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
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,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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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erry Xmas
A Happy
New Year
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