Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 5, 1954
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Starry Eyed: Waltraud Gierke of Cologne, Germany, looks starry-eyed over--could it be a new friend? She and the other German youths were entertained last weekend by a group of Ann Arbor church teen-agers. Picnics, swimming, and a reception with potluck supper this evening are planned before they go to their new homes Sunday. Waltraud will live in Owosso and go to high school there.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, April 28, 1956
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Teen-Age Exchange Students: Three young people shared a windy chat yesterday outside the new Ann Arbor High School. All are, or will be, taking part in the locally administered teen-age exchange program, "Youth for Understanding." Eckehart Bandemehr, (left) and Renate Rexhausen (right) are German students spending the year in Union City, Mich., and Ann Arbor, respectively. Patricia Gerow (center) is an Ann Arbor High School senior who will visit Germany this summer on the reciprocal half of the program. Eckehart is one of 25 foreign teen-agers spending this weekend in Ann Arbor.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 5, 1954
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Inspect Tractor: The number of automobiles and automatic gadgets in this country surprises the German students. Looking over the Andresen's tractor are Klaus Brandt, who will live in East Detroit; Tilman, who has helped spray and scrape the road with the tractor; Heinz Stoermer, Boyne City; and Jurgen Moritz, Pontiac.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 5, 1954
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Press Trousers: It looks as if German fellows are just as helpless as American men when it comes to pressing trousers. Wolfgang Keese gets an assist from Marin Pistor. Wolfgang will live in Niles and Marin in Union City. The youths are learning other chores- laundry, washing dishes and cleaning. One student saw her first automatic dishwasher in an Ann Arbor home she visited Sunday.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 5, 1954
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Request Number: Nineteen German students arrived here last week to live a year in Michigan homes. Before their foster parents from several communities pick them up next Sunday, they are getting an introduction to American ways and gadgets at Pinebrook Farm near South Lyon, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Andresen. Mrs. Andresen administers the exchange. Listening to a German request number played by a local radio station are (left to right) Maria Block, who will live in East Detroit; Doerte Fickje, near Benton Harbor; Traute Schafer, Northville; Gisela Buscher, Bay City; and Tilman Tonndorf, one of last year's group, who would like to be an American disc jockey. His group will go home next week.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 24, 1972
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Youth for Understanding counselors at the Ann Arbor headquarters look over letters from a regional YFU representative. Mrs. Eleanor Williams (seated), Mrs. Lee White (left to right) and Mrs. Lillian Harrison learn about problems YFU students are having through letters from their representatives.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 5, 1954
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Soccer-German National Game: Maybe they will be playing baseball next year, but right now nothing's more fun than a rousing game of their familiar soccer. Rushing forward are Norbert Reich, who will live in Hillsdale, and Claus Dieter Henkelman, partially hidden by Berthold Schik. Claus will live at Constantine and Berthold near Benton Harbor.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 14, 1971
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From left, Paul Atwell, Sandy Pillsbury, Steve Pillsbury and John Wright check work.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, August 23, 1969
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Merja Arola (foreground), the 20,000th Youth For Understanding exchange student sits with Mrs. Rachel Andersen [sic], executive director and founder of YFU following the 16-year-old Finnish teen-ager's arrival in Ann Arbor. Merja met her host family, the Gordon Boelens (background) of Spring Lake yesterday afternoon. With Mr. and Mrs. Boelens are their daughters, Kristie, 14 (left) and Cindy, 15.