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A publication by and for the alumni, faculty, and staff of the former Nürnberg American High School

TrichterSpring 2010Vol. 22, No. 1 Nürnberg Alumni Association, Inc.

Old-Timers’ Outingby Gloria (Brooks) Reid ’67

We went to the movies yesterday.Both my husband, (sometimes known asJoe; other times, I don’t know who theheck he is), and I had been wanting tosee this movie since we saw the preview,months ago. We first scheduled to gosee this blockbuster two days ago, butmy dentist decided to combine two ofmy appointments into one that day andI had to postpone my date with …goodole “What’s His Name.” (No, I’m notmad at him; he’s just getting on mynerves right now because of anappointment he scheduled with aninsurance agent for 11:00 a.m.today…the time of the one soap opera Iwatch, faithfully.)

The movie was starting at 4:00 p.m.,at a theater about five miles away.About2:00 p.m., my spouse,…okay, Joe,announced that he was going to thegrocery store because (1) we were outof food, and (b) he wanted to cooksomething great over the weekend.(Now, I usually hate it when people dothat [1] and [b] thing, but somehow, now,it seems funny.) About 45 minutes later,Joe called to ask me if I wantedsomething fast to eat before the movie.(He is really thoughtful sometimes. Ofcourse, eating beforehand does cut downon the desire for a seven-dollar bag ofpopcorn and a four-dollar soda. But why

should he care about that. I’m selfsupporting.) Anyway, I asked him tobring me a Jack-in-the-Box special. Iwaited. No Joe. I called to see what theproblem was. I reminded him that themovie was starting at 4:00 p.m. “Oh,”he says, “that’s right.” (Dude is not atall mindful of time.) So, he brings thefood and I decide that I had better nottry and eat all of it, since time was shortand the movie was known to make somepeople sick from all the visual effects.

After my half of a hamburger andhis chicken were consumed, we wereabout to walk out the door. He

1973 Teacher Recalls Forensics Contest HonorsBy Truman Dunahoo, faculty, 1972-73

I had the great good fortune to behired to teach English at NürnbergAmerican High School for the schoolyear of 1972-73. To make a good thingeven better, each teacher coulddetermine what he, or she, wished toteach each period. Our English classeshad to be either reading, writing, orspeaking. As an experienced speech/theatre teacher from the verycompetitive state of Texas, I made surethat all my classes were either speech ortheatre related. What could be simpler.

I had been told that the militarypersonnel at Nürnberg were "blue

collar," and not to expect too much fromtheir children. I found just the oppositeto be true. The students at NAHS wereincredibly eager to please, learn, andperform.

One day while grading student workin my classroom, the one with the smallstage, a gentleman appeared, introducedhimself as the Superintendent, and toldme I was going to take my students to aspeech-theatre contest in Munich.

Time was in short supply, so if mymemory serves accurately, we used a lot

“Can you dig it? – Mr. Truman Dunahoo– 1973 yearbook photo

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(Editor’s Note: a bit of humor thatyou older alumni will identify with)

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Gail (Hatchett) Bursch ’74 found this post card in her latefather’s things and knew all of us would enjoy it.

One of my weaknesses and fondmemories of Nürnberg is Lebkuchen.Several years ago, I found them at a localimport store and each Christmas wouldbuy myself a box of them. They weresafe from my family because none ofthem appreciated the dry, chewycookies. Well, this year, I bought somein December while Christmas shoppingbut noticed the box no longer saidLebkuchen but “soft gingerbread withwafer and dark chocolate.” Odd, thoughtI, that they would change the name. Thenmy Christmas present arrived from mydaughter and son-in-law stationed withNATO in Naples, Italy. They had beento Germany for my grandson’s earlyentry ceremony into the U.S. Army. Mypresent was a large colored tin ofLebkuchen from Nürnberg. TheEuropean Common Market has a policythat if something is a specialty of yourarea, like Parmesan cheese comes fromParma, Italy, you get exclusive rights to

labeling it. So, the Bahlsen bakery inHannover, Germany, can bakeLebkuchen but they can’t call them that.The label from my delicious treat isshown here, true Nürnberg Lebkuchen.Now you know why that sparkling wine

from California can’t be calledchampagne because it does not comefrom the Champagne region of France.

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Whomever it was that once said,“I’d rather be lucky, than good, anyday!” surely knew what they weretalking about, Y`all. How do I know,you ask?

Well, as luck would have it … mycard was drawn out of a large, restaurant-sized mayonaise jug containing roughly1,500 other cards that MSU Spartanalumni football fans had filled-out anddeposited into the jug all during the 2009football season. The winning card drawnout of the jug would have an all-expenses-paid trip to The Alamo Bowlin San Antonio, Texas, host city of lastGathering of Eagles.

This included 3-nights at the HyattRegency-on-The-Riverwalk …2-BowlTickets … 2-Round-TripAirline Tickets… 2-Tickets to the MSU AlumniAssociation-sponsored Tail-Gate Partyin Sunset Station on the Bowl grounds… all the meals … libations of choice… and $200-Walk-Around-Money (i.e.,spending money). This was The Mother

The Big 12, specifically, Texas TechUniversity and Michigan StateUniversity (my alma mater). Could Ihave been any luckier? I think not!

Yvonne and I tried to reconnect withsome of the management & staff at TheCrowne Plaza Hotel on The Riverwalk(where we alumni stayed in June 2008),but like most hospitality industryproperties … all had been replaced, orhad moved on in their careers.

But, on the bright side … Yvonneand I got to ‘hang-out‘ together at manyof the tourist spots along the Riverwalkand downtown San Antonio, which wemissed in 2008 due to the RegistrationDesk duties and the many follow-up/planning chores that needed to beattended to, to insure good times for allwho came to our reunion. So, on allcounts … this recent visit was reallyspecial for Yvonne and me, and a verygood way to start off our New Year in2010. The only thing missing in ourexperience …. was seeing you.

Lode of drawing-winners in my lifetime.What a fabulous trip it was for Yvonneand me. We’re still talking about it.

We shall forever be indebted to TheNew Jocks & Jills Sports Bar, whichsponsored this free drawing, as well asall of the MSU Spartan football,basketball, and hockey games during thecalendar year for local Atlanta areaSpartans.

The icing on the cake was when ourhost handed me my “Bench Pass” ticketto hang around my neck, giving meaccess to the playing field, where I couldgo down and mingle with the press …and check-out the players and bench area… the coaches … the officials… andnational TV personalities doing the colorcommentary on the sidelines. This wasa first for me, and I enjoyed every minuteof this trip.

Did I forget to mention . . . TheAlamo Bowl sponsored by Valero …hosted two of America’s premierConferences’ teams – The Big Ten and

Left:“SPARTY” 3-time winner of TheNCAA’s BEST MASCOT Award duringthe last decade, poses on the field for me.

Left Yvonne bumpedinto MSU PresidentLou Anna K. Simonwhile we were walking-off our lunch on TheRiverwalk on NewYear’s Day. We’vegotten to know LouAnna over the yearsfrom the trips to ThePresident’s Suite atSpartan Stadium.


March 2010 – Making Vacation PlansWe’re headed into 2010 nicely with Ol’ Man Winter making a big February push to make us all remember

what cold is about. At the same time, we look forward to spring and this New Year and to all the fun with familyand friends.

It takes a little planning and that is precisely what I am talking about as we look forward to our tri-annualreunion in Boise, Idaho in June 2011.

Take a little time as you go about spring cleaning, find those old annuals and pictures, bundle them and putthem in your reunion tote bag. Then all you have to do is grab your bag as you head out the door to make your wayto Boise.

We will have our hospitality suites again where we can pull out our ‘schtuff’ and reminisce. Additionally, asmost of us have the capability to scan photos, save them on a disk (CD or stick flash drive) and bring them withyou. We’ll see what we can do to upload them and hopefully have a screen running a continuousloop in the background as we meet again. You may also email me pics at [email protected] I will save them on a hard drive and bring them with me for viewing as well.

I look forward to seeing all you Eagles as we flock together in the great state of Idaho. Totebag time! Right: Dave and

Debbie, NewYear’s Eve 2010.

Terry Jorgensen discovered that theBalfour Company who make most ofthe high school ring in the U.S. canrepair and restore a NHS graduationring. Above is Terry’s restoredtreasure.

