The Ranger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 16, Ed. 1 Monday, April 24, 1961 Page: 1 of 4
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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1961
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
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VOLUME XXXV—NO. 16
Montalbo Wins in.Council Runoff Election
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did the most work in selling
tickets and distributing posters
and stickers for the campaign
and luncheon.
Don King, president of the
SAC Young Republicans, stated
that although the “off years”
usually are accompanied by a
slowdown of activity, they pro-
vide the best time for the party
to reorjfcnize its forces for the
next general election. “It was
the YR’s grass-roots campaign-
ing that aided Tower so greatly
in the first Senate election,” he
added.
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Philip Montalbo
P.E. Council Banquet
To Fete ’61 Athletes
. The annual Athletic Banquet,
sponsored by the P.E. Council, is
scheduled for Thursday, April 27,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Shangri-La
Ballroom. Olmos Catering Serv-
ice will serve the 47 hungry ath-
letes, coaches, and guests.
On the program committee are
Elaine Taylor, Margaret Davis,
Bea Rivas, and Sharon Hall. Mar-
garet Davis will begin the pro-
gram with the invocation, Helen
Calmbach is to welcome the
guests, while Theresa Garces will
make the presentation. Announc-
ing the entertaining guests will
be Bea Rivas, and Janell Me-
Dermand will conclude the ban-
quet with a farewell speech.
Freshman Class Honors
Sophomores at Informal
Friday Evening Dance
An informal setting will greet
students attending the Freshman
Class Dance honoring the Sopho-
mores on Friday, April 28, in
the Shangri-La Ballroom. The
hours are 8 p.m. to midnight.
A band will play for those who
wish to dance and refreshments
will be furnished. Those in charge
of making the arrangements for
the dance are Syl Caylor, who is
in charge of posters and decora-
tions; Terry McDaniel, who is
in charge of the band; and Eddie
Orlando, who is head of the
refreshment committee. Phylliss
Crist is co-chairman of the
decorations committee with Syl.
A charge of 50 cents for
couples or stags will be charged.
Harry Pederson, famed oceanographer
Underwater scenes, vivdly brought to life by the cam-
eras of McAllen Oceanographer Harry Pederson, will be
presented to SAC students by Mr. Pederson at an assem-
SAC Beauties Ride
On Service Floats
In Fiesta Parade
San Antonio College had the
distinction of having had “two
beautiful girls” ride on their* own
floats in the Battle of Flowers
Parade, in addition to Carol Greg-
ory who rode on the official float.
Barbara Anderson, Miss Kelly
A.F.B. Fiesta Queen, was elected
through a general contest. She is
an 18-year-rold freshman, stands
5’8,” and has green eyes and
blond hair. Barbara won first
place in the posture contest spon-
sored by the P.E. Council at SAC.
The theme of her 75-foot-long
float was “Carnival in Rio.” It
was decorated in pink and yellow
flowers. The original 57 entries
at the beginning of the contest,
were narrowed down to nine, and
from these nine, one was selected
to reign. The other eight finalists
are princesses. Four rode with
the queen in the Battle of Flow-
ers Parade, and the other four
rode in the Fiesta Flambeau.
Miss BAMC (Brooke Army
Medical Center), Brenda Murray,
is a 5’6”> ash blond with blue eyes.
Brenda was one of the five final-
ists in the Miss SAC contest. She
was selected from a group of
BAMC finalists on April 7 at the
Natural Amphitheater Swimming
Piool. She represented the 67th
Medical group.
The theme carried out on her
float was “Anartic” in cool blue
and white. Her court consisted of
four* princesses. Brenda was
crowned by John H. Bohlender,
BAMC Commander. Prior to all
this, Brenda was Miss Army at
Fort Brook, Puerto Rico.
Alpha Tau member, rode in the
Fiesta Flambeau as a member of
Miss Fiesta’s court.
Dance Ends Theta Year
Theta Sigma Chi concluded its
social activities for the Spring
semester with a closed dance
given Saturday, April 15, in the
Shangri-La Ballroom from 8 to
11:30 p.m. Arrangements were
made for the semi-formal dance
at the April 4 meeting. Gilbert
Sanchez was in charge of the re-
freshments, and Ken Slaughter
made the music provisions. The
members were served cookies, fri-
tos with bean dip, and punch.
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University of Texas, was the
guest speaker at the initiation.
Although the banquet was a clos-
ed event, the public was invited
to witness the initiation.
Approximately 60 people at-
tended the catered banquet. At
the initiation following the ban-
quet 25 new members were taken
into the club. The officers presid-
ing over the initiation were Jer-
ald McClure, president; Robert
Ziegler, vice-president; Cristina
Salinas, secretary; and Peggy
O’Neal, treasurer.
The new members of Sigma
Tau Sigma are Roy Aiken, Larry
Arnie, Margie Chiappini, Thomas
Clary, John Davenport, Phil Dun-
ne, Jacqueline Franz, Doris
Holmes, Ronald Huggins, Edward
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Fraternities, Sororities
Announce Social Events
Banquets, dances, and mother-daughter teas are the
most popular events listed on the May calendar by the
social clubs. The majority of these activities are tradition-
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April 19, was a contest between
two entire parties, the Student’s
Party, headed by Philip Montal-
bo, and Gene Mersinger’s Col-
legiate Party. Running for secre-
tary in the Wednesday balloting
were Sharon Hall and Doris
Gump. Vice-presidential candi-
dates were Sharron Marlow and
Peggy O’Neal. Vying for the post
of parliamentarian-historian were
Philliss Crist and Diane Hallock.
