[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 140 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1969]
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    IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GERMAN SCHOOL COMMITTEE

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                            HON. LOIS CAPPS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 8, 1998

  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the 50th Anniversary of the German School Committee in San 
Luis Obispo, California on October 24, 1998.
  The year 1998 marks the 50th Anniversary of the German School 
Committee exchange student program between San Luis Obispo High School 
in San Luis Obispo, California and Eberhard Ludwigs Gymnasium in 
Stuttgart, Germany, as the second oldest international student exchange 
of its kind.
  The German School Committee began in 1948 at San Luis Obispo High 
School as a postwar goodwill project affiliated with the American 
Friends Service Committee, which sent goods to Eberhard Ludwigs 
Gymnasium students.
  Ethel Cooley, former Dean of Women at San Luis Obispo High School, 
directed the program from 1948-1991, and Chris Hovis and Deborah Nelson 
have directed the program from 1992 to the present. A true student 
exchange program and a strong bond between the two high schools has 
developed during the past 50 years, enriching the students' and 
families' lives by building cultural bridges in their respective 
communities.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the German School Committee student 
exchange program on their 50th Anniversary, and for fostering 
friendships between students from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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