Above-Left: 5-members of the 1965-66 National Championship football teamat MSU, including former QB Steve Juday (front), who played with BubbaSmith … Charlie Thornhill … George Webster … Gene Washington … BobApisa … Clint Jones, et. al., who were all 1st-Round Draftees in the NFL thatyear.


Bob Armentrout ’54If you have ever needed a gentle

reminder of what was happening in theworld around you during a period inyour life – like our years in Germany –this site may be of help: http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html

On a current subject, when was thelast time you reviewed your CPRtraining? If it’s been a number of years,you may want to review it to see if youare up to date – you could save a life. Arecent program on National Public Radiobrought this to my attention. These twosites will explain.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/new-approach-to-cpr/63ifym8

h t t p : / / w w w. n pr. o rg / s ea r c h /index.php?searchinput=CPR

Pat (Bartholow) Smith ’57Below: This is our first great-grandson, Jaeden Liam Fochs, bornJan. 23, 2010. Of course he is the mosthandsome boy ever!

Tony Ubalde ’57The picture on page 7 was taken at

the Olympic Stadium last October whenAnatalio III competed in the WorldMasters Competition held in Sydney,Australia. Anatalio represented USA inthe diving competition. He medaled inall his events. After Carol’s retirementin June, we are now catching up withtravels we didn’t have time for earlier.In March, we head for the Caribbeanand in November, we head for China.We’d love for you to join us.

Pat (Linder) Bennett ’59When I was at NHS in 1955-56, I

had two great friends, Mary Jane Myersand Bettye Odom. We made a pact whenI had to leave abruptly and return toPhoenix with my mom, to take care ofGrandma that we’d meet on the 4th ofJuly in 1962 at the front gate of thePresidio in San Francisco at noon.

By that time, I had lost track of away to communicate with them and Iknew that if I showed up, I’d be the onlyone there. I struggled to find both ofthem, to no avail.

Then comes the Internet. In 1996, Iwrote to a mailing list for people withthe name of Odom. I told this storyabout Bettye losing her new husband ina wreck and she was 7 months pregnant.I thought maybe a 3rd cousin 5 timesremoved might read the story andremember hearing about it in a familyget together or something. Someonetotally unrelated to Bettye, but who hadthe same last name, and whose wife wasa good friend of one of Bettye’s sistersresponded. WOW. Within a couple ofmonths, I was sitting in Bettye’scompany in Texarkana, TX!

About a year later, Bettye called meto say, “Guess who’s on the front page

Charlie Cobb, ’54Seen above: Charlie and his wife Nell at the OklahomaState University vs. Texas A&M football game on Oct.10, 2009. Charlie writes, “Nothing like being inorange surrounded by a sea of maroon. Texas A&M isthe only place you can build end zone seats and sellthem for a premium. We took the elevator up anddown, easier than the walk.”

Patricia(Daly) Grant’57

Pat and herhusband Colemancelebrated their50th anniversary onValentine’s Day2010, and theirfamily is takingthem on a cruise.


of the Trichter!” Mary Jane had sent ina picture of herself for the Trichter andthere she was in all her glory, in NorthCarolina. By the next year, we all met inTexarkana for a mini-reunion.

We’ve all changed for the better, butwe still have that same spark when we’rearound each other. Mary (as she nowwants to be called) puts Bettye and meto shame with her memory of Nürnberg.

Life would be almost complete if Icould find Richard Arnold. [Pat Bennettnow lives in Silver City, NM - Ed.]

Larry Hagan ’59Larry’s daughter DaNelle had a

close call when ice crashed into herBrush, CO, home. She had just left thekitchen when she heard a large explosionand something fell from the sky.Thankfully, she and her 9 year olddaughter had just left the room. It wascomplete chaos. A piece of ice, bowlingball size, had fallen into her house.Supposedly an airplane flying over thearea had dumped waste from the plane.The attic was hit and spread asbestos intothe kitchen, causing considerabledamage. She said it looked like a bomb

went off. The FAA is investigating butso far it is disclaimed as waste. She isliving in a rental while the investigationis ongoing.

Connie Meis-Willett ’59Connie wanted to let her fellow

classmates know she has moved back toTopeka but is really tired of all the snowthis year in Kansas. She will see all ofyou at the 1960 class reunion in SanAntonio in May 2010, and of course inBoise in 2011.

Miki Korp ’62Miki is safely back in Ottawa

teaching after her year teaching inLahore, Pakistan. She said she trulymisses her many students and goodfriends she made in Lahore but is gladto be back to lots of “electricity, water,and a good single malt in hand.” See herpictures of some typical Pakistan sightson page 20.

Jim Nitz ’64Bob Hervey writes: Jim lives in

Tempe,AZ.A friend of his from his highschool at Ft. Knox, KY got in touch

through our website and my classmateslisting. Jim is unable to use the Internetsince he has been legally blind since histime in the Viet NamWar. He has assuredme he will be at the reunion in Boise.Jim has another request. He is trying tolocate Bridgett Bost from the class of1965. If anyone has any contacts thatmight point him in the right direction itwould be appreciated.

Marshall Ballard ’65Trisha Gail wrote to let the

Association know that Marshall wasexposed to Agent Orange in Viet Namand is now recovering from brainsurgery done on January 6. He is nowundergoing cyber knife laser radiationtreatment. He will also be taking chemofor a tumor in the lung. He is doing wellso far. He was highly decorated andhonored for his 26 year service in ourarmed forces. Trisha says that calls arewelcome. 1-352-447-0572.

Shirley (Martin) Read ’66I got my first hole in one since taking

up golf 5 years ago. On the fly - 127yards - pin placement mid right directlybehind 2 “huge” sand traps & water tothe right. Of course - golfers ignore andchoose a club that will not take its firstbounce in any of those invisibleobstacles. Ta dah ! ! ! !

Every time I am on a par 3, I alwayssay to myself and often out loud - “It’shole in one time” for all of us. Finally,

Above left to right: Carol, Agnes, Anatalio III wearing his medals, Tony Ubaldeand Anatalio IV in his arms.


that paid off. Hmmm - proof golf is agame of both luck and skill - big wordgame.

Since I retired a few years ago Tomand I bought a winter home in SunLakes, AZ, 15 min. south of Scottsdale.We are a few miles from Ocotillo GolfCourse. Our home is on a golf coursewith a tropical setting not a desertsetting. Let the good times roll andindeed they have. The best news of thesetimes is my family and all are healthy. Ihope your family and those you careabout are doing well also. Whoops -gotta run, tee time is coming up!

Drill Team for 2 years. After losing mysister to leukemia, I decided to get outof the Army after 8 years. I have 3 kidsfrom a previous marriage, Tony theoldest is now 29 with a family of 2children. He lives in Bakersfield CA.Tiffanie who will be 28 in December, isliving on her own in Seattle going to theUniversity of Washington. My youngestson, Wayne, 26, is living here in OrangeCounty with his girl friend, and doinggreat. Debbie and I live in OrangeCounty and are very happy. After themilitary, I have worked for differentemployers between 8-10 years at a time.With the company I am presentlyworking for, I am in that window, so myfingers are crossed. Because of my workethic, I have always found a job veryfast. As with all of us, we are all in ourlatter stages of working. My wife Debbieand I are planning to retire inWashington State.

Becca (Herget) Bennett’67

Becca recently received a plaque forthird place finish in her age group in theSt. Jude Memphis Marathon, December5, 2009, reported her proud husbandKen.

Robin (Whidden) Pierce’67

Steve and I met in the eighth gradeat NHS and celebrated our 39th weddinganniversary in May. We added anothergrandbaby this past year and just foundout we have another one on the way. Weare so excited! Our son-in-law is alsoserving in Afghanistan.

