University of British Columbia - Totem Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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5:83 1 .Q . i'President Mike Hind-Smith started club on sound basis which lead to brief on China, Korea and South East Asia. October 24, 1950, United Nations Day, saw millions throughout the world rededicate themselves to the World Organization. So at U.B.C. three hundred students braved the banana-belt climate of B.C. to at- tend the simple flag-raising cere- mony at which President Mackenzie echoed the thoughts of many that would peace could only be based on the firm foundation laid down at San Francisco. This was just one event in the six-day U.N. Week Program and the year-round activities of the United Nations Club. U.N. Club, as it is known, drew together nearly united aiiona at work 250 students from all over the world who are studying at U.B.C. to take part in this little world organiza- tion. Weekly debates, discussions and speakers, besides innumerable sessions in the Club Room make up the program. Yet there is al- ways, besides the formal pattern of the program, the chance to ex- change viewpoints with someone from a different country yet brought together under the symbol of the flag of the world-that of U.N. The club room, newly painted in six shades of U.N. blue fsix different members brought pots of paint to our decorating night j has been the scene of continual activity. Plans for the downtown session of the Model Security Council, held on United Nations Day, and for the colourful General Assembly are made here as well as contacts with individuals and groups in many parts of the world. The Model As- 'l'Biggest proiect of the club was the Model Assembly held in March. Assembly dupli- cated actual U.N. group at Lake Success. In the U.N. Week held in early October club had President MacKenzie raise flag on Main Mall. At the bottom right is Roy Haapola who edits monthly paper for campus members. sembly, always the highlight of the Club year, brought together in real- istic fashion the representatives of the sixty nations in the flag be- strewn Brock Hall, which became a veritable Lake Success for the eve- ning. Big task for the Club was to play a leading part in view of its connections abroad in bringing the U.N. ideal in realistic terms to stud- ents, and to try and aid in the in- creased consciousness ofi Canadians of their part in the U.N. picture. The energetic executive, juggling always with the explosive Korean crisis in the U.N. affairs, planned discussions and forums at which students could speak their views. These were strongly argued and frequently held. President Mike Q Si fi, J- 74

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wall: fwo Jucceaaful pefzfofzmancea cessful debut in her first principal role with the society. The principal male parts were taken by Kelvin Service as Marco, Iohn Yeomans as Guiseppe, Hal Harvey as Don Alhambra, Leo Kelikis, a Winnipeg boy, felt right at home in his part, as he played the role while attending the University of Manitoba. Both Yeomans and Walker are new to principal roles with the society, although both were in the chorus of Tom Iones . Production Manager for the show was Earl Iorgensen, with Merriel Simonson as Assistant Production Manager. Behind the scenes activities were headed by Iack Devereaux as Stage Manager, Terence Barker as House Manager, Merriel Simonson as Cos- tume Convener, David Cook as Makeup Convener, Roger Desprez as Programme Director and Light- ing, Gordon Futcher. Highlights of the Social Activities of the year were the Get-Together Banquetn, the annual Formal, the Ticket Banquet, and finally the Production Party. All of these events were very successful and the credit for this should go to the Vice-President, Neil Carlson, who with his committee, did a very fine iob. The club executive for the year were: Kenneth Bogas, President, Neil Carlson, Vice-President, Stan- ley Tench, Business Manager, Earl Iorgensen, Production Manager, Ruth Done, Secretary, Dick Farmer, Advertising Manager, and Glee Club President, Anne Mc- Dougall.

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C' Ns-jf ,let ,J lance. Although initially a social club, the UBC Dance Club has also become somewhat of a cultural society and a service organization, as is evidenced by the ac- tivities of the past year. These fine-sounding words must explain in part why the UBC Dance Club has grown to the large mem- bership of some 400 students who attended their regu- lar noon-hour sessions this last year. Of course, they didn't all come at once, because there was a choice of days: Monday, Wednesday or Thursday at noon for ballroom dancing, and Friday at noon for square dancing. There were extra classes on Friday evenings, too, but they were for the student instructors. It was on those Friday nights that the in- structors were taught the steps of the waltz, the rhumba, the tango, the samba, the foxtrot, and the quick step, which were passed along to the members at the regu- lar sessions. Patient and hard-working teachers were Miss Kaye Visini and Mr. Grant Vincent of the Vin- cent-Visini Dance Studio. These dance sessions are the club's most important activity. As for the other activities mentioned in the first paragraph: 1 First-during the summer the Square Dance demonstration group won the Pacific Northwest Teen Town Championship Trophy at the Competition in Haney. Then-after noon hour classes were organized, the Dance Club sponsored a free Football Dance, and later in the term, staged a successful tea dance, The Pre- Exam Iam . All two hundred students at the tea dance had a gay time enjoying those last few minutes of freedom before exams. Al Berry, director of the Square Dance Section, and emcee for the Iam kept dancers mixing and meeting new partners. Proceeds from this function were turned over to the War Memorial Gym Fund. The Christmas holidays and spring season saw the Square Dance group giving shows for other organiza- tions, also in aid of the Gym Fund. i'AIthough the Dance Club has been on the campus only two years they have a membership of over 400 students. Instructions in all kinds of dancing is given to the club members free of charge. Vincent-Visini dance studios instructors help students get kwirks out of their steps.