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Cha p e I C h oir Swim s
On Fre n c h R i viera
. • By MARNIE SCHENCK
(The fifth of a series of articles on the six-week tour of the Chapel Chbir in'Europe this summer)
The first night in France for the Chapel Choir this summer was in Nice. They had trav
elled from Florence, Italy, by bus along the beautiful Italian and French' Rivieras but it
wasn’t until the next day that they were able to go swimming there.
On the way -from Nice to Aix-en-Provence, the busses stopped and were Used for
dressing rooms by the swimmers. * ’
During the three days in Aix-en-Provence the choir was housed in two primitive
•wings of the boys dormitory in a
French grammar school while
they attended a music festival.
On ap outdoor opera stage they
saw “The Marriage of Figaro” and
“Orphee." One afternoon they
were given a champagne recep
tion-by the mayor. On the lagt day
in Aix-en-Provence the group
split in two—part for the Riviera
again and the rest for a sight
seeing trip where they saw a bull
figot qfena (and: a bull fight by
two choir members) and the Al
pine -Way. .
Travel to Grenoble
The next day the choir drove
up towaid Paris and stayed in-
Grertoble for the hight. The coun
tryside, as one choir member de
scribed it, was every thing, she had
expected and always.thought the'
French countryside would-be.
Then came “Black Wednesday”
and the. first bad luck the' chbir
encountered 'in Europe. Some
thing, no one still knows what,-
caused from 15 to 20 members to
be very sick. The sick were loaded
onto one bus, the well on the
other ' and from 7 a.m. until
10 p.m .when they reached Paris
emergency stops were made ra
ther frequently.
• But with the magnificence of
Paris spirits improved.
Given Free Time
For five days the choir mem
bers were given a lot of free time
—spent in exploring Paris from
the Eiffel Tower, which was big
ger than they had imagined, to the
open markets, and from Notre
Dame to Versailles and Louvre.
And from the Arch de Triumph
to the Moulen Rouge and Pigalley.
On one day some of them man
aged to almost buy out the per
fume' stores.
On Sunday morning, July 24,
the f 'hoir sang at the American
Church in Paris. After singing two
verses of America most of them
got a little homesick and didn’t
mind too much when two days
later they left for their final Eu
rooean country—Holland.
Santa Claus -
(Continued from page one)
equipment, dolls, and books are
high on the list.
Unusual requests are found in
man> of the letters. In a letter
sent by two brothers one asked
for an army and air force train
ing centei, while the other re
quested a rifle and vitamin pills.
Another lad requested a coat for
his bulldog “because he shivers
when he goes out.”
One smalt boy showed the
real spirit of Christmas in his
request by asking Santa to take
care of the poor people and only
to bring him what he could
spare.
The writer of one letter cau
tioned Santa. "I don't think
you'll fit in our chimney, so I'll
leave the door open."
Many of the letters promise to
leave treats of cake or cookies and
milk for Santa. One lad, however,
informed Santa that he would
leave steak and french fries for
him to eat during his visit.
Dining the past few years, the
mail has been so heavy that edu
cation students have pitched ir
to help. Last vear they accounted
for more than 200 personal letters
"It gives our future teachers
a qood insight into children."
the professor says. "Three of the :
students became so enthusiastic
that when they were graduated 1
and went off to teach, they
started Santa mail services in 1
their own towns." ,
As for Santa himself, Christmas [
finds him with a mild case of
writer’s cramp.” I
“Put I love doing it,” he says.
“I guess 1 just love kids.” i
Completion of a $1,250,000 ad
dition to the Pattee Library in
1953 tripled its stack capacity for
books and doubled the available
space.
Good Or Santa-
Tops to Kids
The Wodd Over
Ift the minds of children all over the world therfi is one
person who can outfly any jet pilot, defy the elements by
living at the North Pole, and" spread more happiness than all
the clowns oh ‘Super Circus. ? .. . ■
'' He is Santa Claus or Sain
1 who is responsible for the uni
served in every Christian" nation.
