Cleveland State University - Scene Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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' Organized not too long after Cleveland Col- lege itself, the French Club would not be the French Club without its annual Spring drama col- laboration with La Maison Francaise. This does not imply that for the remainder of the school year they are idle, for with the teamwork of Dan Desberg, the club president, and Mr. Marcotte, the sponsor, they provide a lively program which guides their purpose of providing an opportunity for socialization and cultural advancement through the medium of the French language. While all their programs are not given in the French lan- guage, as illustrated by Dr. Hamilton ' s Paris as Seen By An American ' , the first semester French student would be quite confused with the gibber- ings before and after the meetings. Emile B. de Sauze Advisor Marcel J. Marcotte and Guests Dan Desberg, Boh Brooks Pat Morrow, Alonzo Hawkins, Marvin Weinberger

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The departmental clubs are the most favored in that they give the students an opportunity to augment and integrate their special interest fields through the medium of socializing. These clubs enjoy an easy and informal atmosphere where the students can haggle at leisure for their pet theories without apprehension or grades or the cold professional stare of incredulity. Most of the meetings involve a lecture by an esteemed per- sonage in the field who is often one of the favored professors at Cleveland College, and then terminate in a coffee session aqd discussion. There is no possible v ay to skirt around the problem — you just can ' t learn a language if you don ' t speak the language and speak it as much as possible. What more enticing manner could there be than to join one of the departmental clubs? At Cleveland College you have a choice of the French Club, the German Club, and the Spanish Club, and it has come as no surprise to the professors of language to discover that some students first decide which of the clubs tl ey would prefer before deciding which language they will take.

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Lenny Gold, Joan Winninger, Beck Kachourbos, Adolph Hamburg, Melvin Majesty Nico jacobellis Nico Jacobellis, Margaret Ashmore, Arlene Harris, Bob Klein The Spanish Club, almost non-existent until 1948, is still undergoing reorganization to suit its changing needs. The club, liberal in its require- ments for membership, asks only that the mem- bers be interested in habia espanol . The group is fortunate in having as its top executive, Nico Jacobellis, an exchange student from Italy who is majoring in romantic languages. Nico, vvho teaches Latin and Italian at the Berlitz School of Languages, has been instrumental in bringing foreign speakers to attend the meetings. An outstanding success was the Spanish Club Christmas party, which featured as its speaker president Nico Jacobellis. He gave a talk on the typical European Christmas. Anxious to promote an ever constant interest in the South American way, the club has set up a program of timely lectures, movies, and discussions. Anita Peter. A I jay Betti. Elsie Jacob. John Celluri Mary Trandafi.