Alcalá 1961

French Nun Now Citizen By TIM SH EP ARD

An eld erl y Fr en ch nun who wa nts to die an Am eri­ can ye st er da ywas as su re d he r wish in ce rem on iesat United S tates D i s t r i c t Co urt . Mo ther Ma delei ne La m- bin, a te ac he ra t Sa n Die go Coll ege fo r Wom en, re ­ nou nced he r fo rm erciti zen ­ sh ip along with 78 ot he r alien swho join ed the fami­ ly of Am er ic an sat a na tu ­ ral iza tio n hea ri ng . " It wa s a g re at sa cr ifi ce for m e t o r e n o u n c em y Fr ench cit iz en sh ip ,"Mo ther Lamb in sa id . "B ut I ca me he re 49 y ea rsago and is has been 49 ye ar sof ha pp ine ss wit hou t shad ow . 1 wa nted to die an Amer ic an ."

Mo ther Lamb in came to the Uni ted Stat es in 1912. She spen t 29 ye ar s in Chi­ cag o, th re eye ar sels ew he re and c a me t o S a n D i e g o whe n th e new col lege was fo rm edin 1949. " I lov e Fr an ceso much , it hu rt s to le av e h er ," sh e sa id . "B ut Am er ica—th at' s my ho m e. "

Fe de ra l Judge James Car te r ex­ tends congra tula tion sto Mothe r Ma­ deleine Lambin, a French -bo rnteach­ er a t San Diego College for Women,