Riverside College - Tequesquite Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Pot Pourri GAIETY MARKS the Christmas season, and no- where is this more evident than on a college campus. Christmas trees appear in faculty and administrative offices, transistor radios extol jingle bells and white Christmases. Even the song lead- ers appear garbed as Santa ' s little helpers. Sweet charity, designed to raise money for needy campus families, comes disguised as a contest to select the Teacher with the Merriest Twinkle, and St. Nick himself turns up to serve as an auctioneer to lure forth the last possible quarter for the cause. The Christmas Assembly manages to com- bine the religious with some of the more re- strained of the secular aspects of the holiday season, and the Wassail which follows provides an opportunity for sharing Christmas cheer. HE ' S COMING- Linda Kriegbaum, Joyce Ricci, Santa Bill Whitehead, Dave Reyes, John Reed, and Ted Page debate whether it is Rudolph sleighing in or one of the lesser KEN KRIVANEK holds his bottle of twinkle-maker, which seems to be different from his usual vintage. reindeer. At last count, it was Rudolph over Blitzen. 3-1. However, there might be some late betting on Blitzen as Rudolph ' s nose was slightly more red when last seen. 19

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Christmas THE YULETIDE is many things. Most conspicuous in the workaday world of Santa Claus and exhor- tations to Christmas shopping is the secular aspect of the holiday season. In its essence, however, Christmas is, of course, a religious festival, and this sacred note most appropriately finds expres- sion in a public junior college in the music of the season. Choral and instrumental groups rehearsed the treasured songs which express Christendom ' s ancient joy in the Nativity, and performed their music before many campus and community groups. In their own churches, in the private sector of their lives, many students were further inspired with the deeper meaning of Christmas, and this, of course, increased their delight in all phases, even the secular, of the season ' s activities. ALL TOGETHER. Bavarian zest is caught here by Deborah Lichey, Tom Newbauer, and Sue Leach. NO, IT ISN ' T GRADUATION, gang. Dr. Edwin Sayre ' s conducting the RCC Choir, Mary Lou Mau, Rebecca Henley, Mary Patterson, Madeline Evans, Jan MInner, Ophelia Orlovitz, Donna Brandt, Judy Fair, Glenda Pomfritz, Sebastian Dangerfield, Bob Casper, Randy Snook, Greg Peck, Serglus O ' Shaughnessy, Glen Meyers, Simon Templer. I 18 I

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I Wassai STUDENTS gather around the goodies table to stock up on Christmas snacks at the annual Wassail. CHRISTMAS CHEER - Now one of the most cher- ished traditions of the Yuietide season, the Wassail has become one of the college ' s best attended events. Following the annual Christmas assembly, it finds everyone in the proper holiday spirit, and it helps keep them that way. Students pour out of the auditorium into the Quad, where they throng around tables tastefully decorated in seasonal motifs. Here they are served gaily dec- orated cookies and — of course — wassail. Some- what less invigorating than the concoction that delighted our Anglo-Saxon forebears, it is a none- theless tasty draught of apple cider (not too hard) cinnamon, pineapple juice, and other exotic in- gredients. Served hot, and with the gentle mur- mur of a filled Quadrangle, wassail makes a un- ique contribution to the holiday season. P THE ANNUAL AWS Christmas Wassail is always a treat for College students. Shown here enioying hot punch are Dona Hawkins, Phyllis Howard, and Ivye Lewis. Hostess Kathy Getchell with back to camera. 20 I