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-"f>*•••■** •- 'Tjj |SSgy GOIj OUT OF f MESS SALE > wEr ' i _ | VE LOST OUR f -!»,EASEL •. *—b Tuesday, December 10,1965/The Battaiion/Page 5 by Scott McCullar Luminari celebration V.I K ■ < A V *■ * ? < WE RE BACK IN BUSINESS , *"■- r VVHV WJ Waldo S' WHO CAM ctsr A WOBLEn roNomcs? VERY GOOD, WMLDO.' DO YOU WAMT TO PASS OR PLAY THE BOARD? | / by Kevin Thomas nowHAMMies/ B , c bucks' mo HaMev/oRK/ SHOE by Jeff MacNelly SCONA chairwoman keeps active By SANDRA SUTPHEN Reporter i best describes Perpetual n* ndaThomav Thomas is the chairwoman of MSC Student Conference on Na tional Affairs, a senior business ma jor, a Muster committee member and she works 16 hours a week. Even though Thomas, who savs she sometimes attends between eiy;!u and SI meetings a week, usually be gins her day with a 7 a.m. meeting, me says this semester is the first time she isn’t over-involved. ' *Tve enjoyed being able to put 100 percent in one thing" Thomas saw. "I’ve finally seen what (he re sults of my capabilites are." ‘>y woman who has served as SCONA chairman, but she is the first to be se lected through the rigorous inter viewing process now used. “SCONA has probably one of the best interviewing process I’ve been through, certainly the hardest,” Thomas s^ys. Thomas says SCONA has been a great experience. She says - it has given her an opportunity to travel around the United Slates and meet important people. Thomas says she doesn’t get ner vous meeting and speaking with in fluential people because sne knows that what she has to say is important. “You can’t say something like SCONA is fun — it’s work." Thomas says. “The fun comes from doing the best thal you can, and the real fun comes from seeing the results of what you’ve done.” Thomas says she would describe herself as determined, and she is de termined to experience all she can in her life. This determination has caused Thomas problems in the past be cause she wanted to be involved in activities related to each of her inter- ests. Thomas savs there isn’t enough time for her to be involved in every thing she wants. Thomas says she can’t stand the thought of not being involved and doesn’t want just to be on someone's staff. here tonight By TAMARA BELL Staff Writer In Mexico, the nine days before Christmas are celebrated with a procession called Luminarios. At Texas A&M. the Luminarios will be celebrated tonight at 6 p.m. at All Faiths Chapel. The procession, sponsored by the MSC Committee for Awareness of Mexican-American Culture, is a re enactment of Mary and Joseph's search for an inn, says Mary fane Rodriguez, public relations officer for the committee. “Luminarios, or posada, is a His panic tradition,” she says. "It begins on Dec. 16 and continues for eight nights. There’s the procession, then a rosary and finally a fiesta. Every night at the fiesta, Mexican pastries and hot chocolate arc serveo. A pi- nata is broken every night, too. “Each night Mary and Joseph are turned away because there’s no room at any of the inns. On the last night, Christmas Eve, they are al lowed shelter.” The luminarios. candles in paper sacks, are in front of the house, Ro driguez says. The symbolism is the family that lets Mary and Joseph into their home also lets the baby Jesus into their lives. Rodriguez says the procession at A&M will last only one night for about an hour. Because of dead week, she says they didn't want to keep people away from studying for too long The posada will start at All Faiths Chapel, she says. A short song will be sung in Spanish before Mary and Jo seph, played by Alma Naidonado and Sergio Lujan, begin their jour ney Christmas carols will be sung in English as Mary and Joseph travel to the three “inns:” Legett. Purvear and Hart halls. At each stop, a com mittee member will sing a negative response in Spanish to the <|uestion “Is there any room at the inn.’'”. When the procession reaches the MSC, Mary and Joseph will lie al lowed shelter. Rodriguez savs. Can dles, luminarios, will surround the side of the MSC which faces Rudder Tower. Then the profession will move to the nativity scene and sing “Silent Night.” (knikies and punch will lie served atterwards To add authenticity to the proc ession. Rodriguez says Mary and Jo seph will be wearing costumes. She savs she tried to rent a donkev, but because of liability she couldn't get one. Rodriguez says the procession is the committee’s gift to the A&-M community. The candles will be set up at the MSC today and Wednes day for people to see. she says. Second languages good for international businesses ByNELDA PENA Reporter Although English is considered the primary international language, a lerson has a better understanding o{ business negotiations if he is fa- mpliar with foreign languages, said the department head of modem lan- TiTLo- F. Costa, one of four members discussing the im- of second languages in in- * business, spoke Monday night at a program sponsored by the MSC IntemationaJ Programs Com mittee. Fhe program featured three fac ulty members and one student. The panel discussed their views on sec ondary languages. Costa said a person should expect more out of a second language than just “chit-chat." The learning of a second lan guage helps a person better under stand the culture of the second lan guage, he said. The same view was shared bv the rest of the panel. l.ee Ann Heard, a graduate stu dent in the business college, said her internship experiences increased her awareness of both the cultural and business aspects of other coun tries. Heard interned this summer in West Germany with company which manufactures Porsches. She has an undergraduate degree in German and says it helped her communicate with the Porsche executives. Deanna Wormuth, coordinator of the English Language Institute, said English is defined as the world lan guage for communicators. “The Language to best succeed in business communications is Eng lish," Wormuth said Dr. Frances Edwards, an assistant management professor, related to the audience some of her experi ences as director of the English cur riculum at Tokoyo’s English Aca demy. If you don’t have a entist, we’ll give you and your whole family a FREE examination with necessary X-rays. 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