AU candidates were given a
chance to present their platforms
and qualifications at a special
assembly, Wednesday, April 12.
Each party was given 10 minutes
to “state their case” and intro-
duce their candidates.
Montalbo spoke first, declaring
that the Student Council should
“reflect the thinking of all stu-
dents.” He said that the Student
Council should take the initiative
in school functions, and proposed
that Student Council members
get representative opinions from
the student body.
Mersinger, the next presiden-
tial candidate, compared SAC to
a house built long ago on a
firm foundation, but from which
the paint has peeled and the
hinges have gotten rusty. He
stated that if a careless patch-
up job is done, the house would
soon be in a worse condition than
when the work was begun. In
doing the best possible job of
keeping the house in condition,
Mersinger said, the co-operation
of all students is needed.
Jerry Theis, speaking for the
Student’s Government Party em-
phasized that “This is your stu-
dent Council, and its primary
function is to serve you.” His
platform consisted of “five points
essential to the welfare of the
student body.”
Jimmie Cloud, the last nomi-
nee, stressed the fact that he and
his running mates had a “gen-
uine desire to serve you.” He
proposed to make available to
the student body a full report of
all Council business and decisions.
He also proposed that social and
service clubs be encouraged to
undertake more joint projects.
SAC Young Republicans
Back Tower, Goldwater
This is an “off year” for most
politicians, but the Young Re-
publicans on campus have had
no rest since last November’s
general election. Following the
convention of the State Young
Republican Federation in Dal-
las in February, the SAC group
has participated in fund-raising
and enthusiasm-building projects
to aid John Tower in his cam-
paign for the United States
Senate.
When Arizona Senator Barry
Goldwater spoke at the Munici-
pal Auditorium last month, it
was the Young Republicans who
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With Student's Party
The entire Student’s Party ticket was swept into of-
fice in the run-off for Student Council offices. President
for the 1961-62 school year will be Philip Montalbo, with
Sharron Marlow, vice-president, Sharon Hall, secretary,
and Philliss Crist, parliamentarian-historian, as his helpers.
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Drama Float Depicts Collegiate Nominees Vie
Columbian Festival
Green, blue, yellow, pink, and
white caught the eye of specta-
tors when the SAC Drama De-
partment float passed in review
at the Fiesta River Parade on
Monday night, April 17. Partici-
pation in this event was begun
in 1947.
Designed by Carl Atkins and
Allen C. Holly, and decorated in
South American colors, the
Drama float depicted the Colum-
bia Film Festival held each year
in South America.
The float had a camera in the
center which seemed to focus on
two “movie stars” at one end
of the float. Two boys at the
other end of the float held a
symbolic emblem.
Students who rode on the float
were Barbara Knighton, Bill Den-
ton, Bill Johnson, Carol Hom-
burg, Lavei;gn Levy and Adam
Breckenridge.
al end-of-the-year functions for both fraternities and
sororities.
Sigmas Announce Officers
Sigma Phi Alpha Tau Sorority
will hold its annual Mother-
Daughter banquet on May 6 at.
DeWinne’s Belgium Inn.
At that time, all five top club
officers will be announced rather
than just the president and
pledge mistress, as has been the
practice in past years. The cov-
eted award of Outstanding Sigma
will also be made to some deserv-
ing member.
Recently the new members of
the club honored the old mem-
bers with a Mexican dinner.
After the meal, all enjoyed a gab
session.
Sharon Wingfield, a Sigma Phi
bly to be held at the third period on Thursday, April 27.
Mr. Pederson will lecture as well as show some of the many
fascinating scenes he has shot.
The speaker specializes in ob-
seving and recording the undis-
turbed behavior of creatures in-
habiting coral reefs. He explains
how they obtain food, evade
enemies, solve their problems and
behave generally when nobody is
looking. A grant from the Smith-
' sonian Institution is now in pro-
cess to enable Mr. . Pederson to
continue th'ese studies.
The photographer took up un-
dersea camera work in 1948 and
has since filmed sequences for
“The Sea Around Us,” “Twenty
Thousand Leagues,” “The Animal
World,” and “Hunters of the
Deep.” In 1954 Mr. Pederson first
observed a new shrimp of the
genus Periclimenes, which has
since found its way into the pro-
ceedings of the Biological So-
ciety of Washington with a six-
page description in fine print and
scientific language.
Honor, Special Interest
Organizations Celebrate
Formal initiation ceremonies and dinner meetings are
on the agenda of final “celebrations” for honor societies
and special interest clubs. The Beta Phi Gamma journal-
ism fraternity initiates will be honored at a Publications
banquet on May 11.
Club Visits Cotton Mills
A combined tour of the Comal
Cotton Mills in New Braunfels
and a picnic at Landa Park on
May 6 will conclude the year’s
activities of Alpha Sigma Kappa.
Shirley Forster, president, and
Isaac Sanchez, chairmen, will lead
the group on its final field trip
and party.
The club visited The Fox Com-
pany on Friday, April 14, where
they inspected both the black
and white and the color depart-
ments.
Bennett Speaks at Banquet
Sigma Tau Sigma, the Social
Science Honor Society, held its
banquet and initiation Thursday
night April 20 in the Shangri-La
Ballroom.
Dr. Harry Bennett, chairman
of the History Department of the
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