Bill Depew ’73I joined the U.S. Army after high

school and was stationed in Fort Myer,VA, I was a member of the U.S. Army

NHS Eagle alums relaxing at the William O. Darby Kaserne A.Y.A. (American Youth Center/American YouthActivities) circa 1960. From Left-to-Right: (sitting on the couch) Betty Provence ’63?, Sandy Dawson ’61, JoyceMcLane ’63, and Linda Elmore ’63. Standing to right of couch, Left-to-Right: Mike Coppock ’61, Bill Saxon ’61,Nick Biernacki ’60 (behind Saxon), Ron Elmore ’61, Rick Sutor ’61, (head poking-out), Maxine Daniels ’60,sitting below Rick Sutor, Dave ‘Moon‘ Williams ’60, and John Sanderson ’62, (back to camera). Photo thought tobe taken by Nancy (McLane) Sutor ’61.


announced that he had two dollars. I hadsome cash. To make things look macho,I handed him about fifteen dollars whilewe were still in the privacy of our home.Now, here’s another beef I have…andit’s not the other half of my hamburger.I don’t understand how people who havemoney can walk around without anymoney, all the time. What’s the problemwith having a little cash? (My son toldme a few days ago when I called that heand my grandchildren were on their wayto McDonald’s for pancakes. Hediscovered that morning that there wasnothing in the house for them to eat forbreakfast. When I asked him later if theywere late for school, he said they were afew minutes late. It seems the card readerin the nearby McDonald’s was down andhe had to go find another restaurant.“Son,” I said, “keep a ten-dollar bill, atleast, in the ashtray of your car.” “Yeah,”he said. “That’s a good idea.” Now, heshould know this tactic. When he was ateenager using my car, I was oftenrelieved of my ashtray cash. He evenadmitted that my “stash” had saved himsome embarrassment in the past.)

We arrived at the theater just at four.Being a Thursday afternoon, that did notpresent a problem with lines and/orparking. We walked up to the window,announced two tickets for our movie,and forgot to ask for the senior fare. (Oneof us qualifies for that discount at themovie. Both of us qualify on some otherthings.) “Twenty-one dollars,” the guysays. (What?) I reach for my purse toget more cash. I knew I had a fifty-dollarbill. I didn’t want to bring it out. I onlysaw two other single dollars. So, Ithought I would do the charge thing.Now, finding a charge card in my purseis no easy task. In addition to the purseitself, I carry a wallet, a change purse,and a check book. That card could havebeen in any one of those. So while I’mfumbling to find a card, Dude looks atme like, “What are you doing? Pay the

man.” “I’m looking for a card,” I say.Understanding my difficulty, he reachesin his pocket, takes out his card, and paysfor the tickets. And, he hands me backmy fifteen dollars…maybe evenseventeen dollars. I don’t think hebothered to take his only two dollarsback out of the wad.

(Now this particular movie was a 3Dmovie. Neither of us can remember whenwe last saw a 3D movie. Theaters nolonger give you those flimsy cardboard3D glasses. The complimentary [Ha!]glasses look like those Raybans/Men inBlack glasses, packaged in plastic.Imagine my surprise when theyannounced at the beginning of the moviethat the theater recycled the glasses andthat there was a bin to deposit them asyou exited the screening area. We paythat much for a matinee movie and youthink we’re giving the glasses back?)

We go into the lobby, suffering fromsticker shock. (As usual, Dude has tostop at the bathroom. Husbands are somuch like children.) We were directedto the right. We started down the righthall. Strange, there were none of thoselittle signs over the separate screeningrooms identifying the movies. But, haveno fear. The couple in front of us hadthose 3D glasses in their hands too.And,they were young. Young people knowhow to deal with all things video orelectronic. “Just follow them,” I said. Wedid. We followed them right to the endof the hall, and followed them back upthe hall when we found out they didn’tknow where they were going either. Ifinally asked directions from some ladywho walked out of an office. The screenwe wanted was the first one we passed.Of course!

For those of you who know me, needI remind you that I suffer from vertigoand chronic imbalance? The lights werealready out when we entered the movie.(Remember, 4:00 p.m. movie; drove upin the parking lot at 4:00 p.m.) I couldn’tsee a thing. When lights dim at all, I losemy footing. No, I didn’t fall. But, I justmust have looked like a really, really,old lady trying to make it into the show.

Now, I don’t think this was an IMAXscreen, but the screen was huge. So, weclimbed up near the back of the theater.Okay, finally got there.

I was really nervous about thepossibility of getting sick in the movie.We actually had a lengthy discussion onwhether or not to go to the 3D version.Joe figured that if the action got tooheavy for me, I could just take theglasses off. Right! Then the movie lookslike one of those black-market copies,blurry. (I’m not saying this from first-hand knowledge. Well, maybe I am.) Iwanted him to get the full visual effectsof this award-winning film. Three-D itwas! Little did I know that the kid inhim would again appear. This man ofmine started grabbing at things comingat him. “Whoa!” he said, more thanonce. “That almost hit me.” And there Isat with a plastic bag (that I found inmy purse) and a tissue in my lap, just incase I needed to barf. I did wear mycontacts so I wouldn’t be struggling withtwo frames. He wore hisglasses…reading glasses, mainly. Hisvision is about 20/30 or 40. Yet he keptfumbling with the two pairs on his face.(Just take off the “real” glasses.)Honestly, I don’t know which of us wasmore pitiful.

In the interest of anyone who reallycares, the movie was wonderful and Ididn’t get sick. I was truly grateful forthat fact.And after the show, when I gotto the bin for depositing the so-calledrecyclable glasses, I took two pairs.What the hell! Joe wanted to know whatI was going to do with them. I have noidea. Maybe I’ll find some 3D comics.Do they still make those?

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By Deb (Brians) Clark ’74Berlin American High School

“ABC News Special Report: Weinterrupt this program to bring you thisspecial news bulletin.” I thought tomyself, “This better be good,” as onceagain,ABC was interrupting my favoritesoap opera during my lunch hour. Thedate was November 9, 1989, and I wasliving in Ocala, Florida. As I was takingthe first bite of my turkey sandwich –made with Miracle Whip and sprinkledwith extra salt, I heard the announcer say,“Today, the Berlin Wall has come down.”For me, time stood still for that moment,and as I burst into tears I said, “I want toremember every detail of this moment.”I remember what I had for lunch. Iremember exactly what I did thatmorning, and I remember what I waswearing. Unfortunately, spandex was in,and so were shoulder pads and bigearrings. So although I remember theoutfit, I’d rather not elaborate on it!

I knew that my cousin, Frank, anative Berliner, would be one of the first

people on the scene at the Wall tocelebrate – to sip champagne and to takepart in tearing it down. Thinking of me

and my family in the U.S., Frank took anice chunk of the Wall and sent it to me.I had it framed and this piece of the Wallis not just a piece of art hanging in myfoyer - it’s a symbol of freedom and areunification not only of a country, butof a family, my family.

My father, a captain in the U.S.Army, was stationed in Berlin in theearly 1950’s and met my mother, a nativeBerliner, and they married in AndrewsChapel in theAmerican Sector of Berlinin June 1955. I was born in theAmericanHospital in Berlin the following year.Asis typical with a military family, wemoved around every 2-3 years, so whenthe Wall was erected in 1961, we wereliving in Anchorage, Alaska. (We hadseveral tours of duty in Berlin in the 60’sand 70’s as well). And when the Wallwent up, my mother was separated fromgrandparents, aunts, uncles and cousinswho were living in Kloetze-Altmark(where ironically my mom’s familyGail (Hatchett) Bursch ’74 sent Deb’s article to use along with this post card of

the wall.

The fall of the Wall, a sign of freedomfor one family


sought refuge from the Berlin bombingsfor a short time during WWII). Thereare many adjectives to describe theemotions of this wall to our family andothers: frustration, anger, loneliness,confusion, and helplessness. The onlymeans of communicating with eachother at that time was via letters, whichwe knew would be read by authorities.

So as the years wore on, and WestBerlin became a thriving, modern “hip”city, its slogan for years being “ Berlinist eine Reise Wert” (meaning, Berlin isthe trip worth taking), the East becamea forgotten sibling, with renovations andmodern conveniences practicallycoming to a standstill.As a matter of fact,the Trabant was one of the few carsavailable to the residents of the East, andthey were smelly, noisy polluters. (Moreon this later.) Life in the West at thattime, was by far better than life in theEast. Many East Berliners attempted toescape to the West in search of the goodlife. My mother’s cousin, whom I willcall “Otto”, (to protect his identity), wasone of them. After trying for severalmonths to make a go of it in the West,Otto desperately missed his family.When he anonymously asked authoritiesif there would be any repercussionsshould he return to the East, he wasassured he would be left alone. He wasexcited to finally be reunited with hisfamily, but upon his return, he wasapprehended, sent to prison for threeyears – one year of which was spent insolitary confinement. Ironically, hisfather, during WWII, was sent to aconcentration camp for five years forbelonging to a faction that did notsupport Hitler. Concentration campswere not just for Jewish people! Therewere several members of my mother’sfamily who spent time in concentrationcamps, and the Wall was a reminder thatGermany was still not a “free” country.You were not free to express youropinion, and if you did, you might betagged as a spy, and your everymovement watched. This led to constant

paranoia and a true lack of freedom. Sortof hitting a wall, if you pardon the pun.

