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

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Music Department Adds New Courses A Cappella Choir members contributed their share to the memories of the Department this year with TV and assembly performances, attend- ance at the Texas Junior College Teachers Con- vention where they joined other choirs to form a massive 200 voice unit, and their finale of the the year, their Fifth Annual Concert. The College Choir will be remembered for performances at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Mr. Charles Stone, director, retired this year, bringing to close 15 years of devoted service to choir and voice students. Two new courses were added this year: Sight Singing, taught by Mr. Robert Weaver, and Piano Ensemble, taught by Mrs. Lyova Ring. Guest Ptrformer Jerald Hamilton takes a bow at organ dedication ceremonies. Above, A Cappella Choir members load the school bus as they prepare for their trip to Corpus Christi, where they participated in the State Junior College Teachers Meeting. At left, Do-re-mi-fa-sol, sing Donna Johnston, Judy Mosely, Mary Fiores, Paul Ramsey, and Herman Store, members of the new Sight Sing- ing class. 137

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Portable Organ Reuter Organ Pipes McAllister Gives Organ to College Dedication of the new Reuter organ, No- vember 10, will live in the memories of those con- nected with the MUSIC DEPARTMENT for a long time to come. The organ, complete with 2, 732 pipes, and designed to play the entire gamut of organ literature, was made possible by a gift from Mr. Walter W. McAllister Sr., and will henceforth be called the McAllister Pipe Organ. The organ was damaged considerably in the shock from the TNT blast at Medina Base just three days after the dedication, but it has been re- paired since that time. Above, there are two Marjorie Walth- alls on the campus. Here Dr. Walth- all instructs her niece, also Marjorie Walthall, in the art of music. At right, Marjorie Heath aids Mrs. Lyova Ring, Piano Ensemble instruc- tor, in holding music for William Briggs, while Jeanne Brynie and Mary Randolph accompany him. 136

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Linda Barger and Molly El- ley stretch gracefully to the right as Connie Fielding glides to the left in typical arabesque movements in the Modern Dance class. Physical Education Program Weil-Rounded Whether two-stepping, working out in a gym class, or diving into the swimming pool, San An- tonio College students who signed up for one of the classes taught by the PHYSICAL EDUCA- TION DEPARTMENT instructors swarmed at well over 1,000 per semester. To meet an increased enrollment of several hundred students, Mr. By- ron McClenney joined a staff of three other men and three women. The SAC P.E. Department was represented at the National Folk Festival in Kentucky last June by students from the Folk Dance classes. Al- though taught the cultural backgrounds and cos- tumes of many nations, the students selected a Spanish routine for their performance. To coincide with the physical fitness propo- sals of the late President Kennedy, all P.E. students enter a program testing their fitness. A swimmer-in-trouble, Larry Starnes, hangs on for dear life as Don Hub- bard tugs him shoreward in the tor- pedo buoy rescue life saving test. Hundreds of students learn Red Cross water safety and life saving in swimming classes each year.