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

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Host First College Upper left, The Black Swans perform one of their numbers during the annual water show entitled Journey to the Underworld. Upper right, five of the male club members perform as one of the underworld creatures, The Bats. At right, Pluto, Jimmy Saldana, discusses devilish plans to kidnap Proserpina, with his comrade Albert DeBarros Cleftl. The Marlins were founded in 1956 by Miss Cynthia Armsworth. Until that time they had been known as the Aquatic Club and all their events were sponsored by the P. E. Council. Mrs. Mar- garet Swan is the present sponsor of the group. The club iacket is made of white terrycloth with SAC Marlins printed on the back and a fish emblem on the front. Qualifications for membership are the ability to execute the front crawl, back-crawl, side-stroke, and the back-stroke. Also required are the front dive, the back dolphin, and the scull. Art Symposium A packed audience watches intently as swimmers display their various skills during performance of the show. Mem- bers of the Marlins brandish swords to perform an East Indian number called Kartikeya. l75

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Marlins Present Two Water Shows . . . ' 1 M - if.: V K .1 ii ' L F Q L2 rig, 1 Y e .L Q , i will ' . E . , Y, V , Q ,A ssss I 1 ' M 1 A E: , ', - J Q i -, It fF! '- , ' gil, nv' ' ... drill 'K 'Y' 5 ' Tl? 'K - M i t . it 'R ' Q A. -.vi i - Q I 1 9 A A 1 1 ' 'F' i Top row: Jeanette Barger, president, Robert Conrad, vice- president. Bottom row: Suzy Luksh, secretary: Beverly Burns, treasurer, Mrs. Margaret Swan, sponsor. In conjunction with the Turtle Club and the University of Texas Swim Club, the MARLINS co- hosted their biggest event of the school year, the prom poses Whh he, husband Hemy before pam, first college-level International Academy of Aqua- cipating in the Art Symposium Show. fic Aff Symposium on March 1-2. Mrs. Beulah Gunclling, national swimming cham- The continued growth of the club made for an increase of activities. The first water show was given on November lO when the P. E. Council played host to senior girls from local high schools during their Play Day activities. Journey to the UnderworId, the Greek myth of how the seasons were formed, was presented on May 9-10. Invited to participate in the water show, the Snowflakes, a women's group from the San Antonio YWCA are shown in a synchronized swimming skit. I74

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Vclriety of Functions lnclude Service Pinning the corsage from Council members and the volleyball team on sponsor, Mrs. Nelda Drury, at the athletic banquet, is president Olga Aguilar. Efficient service prompts Carol Burke's purchase from Olga Aguilar, Stella Morin, and Dorothy Heckel as they assist the R Association with the concession stand. I76 Top row: Olga Aguilar, president, Kathi Calvert, vice-president, Anna Marie Garcia, secretary. Bottom row: Diana Huntress, treasurer, Dorothy Savage, reporter, Mrs. Nelda Drury, sponsor. Need baby sitters, ushers, or cooks? See the P. E. COUNCIL. During the past year, not only has this govern- ing organization for girls sports helped to carry out rules and regulations, set up policies and plan extracurricular activities for women physical education students, but they also became baby sitters for faculty wives, ushered at the Marlin Water Show, provided refreshments for the Inter- national Dance Festival, prepared supper tor the physical education and home econornics teachers' Posture Work- shop, helped with the concession stand at basketball games, and sold stationery and Christmas cards. ez .sg AA,-V' sl!