The Wall meant many things to myfamily, but what about the “family” ofAmericans stationed in Berlin who hadno native ties to the area? What didliving in a walled city mean to them?

Well, living in a walled citypresented a few challenges.You couldn’ttravel but so far, and in any corner ofBerlin you reached a barrier, with armedguards present and warning signs of“Achtung!” (Warning!), advising not totrespass. Think about it: as Americansliving in the U.S., we take simplefreedoms for granted. We can jump inour cars or grab our bikes and drive orride as far as we wish. In Berlin, we wererestricted to the West, and armed guardswere positioned at checkpoints and atcertain U-Bahn stations (subways),where the train would slow down but notstop to let anyone on or off (whilepassing through the East sector). Asteenagers from military families wholived all over the U.S. and abroad, weadapted well. That’s not to say therewere not those that felt uncomfortablein a walled, or restricted city. Day-passesto tour the East were available to militarydependents, but our family, due to itspast history, never took advantage of it.

Ironically, despite living in a walledcity as a teenager in the 1970’s, whetherwe were white, black or Asian, we wereall “minorities” living in a foreigncountry. We bonded well. While weheard reports of riots and forced schoolbusing in some of the states “backhome,” we all shared the same bus, thesame school, and participated in sportstogether. We didn’t care about the colorof our skin, we were just glad to be withfellow Americans! In an odd twist offate, we found our own sense of freedomin a city that struggled for so long to findits own.

Speaking of freedom….those peskyTrabant automobiles, with the fall of thewall, invaded West Berlin, much to theire of many. They were noisy and

polluted the air. I remember my aunttelling me, “The only bad thing aboutthe Wall coming down are those darnTrabants. They are everywhere, andthey’re a pain!” On November 7, 2009,the Berlin Brats had a gathering inWashington, DC to tour the InternationalSpy Museum where 20 Trabants are ondisplay in commemoration of the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Wall.I can’t wait to tell my aunt! As for mymother’s family, we are getting togetherin 2010, in Germany, for a familyreunion over the 4th of July holiday, tocelebrate Independence Day.And for ourfamily, that day is also celebrated onNovember 9th.

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More Reactions to the Spirit of HitlerNotes on my timein Germany relativeto Hitler and NazisBy Larry Shuman, ’57

In Schwaebisch Hall for a time welived in government apartments locatedoff post. We had Germans for neighbors.I did not have that much to do with them,but occasionally I would interact withthem. One time I asked a German kidabout the German national anthem. Hesang a couple of verses. He told me theAmericans had outlawed, I think, thethird verse. Apparently that verse hadlyrics of a very ethnocentric, nationalsuperiority bent that the Americans didnot like. Germany had just gotten theirindependence less than a year before.(June 1955) They had not added theoffensive verse back to the anthem. Iwonder if they sing it today?

(continued on page 13)

In the Winter issue the Trichterpublished recently released Lifemagazine pictures of Hitler andthe Nazi time in Germany. The ac-companying article included reac-tions to the pictures and the Nazitime in Germany by NürnbergAmerican High School alumni.

The “Notes from a WikipediaArticle” and the German and En-glish versions of the German Na-tional Anthem on this page at-tempt to answer some questionsLarry Shuman raises in his first

Notes from a Wikipedia ArticleOn May 26, 1952, the Deutschland-

vertrag ending West Germany’s statusas an occupied territory was signed byFrance, Great Britain, and U.S.A., butit did not take effect until 1955.

During this period, West Germanywas looking to establish a national an-them. After trying several alternatives,including Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” asong from the previous century wasadopted, “Das Lied der Deutschen,”with music by Franz Joseph Hayden andlyrics by August Heinrich Hoffmannvon Fallersleben.

It was, however, not the third versethat was outlawed, as Larry remem-bered, but the first verse.

The first verse alluded to the time ofGerman unification in the 19th centurywhen the rivers mentioned were the de-sired borders of Germany. The rivers donot correspond to the borders of Ger-many today. That fact and the famous,or infamous, first two lines“Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,Über alles in der Welt” were enough topersuade post-War Chancellor KonradAdenauer and President Theodor Heussthat the first stanza should NOT be partof the national anthem.

Instead, it was decided that the thirdstanza should be the one sung at officialoccasions. This decision was reaffirmedin 1991 when the two Germanys united.

The author of the lyrics of “Das Liedder Deutschen” wanted it also to be adrinking song, which explains the sec-ond verse. This verse was never popu-lar – except perhaps with Americans.

The singing of the first stanza is gen-erally considered an expression of right-wing and fascist thought and, conse-quently, is virtually never sung in pub-lic. Obvious exceptions are extremeright-wing groups which seek to pro-mote these views. – Bob McQuitty

pa rag rap h .S h u m a n ’ sc o m m e n t scontinue onthe next page.

Larry Shuman in 1957

Das Lied der Deutschen

Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,Über alles in der Welt,Wenn es stets zu Schutz und TrutzeBrüderlich zusammenhält,Von der Maas bis an die Memel,Von der Etsch bis an den Belt -Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,Über alles in der Welt.

Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,Deutscher Wein und deutscher SangSollen in der Welt behaltenIhren alten schönen Klang,Uns zu edler Tat begeisternUnser ganzes Leben lang.Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue,Deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheitfür das deutsche Vaterland!Danach lasst uns alle strebenBrüderlich mit Herz und Hand!Einigkeit und Recht und FreiheitSind des Glückes Unterpfand;Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,Blühe, deutsches Vaterland.

The German National Anthem

Germany, Germany above all,Above everything in the world,When always, for protection,We stand together as brothers.From the Maas to the MemelFrom the Etsch to the Belt –Germany, Germany above allAbove all in the world.

German women, German loyalty,German wine and German song,Shall retain in the world,Their old lovely ringTo inspire us to noble deedsOur whole life long.German women, German loyalty,German wine and German song.

Unity and law and freedomFor the German FatherlandLet us all strive for thatIn brotherhood with heart and hand!Unity and law and freedomAre the foundation for happinessBloom in the glow of happinessBloom, German Fatherland.


Larry Shuman Recalls . . .I had an interesting conversation

one day with 10 or 12 German neighbors

about the deprivations they suffered

from American bombing.

I have read some opinions that our

massive bombing was unnecessary, that

“scientific evidence” proves that our

bombing only stiffened resistance and

made no contribution to the end of the

war. I do not buy it. The stories told by

these people made it clear to me that the

bombing had an effect. I do not believe

the Germans would have felt truly

crushed had we not bombed the cities

into rubble. Even if you could convince

me our bombing had no impact on

German production (very unlikely), I

know that the destroyed cities made our

occupation easier.

We had a dormitory Halloween

party in 1955. Joltin’ Joe Leseney (Class

of 57) came dressed to the nines as an

SS officer, complete with swastika arm

band. Mr. Nicolai, the dorm counselor,

pointedly told Joe to stay at the party,

not to leave the dormitory with that get-

up.

Of course, we did go out. We walked

along the street in Fürth that ran parallel

to the Darby Kaserne, a distance of

several blocks. I watched the Germans

as we proceeded down the street. In

every instance, the Germans would

register a second or less of shock then

they would immediately look away,

deliberately looking down and away at

the sight of the reincarnated Nazi.

We then entered a Gasthaus. We

took our seats. In a rather officious

manner, Joe ordered: “Ein, Bier.

SCHNELL!” I looked around the room

at the German patrons. Again, in every

instance their heads dropped and they

looked away.

At a recent NAHS reunion Joe and

I reminisced over this incident. Joe told

me that on another occasion he dressed

up as a Nazi soldier complete with the

helmet. He rode his motorcycle down

the middle of Dachau.

