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...Consul General Hector Vasconcelos '68 in front of a crowd of more than 1,000 that erupted in cheers after each declaration. After the final cry, the red, white and green of the Mexican flag were hoisted up for all to salute, and the sound of the Mexican National Anthem filled the room...
While the pinnacle of the event was the "El Grito" ceremony and the singing of the national anthem, celebrations of Mexican culture played a prominent role in the four-hour event. On a stage at one end of the Athletic Center, Iliana Vasquez hosted a show that included groups of folk dancers and both pre-Hispanic and modern Mexican music performances. Vasquez, who hosts the local television show Pachanga Latina, has attended the event for several years, but was serving as emcee for the first time...
...then met each student in the Harvard-Radcliffe Kuumba Singers, the group that had performed the South African national anthem earlier in the ceremony...
...loved Hugh Sidey's tribute to the Marine Corps Band on its 200th birthday [AMERICAN SCENE, July 20]. Oh, how I wish that the start of sports events would feature a recording of the national anthem by this band, or the Army or Navy band--with no vocalist! Let the people sing along if they wish. A really top-notch performance inspires allegiance as nothing else can. But the way many singers and musicians today render the national anthem is an abomination. If I'm watching TV, I turn off the sound until the anthem is finished. DAVID M. BARTHOLOMEW...
County fairs featuring tractor pulls, livestock shows and country western music. An agriculture report on the afternoon news. Packed town hall meetings to discuss the local high school cheerleading squad. Minor league baseball, frequent pledges of allegiance and lots of singing of the national anthem. Soccer tournaments, Girl Scout cookies, barbecues and Bible study classes...