The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 1956 Page: 1 of 4
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NUMBER 14
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1956
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By Don-Cross
Nancy Kight, San Antonio Col-
lege’s candidate for Miss Fiesta,
and Linda Kauffman, SAC's candi-
date for the First Maid of Honor,
will appear at the Municipal Audi-
torium at the Miss Fiesta Presen-
tation and Ball April 5 at 8 p.m.
The contestants from the four
colleges in San Antonio will ap-
pear and each person buying a
ticket and attending the dance will
be allowed one vote. Ballots will
be distributed immediately before
the floor show begins.
The Maid of Honor will be
chosen this year from the four
contestants, who were runners up
in their respective schools. The
Maid of Honor and the defeated
Pamela Sue Bell, Dolores Brat-
ton, Dixie Burd, Frank Castello,
Carmel Maria Coleman, Ernest
Dwayne Cope, Richard T. Del-
gado, George W. Derosa, Wanda
L. Peoples Diaz.
Aloys Joseph Dylla, Marjorie D.
Ecord, Johnnie Clarence Edwards,
Willie R. Elizondo, Raul P. Fer-
nandez, Jr., Joseph Ferry, Alicia
Flores, Stella Forestier, Jacque
Kaye Foster, Harvey Leo Gold,
Lionel Gonzales.
Mary Ann Grosser, Adolph G.
Guido, Charles Emmett Hampton,
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SKINNER TO PERFORM
Cornelia Otis Skinner will give
her ‘'Character Sketches” tonight
at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of
the Alamo Heights High School.
Tickets for the benefit perform-
ance, sponsored by the Brother-
hood of Temple Beth-El, are $2.
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Bookstore Needs Help
The bookstore needs some stu-
dents to work during their off
hours. No experience is neces-
sary. Workers will be paid by
the hour. Anyone interested in a
position of this type, see Mrs.
Dorothy Fowler in the school
bookstore at once.
tion of Colleges and Universities
and work taken here is transfer-
able as freshman and sophomore
credit.
Admission requirements for the
summer session are the same as
requirements for- the regular
terms. A student must either pre-
sent credit for graduation from
high school and 15 acceptable
exam-
To Be Float Theme
“Tournament of Knights” is
the theme of SAC’s entry in this
year’s “Battle of Flowers Par-
ade.” The float, which, has an
8x24 foot stage, is being built by
a number of student volunteers
and the art department.
At one end of the float will
be a knight on a white horse at-
tended by a groomsman. In front
several discussion groups with
colleges exchanging ideas and dis-
cussing mutual problems and how
to overcome them.
At the dinner dance Saturday
night Odessa’s band played, and
a floor show was presented which
included Las Senoritas de Las
Rosas, Odess^s girl’s drill team.
Students attending the conven-
tion included Mary Nicholson,
Shirley Auer, Peggy Frazier,
Shirley Inselman, Bobby Lewis,
and Glenn Klein. Dr. Marjorie
Walthall, faculty sponsor, also
attended.
SAC Named Veep
At Council Meeting
San Antonio College has been: Student Government.” There were
elected vice-president of the Texas
Junior College Student Council
Association for 1957. The 1957
convention will be in San Antonio.
Also elected officers at the 1956
Convention held in Odessa on
March 17 were Wharton County
Junior College, president; Amaril-
lo, secretary-treasurer; Howard
County Junior College, parlia-
mentarian; and San Angelo Jun-
ior College, editor.
Dr. L. D. Haskew, vice-pres-
ident and Dean of the College of
Education at the University of
I Texas, spoke on “More Effective
surements will be taken in the
book store at times to be announc-
ed later by the Dean.
The fee includes cap and gown
rental and all graduation ex-
penses. Any questions about the
procedure will be answered in the
Registrar’s office. Any student
who thinks his name should have
been included on the list should
also contact the Registrar’s Of-
fice.
Candidates for the Associate
Degree, Day Division are:
Royal D. Adams, Yolanda Syl-
via Almaguer, Elida R. Bazaldua,
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Linda Kauffman
contestants for Miss Fiesta will
ride on the float with the winner
in. the parade.
The first Maid of Honor will
accompany Miss Fiesta on short-
trips and take her place at the
Rose Eowl in case of an unforseen
accident.
Ginny Simms/star of television,
radio, and the movies will be the
featured perfr imer at the presen-
tation. At the conclusion of. the
floor show the presentation of the
Maid of Honor and the coronation
of Miss Fiesta will take place.
Tickets for the presentation
and ball which will follow are
50 cents and are on sale at San
Antonio College. This year not
only will San Antonio College
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of them will be five young ladies
sitting under a canopy. The op-
posite end of the float will be
dominated by a fourteen foot-
high castle. The castle will be
engulfed by a. montrous dragon
with moving jaws looking as if
he wants to attack everyone. The
sides of the float will be decor-
ated with shields representing
various coats of arms. The pre-
dominating colors are blue and
green with touches of white and
maroon.
