Wagner College - Kallista Yearbook (New York, NY)

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T Officers 1 B e It a President . . ..... ANDRE BEAUMONT Vice President . . . . . RICHARD MOHRMAN I corresponding Secretary . . . . MARTIN GONSER G ai ml mi ai B lvl 1 Recording Secretary . . . EDWARD WEISKOTTEN Treasurer . . .' . . KENNETH JAEHNERT Program Director . . . RICHARD DUPRE Beta Gamma Chi is an honorary music fraternity undertaking to promote and ad- vance music at Wagner College. The fra- ternity was organized in l 948 and since then has increasingly contributed to the cultural and to the scholastic spheres of college life. Some of its past achievements include con- certs by Raymond Lewanthal, Thomas Dar- son, Alfonso Montecino, and a band festival in which over two hundred band instrumen- talists from eastern states participated under the direction of Dr. William Ravelli. Many regular chapel programs are also sponsored by Beta Gamma Chi. The fraternity asks of its brothers a worthy scholastic record, coupled with an active interest and partici- pation in the field of music. 77 Brothers in College Andre Beaumont Frederick Bahrer Arthur Browne Norman Dinkel Kenneth Dorkof Richard Dupre Martin Gonser William Gordon William Hahn George Handley Burt Helgeson Howard Hrdlicka Kenneth Jaehnert Robert McHale Richard Mohrman Adolph Moller William Newton Richard Pankow Ernest Spangler Daniel Uzupan Mihkel Viise Edward Weiskotten Howard Weiss Herbert Wickleder Honorary Brothers Dean John R. Bacher Mr. Salvatore Baccaloni Prof. John Bainbridge Mr, Raymond Lewanthalg Mr. B George Martin L Mr. AlfonsoJMontecino Dean lan Morrison Mr. Harold Normann Nlr. Walterlgglfiasecki Dr. Sigvartgteen B

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The Choir Sopranos 4 Esther Anderson Helen Albers Marian Bellan Phyllis Costanzo Kathleen Gibbons Caroline Herrmann Alice Klumpe Dorothy McKnight Helen McNally Anne Morris Ernestine Petsch Anne Pierce Lillian Roudi Joan Sheatfer Geraldine Ulrich, Altos Lenore Ahalt Constance Daversa Jean Faist Dora Geissler Avis Helsel Shirley Hornafius Marian Knott Joy Matthews CHOIR PERSONNEL Doris Rockefeller Dorothy Schnackenberg ,Ann Strickland Tenors Edwin Eastman Arthur Haimeri Burton Helgeson Robert McHale Rolf Mielzarek William Mould George Pontoppidan Wilbert Wehrli Basses Frederick Bohrer, Jr Norman Dinkel Rolf Eschke Martin Gonser Russell Greene George Handley William Heil, Jr. Richard Novak Richard Pankow Ernest Spangler Edward Weiskotten John Wrede Recognized by critics in the United States and Canada as an outstanding choral organization, the Wagner College Choir gained even wider interna- tional fame by accepting an invitation to sing at the world convention of the Lutheran World Federation in Hanover, Germany, during July and August, l952. This singular honor was bestowed upon one of the most cohesive and enthusiastic organizations on the campus. Under the inspired leadership of Dr. Sigvart Steen, the choir has done much to spread the fame of Wagner College. Critics have been moved to write, . . a sterling program, one of the highest quality concerts ever heard g . . . a flawless pre- sentationug and, . , . purity of tone and musical maturity worthy of any professional group. Hard work and much time is spent in order to be worthy of such remarks. Each year a three-week concert tour is conducted under the management of Dean Ian Morrison. Concerts have been presented in all major cities ofthe East, and this year's appear- ance in Town Hall was an outstanding success. We doff our hats to the Wagner Choir and to Dr, Steen, and we wish them . . . bon voyage.

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Deutscher Kreiis Officers i President . . . .... JANET WANNEMACHER Vice President . . . JEAN VETTERLEIN secretary . .... 'EVELYN HALL treasurer . . ELIZABETH HAMANN ln the past year the Deutscher Kreis continued its activities toward the aim of bringing an increased number of members to a greater understanding of German traditions. Its functions consisted of ex- cursions to New York, presentation ot films con- cerning ancient and modern Germany, and, of course, the popular Weihnachtstest which has be- come a tradition dear to the hearts of all Wagnerians. In these activities the Kreis worked in close co- operation with the Deutscher Verein, its brother organization.