Panzer College - Olympia Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES repertoire of several fine one-act comedies was able to be prepared in the Cellar Workshop during the year. Among other things it was encouraging to see so many men in the group, who were concerned about learning the art of acting, as well as the technique of play production. Having so many men interested in dramatics was new to Panzer, and it speaks well for the Club ' s continued success. Everybody entered wholeheartedly into the desire for making dramatics one of the most important extracurricular activities of the College. Miss Rita Ferguson, a former member, was elected president and Miss Ruth Roemer, a freshman, was chosen secretary-treasurer. The season opened with Virginia Cemarada and Rita Ferguson present- ing a skit entitled Knit One, Purl Two to the Patron ' s Association of the College, at the fall meeting. Doris Vivian and Carmine Giordano, fresh from their summer Rose Garden performance, staged Vv ealth and Wisdom in splendid fashion, before neighborhood women ' s organizations. Carmine Gior- dano, Valerie Campbell, Fred Hulme, and Betty McManus presented Mistle- toe , as a very entertaining Christmas Play, to the patrons and students. An important feature of the Cellar Workshop was the cooperative plan of having Carmine Giordano and Rita Ferguson assist in the direction of the plays. Dean Greenawalt directed the Club. Another social activity is Badminton. This Club is unique in that it is coached by two leading citizens of East Orange. Mr. C. D. Ceer, vice- president of Edison ' s and Mr. C. E. Humiston, Prudential Insurance Co., excellent performers themselves, gave valuable instruction in the techniques and strategy of the games. The Club is now engaged in a tournament. Weekly bulletins on the progress of the games and the scores of each player are posted. The Club will entertain some leading authorities on Badminton this spring. Margaret Pons is president of the Club. A new development this year is the library committee composed of representatives from each class. Miss Wardell and Dr. Greenawalt. It has been a great factor in articulating the library activities of both students and faculty. On the committee are Marion Owens, Doris Vivian, Fay Zipkin, Paul Hausser and James Caulfield. WHO ' S WHO Each year the publication, Who ' s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, carries the names of students in the leading col- leges of the United States, who are outstanding for their scholarship, leader- ship, and college service. The number of students is based upon the college enrollment. The award is determined by the highest number of faculty votes. This year the students selected were Ruth Twombly, Claire Meyers and Fay Zipkin. 21

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STUDENT COUNCIL ACTIVITIES The Student Council is the governing body of the student organization. It works in cooperation with the faculty and has promoted excellent student- faculty relationships. Arranging the budget, planning and conducting the social and extracurricular program are some of the activities of the Council. Each class is represented on the Council by the president, vice-president, and two members-at-large. Officers for 1945-1946 are: Renard Rossi, president; Claire Meyers, vice-president; Virginia Cemarada, secretary; and Louis Peragallo, treasurer. One of the most important activities of the Council is the publication of the student newspaper, The Springboard. This was published monthly during the war as a mimeographed bulletin, but in 1946 printed copies once more made an appearance. Miss Wacker was adviser for the first term and Mrs. Drumm for the second. Panzer men and women in the service, as well as civilian alumni, have received the Springboard regularly through the years of war. Many were the letters of thanks, which the editor-in-chief, Claire Meyers, received from the recipients of this mail. In these letters the Panzer servicemen included information concerning their whereabouts and experi- ences. This was reproduced in the Springboard, so that all readers might be kept posted. Another activity sponsored by the Council is the Folk Dance Group. The number of members was depleted by the graduation of seniors in 1945. However, a large influx of freshmen brought new enthusiasm into the Club. The study of Hawaiian dancing under Huapala continued. Russian dances, taught by Edward Michnevich, were added to the repertoire. Mrs. Beach instructed a group of men in a novelty dance, the Scarecrow, and some of the women students learned novelty tap dances. In the fall, recitals were given by the group at the Convention of the New Jersey Association for Health and Physical Education, and for the Christmas Festival at the College. In the spring, the group gave programs in Plainfield, Montclair and Glen Ridge Public Schools, Elizabeth Women ' s Club, Dover Women ' s Club, the Kiwanis luncheon, the Patron ' s Card Party, and for the Henry Snyder High School in Jersey City. Virginia Cemarada is president. The Glee Club, this year, assumed a new character. Additions to the tenor and bass sections added to the quality of music and to the size of the Club. Christmas carols, religious and Indian music were studied during the year. The quartet, composed of Claire Meyers, Horace Roden, Richard Forster and Louise Creulich, has contributed variety to the program. Dolores Cordisco is the president of the Club, and Horace Roden, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Sylvia Brainen, director of music, conducted an interesting program for the Club. Performances were given at the College for the Christmas Festival, the Patron ' s Card Party, the Jersey City Junior Women ' s Club, and for Commencement. She also arranged recitals by artists for assembly and chaperoned the Club to the opera. The Modern Dance group lost most of its members in the June gradu- ation, but received a large number of enthusiastic freshmen. The Club, under the direction of Mrs. Beach, started at once to work on an original dance composition for the Christmas Festival. The dance theme followed the thoughts in an original poem about Christmas. The story was narrated by Valarie Campbell to the accompaniment of accordion music. Each scene of the narration was danced by various groups in the Club, led by Ruth Twombly, president. For the Patron ' s Card Party, the Dance Group is work- ing on an Indian theme. The Glee Club is preparing a choral accompaniment. In raising its curtain on the 1945-1946 season the Panzer Dramatic Club disclosed to view an unusual wealth of good talent. Consequently, a • 20

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Left to right: Muriel Armistead, Donald Rob- ertson, William Hafer, Florence Jakiel, Frank Hahfeld, Dean Creenawalt, Gertrude WardeM, Dr. Brown, Elizabeth Beach, Hazel Wacker, Albert Gorton, Andrew Nazzari, Renard Rossi, Marion Owens, Virginia Cemarada, Betty Mac- Manus, Claire Meyers, Louis Peragallo. STUDENT COUNCIL Left to right, seated: Irma Sempier, Selma Neuman, Fay Zipkin, Claire Meyers, Annette Petrillo, Theresa Comito, Doris Vivian, Dolores Cordisco. Standing: Horace Roden, Frank Pro- ietti, Lucille Stahl, William Cunningham, June Brickman, Miss Hazel Wacker, Renard Rossi, Paul Hausser, Harold Lefkowitz, Eleanor Webb, leanne Simonet. SPRINGBOARD STAFF • 22