Orange County Community College - Colt Yearbook (Middletown, NY)

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First row, left to right: Manuel Tejeda, Carolyn Rinaldi, Bea Johnson, Peggy Burbank, Ida Elliot, Ruth Zoghby. Second row: Sonia Siwik, Mr. Stivers, Arthur Heisman, Harry Murphy. EL CLUB ESPANOL F OR its second year at Orange County Community College, El Club Espanol elected Manuel Tejeda, President; Marlene Pahuki, Vice-President; and Margaret Burbank, Secretary. Mr. Moses Stivers was the faculty adviser. There was an increase of ten in membership this year. On November 4, the club took a field trip to New York City. The members visited the Hispanic Society in the morning, and in the afternoon the group saw a Spanish movie. In the evening they had dinner at the Jai-Alai Restaurant in Greenwich Village after which they motored to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to see Carman Amaya and her troupe perform. The club participated in the Variety Show and in the Christmas program by singing Spanish songs. During Pan American week, April 1 1, the club sponsored a dance at the Legion Lodge. The “Spanish Fiesta at the lodge was grace¬ fully decorated in Spanish fashion by the club members. A special feature of the evening was the entertainment performed by the club. Plans for a field trip to Mexico were discussed with much in¬ terest and excitement this year but had to be postponed due to many difficulties. 54

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A COLLEGE newspaper is a necessary item in the life of the college student. It lets him know what is happening on campus and thus interest in college activities is created. In September, under the supervision of Gloria Eisenberg, the paper was off to a good start. In January Miss Eisenberg resigned and the paper was reorganized with Frank Pcnte as its editor. Four members of the staff represented OCCC at the New York Press Conference on November 21, 22, 23. The conference was held at Cortland State Teachers College. Sal Rizzo was nominated as the delegate for next year. Helpful pointers on the improvement of college newspapers were discussed at the conference. The members are willing to work so that the rest of the student body can be well informed about what is going on around campus. THE CITADEL First row, left to right: Grace Greaves, Faye Lipschutz, Marrian Panarello, Natalie Kubik, Marian Davis, Diane Luskin. Second row: Ira Posner, Mary Ann Oddo, Frank Ponte, Miri Snir, Sal Rizzo, Aurelia Middaugh, Carol Salmon, Emil Giotto, Larry Carr. 53

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First row, left to right: Patricia Knickerbocker, Valerie Kovalcik, Andrew Averin, Alan Van Der Zee. Second row. Tony Bianchi, Al Fiore, Bill Hite, John Biroc. T HE College Readers is a club activity for students who enjoy reading aloud together. The group meets once a week to work with poetry and poetic prose for speech improvement purposes as well as the enjoyment of literature. Over the past few years they have presented a wide range of programs both on and off campus. These have included “John Brown’s Body” by Stephen Vincent Benet and “America Was Promises” by Archibald MacLeish. This year, instead of presenting a choral reading program, the club sponsored the first OCCC Oral Reading Festival. There were three reading hours of poetry, prose and drama followed by a Festival luncheon. Mrs. Thera Stearns formerly of the Speech Department of Michigan State University evaluated each of the reading hours and was guest speaker at the Festival luncheon. For the past three years the College Readers have sponsored a cake sale to help send a representative to the annual Apple Blossom Oral Reading Festival at Michigan State University. Under the direction of Miss Evelyn Steele the club concluded their activities at the graduation exercises by reading from the Psalms for the Invocation and Benediction. COLLEGE READERS 55