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

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To plan the agenda, Michael McKay, Victor Slocum, and James Merritt gather and discuss films of countries throughout the world that will be shown at a meeting. Slides , Discus sio u s Illustrate Customs At each meeting President James Merritt, Vice- President Ralph Hight, and Secretary-Treasurer Brita Stadler led the different language groups who took turns presenting programs of slides and discussions on foreign lands and their speech and customs. In March Mr. Thomas Rust, biology in- structor at Thomas Jefferson High School, lec- tured on his bicycle tour of Europe. Many Omnibus Club members helped cele- brate National Foreign Language Week at the first assembly of the spring semester. The French contribution featured a group of girls who dressed in nuns ' costumes and sang Dominique, the current number-one popular song. Countries and their customs seem more real to Omnibus members when they are pictured in slides, being checked by Dennis Healy and Sherry Disdier. 169

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GeriTun-born Brid4;ette EtheriJt;c looks jt tlic geograph- ical area of France as Mr. Gilbert Bleau talks about its language and its people. Receiving books from Dr. William Samelson for their outstanding scholastic abilities in German are Cherie Bryant and Marion Means who were acknowledged at the Awards Assembly. Club Unites Nations Through Activities Salnm! Quid tempus est? Parlez-vous fran- cais? When the same room holds a cadet in a Turk- ish uniform, a girl with a German accent, and a boy with a turban, chances are that it is a meet- ing of the OMNIBUS CLUB. Co-sponsored this year by a German teacher Dr. Wilham Samelson; a Latin te.tcher. Mr. John Landers; and a French teacher, Mr. Gilbert Bleau, the club was founded in 1957. The purpose of the organization is to establish a common ground for foreign students and for those studying for- eign countries and languages. James Merritt President Brit.1 Stadler Secretary-Treasurer Speaking French and German, Mr. Gilbert Bleau and Dr. Wil- liam Samelson give club members a taste of the far-off countries they study. 168

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o Elizabeth Gauna Parliamentarian Roy Benavides Reporter-Historian Thrills and spills constituted the Powder Puff football game. Here the P. E. Ma, jors have the ball while the sorority girls are ready to snag the flag. P.E. Majors Girls Play Ball for U.F. By staging a girls ' Softball game to benefit the United Fund, the P. E. MAJORS, formerly the P. E. Council, carried out one of its numerous ac- tivities. This co-educational club is a member of the American Association of Health, Physical Ed- ucation, and Recreation. Under the guidance of Mrs. Merle Dulin, sponsor, the club held several traditional and some new projects and events. The High School Girls ' Play Day was held in the fall, but it was combined with the new Boys ' Play Day in the spring. Another yearly project is a series of girls and boys intramurals which includes five differ- ent tournaments for both groups held through- out the year. Showing good batting form is a P. E. Major as she pre- pares to slug the ball at the United Fund benefit game. 170 Breaking away from the serious, Mr. Bill Chandler, sponsor, bring s in a smile at the formal initiation of members held shortly after the club was chartered.