Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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The Fortress looks at: LM. sports Interested in a little friendly competition? Wartburg ' s Intramural sports program paired off dorm floors in everything from badminton to wrestling. According to junior Jo Ross, women ' s I.M. coordinator, approximately 250 to 300 women compete annually in volleyball, basketball, badminton, track and softball. The men ' s I.M. program currently offers competition in seven sports: football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, track and Softball, as well as coed volleyball. More than 300 men compete intramurally each year. The 1 1980 14 RTBURG COLLEGE FORTRESS TOP: Men ' s Intramurals ' coordinator, senior Jeff Howe, surveys the competition in the Physical Education Center. LEFT: Clinton Ground South and One North square off in men ' s Intramural basketball.

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Wartburg shares holiday festivities with community The Wartburg Community ' s holiday festivities touched more than 4000 people with words and music during the 1979 Christ- mas season. Wartburg students joined with area residents to form a mass chorus of more than 1 50 voices. Accompanied by the community symphony, the group performed excerpts from Handel ' s Messiah to begin the season ' s celebrations on Dec. 2. Christmas at Wartburg became Christmas at West as the Christmas classic was presented off-campus for the first time in its long history. The concert was presented at West High School in Waterloo on Saturday, Dec. 8 and again the next evening in Wav- erly for Wartburg students, parents and local residents. Choir members broke into small groups to entertain students and Christmas Carol Buffet guests with their songs and costumes and the band led worship at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The for- eign language clubs held their annual buffet in the Castle Room and SEA members entertained faculty and staff members ' chil- dren at a special Christmas party. LEFT: Dr. James Fritschel directs members of the Concert Choir beneath the ban- ner-strewn ceiling of Knights Gymnasium. ABOVE: Visitors packed Knights Gym for the second Christmas at Wartburg performance. The Wartburg classic was also presented at West High School in Waterloo. RIGHT: Wartburg Choir members dressed as representatives of the world ' s nations entertain at the Christmas Carol Buffet.

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Moms, dads on camp us for weekend any Wartburg French majors choose to study in Montpellier, France, during their junior year abroad. :FT: Jaci Collins, Linda Cowan and Kathy Beck pause while sightseeing in the city ' s Le Vieux Quarter. IGHT: Eric Lien, Jaci Collins and Linda Cowan examine the architecture of the Cathedral St. Pierre and ed. School in Montpellier. .anguage majors spend junior ear in studies abroad Wartburg ' s unique foreign language rogram gives students of French, Ger- lan and Spanish the opportunity to Dend two extended periods of time stud- ng abroad. The foreign language major ' s first iternational experience comes at the nd of the freshman year, when students tudy and travel in Europe during the lay and summer terms. After returning D Wartburg to complete their sopho- lore year, language majors return to urope to study for their junior year. The enior year is spent on the Wartburg ampus. According to Dr. Albert Riep, the junior 3ar abroad program has three broad oals: 1) motivate students to achieve ear native proficiency in their respective inguages; 2) provide a broad and deep ersonal understanding of the culture of ie foreign language and; 3) link the for- eign language students with a career studies program. Dr. Riep explains that the department was facing total destruction in 1979, prior to the instigation of the programs abroad. A registrar ' s check at the begin- ning of the Fall Term showed 44 students listing a foreign language as their first major, three listing one as a second major and 44 students leaning toward some sort of foreign language major. Juniors studying abroad during the 1979-80 academic year included: Kathy Beck, Jaci Collins, Linda Cowan and Eric Lien at the University of Montpellier in France; Carole Brodersen, Will Schu- macher, Ruth Storm and Cecelia True- man at the University of Bonn in Ger- many; Cheryl Nuehring at the University of Madrid in Spain and Dana Duak, Karia Elwood, Leona Norris and Melinda Mas- ten at the University of Navarra in Spain. Visit offers parents a glimpse of college life Parents of Wartburg students were treated to towering pancakes, chats with professors, a formal dinner, but a disappointing football game Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30. The weekend provided a well-rounded slate of activities, giving parents a chance to experience their offspring ' s college life. Visits with faculty showed parents why college grades are not always as high as those in high school. Grossmann Hall ' s Septemberfest reminded parents that students do other things besides study. The cafeteria had its chance to assure mothers that students don ' t go hungry at Wartburg. And a parade of rooms opened the doors showing moms and dads what dorm life is really like. Winners of the parade-of-rooms contest were: Most creative — Cornils 4, seniors Jerry Henry and Sid Flack; second: Clinton 242, junior Bill Wessels and sophomore Tony Frank. Most colorful — first: Hebron 74, sophomores Denise Bauman and Laurel Lowe; second: Vollmer 243, sophomore Karen Smalley and senior Eileen Nietfeld. Most homey — first: Wiederaenders 16, seniors, Kent Henning and Mike Henry; second: Hebron 385, juniors Bonnie Noble and Julie Graesser. Best greenhouse — first: Schmidt 1 5, junior Wendy Slade and senior Chris Judge; second: Hebron 72, juniors Jo Ross and Jill Crouse. This was the first year that students coordinated the weekend ' s activities. Junior Rose Pagel, whose parents head Wartburg ' s Parents Committee, chaired the student committee. Junior Rick Biedermann and senior Laura Johnson arranged a coffeehouse following the candlelight dinner and sophomore Barb Blobaum coordinated a special international program. 15