German penpals
FIFTY years ago this month a class of children in a small village called Jeddeloh II, near Oldenburg in Germany, were encouraged by their teacher, Mr Hühne, to write letters to unknown English friends.The letters arrived at Downton Secondary Modern School and were given out. I was lucky enough to get one from a boy called Heinz Bruns, with whom I am still in contact.Many others wrote back and I would like to ask any ex-Downton pupil from 1954, are you still in contact with your...
German Penpals: Sweet day for German visitor
IT was a scene straight from the well-known Ferrero Rocher advert.As German Ambassador Dr Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz handed over tubes of sweets to pupils at Pinehurst Junior School, the temptation to utter the unforgettable words "with these, Ambassador, you are really spoiling us" was almost too much.But the children settled for a round of applause after performing a special assembly of songs and music, some in German, to entertain the Ambassador on his...
German penpals
FIFTY years ago this month a class of children in a small village called Jeddeloh II, near Oldenburg in Germany, were encouraged by their teacher, Mr Hühne, to write letters to unknown English friends.The letters arrived at Downton Secondary Modern School and were given out. I was lucky enough to get one from a boy called Heinz Bruns, with whom I am still in contact.Many others wrote back and I would like to ask any ex-Downton pupil from 1954, are you still in contact with your...
German Penpals: Sweet day for German visitor
It was a scene straight from the well-known Ferrero Rocher advert.As German Ambassador Dr Hans-Friedrich von Ploetz handed over tubes of sweets to pupils at Pinehurst Junior School, the temptation to utter the unforgettable words "with these, Ambassador, you are really spoiling us" was almost too much.But the children settled for a round of applause after performing a special assembly of songs and music, some in German, to entertain the Ambassador on his...
German Penpals: A DINKUM ABILITY TO MASTER GERMAN
HAWTHORN girl Philippa Griffin, 17, has taken out top honors for matriculation German, even though her family is fifth-generation Australian. Philippa picked up the language in eighth year at Walford Anglican School for Girls, but had not planned becoming a shining example by taking out the Schiller Prize.At Walford, ``we were told we could do French or German, and I picked German,'' she said.That is when she discovered her natural inclination to the...