Mr. Jenner.

In what activity were you engaged at that time?

Mrs. Paine.

I was teaching school at the Germantown Friends School. Germantown is a section of Philadelphia.

Mr. Jenner.

When had you commenced that activity, that is, teaching at Germantown Friends School?

Mrs. Paine.

I began in the fall of 1956, worked there 1956 to 1957 and 1957 to 1958 school years.

Mr. Jenner.

What did you do? What was your work?

Mrs. Paine.

I was the playground director and rhythm and dance teacher for grades 1 through 6.

Mr. Jenner.

During all of that period?

Mrs. Paine.

During those 2 years.

Mr. Jenner.

Did the Germantown Friends School have anything to do with Pendle Hill?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

I see. That is where my confusion arose.

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

You have already mentioned you attended various Friends conferences over this period of years, did you not?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; I did.

Mr. Jenner.

And you maintained a lively interest in the activities of the Friends Conferences, especially the young people's groups?

Mrs. Paine.

That is right.

Mr. Jenner.

You already mentioned or made some reference to a Friends Conference at Quaker Haven, Ind., September 1955, I believe in your testimony, have you not?

Mrs. Paine.

I think it would have been August.

Mr. Jenner.

August 1955?

Mrs. Paine.

It has to have been before school started.

Mr. Jenner.

Was it with respect to this conference that you mentioned the Young Friends of North America meetings, and that you were active in that group, and that group was interested in easing the tensions between the east and the west?

Mrs. Paine.

It was a subcommittee of that group that had that particular interest.

Mr. Jenner.

And out of this interest and activity arose the Russian pen pal activity and bringing of some Russian students over to America to see and observe America?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

I won't go into that. I think we covered it enough yesterday.

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you say that was your initial interest in the Russian language or at least the pursuit of the study of the Russian language arose about that time?

Mrs. Paine.

My interest arose about that time. Pursuit didn't begin until later.

Mr. Jenner.

In some of the materials I have seen there is mention of a Young Friends meeting or conference at Earlham College in Richmond, Ind. I think you made some reference to that yesterday, did you not?

Mrs. Paine.

There was a conference, a Young Friends Conference at Earlham in 1947. That was the first one I ever attended. Is that----

Mr. Jenner.

No; well, I don't wish to say that isn't so, but you did attend another one in 1954-55, along in that time, didn't you?

Mrs. Paine.

There are a great many meetings for the Young Friends Committee of North America, and they were commonly held at Earlham College, .but they were not conferences.

Mr. Jenner.

I see. I am using the wrong terminology.

Mrs. Paine.

Yes; these were committee meetings and there were a number of them.

Mr. Jenner.

This was in further pursuit of the exchange of the interest by pen pal letters and otherwise between young people in America and young people in Russia?