Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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the French tlub Seated on 1118 floor: E. Koenig, A. Gingrich, S. Kanelis. Seated an the couch: M. Swartz, S. Babitt, L. Carey, Y. Pearce, Mlle, Rosschtt, K. Gallagher, J. Milllous, B. Ringe. Seated behind the couch: A. Horn. Diversity marked the activities of the French Club. The residents of La Maison Francaise and other students throughout the campus combined their interests and talents in planning the club program of music and films for presentation here. Judy Rubin, returned from F rance, gave an in- formal discussion of her experiences. Mr. Ber- nard Prudhomme of Johns Hopkins University lectured on Canada, past and present. Pierre Em- manuel, a noted French poet, delighted club mem- bers with an interesting and informative expose of the methods of writing and of understanding poetry. 30 The highlights of this yeafs Spanish Club meet- ings were the Spanish Christmas dinner, and a lec- ture by Mrs. Wardropper, Visiting Spanish Pro- fessor, 0n ttThe Woman in Spain? The club also sponsored an evening at the Lyric to see the Spanish Ballet t6Teresa and Luisillof7 and a bus was pro- vided so that any student could enjoy the expe- rience. The Spanish table in Mary Fisher gave us a chance to improve our oral facility with the language. All these activities were undertaken with the definite purpose of enabling the student to achieve better understanding of Latin America. the Spunkh tlub Seated on floor: L. Domash, S. Sullivan, M. Dunn, A. Vuille, H. Levy, M. Loeb, S. Melnik. Seated on couch: J. Strange, C. Golender, I. Bessin, J. Hall, H. Sweedler, M. A. Zavalakes. Standing: M. Hanks, J. Del Campo, D. Deihler, M. Psoras, A. Shaffer, J. Marbury.

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the Music Club First row: left to right: M. Rickells, J. Greene, B. Levy. J. Thompson, and L. Moore. M. Compton, B. Schleget. Second raw: G. Fricse, S. Eschcnlaucr, B. Broda, K. Wade7 V, Wackay. B. Smith, J. Rich- ardson. Last row: V. Worden, D. Furst. The German Club, Betty Ceis, President, opened this year with a numerous and enthusiastic group. Dr. Feise, former chairman of the German De- partment at Johns Hopkins and now a Visiting Lecturer at Coucher, gave a very interesting and lively talk on the origin of the German folk song. The German table was an active part of the German Club, for it offered an opportunity to carry on an everyday conversation and to apply the knowledge the students had learned in classroom. The rest of the yearhs activities included a picnic and a fine dinner in a German restaurant. During 1954-55 the Music Club brought events of interest to music lovers 011 the campus here. Second term the club sponsored weekly record ses- sions for the student body. The students relaxed to the works of the masters played on the school's new high fidelity record player. Mr. Sherodd Albritton was in charge of the Sunday evening pro- grams, which proved to be highly popular events. Second term the club went to a rehearsal of the Baltimore Symphony, Dame Myra Hess, soloist. A recital by Mr. Albritton and a f aculty forum concluded the yearas activities of the Music Club. the German Club Seated: E. Tammaru, E. Sims, W. House, B. Geis, E. Kritchcr. S. Jurin- ske. Standing: K. Bissert, S. Wagner, Mr. Brown, A. Williams, S. Sullivan, E. Friese. 29

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the Curriculum Committee Seated on the floor: M. Leary, C. Thomas7 R. Rappaport, M. Beal, S. Bloch. Seated: Dr. Walker, P. Robinson, E. Lofkowitz, K. Gallagher, and J. Sothern. aIs there a gap between the upper and lower divisions? If so, what is the nature of that gapiw The Student Curriculum Committee investigated and discussed these and other questions during the past year. They made wide use of questionnaires, pro tema, members and other devices which en- abled them to voice student opinion on academic problems. Through Dr. Kenneth 0. Walker, the faculty advisor, they kept in touch with the issues under consideration by the faculty curriculum committee, so that a closer integration of the upper and lower division courses might be effected. One evening during each term, the home of President and Mrs. Kraushaar was the scene of a lively, informative, and highly constructive meet- ing of the College Council. This Group, composed of faculty members and students, met, and under the leadership of President Kraushaar, discussed many of the problems which arose in the college during the year. Proposals from the administra- tion and the student body were oHered and dis- cussed here. The new regulation permitting juniors to have cars and other similar suggestions were channeled through the College Council this year. the CoHege Coundl Council talk is enjoyed by ad- ministrative, faculty7 and stu- dent members at Dr. Kraus- haar,s house in winter term. 31