Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck - Cygnus Yearbook (Teaneck, NJ)

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V '1 newman club The Newman Club is cm organization for Catholic college students. Its pri- mary purpose is to enrich the spiritual and temporal lives of its members through a balanced program of reli- gious, intellectual, and social activities. Its members and their chaplain are dedicated to the service of the Catholic students and their friends, regardless of religion. Among their many activities are included a Christmas party for underprivileged children, a Communion breakfast, a dance, and a retreat. folk singing club This newly formed club has as its aim the promotion of folk songs and folk singing on campus. Members provide the instruments, the voices, and often songs they have written themselves. The Riverside Three plus 1 is a repre- sentative group of the club which has performed at the Bergen Mall, at the Talent Show and the Ski Club's Twistin- army on campus, and at the Intercolle- giate Folk Festival at Upsolo. At the Folk Festival the group walked away with the first prize in competition with eleven other groups. 155

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54 ! iiimtrr'. :t. Tiwit if 'm Lnin ski club The most obvious purpose of the Ski Club is for the pleasure of those inter- ested in the sport of skiing. The maior emphasis of the members is on the in- struction of beginners rifle club The Rifie Club, which is in its fresh- man year, promotes interest in organ- ized smaH-bore shooting. Members are encouraged to become familiar with the operations of both pistols and rifies. The club holds regular meetings both on and off campus and has frequent practices at c: local range. In the near future the group hopes to engage in competition with similar organizations and sponsor informative programs for the student body on the sporting and safety aspects of shooting. 1 - Ky. t a..- - ' -. ,.. .'..-'.L w -, MMhL .7 .IV .3. 4 a it: v the funda- A mentals of skiing, while allowing the more advanced enthusiasts to derive maximum enjoyment from the many trips. This year two of the major trips were a week spent at Mt. St. Ageoth in Canada and c1 week in Stowe, Vermont. 1.;VIQr'CkTT.;.ap-

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university players The University Players was formed by fessors interested in dramatics, the students who recognized the need for group puts on several productions per an extra-curricular dramatic group. year. Included in the past year's per- Composed of students and those pro- formances was the production of The Glass Menagerie. ' Vthfudfr choral club The Choral Club, open to all students interested in singing, presents two con- certs yearly at the University, in addi- tion to performances OFF campus, and singing in productions of the University Players. The club is a mixed chorus of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, and features the Bolladiers, a small group within the chorus. 156