The summer after I graduated from

NAHS (1957) I had a job as Director of

the AYA. I organized a field trip for the

youth, eighth grade and up. We rode the

bus to Nürnberg. One of the kids stood

on the same podium from which Hitler

used to speak. He ranted and raved in

an obvious mocking imitation of Der

Führer. Again, the same response I had

seen before. I decided it would make an

interesting photo, i.e. 20 or so Germans

walking briskly eyes turned with

exaggeration away from the sight and

sound of the brat on the podium.

The torment did not end there. Hitler

had built a circle of little huts around

the podium. He planned to imprison

each of the world leaders in these huts.

The kids then proceeded to bang on the

huts and loudly shout: “Herr Roosevelt!

Herr Roosevelt!” Then they would

shrug, continue the pounding and shout:

“Herr Churchill! Herr Churchill!”

always in an attitude of mockery. Again

the German bystanders quickened their

pace and craned their heads the other

direction.

The movie Judgement at

Nuremberg I think accurately portrayed

the German attitude towards the Nazi

past in the scene with the Judge and the

servants. “We were not political.” “We

were little people.” And the classic,

“Hitler did build the autobahns.”

On a personal note, I left Germany

with the conclusion that the seeds of

Nazism remained deep in the soil. I

considered the Germans a dangerous

people up until, I think, the 1980 or 1990

time period. Neo-Nazism had raised its

head. I told my wife: “The leopard has

not changed his spots.”

Then on a weekend millions and

millions of Germans marched in all of

the cities in protest of Neo-Nazism. I

decided that the Germans had repudiated

Nazism, even extreme nationalism

notwithstanding the relative few on the

fringe.

Actually I bet we have more Nazis

in the United States today. Only a small

percentage of today’s Germans wer

even alive in 1945. I think the Muslim

Nazis are a far bigger threat.

Bob McQuitty, faculty,Recalls . . .

The German reactions Larry cites

sound very much what most of us sensed

who were over there.

I have a faculty friend – Ruth

(Wetzstein) Johr – with whom I have

kept in contact all these years. My wife

and I were visiting with Ruth and her

husband in 1998 and drove down to

Berchtesgaden. Jeanette and I wanted

to visit Hitler's Eagle's Nest, but Ruth

and Norbert would have none of it. They

couldn't see why anybody would want

to have anything to do with Hitler. (Ruth

had been in Hitler Youth briefly right at

the end of the war.)

Ann (Wyss) Markham,’54,Recalls . . .

The pictures of Soldiers Field really

brought back memories, but the swas-

tika was missing when I first was in

school in Fürth.

They also reminded me of our ‘en-

tertainment’on Thursday evenings – we

watched captured German war films. I

mentioned that to a retired officer at a

recent DAR National Defense luncheon,

and he thought it was bizarre that mili-

tary ‘brats’ would be shown those films.

I guess because I arrived in Germany in

1949, and there was still much evidence

of the war, I wasn’t shocked by them.

I think the one thing that made the

most impression on me was a single

grave of a German soldier with a white

picket fence surrounding it, a painted

white wooden cross at the head of his

grave, and his helmet on the cross. It was

in a very peaceful field, next to a lovely

stream in the countryside away from the

hustle and bustle of cities. I have a pic-

ture of it somewhere.


Leroy Rout ’53Mr. Leroy Rout, 75, of Scottsboro,

AL, died December 21, 2009. He wasburied in the Chattanooga NationalCemetery. Rout served in the UnitedStatesArmy from 1954 to 1957 and wasa disabled veteran of the Korean War.He retired from the Texas Departmentof Corrections in 1991. Survivorsinclude his wife of 19 years, EvelynRout; sons, David Rout (Debbie) of DelCity, VA., Phillip Rout ofFredericksburg, VA., and Alan Rout ofManassas, VA.; daughters, Sharon Routof Manassas, VA., and Marcia (Steve)of Ashland, VA.; six grandchildren, andone great-great granddaughter.

Betty Thomas recalls that “all of uswho went to school withLeroy know him simplyas ‘Hic.’ He never knewa stranger and was a friendto everyone who methim.”

Terrell E. Dye, MD, ’60Terrell E. (Ted) Dye, M.D., 67,

passed away on Friday, January 8, 2010,at Willow Glen Center nursing home inSan Jose, California.

Dr. Dye was born on October 27,1942, in Villa Rica, Georgia. He firstsettled in Junction City after the 1st

Infantry Division—in which his fatherserved—relocated from Germany to Ft.Riley, Kansas, in August, 1955.

He attended three years of highschool in Junction City but returned toGermany with his family and wasgraduated in June 1960 from NürnbergAmerican High School. Upon his returnto Junction City, he enrolled at KansasState University in pre-med, graduatingfrom KSU in 1966. When he hesitatedabout applying to medical school,worrying that a young man who hadworked his way through college mightbe overlooked by Deans of Admission,John D. Montgomery, the late owner andpublisher of the Daily Union, steppedin to become his champion. Dr. Dyeattained his M.D. degree at theUniversity of Kansas School ofMedicine in 1970.

He served both internship andresidency at General Hospital in Kansas

City, Missouri. Over the next severalyears he obtained additional training inheart and lung surgery, becomingaccredited in six states. Dr. Dye was alsoaccredited nationally as a cardiothoracicsurgeon.

He established his surgical practicein San Jose, California, in 1978. He laterrelocated to Gulfport, Mississippi, forseveral years before returning to practicein San Jose. Dr. Dye was stricken withProgressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) in2001 and forced to retire in 2005. Hereturned to Junction City in 2007,residing for many months at Valley Viewnursing home. He returned to San Josein September, 2009, to be with hisfamily.

He enjoyed a wide spectrum ofleisure activities, from opera and musicalcomedy to tennis and cycling. He was ascuba diving enthusiast and spent manyof the hours away from the OR on divingadventures throughout the Caribbean.

He was preceded in death by hisfather, William H. Dye. Dr. Dye issurvived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Holly and Eric Giraud of Marseilles,France, and Abigail and Chris Ferrari ofSan Jose, California; twogranddaughters, Janna and Iris Giraud;his mother, Mary Dye; brother andsister-in-law, Jerry and Gail Dye; andsister, Megan Elaine Rose, all ofJunction City.

At his request there was no funeral.Dr. Dye’s ashes have been scattered inthe San Francisco Bay. Memorialcontributions may be made in his nameto Gideons International, P. O. Box 1351,Junction City, Kansas 66441.

Fallen Eagles – Gone but not Forgotten

Leroy Rout at the 1999 reunion

Terrell Dye’s yearbook picture


Frank Tedesco ’63Frank Albert Tedesco, 52, of

Elizabethtown, KY, died Monday,February 1, 2010 at his home. He retiredfrom Ford Motor Company. Frank wasa Kentucky Colonel and a member ofSt. James Catholic Church. He waspreceded in death by a daughter, NicholeTedesco; and his mother, Hedy Tedesco.He is survived by his wife, LindaTedesco of Elizabethtown; a daughter,Michelle Tedesco of Elizabethtown; his

father, Silvio “Tony” Tedesco ofRadcliff, KY; and two brothers,AnthonyTedesco of Kenosha, WI and JimTedesco of Fairborn, OH.

Ronald “Ronnie”Patterson,’67Ronald Patterson, 60, passed awayMonday, Oct. 12, 2009. He was anArmyveteran. He was preceded in death byhis mother, Maggie C. Patterson. He issurvived by his father, William Pattersonof Fayetteville; two sisters, Linda MarieFrench and her husband, Charles, ofFayetteville, Elizabeth Bowden and herhusband, Bill, of Linden; two brothers,William Patterson Jr. and his wife,Teresa, of Fayetteville, Larry JamesPatterson and his wife, Beth, of Angier;and several nieces and nephews. In lieuof flowers, memorials may be made tothe Christian Aid Mission, c/o theFrench Family at 716 Hilton Drive

Fayetteville, NC 28311.

Wanda (Harrell) Peters’69

Wanda M. Peters, 58, of Cheyennepassed away very peacefully Jan. 29,2010. She was born May 28, 1951, inBaltimore to Roger Harrell and Elizabeth(Harriman) Harrell and spent most of heryounger years in Northern California.Wanda graduated from NürnbergAmerican High, Fürth, Germany, in1969 then moved back to Watsonville,Calif. She married Tom Peters in 1972.

