T Sundcav. March 27. 1951 Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Ten TE MICHIGANDAILY Su4dv M1,17-7 -0 COEDS TOUR: Originality Sets off European Trip #, 1 4 By SUZANNE JESSUP ORIGINALITY, hard work and luck made a European trip possible for Sonja Valler, '58 and Kathleen Armstrong, '58. In January 1953, while still in high school in Kalamazoo, they decided to go to Europe. To fi- nance the proposed trip, they de- veloped the idea of selling sub- scriptions to a newsletter which they would have mimeographed, describing their European exper- iences. The purpose of selling sub- scriptions was to earn money for travelling expenses, not for per- sonal profit. Afterfive months of hard work, the coeds sold 400 subscriptions at $3.00 each. The total amounted to about $1,200. In addition they had some cash from personal savings and part-time jobs. Miss Valler earned a portion of the money by sorting paper cups in a factory. EXPERIENCES abroad included being caught in the Paris transportation strikes, riding in a gondola and eating octopus. "Streets clogged with hitchhik- ers and packed trains in the way" is the way Miss Valler described the Paris transportation strike. She and Miss Armstrong boarded a train in Paris for Lyons, France. The train was so crowded, they had to share a box-car with five other people. The coeds recalled seeing one determined lady hand her suitcase through the window to a friend who pulled her the works of Verdi," she declared. through. Their absorbtion and interest in Miss Valler and Miss Arm- the music was very different from strong spent four days in Italy. that of people in the United Here they dined on unusual food, States, the coeds thought. including octupus, which Miss Val- The travelers experienced a ler terms "flat and tasteless. Spa- novel kind of housing in southern ghetti and wine rounded out Austria. For a time they lived in breakfast, and snails in the shell wasa omon inerentree." an abandoned monastery which had been a castle. At the time the A bus gondola was their mode of coeds were there, it was being used transportation while in Venice. to house refugees, Built to carry several passengers, Miss Valler and Miss Armstrong the coeds found them to be less discovered a new kind of sport in expensive than regular gondolas. Vienna. "It was a kind of wrest- AN outdoor concert in Venice ling match, where two men stood made a lasting impression on in a ring and fought with no holds madea lstig ipresio onbarred. The participants were al- Miss Valler. "People stood for two lowed to bite, kick, and gouge each hours in St. Marks Square to hear other," they reported. Because the travelers have man friends abroad they were able visit European families a d "gai an insight into the way othe people live." They found Europea: families to be more closely kni than Americans, with their mem bers more dependent upon eac other.r The tempo of life in Englan seems quite slow," Miss Valler re ported. She thought 'Germa children more active, and Germa education more advanced than i America. "Their high school woi appears comparable to our ear college work," she said. EcAUSE of lack of funds M Valler did domestic work 1 See WITS. Pare 12 MAASVS CAPUS SHOP PRESENTS I ,. j TOUR ElFEL N PAlRIS GRAVELY WITHSTOOD FRENCH TANS1ORTATION STRIKES ~ AT 2,14 Nickels Arcade Fa.Ye!4Ag n NO 3-8597 Heading South? YOUR TRIO OF FAVORITES ~WINTHRcw Loafing at home or on the go . .. you're at restful ease when you slip on smart Winthrop casuals! Rugged in a mighty smart way . . . so comfortable you hardly know you have them on. Winthrop's take hard wear in "stand up" style. Come in tomorrow and see our wide variety of styles and leathers. Sizes 6 to 13. Widths A to E. You'll surely want a cotton cord sport coat or suit later - why not take it South? HASPEL'S hairline cotton cords are what you'll want. Smart, cool, very economical. (wash- able as shirts). SuITs . $26.50 COATS . $18.50 STATE STREET AT LIBERT Priced from $*8.95 to $16.95 PHONE NO 2-0266 619 EAST LIBERTY imo ____________________k,____________