Each country Observes the spirit
of Santa Claus .in.a different way.
■ Mori familiar is the English and.
American belief that Santa,, in his
‘ sleigh drawn by eight reindeer;
visits every home to distribute
: gifts. There is just one restriction:
he must enter the house by coin
ing down the chimney.
Belief Taken From Dutch
Our belief in Santa Claus is
taker from the. Old Dutch settlers
who brought their homeland be
lief with them when they settled
New York. In Holland the chil
dren believe that their patron
saint, or Saint Nicholas, will visit
their homes on a white horse.
Wooden shoes are filled with hay
for the horse and placed on the
hearth. In return for the hay-St.j
Nicholas is to fill the shoes with;
gifts..
In Germany and the Scandina
vian countries, Kris Kringle, the
Christ child himself, enters the
homes and hides gifts' in strange
places throughout the house.
Father Christmas Fills Shoes
The French children believe
that Bonhomme Noel (Father
Christmas) will fill the wooden
shoes on the hearth.
The Urn of Fate replaces Santa
Claus in Italy. The custom of fill
ing an urn with gifts originated in
ancient Rome. Softie of the gifts
are empty boxes which explains
the fate involved in drawing the
gifts from the urn. In the end all
of the children receive gifts.
Santa Was a Saint
Saint Nicolas was not a myth in
the third century. He was a saint
in the Roman Catholic Church. In
all the Catholic nations at that
time Saint .Nicholas gained popu
larity because he would distribute
fifts to unexpecting people. He
died on Dec. 6. This day was set
aside to honor St. Nicholas. Be
cause this celebration and the
celebration of Christmas were so
close the holidays were com
bined
Fire in Chimney Flue
Causes Little Damage
A fire that started in a chimney
flue at 248 S. Burrowes street
about 4:45 p.m. yesterday was
quickly extinguished by the Al
pha Fire Company. No major
damage was reported. The house,
in which several students live, is
owned by Willard Comly.
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN; STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
.By PAULA MILLER
t Nicholas, the .childhood idol
iv„ersal Christmas customs ob-
Phony Notices
Cause Bedlam
In Girls' Dorm
Women- living in the dormitories
are used to seeing, notices in the
lavatories announcing when the
maids will collect, bed spreads
and blankets to wash them.
So when they saw neatly typed
notes Sunday evening requesting
mattresses to be in-the hall ready
to be cleaned by 8 o’clock Monday
morning, some of them took it to
heart, stripped their beds, and
dragged their mattresses into the
halls; —already littered with chair
cushions and mattress pads.
It seems all the notices did not
request the same items.
Yesterday morning the maids
had a hard time explaining that
they had nothing to do with the
extra notices. They even produced
others requesting that the basins
be removed from the lavatories
and placed in the halls for easy
cleaning.
Local Parish-*
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being temporarily housed in fra
ternities.
Detailed estimates of total dam
age to the house have been re
ceived, Boerlin said, but the esti
mates won’t be released until the
auditor has had a chance to see
them.
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Good quality hardwood, good condition.
<7.00 per chair. Call AGR AD 7-3181.
GUITAR, GRETSCH New Yorker and
case, also Banjo Mandolin, Weimann,
and bar leather case. Quality sweet-toned
instruments. Rare buys at the price.
Room 6, Pond Lab, after 6 p.m.
LARGEST SELECTION of radios and
small phonographs. Expert service at
State College TV, 232 S. Allen St
FEARFUL STUDENT lost father's grad
uation gift (Parker 51) between South
Pugh and Temporary Building. Call Russ
AD 8-8343.
LOST AT Common Hour Thursday one
blue and gray Parker lead pencil. Call
ext 782 ask for Martie. Reward.
BRACELET IN or around HUB. Call
Mrs. Berg AD 8-8441 ext. 2050.
