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Did You Know?
If you ever carved pumpkins when you
were younger you may be surprised to learn
that some of the first Jack-O-Lanterns were
used as a means of defense but it's true!
Some years after the first pilgrims had land-
ed on Plymouth Rock there was. beginning to
be trouble between the settlers and the
Indians. Some of these warpath Indians came
to the farm of two little girls Prudence and
Endurance while their parents were away in
the village. The girls had just finished bring-
ing in the last of the harvest and carving
themselves pumpkin "lanterns." When they
saw the Indians stalking outside their barn
they hid in the potato pit. As soon as they
heard the Indians getting close to their hiding
place the young girls shoyed their glowing
pumpkins up above the pit and upon seeing
them the Indians dropped their tomahawks
and disappeared into the woods. Needless to
say no Indians ever bothered the farm of
Prudence and Endurance again.
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Mashed Sweet
Potatoes With
Dried Apples
2 12 lbs. sweet potatoes scrubbed
23 C. chopped dried apples
12 C. apple cider
4 T. softened unsalted butter
1 T. fresh lemon juice
Preheat oven to 450 F. Prick the potato
skins in several places. Plop the whole pota-
toes on a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil
or baking sheet. Bake until tender. Cooking
times will vary according to the size of the
potatoes. Most take 20 to 30 minutes. A good
way to test if the potatoe is done is to probe
it with a skewer.
Meanwhile put the apples and cider in a
small saucepan. Simmer over low heat until
most of the liquid has been absorbed so the
pan is almost dry 10 to 15 minutes. Remove
from the heat.
Peel the sweet potatoes holding them in a
towel to protect your hands from the heat.
Drop them into a pot or large bowl. Smash
the flesh with a heavy wire whisk then
whisk until smooth. Whisk in the butter. Stir
in the apples and lemon juice. Season salt.
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Professor Kristi McAuliffe: A Look at the
by Brooke Thomson
StaffWriter
Professor Kristi McAuliffe moved
to Texas from Wisconsin to work at
Hardin-Simmons in the Department of
Literature and Languages as the
Assistant Professor of Foreign
Languages. She lived in Wisconsin for
five years before coming to Abilene
and before that she lived in Illinois and
even spent some time teaching and
conducting research in Germany.
Professor McAuliffe grew up in a
small farming community called
Marengo. It was located on the border
of northern Illinois and Wisconsin
about an hour outside of Chicago.
Growing up she remembers hearing
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stories from her grandfather about their
family's farm in Germany which he
was very proud of and loved to go
back to visit Both he and her grand-
mother spoke fluent German mainly
when they didn't want the'rest of the
family to know what they were saying.
The death of her grandfather when she
was only nine inspired Professor
McAuliffe to study German in his
memory.
Professor McAuliffe's first overseas
trip was to Vienna Austria in 1988.
During that time studying abroad was-
n't required for majoring in a foreign
language though it was highly recom-
mended. Because she knew she would
never speak the language fluently until
she had been part of the German cul-
ture Professor McAuliffe spent an
entire slimmer and semester in Austria.
Within two years she received a'
Fullbright Teaching Assistanceship
which was a grant or scholarship given
to teachers and researchers wanting to
travel to other countries. This scholar-
ship enabled her to remain in Germany
for a year teaching English at both
grade and high school levels. In addi-
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Her time in Germany gave
Professor McAuliffe the opportuni-
ty to learn the German culture as
well as the German language.
Professor McAuliffe also conducted
some of her own research.
The next time she went back was
while studying language and linguis-
tics classes as a graduate student at
Penn State University. Professor
McAuliffe taught English at Philips
University in Marburg Germany
Marburg is located in the German state
of Hesse very close to the country's
center. The chy is about a mile outside
of Frankurt on the edge of the Lahn
River. While in Marburg Professor
McAuliffe conducted more research
concerning the treatment and teaching
ofthe Holocaust After spending some
time in Marburg she returned to the
states and though she has been on a
few research trips since that time
Marburg was the last place in
Germany she lived. Two of Professor
McAuliffe's trips included research
done at the Holocaust Museum in
Washington D.C. another trip to
Germany and the research conducted
while she was studying at Penn State.
Having taught students in German
and English Professor McAuliffe has
seen first-hand some ofthe big differ-
ences in the cultures. She claims that
the main contrast between German
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German Side of Life
"American students are a lot more
grade-oriented. German students are
just happy to pass." Another big differ-
ence is the cost of an education. With
some exceptions most public German
universities have no tuition require-
ments. Students are required to pay
some fees but the cost of these is noth-
ing compared to the money students in
the United States pay. But the biggest
culture shock Professor McAuliffe
received was the open bluntness of
Germans compared to the overall
politeness of Americans. "Germans
say what they think regardless of how
it might sound to others. However
once you realize that they arc simply
being honest and not rude you get
over h. I have to admit though I must
have picked it up because my mother
was appalled at how 'brutally honest I
had become. She whipped me back
into shape within a few short weeks!"
says Professor McAuliffe of her first
trip overseas.
By making a difference in the lives
of students literally "across the globe"
Professor McAuliffe has proved
Philliper 4:13 "Ich kann alles durch
den der mich maechtig macht
Christus." or "I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me."
Philippians4:13.
While in Germany Professor
McAuliife was able to experience
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