MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21. 1960 Woman Initiates Thanksgiving I By KAREN HYNECKEAL Who's responsible fo r Thanksgiving? Th e Pil grims, you say? Ah, ha all these years you've been giving the pilgrims th e credit when actually the laurels go to a woman, a woman editor and she wasn't even a pilgrim. It was Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, a crusader of the early 19th cen tury, who was responsible for the national Thanksgiving holi day in America! Mrs. Hale edited "Ladies' Magazine" in Boston in 1827. A strong believer in a national day for thanksgiving, Mrs. Hale crusaded through her editorial columns seeking public support for her idea. When the "Ladies' Magazine" Foreign Students * To Visit Pine Grove Seventeen of the University's international students will spend Thanksgiving weekend in the homes of residents of Pine Grove, a small industrial community in Schuylkill County, near Pottsville. Entertaining the University's international students has been a Pine Grove community ; project for the past six years. The ;program is designated to foster Mime Marceau international understanding and Awes Audi goo c i will and is the second of its ence kind in the United States. Marcel Marceau, the world's;The plan originated when the ' leading pantomimist, last nightitown s veterans of World War II received a standing ovation after and the Korean War expressedthe belief that more should be taking 13 bows before the audi- 1 once which more than filled Rec-done to help people in this count reation Hall. , try learn more about people in His , unbelievably expressive 'o th e r lands. The proj e c t was designed by members of the face captured the mood of the; ,Rotary Club and the Woman's audience when it showed fear ,, Club of Pine Grove. anger, gaiety or melancholy dur-.. ing the performance. The audiencel The 2200 residents of Pine acted with him instead of merely: Grove have found that the proj watching him. 1 ect has helped to acquaint them Marceau selected thirteen " : wi th life in Asia, Europe, Afri- sketches from his repetoire which ca and other parts of the world. included walking in the wind,' It has also enabled the visiting ascending and descending a stair- students to learn more abou t life in the American home. case, skating and lion taming. In a sketch in which he por-! This year's international guests trayed a tightrope walker, it was; will leave State College on actually impossible to believe thatiWednesday afternoon and return he stood on a stage, so realistic Sunday afternoon. Their bus fare were his comical mimics of un- i has been provided by the Pine balance. :Grove Rotary Club and the Worn- One of the highlights of the an's Club. evening was Marceau's portrayal! In addition to sharing their of youth, maturity, old age and l ; Thnaksgiving dinner, the resi death which he enacted in two dents have in the past supplied minutes using the simple motion ' s:entertainment for the students of walking from the rear of the' stage to the front'and back again Junior Attends Conclave Of Honorary Fraternity Richard Zdarko, junior in phys ics from Warren, was a delegate to the 15th national convention of Phi Eta Sigma, national scholas tic fraternity, on the Southern Il linois University campus in Car bondale, 111., last weekend. The fraternity, a member of the National Association of College Donor Societies, was founded in 1923 to encourage high scholas tic attainment to freshman men in colleges. Thanksgiving Vacation State College to Lewistown BUS SCHEDULE Tuesday, Nov. 22 Buses leave Hotel S.C. at 11:15.a.m. and 3:35 p.m. SPECIAL BUSES AT 12:10 p.m. and 6:55 p.m. Please make reservations 8 hours in advance at S.C. Hotel Desk • Buses will meet all p.m. Weal-bound Trains, Sunday, Nov. 27 Boulsburg Auto Bus Line, Inc. was consolidated with "Godey's Lady's Book" in Boston, Mrs. Hale, as "Godey's" editor *con fined her crusade. Using Godey's 150,000 Circu lation to aid her cause, - Mrs. Hale campaigned vigorously through her editorials, Her last editorial on the sub ject appeared in 1863. She titled it "Our National Thanksgiving" and began it with a text from the Bible. It was printed in small type and she wrote what might be called a sermon based on, the text. Mrs. Hale had written to President Lincoln as she had to his predecessors and she sent him a copy of her editorial. On Oct. 3, 1863 President Lincoln issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation setting aside the last Thursday in November for the observance of Thanksgiv ing—on a national basis. And By LYNNE CEREFICE ISA Will Not Meet ,Tonight There will be no meeting of the Independent Students Association tonight, according to ISA co-chair man, Barry Rein. NE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA after 36 years of editorial cam paigning, Mrs. Hale had her wish. The President's proclama tion began "The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies." A strange message from a president involved in a civil war. Other presidents had issued Thanksgiving messages but al ways the celebration was on a state level with each state