Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The 25!? members at the Hands! Oratorio Sacrely performed fire Messiah f0 a sell out crowd Safmsrs war! for then mm m Me 5.00! lighf. Dnnafd Mormon leads the Auguxlana Chair an ans of rhefr sofa numbers. Sluderrfs sang madam lalk mugs for the audience.

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Christmas Time At Augie Christmas time at Augustana is steeped with tIaa'itjahs. These traditmns include the Messiah and Sankta Lucia Festivat The Sanhta Lucia ceremony took place in Centennia! Halt after a swedlhh dmner in the Cottage Center Swedish folk dances began the festivat, folio wed by Sankta theta walking down the aisle. The Sanlrta Lucia festival is a tradition we have taken from the schoofs swedish heritage. The Messiah was held a Few days hetare the Sankta Lucia festivat tn its 105th season, the Handel Oratorio Society is made up of ever 200 Ouad-L'tty residents, students, and faculty members. As in the past fUUf soloists were featured along with the Augustine Choir. The Handel Oratorio Sowety was conducted by Donate! Morrison, who has given his all to these performances far 20 years. the Augustaha S ymphony accompanied the chair. At! these components combined to present a heart rendering sound that can only be appreciated when one has exper- ienced it first hand. These two events take an the meaning of Chnstmas hate at Augustana, a school rich in heritage. Augusraha students performed swam folk dances. Candlelight adds to the atmosphere darting the Seam tucfa lexh'val 22

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14 South America South America is a continent that many people know h'ttte about and what a better way to learn about a ptaee that:I to experience it as you go, It was fabulous to team as we traveled from place to place. country to country. When we were in Sauth America classes werenlt struc- tured as they are on the Augie campus. We had classes In a variety of places and times. Whether it was at 2 p.rh. in a hotel meeting room. or 10 am. in an Indian market, or Mag emeungst the ruins tn Machu Picehu, Peru. 0hr education was carried tar heyohd the ctassroom setting. We atse hat:r time to explore and do our own site seeing of each city. This ga ve us the chance to expertence a different cutture and way at the first hand by aursteyes. We did have a vent heavy schedule to go by, as everyth- ing wasn't complete chaos. We spent 2 V2 weeks it? Ecua- dor, visiting two major cities, Quito in the north and Cuehca tn the south. White in Cuehea, same at the students had a chance to ga ah an optional trip to the juhgte town at Macws far a few days. Then it was aft to the OM Inca E mphe re Cuzco, Peru. We were here for a few days before going on a six da y hiking expethttan on the Inca trail to the test ctty at the tnea's . Machu Ptechu. From Cuzco we went to art Entated island, tawites tn tahe Tittcaca for a coupte at days before going to the beautifut city at Arequipa where we were wetmmed by a wonderful reception at people. Each of the students had the opportunity to live with a tamit y for a week white were were In Arequtaa - a time t'm sure we att won't forget. From the slow, taid-hack pace of Peru we go to the fast tango step at Buehas Aires, Argentina. 'Parts at the Ameri- cas as it is cattea' b y some, where the people he ver seem to go to steep. We were in this cosmopolitan city for ten days, It is here that one ma y indulge In one at the best steaks they have ever eaten or witness a debate at Z tn the marntng among se verat Argentinians. We made a brief stop in Montevideo, Uruguay tor a weekend, then it was eh' to Santiago, Chile tor a week. This was a new experience tor most at us because Shite is currehtty under a military regtmfh someththg we aren't used to. Santiago is a beautiful city, set between twa mountain ranges It has an air otpeace and tranquitty about it despite its internal turmait. After a short stop in Lima, Peru tor a day or so, it was of! to the fabulous city at Rio de tartaric. Rte ts Riot Miles 0! beaches and htue sky. Classes were over, so most at the tune was spent relaxing and soaking in the sun, did it feel good! I am thankful for my time spent in Seuth America. I teamed so much, espeetath from the peapte themselves. It makes one realize how fortunate we are and how gratetut we should be. t,tust want to add one note of thanks, a special thanks to our fearless teaders'j Dr. Narnietta and Dr. Bra wn. They wanted to show us a place, a special place, they hath fave and adore . and they did. A few members at the grow retaw'rw atep Huayha Pinch Masha Ficchu alter hiking the thee trait fur tire c