Wanda and her husband entered theAir Force and started a 20-year careerof family building, travel and fun. Whileliving in SanAntonio, Wanda earned herassociate degree in advertising art andthen worked for a couple of advertisingagencies before being assigned to YakotaAir Base, Japan. Wanda worked for thebase commander developingcommercial art and marketing for on-base military and civilian activities.While living in Japan, Wanda earned herBachelor of Arts in marketing from theUniversity of Maryland. Also, she wasa two-year member of the U.S. SnowCarving Team that competed in Sapporo,Japan. Wanda was the owner andoperator of her own very successfulmarketing and advertising company,Commercial Art & Design, Inc.

The loves of her life were hergrandbabies, Travis Girard, Kai Peters,Yuhi Peters and Maiya Peters; and herchildren, David Peters and AndreaGirard. We all knew that she was verytalented in the arts, gardening andquilting; however, her heart was into herfamily. She is survived by her husband,Tom Peters of Cheyenne; son, DavidPeters of Millikan, Colo.; daughter,Andrea Girard of Greeley, Colo.; sisters,Linda Gomes and Lorrie Harrell, bothof Santa Cruz, Calif.; brother, DavidHarrell of Michigan; four grandbabies;brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and many,many friends. Wanda was preceded indeath by her mother and father and herbrother, Bob Harrell.

“I . . . remember [Ted] for what he meant to me: a colleague, an associate, afriend, a . . . superb cardiac surgeon, an honest and ethical doctor, a well readand intelligent man, a caring and compassionate human being, the Best Man atmy wedding, . . . an outspoken critic of anyone he believed to be incorrect, apassionate reader of books, the proud owner of black poodles and Portuguesewater dogs, a virtual memory bank for rock and roll songs and artists, a wishfulsinger of “oldies” in the OR, his sardonically wry and unique personality andfinally and not the least, his ease and knack for bombastic stubbornness.”By Dr.Brad Lee, a colleague of Dr. Dye seen above with him in 2001.



We started our trip to Germany onNov. 7, 2009. Ellen and I flew fromAlbuquerque, NM, and Sister Ellen flewfrom Hartford, CT, to Chicago where wemet to continue the flight together toMunich and then a short flight toNürnberg. Neighbors of Ellen’s fathermet us at the airport and drove us toUnterferrieden/Burgthann by Nürnbergwhere Ellen’s father has a home. Ellen’sfather is in a senior home to recuperatefrom a home accident and heartproblems. We were allowed to stay athis house and use his car for the time wewere in Germany.

We went to see Ellen’s dad thefollowing day to show him we got therewithout any problems and to see howhe was doing. We then went to see mywife’s cousin Raimund and his wifeHelga in Nürnberg. Since we had notelephone except my cell phone from theU.S. with its expensive roaming fees,Raimund called around and asked his

friends if anyone hadan extra cell phone thatthey weren’t using. Wegot a phone andbought cell time onBlau so we wouldhave communicationswhile we were there.

The next day wewent to see where weused to live in thePastorius Strasse American housing.Sister Ellen hadn’t been to Germanysince 1961 and was surprised at all thechange. All the houses now havebalconies and new colored stucco. Theofficer houses were gone and morebuildings were in their places. No moreAYA, no more ball fields, and no morestorage area. All had changed. The onlything the samewas theG e r m a nhousing at theend of thestreet. All thegardens behindthe apartmentswere now a bigdevelopment.The exit by the

officers club ontoR e g e n s b u r g e rStrasse wasp e r m a n e n t l yblocked.

We then took atrip to Soldiers Fieldto see where we usedto play ball. We alsosaw the old paradegrounds, thecoliseum, fairgrounds, and MerrillBarracks. Then we

went to the company my wife used towork for and passed where Ellen grewup.

Next we went to the formerNürnberg High School. We took pictureson the way into the foyer and stopped atthe secretary’s office to see if we couldlook around. They said look wherever

you wish. As we were looking at themain floor, a teacher saw us and askedif she could be of any assistance. Shewas a math and history teacher. Sheexplained the new setup to us and howit transpired. For thirty minutes or moreshe explained to us the changes they hadmade to the school .

After looking at the whole bottomfloor we went back to tell the secretarythat we were leaving. She gave us a bookabout the school and told us to lookaround outside and see what else hadchanged. They now have a large addition

Orcutts make extended trip to GermanyCharlie Orcutt,’60, his wife Ellen,

and his sister Ellen (Orcutt)Bigwood,’62, spent two monthsvisiting German relatives and theNürnberg area at the end of 2009.Charlie’s account of their trip is editedfor length.

Those quarters don’t look like they did back then!

NHS no more

The new gym



Greg Baranowski ’70Tom Baranowski notified the

Association that his brother Greg passedaway suddenly on October 21, 2009.“He was a great guy and a great brother.He was married for 25 years to his wife,Lorrie. He will very definitely bemissed.” Greg’s yearbook picture isshown above.

Fallen Eagles – con’t.Leah (Tatum) Dick ’70

Alan William Dick, 63, and his wife,LeahTatum-Dick, 57, died August 15,2009, in an automobile accident on I-20in Atlanta GA. Mrs. Dick was anadministrative assistant for two statesenators. She had also worked for anumber of other legislators, includingformer state Sen. Joey Brush and formerstate Reps. Ben Harbin and RobinWilliams.

Bernard Davis ’72Coach Gussner notified us that

Bernie passed in November 2009 at theage of 57 years old. He had beendiagnosed with cancer and had beenhospitalized for two weeks. “Those ofus lucky enough to know him will neverforget his larger than life personality andwonderful smile. Although I’ve spokenwith him on the phone, I have not seenhim since Breckenridge in 1999 at whichtime we reminisced about his senior yearin Nürnberg. Bernie was an outstandingathlete and his sense of humor wasbeyond compare. We will miss him.”

Rickey D. Wilson ’88Rickey died of complications of

diabetes, on Sept. 10, 2009. Darla Futch’88 had stayed in contact with him andjust recently found out from his familythat he had passed away.

to the main building. We went past theautomotive shop and went back to thegym area. They have also added a secondgym. The former baseball/football fieldis now a small version of a soccer field.That really took us back.

We then drove by the oldcommissary (gone), the PX (gone),William O. Darby, turned into a businesscomplex and a park. We also drove bywhere the hospital once stood and whereJohnson Barracks once was.

We took many day trips while wewere there, visiting relatives and seeingthe sights.

We went to see Ellen’s cousin andaunt in Burghausen, taking Dad with us.

Another trip was to Langwasser/Nürnberg to visit Ellen’s aunt/godmother. While there we went to theold address where we had once lived up

by the Nürnberg castle, taking lots ofpictures. Then we went to the Palace ofJustice. Took more pictures but the areawe wanted to visit, room 600, was closedfor renovation.

Parking behind the Bahnhof, wewalked along the old wall, seeing theGrand Hotel, theOpera Haus, takingpictures. We walkedback to the car anddrove by MerrillBarracks again. TheBarracks has citybusinesses, af u r n i t u r ewarehouse, andstorage buildingswhere the militaryused to be.

On another trip

we went to Nürnberg via subway, gettingout at the St. Lawrence Church. Thesubway system is something to behold.We went into the St Lawrence Churchand took many pictures. We walked fromthere down Karolinenstrasse to theWeisser Turm. There we got pictures ofthe subway under the Turm and the largefountain in front of the Turm. We thenwalked back on Breite Gasse towards theBahnhof, stopping at the Mauthalle andBarfüsser Restaurant for lunch.

Another day we went to theChristkindlesmarkt with Dad and wevisited the Frauenkirche, had someGlühwein, walked through theinternational booths, had three on a bun,saw the Schönen Brunnen, and all of thethings in the market place. Dad washappy to go to the Christkindlesmarkt,but was really glad to get back.

In December we got snow, about sixinches before Christmas. We put up ourown “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree.On the 8th of December, my birthday,we went to the funeral of an old German


Merril Barracks as it is today


Three sheep being transported on top of a bus.

by Miki Korp ’62Right at the end of November

Lahore filled with animals brought infrom the outlying farms to beslaughtered in the festival of Eid AlAqsa. Families buy, according to theirmeans, a goat, or a sheep, or a cow, oreven...a camel. They then arrange forthe slaughter and distribution of themeat to the poor at the start of thefestival. For the poor, EidAl Aqsa maybe their only chance to eat meat allyear.

