here in Scot
land living with by third Scot
tish host family, but I will be
leaving on the twenty-sixth oJ
August for Ireland I must add,
I am having a super time and
am most anxious to relate mv
experiences heie in Scotland
very shoitly
FARM WOMEN
SOCIETIES
Society 31
The lecently oiganxzed Society
of Faim Women 31 held their
August meeting at the home ol
Mis Robeit Kauffman, Peach
Bottom RD2
Mis Paul Tumble, piesident,
conducted the business session
with 14 membeis and one guest
attending She heaid lepoits oi
the committees foimed last
month including the outline of
pi ogi ams and meeting places for
the next yeai
Plans to paiticipate in a “tug
of wai” contest at the Solanco
Fair weie agieed upon
The piesident distubuted
tickets foi the Lancastei County
Faim Women Convention to be
held Nov 7 at the Faim and
Home Centei She also lequested
that each membei attending take
an item foi the bazaai table,
packaged and maiked with a
suggested selling puce for the
benefit of the County Faun
Women tieasuiy
The next meeting of Society
31 will be held Sept 21 at 730
pm in the home of Mis Robeu
Wagner, Quauyville RDI A
white elephant sale will be
ieatuied
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