Friday. February l4 SCARLET AND BLACK Three happy contestants, I. to r.. Pete Heinxelmonn, John s upperclass college students and n2: Pilgrim. and Peter Read flesh victory smiles as they go over the latest individual results of Grinnell‘s stiff semi-annual, "Numbers Game" competition. (Semester grades were is- sued Monday afternoon.) ' York as well as stopovers in Upperclassmen Con Apply for Positions as AFS Choperons The American Field Service offers summer opportunities for graduates as chaperons for one month bus tours for foreign students. The chaperons accom- pany about 30 foreign students, who have spent a year in an American high school, on a tour of an area of the United States. All tours include stops at Washington, D. C., and New various communities en route. Transportation by bus for each chaperon from his home to his point of departure, his return trip home after the tour, and living expenses en route are Mrs. Fernandez, Refugee from Cuba's Communist Regime Arrives at Grinnell to Work as Cook for Food Service By Susan Taylor A charming young mother has found her way from Cas< tro’s Cuba to Grinnell’s Saga Food Service since September, 1962. She is Mrsl Marie Fernan- dez, who, with her husband and- child, left a good home and a law practice in Cuba to escape the Communist government of the island. Mrs. Fernandez is a cook for Saga at the Quadrangle kitch- en. She said that they are very happy to be in the United States and in Grinnell, even though it means that she must work now. She expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to be in the United States and to raise her children here Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez spent their first year in the United States in‘ Miami where their second child was born six months ago “We miss very much Cuba," Mrs. Fernandez said, using the word order of her native Spanish, "but we have our children here, and we are grateful to the government and the people of the United States to be here,” Mrs. Fernandez explained that the family had made plans to settle in Indiana, but they decided to come to Grinnell be- cause of the urging of Mr. Fer- nandez’s life-long friend, Vin- cent Range], who teaches Span- ish at Grinnell High School. Fernandez and Rangel grew up together and both became attorneys in Camaguey, Cuba. The Rangeis were brought to Grinnell through the efforts of the school system and the Jay- } Fullmer Continued From Page 2 pledge by which they would accept the responsibility for en- forcing all laws equally. Inter- national problems could be solved by having all the coun- tries of the world Sign a pledge obligating them to uphold the ~ UN charter. Certainly it is about time that a reasoned and intelligent sug- “»gestion to the solving of our enforcement problems such as the pledging program be pro- pogiI It has been obyious for settes (wives of the Junior Chamber of Commerce mem- bers). The Rangels were so pleased with the community that they urged the Fernandez family to come here. Mrs. Fernandez vividly re- calls the day the family came to Grinnell. It was the day of President Kennedy’s assassina- tion, November 22, 1963, The young refugee reports having learned of the national tragedy in Chicago, en route to Iowa. Mrs. Fernandez explained the one and one-half year pmr cess she and her husband went through in preparation for im- migration to the United States. They left shortly before the October crisis in 1962, when there were still two flights a day from Havana to Miami. They were allowed to bring only one set of clothing along with the clothes they were wearing All of their property had to be turned over to Cas- tro’s government before they left the country, ‘ Upon their arrival in the United States, the family’s first concern was to find milk for their year-old son. The Cuban officials had confiscated a quart of milk which she had taken to the airport for her child. Mrs. Fernandez left her par- ents and her sister and family behind in Cuba. They had origi- nally planned to come to the United States, but the means of transportation was cut off before they were able to leave. Cuba was once a country of middle class people, according to Mrs. Fernandez, and the quite some time that a group of college students with above average intelligence such as we have at Grinnell cannot be ex- pected to take seriously the rules printed in the student handbook of rules. It is an in- sult to the intelligence, and more importantly, the individ- uality of the Grinnell student to expect him to abide by and enforce these rules. if more approaches like the institution of pledges can be of- fered as solutions to the prob- lems of society, the day will come when We will no longer have to worry about society. people" do not adapt easily to Communism. The young chil-‘ dren, who started in the com- munist schools five years ago, are taught to believe in Com- munism and to support Castro. But the older people do not support him. "But the Cuban people can’t do anything,” she continued. “They are very poor, and have no weapons or supplies. The Children must go to Commun- ist schools.” She explained that her niece cannot get food or clothing unless she attends the Communist school, “It is useless for us to send‘ food or other things to our rela- tives still in Cuba because the government takes it, or at least half of it. Why should we make the sacrifice for the Castro gov- ernmen " she questioned. paid by AFS; but there is no further remuneration. _Chaperons also have the op- portunity to visit in homes and communities t h r oughout an area of the country and to see their own country through the eyes of students from varied backgrounds. However, this is more than a chance for free travel. AFS chaperons assume responsibil» ity for the smooth functioning of the entire trip and for num- erous details along the way. Students desiring further in- formation or application forms should Contact Judy Johnson, ext. 271, or John Fisk, ext. 571. Deadline for applications is February 22. Page Fin GLASSES Made and Repaired in Our Laboratory Contact Lenses CASES AND SOLUTIONS EYES EXAMINED .I. Jensen, O.D. Optometrist Across from Post Office On this very special nite The Longhorn will have candlelight So take your favorite Valentine And come out tonigh MAIN ST. t to dine GRINNELL mas/Infilmk/ GRINNELL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION "Where You and There’s Save Does Make a Differenco" ,