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

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Musiccil Comedy Moior Spring Proiect Those with a talent in acting are able to display their skill in any of the tive dramatic productions presented by the students and directed by the drama instructors during the year. Added to the presentations list this year was the first musical comedy to be sponsored at SAC called Finian's Rainbow. Tom Sawyer and The Magic Horn were staged as the two traditional children's plays of the long-term. This activity has be- come so popular with San Antonio school children that the audience has increased from 800 to 5,000 child observers. l lllli tit, i, tililiii ill'iii- it Supervising the task ot making costumes for one of the season's many plays is Mr. Carl Atkins, Speech and Drama Department chairman. Sharon Camp, Helen Kelly, and Tina Navarro follow his instructions as they design a robe for Tonight in Samarkanclf' ia Top, hammer, nails, and a saw unite thespians Josie Whitley, Bill Denton, George Vizard, Paul Abe, and Matt Tracy in set work for the Magic Horn. Below, under the direction of Bill Denton in WSAC studio, Patricia Kappmeyer turns the switch to play a favorite record. lOl

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Students Learn Speech Communiccitions Top, relaxation, singing, and shop-talk are enioyed in the Green Room as students un- burden their emotions while watching ham actor Mike Nesmith strum his guitar. Below, as Deborah Ewing and Mr. Ron Lucke, speech and drama professor, supervise his work, Paul Abe takes measurements in prepara- tion tor the miniature set ot the Magic Horn production. l00 Students with an enthusiasm for creative self-expression and more effective dramatic communication find their opportunities to de- velop know-how in the varied courses and stage productions of the SPEECH AND DRAMA DEPARTMENT. Public speaking courses appeal to those interested in the development of confidence and the improvement of debate techniques. Intercollegiate forensic contests provide keen competition as well as a real incentive for constant improvement. With the facilities of WSAC, closed circuit radio station on the SAC campus, students learn technical radio pro- duction and announcing. This department also assists with all assemblies, With gestures, Helen Kelly delivers a talk before a Fundamental Speech class. At the same time Mr. Charles Bigby, instructor in speech, prompts Josephine Whitley in parliamentary procedure.

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ngllsh Department Reveals Increase Talking shop with one's ENGLISH peda- gogue was comparatively easy in 1954 when all teachers were gathered in one office. Now, a student must tap on five different office doors to find his instructor. Phenomenal growth in SAC's largest depart- ment has necessitated this increase in office space, as much as it has influenced the growth of English sections from 25 in 1954 to 93 in 1963. The faculty has also developed from four full-time English instructors in 1954 to a total of 22 full-time and one part-time instructors in the Day Division and 23 additional Evening teachers. Top, Leon Campbell checks the script as Robert Biasioli and Peggy Huber prepare to present B Fausf play with puppets to a world literature class. Left, under the watchful eye of Shakespeare, Dorothy Kearl uses the reproduction of the Globe Theater to explain to Mary Everts and Ronald Fox how dramas were staged in the Elizabethan theater. Below, James Williams, Sandra Clark, and Barbara Balough wait patiently for Professor John lgo to autograph their copies of his new book God of Gardens.