GOLD BENRUS writs watch at Rec Hall.
Initials A.P.K. on back. Reward! Please
Call A 1 Klimcke, AD 7-4702.
BLUE WOOL sweater on road near Dairy
Breeding Research Center. Owner may
claim by calling ext. 724 and paying for
this ad.
ROOMS FOR RENT
SPRING SEMESTER reservations being
taken for board and room at Marilyn
Hall. 317 E. Beaver Ave. Ask for Mrs.
Elleard.
EXPERIENCED SECRETARY desires typ
ing of theses etc. Fast, accurate service.
Reasonable rates. Phone AD 8-6943.
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In Reseo rch-Godda rd
The state does not-intend to conduct research projects
on natural resources, but- does expect such research tb be
done by the University,'Maurice K. Goddard, state secretary
of forests and waters, said over the weekend at a mineral
industries colloquium.'
He said the College of Mineral industries should work
with the state by conducting re
search projects and by offering
guidance on mineral policy . • •
Goddard discussed the relation
ship of the College of Mineral
Industries and the School of For
estry to the state in his speech
titled “Problems of Mineral Re
sources' of State Lands.”
Minerals Division. Created
"Goddard said that- the state
forestry department has recently
created a minerals division which
is closely related■ to the.mineral
industries' students at the Uni
versity, He said the division was
organized on the recommendation
of Dr. John Calhoun Jr., former
head of the petroleum and natural
gas -department. ;Dr. 'Calhoun
speht several months . .working
with the department of forestry
studying mineral problems:
I - Goddard said he hoped the Col
lege of Mineral.lndustries.would’
be more active on research' on
underground water in the state
and-.that the School of Forestry
'would do more work-on surface
waters .in Pennsylvania.' •
Vegetation Important .
• The flow • of run-off -of . water
is dependent upon vegetation.
Trees, brush, and other vegeta
tion help-to keep water from run
ning into rivers and finally into
the ocean.
In trying to retain the water
supply within the state Goddard
said that the College of Mineral
Industries needs to study under
ground water, where it is enter
ing, and the direction of the flow,
so that distribution of water can
be made effective.
The School of Forestry should
follow up this research, by- work
on the vegetation to control and
direct the water, Goddard said.
so. million time?# day
at home, at work or white at play
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Driving—
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nounced its hours for the vocation;
It will be open from 7:30 a.m. to
sp.iri. Dec. 28 through. Dec. 30;
and from 0 a.m. to fi.p.m. Jan. 3.
It will' be closed. from Friday
through Tuesday add from Dec. .31
through Jan. 2. It will go back on
its regular schedule-.from 7:30 .
a.m. to 10'p.m. on Jan. 4. •'
• The HetVel JJniqn Building will.'
close at 8 p.m‘. tomorrow and start
back on its regular schedule Jan.
3, George L. DcnoVari, director df '
associated student .activities, has
announced. The BUB'desk will be :
open from 8 a.m. to 's.R.nj., every
day- during'the. vacation except
Dee. 25 and 26 and Jari. T and 2.
However., the remainder ‘of the
building will, be .closed, oft for
cleaning purposes, -Donovan said.
. The Terrace' Boom will' close' at
6:45 p.tm- Thursday arid, will re
op e n. at 11:30a.m. Jap. 3/ The
Lion’s Drin will close at 2 p-m.
tomorrow and will: open at 3 p.m.
Jan. 3. -•
The Waring Hall snack bar will
close at noon-tomorrow and will
reopen at 10 a.m. Jan. 4.-
The, University Calendar ' has
established the-following schedule
for the equal distribution of
classes.
On Jan. 4 Saturday classes will
be followed in the morning and
regular Wednesday classes in the
afternoon. On Jan. 16 Thursday
classes will be followed; on Jan.
17, Friday classes; .and on Jan. 18,
classes, after
noon—Wednesday afternoon clas
ses.