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

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First row, left to right: Sandra Smith, Cynthia Chandler, Catherine Morrison, Natalie Kubik, Claire O’Dea. Second row: Allen Foster, Richard McGill, Joan Van De Mark, Dick Morse, Vince Morse, Vince Triolo, Mr. Searles. TEACHER EDUCATION CLUB T HE Teacher Education Club has as its adviser Mr. Warren Searles. The officers of the club were: President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Catherine Morrison Ray Shipman Vincent Triola Claire O’Dea There are approximately thirty members of the club, most of whom intend to become teachers. The purpose of the Teacher Education Club is to acquaint the members with the various levels which they are interested in teaching and to assist transfer students with their programs. The Teacher Education Club has been very active this year. It sponsored an OCCC pin sale, the profits of which will be donated to the Retarded Children Fund. A play was presented by the club to the North Junior High School in Newburgh for Career Day. Several speakers such as Mr. Beman Lord and Mrs. Amy Bull Crist have lectured to the club. A field trip to the Hunter Elementary School was planned in March of this year. 64

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SKI CLUB T HE Ski Club was formed on December 2, 1957, under the di¬ rection of Ivan Irkliewskij, Harry Biccum and Gil Boyd. The organizational charter was approved by the Student Senate on December 12, 1957. The purpose of the Ski Club is to promote the sport of skiing, to develop healthy, physically sound bodies, to keep its members physically fit to meet the problems of life, and to help fulfill the social obligations created by our ever increasing population. The membership is open to everyone of Orange County Community College, including the faculty and staff. The following are officers: President Iwan Irkliewskij Vice-President Gil Boyd Treasurer Bob Caplan Secretary Sandy Rodin The club was formed with twenty-four original members and the membership increased to thirty-two members. Mr. Richard Sonner- gren is the faculty adviser. The club sponsored several skiing trips to Stowe, Vermont; Belle Ayre, New York; Holiday Mountain, New York; and Roxbury, New York. It also set up a Christmas display on campus and sponsored a Ski Club Dance. The club hopes in the near future to be a member of the United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association and enter in competitions with various other colleges. First row, left to right: Beth Rosenblum, Barbara Bascom, Roberta Werlau, Iwan Irkliewskij, Sandra Rau, Sandy Rodin. Second row —Pete Edraos, Gil Boyd, Jerry Silvagni, Bob Caplan. 63

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Marion Davis, Roberta Werlau (Co-Captain), Carol Torrens, Sandy Vaughn, JoAnn Poucher (Co-Captain), Dorothy McCarthy. T HE Occettes, under the direction of Jo Ann Poucher and Dorothy McCarty, co-captains, will be twirling at the soccer and basket¬ ball games next year. Meetings of the Twirling Club are held the first Thursday of every month, and practices are held every Wednesday of the week for two hours. The girls are now working on the standard and double LL formations for the basketball games next semester. All students with an interest in twirling are invited to attend practices. Tryouts for the squad are held at the beginning of the Fall semester. The Twirling Club has Carol Torrens as secretary and Miss Diana as adviser. The following girls were on the squad for 1957-58: Jo Ann Poucher Sandra Rau Ida Elliot Bunny Onarati Dorothy McCarty Marion Davis Nancy Cross Carol Torrens TWIRLING CLUB 65