Eid Al Aqsa commemoratesIbrahim's willingness to sacrifice hisfirst-born son Ishmael as Godrequested. At the critical moment ofsacrifice, an angel stopped Ibrahim'shand. There, in the bushes, was a ram;that was to be the sacrifice. Soundfamiliar ? It is the same story told ofAbraham and Isaac, Sarah's son, thesecond-born boy. Ishmael, the first-born, was Hagar's son.

The animals began coming intoLahore about a week or two before thefestival. Every form of transportationis used to bring them in and take themhome.

…of goats and sheep and meColorful pictures of Pakistan

The goat has beenpurchased. Now ithas to be gottenhome. In this case,stuffed into anautorickshaw.

As the festival nears, people who have not wanted to botherwith feeding an animal all week dash about buying theirgoat or sheep and bringing it home. Because it's the last-minute, the chances are good, the prices will come down.


Painted vehicles are the usual sights on the highways andbyways. This tanker is typical.

This goat gets a posh ride home in a sedan.

What to my wondering eyes...? Lateone night..? Yes. That is a goat beingtransported on the back of amotorcycle.

This goat gets a posh ride home in a sedan. Wonderwho had to clean the car later?

Pictures by Miki Korp ’62


Marching Backwardto 1956-57 School Year

Edited by Bob McQuitty, NAA Historian/Archivist Excerpts from the TrichterFloyd Plowman, editor

Mr. Werner Rosin, advisor[4 issues extant, Nov. - May]

ROYALTY PARADESDuring the half of the Nurnberg-

Frankfurt game, Homecoming QueenChickie Mazares, Honorary QueenNorah Speck, and Princesses ShirleyWilkerson and Ursula Colandreamade their grand entrance. The queenand attendants were assisted from theThunderbird and the blue convertible byco-captains Tony Ubalde and GaryFry. The co-captains presented the royalcourt with flowers.

The honorary queen, Norah Speck,is the office secretary.

DRIVE OPENS WITH ASSEMBLYKicking off a one hundred per cent

membership drive, the American JuniorRed Cross Club sponsored an assemblyduring activity period at the CommunityTheater on Nov. 14. Gary Fry, presidentof the club, presided. …

… Fry, relating personal benefitsreceived from Junior Red Cross work,reported on his summer trip to the Statesas USAREUR representative. Diane

Hoyt followed with a report on theleadership camp at Chiemsee. …

SADIE HAWKINS DAY

“Ketch a kritic by the toe; if hehollers, don’t let go” was the cry heardaround NHS before the big day of theSadie Hawkins race. …

Patches of various shapes, sizes, andcolors were seen pinned on all the girls.In the pockets of their levis, which thegirls were allowed to wear to provideeasier running, was the matching patchthat would “brand” the man they caught“theirs” for the rest of the day and thedance that night.

There was an air of excitement asthe … boys lined up in one corner ofthe gym and the girls a few feet in backof them. Various obstacles were set upwhich the boys had to go through, over,and under. In true Dog Patch fashion thegirls could go around the obstacles.

Whistle one blew and the boys wereoff. The second whistle blew and then

the race was on, the girls fighting,tugging, and pulling in order to get theguy they were after. It wasn’t long untilcouples were leaving the finish line. Thegirl and boy now had on the matchingpatches. All the girls seemed quitehappy, but the boys were rubbing bruisesand scratches incurred by fingernailsand obstacles.

STOMPIN’AT NHSThe long awaited “Sadie Hawkins

Dance,” sponsored by the junior class,began by featuring Tex Ward and hishillbilly band composed of BruceStarks, Howard Chipman, LeroyOsburn, and Larry Maberry.

Each girl had to pay double herwaist size to get into the dance.

After the couples had formed a linewith boys on one side and girls on theother, the mystery of “Marryin Sam”was revealed; Mr. [Vernon] Smith,principal, performed the solemn rites.

Refreshments included “KickapooJoy Juice.”

Prizes of homemade cakes wereawarded to Midge Kulp for the mostoriginal costume, Tex Ward for thefunniest, Larry Maberry for theugliest, and Alice Potwin for the mostin character.

BELL SEARCH ENDS!After a long search, the age-old

Victory Bell of Nurnberg High has beenfound. Discovered by Miss [Lois]Massie and the cheerleaders, the bellwill now be able to toll after NHS’svictories. The bell is the original victorybell of Nurnberg, but it has been lost fora number of years. It was decided to

keep the hiding place of the bell a secret.

Important Events of 1956-57July 26 – Having taken control of the Suez Canal, Egypt precipitates Suez Crisis.

Aug. 17 – West Germany bans the Communist Party of Germany.

Oct. 23 – The Hungarian revolution breaks out against the pro-Soviet govern-ment. Hungary attempts to leave the Warsaw Pact.

Oct. 26 – Red Army troops invade Hungary.

Nov. 4 – More Soviet troops invade Hungary to crush revolt.Thousands are killed,more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

Oct. 29 – Israel invades the Sinai Peninsula and pushes Egyptian forces backtoward the Canal.

Nov. 5 – The United Kingdom and France invade to force the reopening of theSuez Canal. U.S. pressure forces cease-fire. Canal reopened in Apr., 1957.

Nov. 6 – Republican incumbent Dwight D. Eisenhower defeats Democrat chal-lenger Adlai E. Stevenson in rematch.

Nov. 13 – The United States Supreme Court declares Alabama and Montgom-ery, Alabama, laws requiring segregated buses illegal, thus ending theMontgomery Bus Boycott.

Jan. 5 – Eisenhower Doctrine calls for aid to Mideast countries which resistarmed aggression from Communist-controlled nations.

Mar. 7 – The United States Congress approves the Eisenhower Doctrine.


THE TOP POPS AROUND NHS1. “Three Little Words” – used often inclass – “I don’t know.”2. “Just a Walking in the Rain” –anywhere in Germany.3. “Don’t be Cruel” – tardy bell, pleasedon’t ring.4. “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”– “A” on report card.5. “Heaven on Earth” – no Wednesdaynight homework.

GREEN AND WHITETO WAVE AGAIN

On the afternoon of the Wiesbadengame the NHS victory flag was proudlyhanging below the American flag infront of the school. Sunday morning theflag had disappeared.

Mrs. [Bettye] Rosin, the adviser ofthe National Honor Society called themembers together to make arrangementsfor a new flag. …

… When Nurnberg beats Munich onNov. 30, NHS will again have a victoryflag proudly flying.

STUDENTS INVESTIGATENURNBERG

“Anyone for the pencil factory, thewater works, or the art museum?” wasthe inquiry heard around NHS whenhome room teachers announced that thestudents would be taking tours Nov. 9.

The tours, centered aroundNurnberg, proved quite informative. Inaddition to the above places, groups ofstudents went to the gas works and thepolice station while others went on thecultural tour of Nurnberg.

HOW ’BOUT THATDid you know?There are 208 high school students inNHS?There are 26 steps from the main foyerto the second floor?There are 425 minutes in one schoolday?The cafeteria serves 450 meals per day?There are 4146 books in the NHSlibrary?There are 27 seniors, 39 juniors, 63sophomores, and 73 freshmen in school?There are 71 kids living in the dorm?

FRY MAKES ALL-USAREURCongradulations [sic] are extended

to Gary Fry, Nurnberg’s fine fullbackand co-captain, for his position on theAll-USAREUR team. …

… Nurnberg is especially proud ofGary’s selection since this is the firstyear that an official All-USAREURteam has been selected.

LET’S RIP IT UPThe Flunkers’ Ball, the sophomore

contribution to the social whirl aroundNHS, proved to be just the place forteachers and students to forgive andforget about [semester] exams. … Theskillfully decorated cafeteria lent apleasant cozy atmosphere.

Entertainment was provided by theJordan sisters, Lynda and Annette.

Howard Chipman and PatMcCarroll won the bop contest, withJo Ann Walker and Pete Waltersrunning a close second.

To be sure, every one at the dancewas not a flunker!

HOLLYWOOD COMES TONURNBERG

On March 28 a little bit ofHollywood invaded Nurnberg whenMiss Olivia De Haviland arrived. MissDe Haviland came to Nurnberg to give

the awards to winners of the SACOMtalent show.

A press conference in honor of MissDe Haviland was held at the U.S. ArmyHotel.

