FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19,. 1952 Nursery .'Alumni' Return FORMER STUDENTS of the College nursery school return to visit with 'Santa Claus. These six-year-olds were enrolled, when three and four, years old, in the school operated by the School of Home Economics to provide training facilities for students studying child development and family relationship courses. They are Henry Yeagley, Carol Jeffries, Lucy Vierck, and Susan Hawthorne, all of State College. lst 'Decorated Trees Used Christmas 1840 , ,Oontrary to the general belief that the Cl4ristmas tree has been known to Americans since colonial days, the first ones were decorated here no earlier than 1840.- But since their introduction into this country and the growth of the popularity of the custom, whole forests of the evergreens are moved annually to city markets for the holidays. Strangely enough, this ye'arly tradition was begun by a man who never heard of or never saw' a Christmas tree. He was Pope Gregory I, surnamed the Great. l In the year 600, he asked mis sionaries not to destroy pagan customs which were innocent and in accord with Church tenets. And when a missionary, Boni face, went from England to Ger many, he made no attempt to halt the -Teutonic custom of .worship ping Odin's saered .oak. Instead, he persuaded the people to sub stitute an evergreen tree decorated in honor of the Christ Child. Mar tin Luther, at a later date, also gave approval to the custom. Thus,• the present day Christmas tree was woven into Christmas tra-' dition. From Germany, it was trans ferred to England by. - the home sick German Prince Albert -of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha after his mar riage to Queen Victoria. • l• Since then, Christmas tree busi ness has become one of the largest commercial enterprises in the Uni ted States. An estimated 30,000;000 firs, spruces, pines, and!others are usually, cut and on hand to supply the season demands. These trees come mainly from New 'England, New York, Pennsylvania, "New Jersey, the northern Middle West, and the Northwest Pacific regions. Contributions from Canada also run into millions. " • , . . Now, by special processing and handling, trees cut this year can be preserved without dathage until next season. And' many of the trees taken to market are much greener due to another special process incurring the use of dye. In recent years, the outdoor The TAVERN ENJOY OUR DELICIOUS PIZZA PIE SERVED, OR TO TAKE OUT THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Mackey to Begin Work on Thesis David di. Mackey, assistant pro fessor of speech, will use as his Ph.D. thesis to Northwestern Uni- Versity, a history of the National Association of Radio and Televi sion Broadcasters, according 'to Harold "E. Fellows, president of NARTB." Mackey estimates the history will' take two years to complete, as he intends to interview as. many persons as possible who have fig ured prominently in the NARTB since its inception as the National Association of Broadcasters in 1922. Christmas tree has become a special feature of American com munity• spirit. Among the best known - are the annual displays on the - White House lawn and at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. M • 0, i irary A l ' -- -e t " *)' i' FEB. 27, 1953 Yule Parties For Children To Continue As Christmas approaches, chil dren of State College and sur rounding areas continue to en joy parties sponsored by campus groups. Santa Claus will distribute gifts to children of University Club members at Ex party at 2 p.m. to morrow at the clubhouse on W. College avenue. A marionette show will be pre sented by the Bobwhite patrol of the State College Boy Scout troop 32, and refreshments will be served. Reservations may be made un til tomorrow with Mr. and Mrs. William. M. Smith Jr., 4134; Mrs. William Hench, 2173; Mrs. J. 0. Dutt, 4028; Mrs. E. W. Howells, 6156; Mrs. A. W. Vandeermeer, 2530; Mrs. William F. Bell, 4440; Mrs. Kaye Vinson, 4732; or Mrs. Stephen Raleigh, 4615. Sigma Delta Tau and Phi Delta Theta gave a Chrittmas party for underpriveleged children Wedges lay evening • at the fraternity :louse. Santa Claus presented gifts to the children, and refreshments ' were served. eizgagemenb Mourar-Shute - The engagement of Miriam Shute to Jack Mourar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mourar of Phoe nixville, has been announced by her father, Ludwig Shute of Mac- Donald. • Miss Shute is a senior in insti tutional administration in th e School of Home Economics. She is a member of Phi Upsilon Omi cron, home economics honorary society, and Home Economics Club. Mr. Mourar was graduated last June in dairy husbandry and is a member of Theta Xi. At pres ent he is a special student of ani mal husbandry. Delta Pi Epsilon Board Will Meet Next Week