Chairman of the project is
Starr Vance. Other chairmen are
Margaret Pratt, in charge of the
horse and tapestry; Barbara
Soane, in charge of the shields;
Mrs. Alda Cross, in charge of the
dragon; and Mrs. Frances Val-
escu, who will take care of the
knight’s aluminum armor.
As the clubs have been asked
to make flowers for the float,
each club member receives hours
for working which will be accred-
ited to the club total. Upon com-
pletion of the float, the club
with the most houYs will be giv-
en some type of recognition,
which has not yet been decided.
However, the float is a school
project and every student is in-
vited to help. Work will continue
until April 18, the day before
the parade.
PAT Dance Proceeds
Go to Loftin Fund
Phi Alpha Tau will sponsor a
dance Friday, April 20, in. the
Shangri-La Ballroom. All pro-
• ceeds will be given to the Loftin
Scholarship Fund. Tickets for the
dance will be 50 cents and there
will be a floor show.
Glenn Klein is chairman of
the dance, and Allan Woodlee is
in charge of ticket sales. Joe
Hooford is chairman of the dec-
oration committee, and Don Cross
is chairman of the refreshment
committee.
Catholic Students
Attend Convention
The SAC Newman Club is
making plans to send delegates
to the Province Convention to be
held in Austin April 13, 14 and
15 at the Stephen F. Austin
Hotel.
The purpose of the convention
will be to discuss common prob-
lems and projects and to make
plans for next year. The conven-
tion will also give the members
of the Newman Clubs in the pro-
vince an opportunity to meet
each other. Seventeen colleges
will be represented, and awards
will be given for the best club.
Any Catholic student who is
interested in attending the con-
vention should contact Charles
Cuellar, Don Cross or Allan
Woodlee.
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Dr. Morrison to Speak
To Zontas in Dallas
Dr, Lois Morrison, Dean of
Women at San Antonio College,
will speak at the Zonta Club in
Dallas on April 3. The banquet
is given annually in honor of the
Outstanding Woman of the Year
in Dallas. Last week Dr. Morri-
son spoke at the San Antonio
School Administration Associa-
tion meeting.
Lewis Looking
For Musicians
Charles L e.w i s, instructor of
chemistry is looking for San ,An-
toiiio College musicians inter-
ested in forming a dance band.
Mr. Lewis said that he is in-
terested in forming a four or
five piece combo and an eight
piece band. He is looking for
those who' play piano, bass,
drums, saxaphone, trumpet, and
trombone, especially those who
can read musdc and also-play by
ear are wanted.
Anyone interested in joining
the group should contact Mr.
Lewis in the chemistry office for
an audition.
137 To Receive Diplomas
One hundred thirty-seven San
Antonio College students are
scheduled to receive diplomas at
May 25 commencement exercises.
Dean Clyde Nail said that in ad-
dition to meeting requirements for
the various certificates, candidates
must be present for both the bac-
calaureate and commencement ex-
ercises. Plans for the events will
be announced later.
Sophomore class sponsors are
Dr. A. C. Bowman and Warren
Kohls. A $5 graduation fee is
payable at the time students aie
measured for cap and gowns. Mea-
Clubs Raise Funds
For Loftin Painting
Plans are now in progress to
obtain a painting of the late
President J. O. Loftin to hang in
the lounge of the Loftin Student
are being raised
by cake sales to help finance the
project. Several clubs are parti-
cipating in the cake sales includ-
ing the Future T e ' c he r s of
America, Los Paisanos, Adda
Dabba Pouda, Sigma Phi Alpha
Tau and Pi Gamma Phi7
At present the Student Council
is operating. j;he project and rais-
ing the preliminary funds. The
formal presentation of the paint-
ing will be next fall.
The Board of Trustees will
select the ardists.
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STUDENT PUBLICATION OF SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE
Summer Night Division
Sets Nine-Week Term
Summer school in the Evening
Division this summer will consist
of one nine-week term, it has
been announced. Classes in the
evening will meet for three hours
twice a week. Students taking a
three-hour course will meet Mon-
day and Wednesday^ from 6:45
until 9:45 or on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings. Labs- will
meet on Friday evening.
Registration in both the day
June 4, and registration for the
evening division will continue
until the end of the week. Classes
in the day division begin at 7
a.m. and are 75 minutes long, be-
ginning at 8:30, 10, and 11:30.
Three-hour courses meet five
days a week.
The first term in the Day Divi-
sion will end July 13, and the sec-
ond term will begin July 16. Fi-
nal examinations for the second
term end August 24.
Emphasis during the summer
session is put upon academic
work, and many San Antonio stu-
dents who are attending college
away from home take courses at
SAC. San Antonio College is a
member of the Southern Associa-
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have the possibility of having the
Miss Fiesta named from the
school, but there is the possibility
that the Maid of Honor might
also be a San Antonio College
student.
Because every person voting
must attend the Ball all students
are urged not only to purchase
tickets for themselves, but also to
encourage friends who are not at-
tending San Antonio College to
purchase tickets for the ball and
■vote for the SAC entries in the
contest.
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