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Page 4 • Friday, October 2, 1998 Aggielife Ik he Bait Winedale celebrates Oktoberfest NAGLE BY MARIUM MOHIUDDIN The Battalion N W 1 W inedale is the name of a German community which briefly existed after 1870 in Washington County and where local farmers cultivated grapes. It is now a small community one mile outside of Round Top. Oktoberfest is a traditional German festival held in the fall to celebrate the harvest. Combine these two together and what do you get? The Winedale Oktoberfest. The Winedale Oktoberfest is a celebration of the rich German traditions which have had influence on the culture of Texas. Gloria Jaster, manager of the Winedale Oktoberfest, said the festival has been going on for 25 years, and the goal of the fes tival is to portray early German-Texas life. “After the harvest they [German-Texans] would an come to gether to celebrate by drinking beer,” she said. “But we have catered it towards the enjoyment of everybody, so it is not just limited to beer drinking. We are presenting what life would have been like for people living in this area during the 19th- century. Everything we are doing is about how things would have been perceived during that time.” Eric Williams, associate professor of Ger man at Texas A&M said the migration of Germans from Germany to Texas took place in the second half of the 19th century. ^ “People started to come here after the German Civil War in 1848,” he said. “They came through Hous ton and then settled throughout Texas. There is a port and coast here so there was easier access to them.” Jaster said the roots of the German heritage in Winedale be gan with a letter. “A man named Fredrick Ernst settled here and then sent a let ter to Germany talking about how wonderful it was and that they should move to Texas,” she said. “So they did.” Winedale a community of 19th-century structures, is located on 225 acres of land and was once part of the Stephen F. Austin Colony. It is now dedicated to the preservation and education of early Texas architecture and life. Houston philanthropist Ima Hogg bought the land in 1963 and donated it two years later to the University of Texas Center of American History to allow peo ple to gain an understanding of Texas history through the 19th century buildings and their period furnishings. Candace Leslie, a free-lance writer from Bryan, said she has been going to the festival for a long time because she likes to ex plore new places. “I had heard about it for years when 1 lived in Austin,” she said. “I love to go to places and visit them. It is a historic rur al site. It has historic buildings, gardens and barns used for Shakespeare plays.” To accentuate the German experience, the Oktoberfest in cludes music by traditional German or Texas bands, story telling and face painting. (^Excursions German sausage, barbecue chicken, kettle popcorn and oth er food and drinks will be served on the grounds. Winedale’s iliistoric buildings, which are furnished with handmade-Texas furniture and decorative arts, will be open for tours . Jaster said the highlight of the weekend will be tours of the historic homes. “We showcase two restored homes from the 1800s,” she said. “People can come in and look at the furniture because it was made to resemble that time. There will also be decorations from the time period, as well as handmade quilts.” There will also be more than 40 different artists not only showcasing their crafts but also demonstrating their skills of bas ket-weaving, woodworking, goose plucking and furniture making. Leslie Said the artisans who come to the Oktoberfest are among the best at their profession. “It is really top-notch,” she said. "They have many craftsmen and demonstrations. It is quality stuff.” Williams said for the past 12 years he has put together a Ger man play with some of his students. “This is the first year we are not putting on the play,” he said. “But from the past years that we did go, I know that many peo ple look forward to the play. The festival is I about the German culture, so the plays we put on were comedies all in German. Some of the people who came out to the plays could fol low along because they only spoke German.” Williams said the Oktoberfest first originat ed in Munich and is a week-long celebration. “The original goal of the festival was to give thanks for the harvest,” he said. “It is equivalent to the American Thanksgiv ing. There is a lot of eating, drinking, singing and traditional dancing. Germans love to celebrate.” Continued from Page 3 “The building is now composed of most ly offices. There is one main teaching class room, four teaching labs and several small research labs for faculty members that are currently being used today.” Lang said there also have been minor re pairs and renovations since 1974. “The roof was resealed last year and we also received a new heating and air-condi tioning unit during this time.” Lang said. Lang said the building will undergo more renovations in the future. “This summer, the main classroom facil ity in the building will be converted into a TTVN (Tfans Texas Video Conference Net work Training) room,” he said. "The TTVN is a distance education program through the Texas A&M system where classrooms in classrooms in various classrtw out the Texas A&M systera.il addition to our building.” Christine Daly, a junior get said despite the building'sagi vides an easy learningenviioB “The building is old, bin where 1 had a class wasprer any other room on campus,'!) had just been redone, soitse normal to me.” Daly said the design of the only aspect of the building that: “The rooms are all reallysr are a lot of them.” she said.' are short and small and there windows in the classrooms as the newer buildings on camf hardly any windows at all. Th only way the building showsi Because it is the oldest bul pus, minor repairs areconsta College Station can speak and int historic built Nagle Hall was a 1909 and is one oldest buildings: It is currently ho r Wildlife and Fist: Sciences Depart After n j Texas tned its backs 1c- (iBvhe ndy Me gies st. For this pie ju ns, will into wrence, n. |o L r ® (2-. Mtft'ow tson ag Rec iOC PHOTO COURTESY OF WINEDALE OKTOBERFEST The Double Eagle String Band, a group that plays traditional banjo music, is just one of the many bands that will be per forming at the Oktoberfest held in Winedale this weekend. Continued from Page 3 The Student Recreation Center has done some ground-breaking things with its nata- torium as well. The 50-meter pool is lined with white tile to help spectators get a better view of the swimmers, while the diving pool is lined with blue tile to help improve the diver’s view of the water. Kevin May, intramural coordinator with Rec Sports said the campus has benefited from the Rec Center. “It has become a focal point,” May said. “The students are more active, and it is a place where people warn to meet.” The design of the center has drawn praise from other universities and organizations. Recently the National Intramural and Recreation Sports Association voted it the best college recreation center in: Representatives from schr: Ohio State University and Oregc versity have visited theRecCer; for ideas for their recreationceo Last year, the center had!, people pass through its tumstik During the first weekofsch: aged over 6,000 visitors. The large number of stud the facility puts quite a bitol tear on the center and itseq..|« When the Rec Center firstopei BY lion was set aside for repair of d Mav said he thinks I will provide for suidenisforts to come. “It is in great shape, and tk j plement fo the student body; cause they take care of it,” hex] the student support, it wiDlastall The onl gto the For tin tm, last al at the |he tea it Big 1 ship, hi sport. Iw th CINEMARK THEATRES HOLLYWOOD USA COLLEGE STATION ^ 1401 E. BYPASS 764-7592 LATE SHOWS FRI. & SAT. FOR ALL SHOWS AFTER 11 P.M. 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