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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1978)
European flavor accents language fair Photos by Ted McKenna By Shawn Parkhurst Of The Print Who saw or participated in the Foreign Language Fair and didn't like it? I assume that the above mentioned is close to an impossibility. According to Carlotta Holley, a Spanish instructor at The Col lege who was involved in many facets of the fair, it was "quite successful." She went on to say- "Some things could be better for next year such as...the fuses blew up, and we will learn from that!" "The entertainment wasn't centralized enough; and a raised «Community College stage will probably solve that Holley said that the high for next year. The communica school teachers who brought tions system was rather bad," their classes to the fair to per Holley said. form in liked it very much. Holley's opinion is pretty "The students seemed to en much consensus in the foreign joy all of the performances tre language department. There mendously," she said. were also many, or possibly In the past, the fair has taken just a few, comments from stu dents as to the lack of a good place over three days. This year, the fair was only a one day performing area. Financially, the event fared affair. Holley liked the idea of well. The ethnic foods, such as having the three groups together, empanadas and mousse au choc on the same day, but felt it olat, sold out demands for more. needs to be better organized in The students from the foreign the future. language classes donated all of The can-can dance was ter rifically exotic. The singing was of the food that was sold. back in a corner, and thus was particularly hard to hear. All of the tables were hopping with customers. All in all, the fair was fun--but more high school Students were present to enjoy than students of the College. One thing--there are quite a few foreign language tee-shirts that weren't sold. They are available up at the foreign lang uage dept. The cost is $5 for French, and German shirts. If you missed the fair, it promises to be even more ex citing next year. The weather might fare better and the organi zation will be better. Page 11