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

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Officers Mary Fleming fleftl and Virginia Mak- rocki take a break before conducting a business meeting. Omnibus Club Members of the Omnibus Club, interested in learning about the languages, cultures and customs of the world, enjoyed a wide variety of activities this year. Students and teachers both participated in plays, lectures, parties and folk dancing sponsored by the group. Mr. Charles Hansen, instructor of German and Nor- wegian, talked about life in Scandinavia and particularly about his experiences while visiting Norway. The lecture was accompanied by slides taken during his travels. Folk dancers and students entertained with national dances during Russian Night. Performing the Troika and Korobuska, the dancers completed the program by calling for all present to join in the dancing. f ,. m l .1 French 4106 Weeber hold the Virginia Makrocki teaches the Russian dance Troika' to two members attending the Omnibus Club's Russian ' f' Featuring a tree decorated by students with handmade ornaments representing the various cultures of Omnibus members, the annual Christmas meeting was highlighted by students caroling in six languages and a pageant pre- sented by German students. Other programs during the year included a puppet show, Le Petit Prince, given by French 4-06 students, presenta- tion of the one-act drama by Hugo von Hofmannstal, Der Tor und Tod fThe Fool and Deathl, and a skit America in Moscow, presented by the Russian language students. 4 x r . x Night. Guests in modem dress mingle with dancers in traditional costumes while sampling Kren. det a Russian dessert equivalent to a birthday ca e.

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While members of the SAC Folk Dancers perform on stage, a small flower-covered float drifts on the water during the Spanish Fiesta number. 4 . ng.. Before swimming the military number '6Dixie, Confederate soldiers wearing rebel caps do a routine drill on deck. They represented Texas under the Confederate flag. -W, 1? fix fi Yellow roses are placed by swimmers on the white net skirt of the southern belle, Jeannie Set for a dive, these Marlins, representing Texas under Eg:94zrm,,,,13,, , V A the French flag, begin to leave the- Eiffel Tower m1l1eu ,f -if V 4 I . M M' f 1, , fff' . V,-' ,3 ,, for their synchronized waterpresentatloll. IO3

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French 406 students fl. to rJ Isaac Raboy, Dale Anderson, Barbara Veltri, Janice Weichlein and Suzanne Weeber hold the puppets they worked during their presentation of Le Petit Prince. Nt' The younger set of the Omnibus Club sit en- tranced through the puppet show during French Night. A one-act drama by Hugo von Hofmannstal Der Tor Und Tod f The Fool and Death J was performed bY German students during the April meeting in the small auditorium. Officers Fall Spring Virginia Makrocki .... President .... Virginia Makrocki Charles Booker .... Vice President .... Mary Fleming Douglas Hall .... Secretary Treasurer .... Douglas Hall William Reaves ........ Reporter . . . .. . Judy Stage I05