I spent my 15th summer in Lewiston, Maine, home of the Bates cotton mill and Bates College. The city spoke nothing but French! They had just finished their first school year of having students alternate between English-speaking schools while studying French, and French-speaking schools while studying English. They wanted to learn English, but wanted to retain their French heritage as well.
A. Leon Polhill FlaNative1845 330 NW 45th Street Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 367-4642 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 10:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] [SUN]: Today's (2/9) Gainesville Sun BASKETBALL GatorNEWS Articles (3 Articles Included) On Feb 9, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Shane Ford wrote: When Florida senior guard Walter Hodge first enrolled at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne as a high school sophomore, he knew little English. >From his native Guaynobo, Puerto Rico, Hodge adapted to a new language and country before even being admitted to UF. Hmm. Puerto Rico is part of our country, and has been since 1898. -Zeb --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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