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

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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.

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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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Kickapooa Start Campua ful!! leaning i i'Kichapoo's members pose with downtown talent used in their pep meet to advertise the annual California-UBC rugby game. Club worked with Bill Sparling to promote campus spirit during rally week which led to revamping of athletic setup. When a handful of students formed a pep club a few years ago, it is doubtful if many of them realized it would become the organization which is the Kicka- poo club of today. The main purpose of the group has been to promote student spirit and during the '50- '51 term this purpose was successfully carried out. An extensive campaign finally buried Old Man Apathy un- der a deluge of pep meets, giant bon-fires and lively stunts. Nov. 4, the club staged the huge Homecoming Parade which consisted of dozens of clever and colour- ful floats from campus faculties and clubs. The Kickapoos spearheaded the Bellingham In- vasion in a streamer-decked bus and formed the main cheering section. Club members broke many a day's usual programme with startling performances of in- sanity. A six-foot rabies-ridden white rabbit was hunted on the campus and finally slain in the Audi- torium. Club President lack Barnet won the Annual Kickapoo Fishing Derby in the Library pond. His winning catch was a corkscrew and two cans of sar- dines. Programmes of Kickapoo pep meets saw names such as the Hoosier Hot Shots, Ole Olsen Barnie Potts, Claude Logan and Iuliette. 7 A.M.S. elections received the blessing of Kickapoo antics and voting interest was boosted. em era o alim ofgoreai in '51 Promoting campus interest in Forestry was the aim of the Forest Club during this year. Members of the executive concentrated on teaching fellow foresters through public speakers and organized tours. i'Members of the Forest Club executive line up in front of the Forestry Faculty building. Activities included their own year annual, intramurals and stags. 76 Besides having to watch the operation of mills and lumber camps as part of their courses the Forest Club organized tours for the members of the club. Another important activity of the club was intra- mural. They entered a team in many events and al- though they did not win any it developed a closer spirit amongst the members of the club. Led by Fourth year Forestry student Bill Batten, the club started plans for forming into a regular un- dergraduate society. To increase spirit in the club an annual was put out for the third time. A large part of the work was done by Publications Board photographer Paul Iaffery. Editor of the book was Vic Bardell, who used Totem cuts to save on the cost of producing 48 page annual. Because they were off in a campus corner by them- selves they were seldom heard from. Social activities were another part of the Foresters activities which started with a stage beach party. Towards the end of the year, the club could see the possibilities of their own Undergraduate Society and receiving their own grant from the Alma Mater Society and not the EUS.