Union College - Garnet Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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' ifze alcf 14 fm Me Gheeelewfleu - The Union College Cheerleaders, closely coordinating their activities with the band, endeavored to stimulate throughout the foot- ball and basketball seasons a high degree of college spirit and support for the athletic teams. The first appearance of the squad last Fall was at the memorable Pep Rally, held around the usual huge bonfire on Council field. Fol- lowing that, the cheerleaders led yells at almost all the football games and pep rallies during A loud and more mobile group leads the parading student body the Season: which was highightcda perhaps: down Nott Terrace. J ii Landry, Baar, Keever, and Bullis form a large portion of the cheering section at games but receive criticism anyhow. when Skidmore College allowed six gorgeous Freshmen to cheer with our squad at the Hobart game, thus continuing the year-old custom of adding feminine beauty to the cheering squad. Continuing on through the Winter months, the team was on hand at the basketball games to lead the fans in a variety of cheers and general encouragement for the Dutchmen on the court. Although losing its two head cheerleaders, James Baar and James Landry, through graduation, the squad has a selection of new yells 'prepared for the ,48 season and is antici- pating a redoubled spirit from the student fbody. An enthusiastic mob sings and cheers on the steps of the Van Curler shortly before Mr. Fowler's pandemonium broke loose. Page Sixteen

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In view of the absence of an official organi- zation to tend to the problems of foreign stu- dents, the Cosmopolitan Club was reorganized at Union through the efforts of a few of the foreign students, aided and advised by Chap- lain C. Victor Brown. The foreign students felt very acutely the need for an organization that would assist them in adjusting themselves to the life at college, and in Hnding their place among the student body on campus. Most of the Foreign Students coming to the States for the first time, find themselves faced with problems of a, more or less similar nature, in getting ae- elimated to the new surroundings, and in get- ting adjusted to a way of life which might be totally different from their own. Besides, foreign students at Union being so few and far between, a new student has a very slender ehance of running aeross some one who shares his dilemma, an-d is apt to feel a. bit lost. The Cosmopolitan Club endeavors to bring the foreign students more closely together, so that they may get to know one another better, and provides ample scope for an interesting exchange of ideas between the students of various nations. The Club meets every Friday and, thanks to the eonseientious efforts of its officers, al- ways Ends a program of interest in the form of lectures, talks, discussions and films on sub- jects of international interest, to which all the faculty and students of the College are wel- come. The activities of the elub have so far been restricted to the Campus only on ae- eount of the very slender Hnanees at the dis- posal of the elub. However, the elub has ex- tensive plans for the future, and is looking forward to some assistance in seeing them carried out. Among some of the things that the club has in view are: trips for its mem- bers to places of interest, visits to similar or- ganizations at other schools, lectures and talks by people of note, and soeials where the members Could get together and meet various groups, thereby getting a better insight to the American way of thinking. The keen and sincere interest shown by the members in the activities of the club is truly gratifying, and we are confident that before long the Cosmopolitan club will rank as one of the foremost organizations on the Union College Campus. Slanding-Alfred Siesel tU.S.A.lg John Meyer fU.S.A.l 3 ,lohn Hall CCanadalg Leslie Canes: Clrlaitijg Anthony Easterbrook tlinglandjg Christopher Schwartz fKenyalg Mariano Allende tChilel g Richard Weller fU.S.A.l. Silling-Donald Campbell CU.S.A.3 5 Fernando Gallard fNicaragual g Bono Sternlicht CPolandj , Social Secretary.: Arne Frethiem fNorwayl, Pre.tident,' Esa Sobani, Clndiaj, Sec1'etary,' Leo Richard fU.S.A.Jg Shereef Al-Farhan flraqj. Page Fifteen

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9 ,allege fgpiail' aa the Bam! playa an The Union College Band, rejuvenated by badly needed new uniforms, played at every home football game of the Season, and all but the first of the away games. Composed ol' some forty-six members as reorganized under the direction of Mr. Tom Male, the band also provided the impetus to the sea.son's spirit by joining with the pep-rally and the pre-R.P.I. parade. - The close of the football season brought no rest for the boys with the horns, as they con- tinued to play at several basketball games and daily Chapels. The joint concerts and the Union College concerts under the direc- tion ol Mr. Robert Hicks, were the high-lights ol the 'Spring season. Mr. I-licks, taking over the direetorship at the end of the football season, has worked the group into :1 promis- ing eoneert band. Assisting Mr. Hicks in his work with the group are Pat Meflivern as Manager, and Bill Meyer, Drum Major. It is noteworthy that the band constituted almost the entire cheering section from Union 'vi Pajama-clad freshmen sing proudly of their new home. at several of the away games. They have added immeasurably to the good name of Un-ion through their fine playing, orderly appearance and spirited support of the teams on the field. Drum Major Meyer hides behind bass drum as band poses for informal shot. . --v 'ra-1-'-1' -mwynu-s. X --.-.v-V --. - -rr.:-.-,iw4'--xgamirmnzz,