50th anniversary of AFS, Mr. Craig R. Smith celebrates the 50th anniversary at AFS, The highest royal award has given to Mr. House by King Paul I.,Bruce McKay Lansdale becomes the new director of AFS, The Houses, Lansdales and Mr. Craig welcome King Paul, the Queen and the crown Prince at AFS and esorted them to their seats for the anniversary event, Local newspapers carried detailed accounts of the celebration, A gift from Olin Foundation.
Obligations satisfactorily discharged, Friends of AFS has organized comittees at Rochester N.Y and Cincinatti for AFS, Trustees of American Farm School: Arthur L. Lanckton, Herbert P. Lansdale Jr., George C. McGhee, Charles H. Morgan, Mrs. Henry Hope Reed.
Between 1951-1953 AFS greeted 774 students, Black frocked priests came to AFS for two weeks to learn new farm tips, AFS students train hard on farming, More than 250 American sailors have toured AFS during winter of 1953, Theodoros Litsas tours Kastoria and the mountains of Albania.
35 of the ionian earthquake victims have been in AFS, A sponsored reception has organized for King Paul I and queen Frederika in New York by AFS, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hope Reed sailed for AFS, A moving picture (movie) for AFS.
Work of Theodoros Litsas at AFS, A group of graduates return to AFS for a refresher course, Six more short courses at Girl's school, Thanksgiving day, A recent grippe hit the AFS, AFS sells 7000 eggs per month for hatching purposes.
Life in AFS, Boy's and girl's school and courses in AFS, Mr. and Mrs. House visit the USA, Students of AFS: Lycourgos Hadjiyannakes, Alexandros Kizirides, Christos Damianides, Adonis Zaharias, Konstantinos Kopsialides, Michael Karoumitilliou, Andonios Oussoudjoglou, Margaritis Margaritis, Panagiotis Stavrakoglou, Goulielmos Kiorres, Nickolaos Adamides, Demetrios Kagelidis, Andonios Leingadjis, Eleftherios Topalides, John Trouvas
The new school year at AFS, New american teachers: Bruce M. Lansdale, Edmund R. Johnson, Leon H. Myer, Charles E. Greene, Recruiting and testing new students, Staff members made trips through the villages, Growing potatoes, Tractor driving, Petros Toundjis and Achilleas Kakalis were chosen to represent Greece at exchange arrangement, Evagelos Pandelakos, Graduates: Antoniades, Mangriotes and Petrides working at the Experimental station.
Exchange visits between greek students of AFS and american collagues, Petros Toundjis, Achilleas Kakalis, Richard F. Taylor, Edward H. Hill, Graduation day, Founder's day, Mountain day at Chortiatis, Field day.
Mrs. House writes of activities at the AFS and gives some vignettes of life in Greece (irrigation system, Tractor training course, trip to Lamia, King and Queen came to Thessalonike), Bruce M. Lansdale, Edmund L. Keeley, Nicolas Orphanides (graduate student).
On January 29, 1949 a group of andarts (guerrillas) appear to Princeton Hall and took the boys with them, Some of them escaped, Five boys still missing till February 5, 1949
James M. Speers, a member of Board of Trustees tells about his visit in Greece ( country life, difficulties, life at the AFS, weather, meetings with the School staff and boys). School Staff : Theo Litsas, Demeter Hadjis, Emmanuel Achilleos, Constantine Georgiades, Heracles Iassonides, John Bodouroglou, Pericles Papadopoulos, Argyrios Dermendjis, George Spyropoulos, Theodosios Hadjichristou, Constantine Partides.
Funds were alocated for James Hall, Courses about farm machinery, Herd of purebred cattle came to AFS, Opening of School, New Trustee: Herbert P. Jr. Lansdale, British Friends' Service Council continue its operation of Girls' House.
Everyday life at AFS, boy's life, Mrs. House talk about a battle in a village of the boys, Mrs. Loch writes of a visit to Stagira, Memorial trees, The British military band made a concert at AFS, Marion Miller fixed up a reading room, Mrs. Loch make a speech for a better world and future.
Harvest, The boys have been asked to bring wheat instead of money, Mr. and Mrs. House visit students and pass the school in the village of Liti, Bruse Lansdale returned, 150 boys in the School.
Mark Ethridge, Paul Porter, UNRRA officials and many other visitors came to AFS, Mrs House took some visitors to the Girls' School, Tree planting at the AFS as a living memorial for losses.
Mr. and Mrs. House arrived at Thessalonike and saw old friends, The British Society of Friends asking Mr. House to go to London to discuss about Girls' School, James Hall would be rebuilt, everyday life at the Girls' School, Visitors at the AFS, Friends filled 21 packing cases with articles for the School, Ethel Bliss Memorial Field.
Mr. and Mrs. House go to NY, A tractor training course was given at the School by UNRRA, Government Agricultural and Mechanical Services and the Near East Foundation, Arrival of a ship full of pigs, Girls came to School under the administration of the British Society of Friends, Founder's Day, Visitors continue to come to the AFS, Graduate Argyrios Dermendjis, New Executive Secretary Mrs. Lawrence H. Shepard.
