Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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Ninety-eigbt CIRCULO CERVANTES Little bit of old Spain in new Swe- den. Dashing Upsala Senors and charm- ing Senoritas touched off by Cuba,s nery Professor Reyna made the Cir- culo Cervantes, the Spanish Club, an exciting institution. Charming Spanish songs emanate from the group at the meeting. Musical language-the r0- mantic tongue of Don Quixote- babbles forth from the tongues of the student admirers. Oh, the club strikes deep, too. They present plays and they study Spanish culture. All the qualifi- cations to join are simply to know LiEspagnol and to have music in your soul. ITALIAN CLUB The Italian Club has been handi- capped this year by the lack of Italian courses offered. Nevertheless, this small select group carries on nobly under the direction of Professor Reyna and the enthusiastic help of Fiorentino De Mar- 20. The purpose like that of other lann guage clubs is to acquaint members With foreign languages and customs of the people. Tony Mercogliano is the president. DEUTSCHER VEREIN No Club has undergone as many Changes as the Deutscher Verein. Ac- tually, it is playing hide-and-seek with the reporter. Nevertheless, it is exist- ing and doing quite a job in the field of cultural discussions. Ruth Kunze is the student leader of the group. With a man of Dr. MerkeYs knowl- edge and talents as advisor, the mem- bers of the club have been initiated into the finer nuances of German lit- erature and music.

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country. Though given the appellation fra- ternity? the society has realized the forensic virtues of the girls and has admitted them to active, vocal membership. The society,s foundation goes back to 1908 when a group of students interested in de- The training for T.K.A. membership is found in active participation on the Debate Squad. The past year, interest in debate reached a point much above previous years. New members have flocked in; participation and activity have been high. DEBATE-We knOWeall they want are the trips bate and allied public speaking endeavors, organized a society which would serve to promote such activities on other campuses throughout the country. Today the familiar initials T.K.A. are known and recognized in literally hundreds of college forensic societies, for Tau Kappa Alpha has been expanding constantly. Membership in the society is dependent upon the prospective memberis participation in intercollegiate debates and his ability. In view of the national character of T.K.A., membership in the fraternity is considered of some worth. Each year a regional convention is held, with many chapters participating. This year the conference was held at Muhlenberg Col- lege. Virginia Finney, President of the Up- sala Chapter, and Neuman Degler, Secre- tary, attended this convention. The squad, under incessant pressure from Professor Arnold, worked through a closely- packed season from late February to late April; at one time participating in three de- bates on one day. Early in the season the annual trip to Philadelphia was made to en- gage University of Pennsylvania in debate, over the ether waves this time. At another debate, Dick Gibbons was told he was a good debater because his ears became red while talking. Such incidents go to make up a debate season. This year, reversing the former proce- dure, the boys took the Northern trip de- bating Villanova, Hobart, Susquehanna and Moravian. The girls went South to Mount Saint Marys, Washington College, Lynch- burg and Western Maryland. All together the debate teams participated in thirty-seven debates. Ninclyexeven

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Learning to sing German songs accom- panied by Dr. Merkel and his Violin took most of the clubs time this year. The stu- dents also found it interesting to discuss the characters of German literature and art, whom they had met in class. On most every Wednesday night a group of Swedes meet in the gym to have an en- joyable evening and to stimulate interest in Swedish folk games. This group is called The Skansen Society. It was formerly known as iiThe Swedish Folk Festival So- ciety? but due to the length of the name and the constant miX-up with the Folk So- ciety of the Oranges, the name was changed this year. Skansenii is taken from a town in Sweden where folk dances and traditional events and happenings are held. The members get a great kick out of dancing to DocTs old fiddle. Doc Bostrom is our faithful faculty adviser, who has to THE SKANSEN SOCIETYwa bit of Old Sweden stand by the hour sawing away for us. He seems to get as great a kick out of it as we do. This year we got material to make cos- tumes for the boys. The money was obtained through the raffle we had last year. The girls of the organization are making the uniforms, and they,ll be ready for inspection in the fall. You may think that we meet, and that,s all; but no, sir, we have made many public appearances and have even been considered professionals. Some of the dances are Schot- tish, Hambo, Tantile, Klapp Dansen, Gustar Skal, and the famous Ox Dansen performed by two college boys who are having a mock fight. They seem to punch each other, sock, make faces, and then in the finale they make up as true friends. It really is worth seeing, if you want a laugh and for noveltyis sake. This year was a big year for the Society. Ninety-m'ne