Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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Getting better acquainted with Spanish dress are the Spanish Club officers as they examine the dolls from Mexico. EL Ulllillll 'l'll THE Spanish Club followed an active program throughout -the year. At the informal monthly meetings there were discussions on social and political affairs of present day Spain and Spanish America. Also on the list of pro- ceedings for the year were round-table discus- sions of Spanish literary movements, and for entertainment Spanish songs were sung by the group to the accompaniment of the guitar. The highlight of the year's program was a visit to the Spanish museum on l68th Street in New York City. This visit was followed by dinner at a Spanish restaurant and an after- noon at a Spanish theater, which increased the appreciation among the club members for things Spanish. The Spanish Carnival took the place of a Fiesta this year. The entire club participated in this affair and made it a great success. The N. F. C. C. S. relief fund profited by the re- sults. Members of the Spanish Club participated in the Pan-American Day held at St. John's University in Brooklyn, which brought them into contact with students from other colleges and universities who share the same interests. Sister Mary Pierre, professor of Spanish, directs this group, and under her supervision has become a well-known club at Georgian Court. Gerry Minturn, president, is assisted by Jane Kane as vice president and .loan Jebailey as secretary-treasurer.

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llllli llEll'l' CHE llllliEl THE purpose of 'Der Deutsche Verein is to endeavor to cultivate a clearer understand- ing of our relations with our neighbors on the Continent, and a more perfect tolerance for all ideas foreign to us in this immediate sphere. In order to be more secure in these aspira- tions we must investigate German customs and traditions, their literature and their history. Accordingly, this German society, under the moderatorship of Miss Anne Marie Doblhoff, has lectures on various phases of German culture. For diversion the members of this society follow the methods of previous years by listen- ing to recordings of the compositions of .such immortals as Wagner, Beethoven, Bach, Schu- mann, and Schubert. ln addition to these are heard the compositions of contemporary Ger- man artists. Plans for the 1948-49 term included a for- um for the discussion of exchange students be- tween the United States, Germany, and other countries, and a program in which the entire student body participated for the benefit of the Catholic students abroad.- Officers of Der Deutsche Verein are: president, Esther Bonordon, secretary, Anne Von Hoene, treasurer, Alice Skokas. Discussing German literature are Ann Von Hoene, Esther Bonordon and Alice Skokas l7l

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1- Ada Procaccini writes down suggestions made for meetings given by her officers. Lll DAMIGELLE CNE of the oldest of the Court language clubs is Le Damigelle which literally means the damsels. lt is under the direction of Miss Teresa W. Felitti, instructor in Romance languages. This club is open to all members of the ltalian classes and those students who are in- terested in the Italian languages and Italian culture. Along with their monthly meetings members of the club frequently enjoy trips to the opera, to Italian films, followed by pleasant conversations in Italian restaurants. At their meetings various members of the club entertain with Italian discussions, songs, and recitations. This year, as the highlight of their activities, the group presented Pietro Mascagni's well-known one-act opera, La Ca- valleria Rusticana the proceeds of which were given to the N. F. C. C. S. The officers of the club are: president, Ada Procaccini, vice president, Elmeda Capoferri, secretary, Doris Musa, utreasurer, Rosemarie Aria.