MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE THREE
—Kansan Photo By Ed Chapin
Bv JANET OGAN
MISS JEANNINE WOLFE, education senior, is pictured above in a costume she wore to dances while attending summer school in Saltillo, Mexico. The hand-painted shirt of cotton is splashed with turquoise and shows the Cathedral of Saltillo in gold.
Mexican Customs, Landmarks Charm KU Student At Saltillo
Don't say "Hello," say "Adios!" That's the advice of Jeannine Wolfe, education senior, who spent six weeks at the Inter-American School of the Summer in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
"If you did anything and got anywhere you had to speak Spanish," Jeannine explained. "This included greeting passers-by with 'good-by' instead of 'hello.'"
Enginus was out in classrooms and with the Mexican tutors who spent three hours daily with each student. In town, at parties, and at home, with a middle-class Mexican family, Spanish was the rule. "We averaged 10 hours of Spanish daily, she said.
"We American students mixe with Mexican youth at the Thursday and Sunday night Promenade glimpsing firsthand their dating customs," Jeannine said. "We walked with the well-chaperoned, gaily-dressed Mexican girls around the parade, many strolled speculatively on the opposite direction. When the young man decides on the girl of his choice he takes her arm and they walk together talking rapidly." she said.
Only the engaged man calls for his date at her home, Jeannine observed. Other couples meet in town parks, at the Promenada, or at dances. The Baile Ranchero, or ranch dances, are from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Guests attend 6 a.m. mass before returning home for breakfast.
The Mexican girl is often serenaded by her admirers or their hired minstrels. She listens modestly behind closed windows. Jeannine recalled that when American women were serenaded "windows flew open, despite custom, although lights were out while we sat on the floor listening."
Jeannine noted that movies most enjoyed in Saltillo were American films with Spanish captions.
She and the other women students kept in style by wearing hand-embroidered blouses, full hand-painted skirts, and huaraches. The amount of black worn by young and old was pronounced, she said.
Jeannine visited such historic landmarks as Mexico's oldest church, the Cathedral of Satillo with its altar of gold and silver. She saw Saltillo's major industry, a serape or blanket factory where huge hand looms weave colorful blankets. She visited the street market and recalls skinned animals hanging in the butcher's stalls where "the house-wife got her steak right off of the cow."
The Mexican home were Jeannine boarded was characterized by "high ceilings, few windows, two plant-filled patios, and," she smiled, "hard beds and harder pillows." The house was cream-colored stucco trimmed in brown. The front door framed by grilled iron slits opened directly into the street. At home the American girls took their regular 1 to 4 p.m. siesta.
The school, three blocks from home, was in aztec architecture built around a patio.
Jeannine arrived in Monterrey from Colorado Springs, Colo., by plane. She traveled the 50 miles southwest to Saltillo by bus through "desert on one side and mountains on the other." The town was flat, and downtown resembled the outskirts of an American city," she said.
"The town was crowded," Jeannine added, "and when one person appeared in a doorway, eight more were sure to follow." She found that "time was no element in Saltillo", and that she and the other Americans "ungeared and lived like the natives."
Jeannine is a senior majoring in English in the School of Education and a resident of Locksley, hall. She hopes to teach in Mid Western Kansas upon graduation and "earn enough money to see more of Mexico."
Glee Clubs Choose Officers
Other officers of the club are: Peggy Circle, education senior, vicepresident; Mary Ryder, education senior, secretary-treasurer; Margaret Longwood, College sophomore, business manager; and Mary Lee Houry, fine arts sophomore, and Alta Joyce Bryan, College freshman, librarians.
Georgia Ginther, education senior, was elected president of the Women's Glee club Oct. 12.
Darrell Benne, education senior, is vice-president and acting president of the Men's Glee club. He is presiding in the absence of the president, Myron Kelso, who has been called to the armed service. Other officers of the men's club are: Max Valentine, College sophomore, secretary-treasurer; and Phil Hauser, education junior, librarian.
Miller Hall Entertains Scholarship Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Breitenbach of Belpre announce the engagement of their daughter, Charlene, to Mr. Robert Julian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Julian of Trousdale.
Miss Breitenbach is an education senior, and Mr. Julian is a junior majoring in agriculture at Kansas State college, Manhattan.
Miss Breitenbach Pinned
YOUR EYES
Miller hall entertained the scholarship committee members at a dinner recently. Dessert was served in the living room following the dinner. A program was also presented.
Guests were; Miss Florence Black, associate professor of mathematics; Miss Agnes Brady, assistant professor of Romance languages; Miss Margaret Habein, dean of women; Miss Edna Hill, professor of home economics; Miss Elin Jorgensen, associate professor of music education; and Miss Martha Peterson, assistant dean of women.
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Red Peppers Select Officers
The Red Peppers, freshman womens' pep club, recently elected Nancy Gilchrist president and Beth Lowell, vice-president.
At the meeting held Oct. 12 the following officers were elected: Mary Ann Mahoney, treasurer, Marilyn Hawkinson, secretary; and Vicki Rosenwald, social chairman.
The Red Peppers will join the Jay
Janes and the KuKu's on the special
train Saturday, Nov. 18 for the
K-State game. They will also go to
the Missouri game Thursday, Nov.
30.
Red Peppers who miss more than two meetings will be dropped from membership.
Krehbiel-Rausch Pinning Announced
Alpha Chi Omega sorority announces the recent pinning of Miss Carol Krehbiel and Mr. Marvin Rausch.
Miss Krebblief is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. I. Krebblief of Topeka. Mr. Rausch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rausch of Topeka and is a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. Both students are College juniors.
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