San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Cmnibus Members of the Omnibus Club gather around to decide on a time to show one of their foreign films. I think that we should take two pages this year, says Dusty Smith to Howard Hill Now the way I see it is like this, says this young man to and Williain Samelson, sponsor, his interested onlookers. 137

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Omnibus an ,E Air. ' Leg. 'Xi Y, Y, l v,,' '- l' I, V ' 3 ' , ,J ' ' . , ' Q T ,, ' M 1 V. fa '11 if 'S ' ' V, il i4,Tll'fii'i ff r. . 4 ' 1-rift.-, ll 'EJ . - lelifl A. ' ,,k r ,T3:C:, , Y 6' E. , ' ' .i ' - -in 1' . Sharpening up for the meeting are Ralph Dusty Smith, pres Karen Kirkland, vice-pres.g Larry Crumpton, S, C. rep., and Betty Lou Cowger, sec.-treas. The roots of the Omnibus Club date back to 1951, at which time it consisted of three different clubs - the Latin, French, and German. In the Samelson, foreign language instructor, the three club was appropriately named Omnibus from the together students interested in the language and members profited from the studies of each other. on selected topics were employed to bring about presently boasts. Spring of 1956, under the direction of William language clubs were combined into one. The new Latin meaning all in one. The merger brought culture of different lands and in this way all Such devices as films, art exhibits, and talks the cosmopolitan atmosphere of which the club Members are Hubert William Beare, jr., Robert A. Benfer, Mary Kay Boltz, jean Brewer, Bruce Brewer, Betty Lou Cowger, Larry Crumpton, Robert Elliot, james Folts, Beth Frentress, Benard Gamboa, Francis Harding, Billy Harmon, William Lindell, Billie L. Linder, Gail Pounders, Shirley Hill, Karen Kirkland, Carol Lafferty, Norman Richter, Ralph Dusty Smith, Philip Swain, Deanna Vega, john D. Wennermark, Beverly Wick, james Wilcox. the evening. David Wennermark, Ruth Peters, Doyal Howell and Judy Myers stop to summarize the events of

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Judo Club Sf C 1 Charlie Sherburne is practicing a sleeper hold on Oscar Lopez who is trying to get out of the hold by doing a shoulder throw. '41 E , The year 1959 marks the third year of existence of the San Antonio College judo Club. Wlien the team was. first organized in 1957 it consisted of five members. Last year membership climbed to thirty and there are now eight active members. The judo Club is definitely one of action. First a new member learns how to fall, so that when he is thrown he will not injure himself. He is then shown the basic throws, Osoto Gari, and Ogoshi. When he has mastered these, he begins learning the many variations of these throws. After this comes the time-consuming task of perfecting his technique. Team members all belong to the American Ama- teur Union. The members are Antonio Vega, Billy Beran, Joseph Bouadana, Fred Castro, Erwin Lang, Oscar Lopez, Douglas Stahl, Robert Stahl, Charles Sherburne, Donald Tyer, Richard Valencia. M . . 5 i i T .,,.. yy , 'fx - u it flu K fx f Q J L ff F A! !.,'4'7'.JL L. e-,,A , , X gif j Ki V 'fi' .arlr -' , - e Q. Two teammates demonstrate a judo hold as the other members watch intently. 138