The executive board of Delta Pi Epsilon, honorary graduate fra ternity for men and women in business education, will meet for a combined social and • business meeting at 6:30 p.m. ? Monday in the Corner Room. The main purpose of the meet ing is to decide on a project for the year. It usually consists of re search in some phase of business education. Xi Sigma Pi to Honor Five New Initiates Five new initiates of Xi Sigma Pi, honorary forestry society, will be honored - at the annual banquet 6 p.m. Jan. 8 at the State College Hotel. Initiates include DaVid P. Wor ley, assistant professor of forestry; Glenn Landis, 'Duane Holm, Clark Sell, and Daniel Loucks. Billy and -His Dancing 8:30 - 12:30 Gamma Phi Beta Newly elected officers of the Gamma Phi Beta pledge class are Nani Ku, president; Ann ,Serwat ka, vice president; Suzanne San tee, treasurer; Jane Tarasi, re cording secretary; Mildred Mc- Cowan, corresponding secretary; Alice Conrad, scholastic chairman; Barbara Bollinger, activities chair man; Phyllis Richards, historian; Jacqueline Garis, publicity chair man; and Martha Kemmerer, song chairman. - _ The sorority recently pledged Patricia Troxell. Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Rho held its an nual Christmas dinner dance Sat urday night at the chapter house. The "Esquires" from Mansfield provided the music. During inter mission flowers were presented to the couples who wire recently pinned. Guests of honor were Dean and Mrs. Frank J. Simes, Dean and Mrs. Lyman E. Jackson,- and Mr. and Mrs. William R. Davey. Perry Wetzel, fifth semester animal' husbandry major, was re cently pledged to Alpha Gamma Rho. Theta Phi Alpha The sisters and pledges of Theta Phi Alpha recently held a Christ mas party. The pledges presented a skit, gifts were exchanged, and refreshments served. Scientists Get Lab Positions Laszlo Kurtossy, Hungarian in ventor, and Dr. William A. Pull man, British scientist, have been appointed to the staff of the diesel research laboratory. Kurtossy, a designer, will be working with flame and spark ar restors for gasoline-engined fork lift trucks, a project for the Corps of Engineers under the direction of Dr. Paul H. Schweitzer, profes sor of engineering research. -Dr. Pullman will be studying pressure waves and exhaust pipe phenomena in internal combus t tion engines, but will be returning to England after serving for a year at the College. Instructor Appointed To National Committees David C. Ekey, instructor in in dustrial engineering, has been named to two national technical committees of the American Foun dryman's society. Ekey is a member of the ad visory group of the sand division and a member •of the green sand properties committee. Belles Lettres Club Dr. Helen Adolf, associate pro fessor of German, will talk on Franz Kafka to the Belles Lettres Club at 7 p.m. Tan. 6 in northeast Atherton lounge. The meeting is open to the public. May Orchestra co_edit, Phi Kappa Sigma* Newly elected officers of Phi Kappa Sigma are Robert Albert son, president; Clifford Stewart, social chairman; Hugh Quigley, scholastic • chairman; Tho m a s Davies, secretary; William Ray, treasurer; John Cleland, rushing chairman; Harry Solomon, cor responding secretary; Rob e r t Wuesthoff, house manager; and Carl Evankovich, pledge master. 3 Engineering Fellowships Available Three ten month $l2OO fellow ships for engineering graduates have been made available by the Hamilton-Standard Co. One fellowship is 'offered in each of the aeronautical, electri cal, and mechanical engineering fields. Applicants must meet the min imum scholastic requirements for entrance into the Graduate School and be holders of a B.S. degree or in the process of completing their final semester's work for this de gree. The Hamilton-Standard Co. ex pects holders of the fellowships to accept employment with t hat firm for at least one year after completion of the graduate work. Information and applications may be obtained from Earl B. Stavely, assistant dean of th e School of Engineering, 204 Main Engineering. Foreign Scientists Aid Project Work Various research projects at the College attracted 34 foreign scien tists during 1952, A. L. Beam, as sistant director of resident instruc tion, has announced. These include only men work ing under programs involved with technical assistance work in for eign countries, such as Mutual Security Agency and the -Techni cal Cooperation Administration. Countries represented were Bra zil, one; Denmark, one; England, four; Finland, two; France, one; Germany, three; I r eland, one; Italy, five; Iraq, one; Japan, one; Luxembourg; one; Netherlands, two; Norway, six; Pakistan, two; Sweden, one; and Thailand, two. MOYER WATCH SHOP REC HALL PAGE FIVE erry Xmas A Happy New Year 218 E. College
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