Upsala College - Upsalite Yearbook (East Orange, NJ)

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De Nio,, is one of the oldest literary or- ganizations on the college campus, as it was organized in 1905. It is composed of nine boys who are chosen to membership upon the vacancy of one of the chairs by either graduation or discontinuation of studies at Upsala. The purpose of De Nion is to foster and encourage an active interest in the Swedish language, literature, and culture. It is to this end that at the meetings one of the members present a paper in Swedish on one of the Swedish literary figures. Last January tiDe Nioh held a banquet to which the alumni were invited. At this af- fair the symbol of uDe Nio was presented to the Seniors. The President for this year was Rudy Larson. Until this year, the French Club was nearly entirely organized and managed by the students themselves. This year, how- ever, the members welcomed one who lends prestige and importance to the club as its faculty advisor, Miss Boe. With her constant THE FRENCH CLUB-Passy 1e beurre, siil vous plait One Hundred DE NloeiiTill Mit Hem encouragement and help, the club has be- come more active and has figured more prominently in campus affairs. Several teas at the beginning of the year served to ac- quaint the new members with the old, and since then a concerted effort to fulfill the endowment pledge has created a spirit of unity among them. French recordings of a few outstanding singers of the day provided a new slant on the study of the language.

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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

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But by far the greatest contribution of the year has been the series of luncheons inaugurated at the start of the second se- mester. On one day each week, tables were reserved in the Commons for members who spoke only in French during the whole noon hour and were served by a waiter who also THE LUTHERAN STUDENTS, ASSOCIATION -- Christian fellowship used only French. The club has had as its special aim this year the laying of a firm foundation for an important role in the extracurricular affairs of next year. May it be successful, and may conversational French gain a strong foot- hold in the midst of its members. Phyllis Gustafson as President, Sylvia Miller as Vice President, Alida Rawson as Secretary, and Ann Russo as Treasurer, led the organization this year. The Lutheran Students, Association is the largest organization on campus and one of the largest of its kind in the area. The purpose of the organization is to unify the Lutheran students on the campus in a hne Christian fellowship. Meetings held theran Church of East Orange, at which prominent clergymen are invited to speak. The organization besides holding its tra- every month are conducted in the First Lu- ditional Christmas service, Julotta, Fall out- ing and May Day breakfast, has also been very industrious in area and regional ac- tivities. This year Upsala had two representatives on the Area Executive Council and one on the Regional Executive Committee, and was well represented at both area and regional conferences. The Upsala group expect to be represented at the National Ashram which will be held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, this August. The members made a trip to New Haven and visited the Church of Rev. Karl Matte- son, who helped found the Upsala Chapter several years ago. This year students from all over the metropolitan district came to Upsala to join with our group in their meet- ing one Sunday. The annual Lutheran Stu- dents Association banquet, which climaxed One Hundrrd One