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

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In Lebanese costumes, the Jeanne Grey dancers do the cymbal dance during the festival held in the spring. Bonnie Moran adjusts the headdress of one of the dolls constructed as an annual project by the Folk Dance class members. Wearing authentic Italian costumes loaned to the SAC Folk Dancers by the Italian Trade Commission at Houston are Raymond Rugen fin backl, and fl. to r.l Mary Louise Zepeda, Kerry Kreinhop and Alma Anguiano. Folk Dance Club Throughout the school year members of the Folk Dance Club shared their talents with others in varied programs, many of them occurring on holidays. During the Thanksgiving break the Folk Dancers joined other participants from all over the United States and Mexico at Bastrop State Park for the Annual Texas Folk Dance Camp. Last Yuletide the club presented Christmas Leg- ends and Customs at the Laural Heights Methodist Church congregational dinner. Other programs were given for the elders of St. Leo's Parish and St. Joseph and St. Peter's Orphanage. The National Secret-aries Association also invited the group to perform during the Christmas season. Other highlights of the year included the annual appearance at the Carnival of Nations, dancing during Fiesta's A Night in Old San Antonio, participating in the University of Texas International Folk Dance Festival, the Corpus Christi Folk Dance Festival and hosting the Seventh International Folk Festival at SAC. The year was climaxed by members attending the three-day National Folk Festival in Denver Colorado and appearing in May on KLRN-TV,s People '66.', , Lf If-e Members of dir T Dancers enjoy spaglfx served at 1:30 .L:. L: nasium foyer after 1 national Festival

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1 ef Se :1CIQbe1-S 1 Q W- -meer, li il-HIS is N- . .- ..,,, -- -K , gpm? 13- l-Wine e 1 .- - WF92 . ,jrfge .stir W7 li- 4. f 'On 1-ghlffl X -i '0n 1 Q Fish Abflflz glzlfvzll Ye Olde Cheshyre Cheese One of the oldest and best known clubs on campus, Ye Old Cheshyre Cheese, is circled around Dr. Samuel John- sonis 18th century group which was composed of men with different artistic and intellectual backgrounds. Meeting every third Wednesday of the month, one member, selected on the basis of a high average in English, represents Dr. Johnson's group in either of the fields of art, drama, music, biography or politics. Each year the members vie for the honorary title of James Boswell by compiling secret biographies of other members. Highlights of the club activities for the year were a Christmas dinner meeting at Dr. Wayland P. lVIoody's home and a trip to San Marcos to attend the annual session held in conjunction with Southwest Texas State College Cheshyre Cheese Club. I4 1..,,,,Sg X me a , g -I 1 ig ' V V , , ?u1'l,i.ia5 ' ' f ' 'N'f ' V W I' . T V ,X , , , , H1 JA' Q ' ' X ,,-,fl ff g .-., , H ? ,mf iff ina Jf1ff?'t ,fi ,Hem Sharon Wilkinson fastens one of the gold charm bracelets given to her and Mary Fleming, outstanding members of Ye Olde Cheshyre cheese, by the club. Because of his top discussion at the politics dinner-meeting Raymond Dickey was chosen to represent Edmund Burke. Ray mond holds a prop which he used in his political presentation Caught in a scene from The Miracle Worker is the David Carrick drama representative Patricia Bliss. Ulifffll 9l

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Folk riecl cers ited nual Leg- dist vere seph aries .ring nual ring iting ance and SAC. the ado, 77 T N638 'f .- TV' . liek-Aiea? K . K 9+ gtg sub . x - . Festival dance participants present the finale, a parade of flags, as part of the Salute to HemisFair festival April 16. 'S- Members of the Texas Folk Dancers enjoy spaghetti supper served at 1:30 a.m. in the gym- ,-X nasium foyer after the SAC Inter- ' national Festival. , .V Bl-,, K 1 U, -, 4 fiiaggfn-t ,i X 4. li, A W gr is 1 L ..,fl F. v Y I, b if 1 With feathered turhans, hanging beads and colorful costumes, dancers unwind their Maypole during the Mexican La Ofrendaf' 93