ob serving it at 'a different time. But Lincoln, under • Mrs. Hale's pressure, was the first president to recognize thanks giving nationally. Mrs. Hale may not have been a bona fide pilgrim but she had all the persistence and stamina that we always associate with our early forefathers at Ply mouth Rock. Celebrants Show Spirit At Pep Riot Classes might have been only half full Saturday, but there were still enough students around to put on a stirring, pounding Pitt rally in downtown State College. The celebration started with a fire, used to light firecrackers, at the intersection of College Ave. and Allen St. The fire was quick ly extinguished by the capable Sgt. Mathew E. Seckinger of the State College police force. The second segment of the vic tory attack took place when red, blue and orange balloons filled with water were thrown, like hand grenades, into the crowd. The roof of the "A" Store was a vantage point hejd down by 'nearly 50 students for a balloon .and sneaker throwing contest. These participants were aided by 'a group of fellow-conspirators stationed on College Ave. who de-shoed coeds riding past on cars and then threw the shoes up to their leaders on the roof. The "hoof-guarders" responded by heaving the shoes down on the crowd. If the screams of the students trying to escape the water and shoes is to be interpreted as school spirit then the enthusiasm was overwhelming. kiaaa, &WM CANDIES for 51taithviving Choose from our large assortment of famous. Russell Stover Candies —chocolates and home fashioned favorites; half pound to five-pound boxes. Griggs PHARMACY 120 East Co'legs Avenuo —Collegian photo by Riek Rower "BEANPOLE" BILL BARBER, and "Blob" Dex Hutchins chase Pitt News quarterback Ted Coulton off the field in Saturday's third annual Blood Bowl won by the Collegian's Yellow Tide, 34-8. 'Ex-Cowards' Win Bowl, 34-8 , . Before Saturday morning ,and left halfback Jim "Swivel- Hips" Karl, with Yerkes grabbing they were known . as the "ColH 5-Ward TD pass. Black circled legian Cowards," but no one end for the 2-point conversion and the ex-cowards led. 8-0, at Schenley Oval Field in I After State allowed the Hawks :Pittsburgh would have known i to score (so they wouldn't quit), • tt as the journalists from Uni- !Black threw Davis,a 20-yarder to left and the Tide again versity Park trounced the Pitt moved —u lead, moved intothe• 14-8. Black News Hawks, 34-8, in the third and Davis teamed up again in the second quarter and the SLAW annual Blood - Bowl. journalists found themselves on John Black. passed for five lhe lon g count of a 20.8 halftime touchdowns with Brad Davis and score. Craig Yerkes handling the receiv.j Seven foot - nine inch, 13 3 lb. ing as the Yellow Tide remained Bill Barber, and 5 ft.-6 in.. 290 lb. undefeated in the • 3.year_okfDex Hutchins sparked the ex classic. coward's defense. Long John Black & Co. never had to un- 43eauge was tough to handle at leash their powerful "Split Type" draw-back. formation since Pitt was never in The Yellow Tide used the.croWd the game after the flip of the 99,999 to its advantage in the coin. ;second half, as Yerkes and Black Pitt took the opening kickoff,icombined on two long sleeper moved nowhere in their serieslplays. Idling near the sidelines, of d6wns and was forced to punt{"Bypocondriac" Craig would wait to the Yellow Tide. From midfieldjor two or three seconds after the it took the Yellow Tide jUst seven ihall was snapped, then dart onto pl6ys to crash over for the game . slthe field deep in enemy territory. initial score. Black used the short!Capt. Black would then let loose passing game effectively, throw-'with one of his famous "bombs" ing alternately to Davis, Yerkes,'for the score. LITTON LOGIC A pet store offered a baby monkey fOr sale M $1.25. The monkey grew. Next week it was offered at $1.89, then $5.13, s t) then $5,94, then $9.18, and on the sixth week an E.E. bought it for $12.42. How were the new prices figured? Alas! This is the last problem. You can get the answer, though, from the Litton Industries - representative who will be interviewing here on ANSWER TO PROBLEM WHICH APPEARED IN LAST ISSUE: A is married to C.*, B to B*, and C to A•. If you enjoy the challenge of thought-provoking situations, you wilt enjoy the environment surrounding our company in San Carlos, Cali fornia. The Litton Industries Electron Tube Division facilities there will be of added interest to engineers and scientists who wish to obtain advanced degrees. Under Litton's Advanced Scientific Study Program, Fellowships are available in nearby San lose State College, Santa Clara University, Stanford Uni versity, or the University of California at Berkeley. Obtain full information from the Litton Industries representa tive who will interview E.E., M.E., and Physics graduates for positions involving R&D and construction of exotic generators of microwave energy, display devices, and linear beam tubes. LITTON INDUSTRIES Electron Tube Division SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA • .• .•-• • - • • . „ • ... • •• . • • . NOVEMBER 29 PAGE THREE
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