After the general conference,personal interviews started. Miss DeHaviland gave an interview to twoGermans and to Jim Malone andJoanne Powhida. This interview washeard on “Teen Time” on April 6. [SeeJoanne’s report on the interview and herexperiences on “Teen Time” in the NHSTrichter, fall 2001.]

NOSE-ING IN NURNBERGThe honorary title of “Brain” is

bestowed upon Dale Ward by HerrWalter for five perfect marks on fiveGerman tests.

Tom Reeder rates high as a sharpdresser in the junior class.

Startling resemblance betweenfreshman Bill Warmouth andsophomore Vesa Alakulppi. Somerelation way back, boys? Both dolls inthis gal’s opinion.

We’ve some early risers in theDorm. Teddy Brostrom has seen thesun several mornings—gets up at 3:00a.m.—doing American history.

Mike King has the most devilishsmile. Take a gander at it sometime.

Diane Hoyt has the expensivedistinction of owning eight cashmeresweaters.

Batman must have turned in hismembership card; he’s being calledFloyd [Plowman] again. Are thestudents going to let a fine old traditiondie?

A poll in the school shows Elvis’“Love Me Tender” rates rea-l-l low.

Wonder if Bill Eachen woulddevelop an insecurity complex ifsomeone separated him from thecomforting effects of his yellow muffler.

27 TO GRADUATE JUNE 5Janet Glenn is the valedictorian

and John Wooldridge the saluta-torian of the class of 1957. Twenty-seven seniors will graduate June 5in the Community Theater.

“Dad, guess what?!


Slowly but surely the NHS archive is

developing. When you read this, the

archival items for the first six years of

Nürnberg American High School should

be up on the NAA website.

Each of these school years begins with

an introductory opening page. From the

opening page you can open any of three

PDF files: 1) Excerpts from the school

newspaper, 2) the complete yearbook for

that year, or 3) a file of memoirs, historical

articles, memorabilia.

Since these are PDF files, they can be

searched. Just click on the binoculars on

the PDF tool bar. Then type in the search

box who or what you want to find, perhaps

your own name. This feature is especially

useful for the long yearbook file. Further,

you can save any of these PDF files to

your computer and/or print out any or all

of them.

little known. Also the editor and staff for

the different years seem to have had

varying ideas as to what constituted news.

Some of the editors seemed intent on

making a record of events; others seemed

more interested in teen-age gossip.

The memoirs and historical articles in

the third PDF file come mainly from

articles that have previously appeared in

the NAA Trichter. The early alumni seem

to have been intent on preserving their

memories, for the stories are numerous in

the first six years. The memorabilia

consist of things like programs for various

events — football games, the prom,

commencement — photos, and

miscellaneous items.

The most recently posted school year

– 1951-52 – is a pivotal year. The students

began their year in the old school at 19

Tannenstraße. On Jan. 2, 1952, they

moved into the new school at 30

Fronmüllerstraße, which was to remain

the building occupied by NHS students

First 6 Years Now Up on Website ArchiveGo to

nurnbergeagles.organd click on

NAA Online Archive

Now Available:A History of theFirst Six Years

1. 1946-472. 1947-483. 1948-494. 1949-505. 1050-516. 1951-52

The following years containyearbook files only:

1956-571957-581958-591965-661966-67Each of the three PDF files varies in

completeness, historical value, and interest.

All the yearbook files except the first, which was 10

mimeographed pages, contain much of interest in their

pictures, but may be short on information, particularly of the

time after the yearbook was sent to the printer. No yearbook

tells, for example who the prom king and queen were nor the

names and number of graduating seniors.

The newspaper file may be limited by the number of

school newspaper issues that have survived. Frequently the

first one or two issues are missing. Sometimes late issues are

missing so that events of that part of the school year may be

until the school’s closing in 1995. The yearbook has pictures

of both schools. A map of Fürth included in the third PDF

shows both addresses.

If you are at all interested in the history of the school

before it moved to 30 Fronmüllerstraße, there is much to savor

in these six archival files. You can look it up!

As always, I welcome corrections and/or new items for

the archive. Write to [email protected] and tell me

what you have.


Forensics Team Takes HonorsAn Article from the Trichter, April 1973

During the week of February 23 to March 2nd, the NHS Forensics team,led by their director, Mr. Truman Dunahoo, competed in a tournament againstsix teams from our region [According to Mr. Dunahoo, this should read,“competed against teams from six European countries – Ed.]. This was thefirst such activity a Nurnberg team has competed in since 1969. Through theteam’s excellent efforts, Nurnberg’s presence was made known!

The team did a fine job representing our school. Nurnberg had the bestone act play. It was a scene from “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” The castof the play was Susan Gregory, Palmer Miller, Eddie Carneal, and JasminGerer. The play was selected for Theater Night, an honor given only to themost entertaining performances.

Susan Gregory was selected the most outstanding performer in all of theseven plays presented at the tournament. [According to Dunahoo, Gregorywas selected best actress and Palmer Miller, best actor].

Another outstanding performer was Shelley Flippen. She was selectedsecond out of 42 competitors in Oral Interpretation. Shelley did a duet actwith Ken Tinsman, a scene from “Mary, Mary.” Ken also did a solo act,ArloGuthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant.”

Tom Otsa and Rusty Pugh performed a cutting from “Man of LaMancha,” and went to Theater Night with it.

Caren Fabisch and Sandy Thomas performed a cutting from “BlitheSpirit.” Sandy also competed in Oral Interpretation. Nanette Hettich andBrenda Brown performed a scene from “Blithe Spirit,” also. Another duetact was performed by Joe Fike and Jeff Smelly, a scene from “Of Mice andMen.”

Last but not least, Mr. Dunahoo was selected the best director at thetournament.

During the week these people performed during the day, and attendedbanquets and dances in the evening. The trip was considered a worthwhileexperience for all who attended.

of the materials we had been workingon for the current class assignments. Ido not remember what all of the eventswere, but I am sure that we entered oralinterpretation, poetry interpretation, duetacting and one-act play.

The one-act play contest ran for twodays, with entries from numerouscountries: France, Italy, Spain,England,and of course, West Germany.

The Nürnberg students wereSuperstars. The lady in charge of theEnglish departments for all WesternEuropean Schools, after one contest, wasoverheard saying: "You certainly can tell

which students are Truman Dunahoo's."Nürnberg won first or second place

in both oral and poetry interpretation,and first in duet acting.

The one-act play, again, a classroomproject, was expanded a bit for purposesof the contest. Our entry, EdwardAlbee's"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf," wasawarded all medals given for that two-day event: Best Show, Best Actor, BestActress, and Best Director. I was, andstill am very proud of my students atNürnberg American High School.

Foolishly, I did not keep records. Iwould love to know the names of all

those wonderful people, the events theywon, and what life is like for them now.I do know Shelley Flippen Conroy tooksecond place in Oral Interpretation, andis now Dean of the College of HealthProfessions at Armstrong Atlantic StateUniversity in Savannah, Georgia.

As a side note, I would add that mystudents had plans to meet at a club withstudents from other schools. I wasuncomfortable with them beingunsupervised, and with their invitation,I went along. Nothing out of orderoccurred. Along with my students, I hada great evening. Upon our return toNAHS, students immediately reportedto the principal and the head counselorthat I had gone drinking with them. InTexas that would have meant immediatedismissal. Instead, the principal verygraciously thanked me for caring enoughto watch out for my kids, when all theother adults were having their own partyat the B.O.Q.

Editor’s Note: You can write to Mr.Dunahoo at [email protected]

Forensics Contest HonorsContinued from page 1

Editor’s Note: We’ll run more ofCharlie’s excellent pictures in the nextedition.

friend. Throughout the month wecontinued to make day trips.

We were invited to the senior hometo celebrate Christmas with Dad and therest of the seniors. They had a real niceprogram, serving Kuchen, coffee/tea anda little wine.

Christmas eve and Christmas daywere spent with relatives.

All in all, we ate a lot of good oleGerman meals, saw a lot of great sights,visited with many friends and relatives,and spent some good time with Dad. Wewere there for two months. We had avery nice trip. -– Charlie Orcutt

Continued from page 17

Orcutts’ trip


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Above, Lorrane & Leo Earls – owners of the WarhawkMuseum. Lorrane is the former military Brat in the family.

Above: A WACO Glider used to insert Paratroopers,noiselessly.

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