WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 11. 1961
Pocahontas's Origin
Traced to Greece
The basis for the story of Pocahontas and John Smith
can be traced back thousands of years to Greek mythology,
Dr. Philip Young, professor of literature, said last night.
In Medieval literature, however, this type of story was
called “The Enamored Muslin Princess,” Young told those
who attended the second of the
Liberal Arts Lecture Series
The beautiful princess always
rescues her father’s prisoner, con
verts to his religion, and accom
panies him back to his native
land, Young explained.
Opinions differ as to the truth
of the Pocahontas story as we
know it today. Young said.
Those who doubt it say that
John Smith had a tendency for
stories of this sort. Smith sup
posedly said that he was also
rescued from death by a beau
tiful woman in Constantinople,
Young added.
Also, they say, Smith did not
refer to Pocahontas in his first
two versions of his Jamestown
experiences. It was not until 1622,
16 years after the adventure, that
he mentioned her.
Those who defend the truth of
the legend, Young said, say that
the Pocahontas episode was cut
out of Smith’s first book by the
editor.
Also, Smith could not have
Feb. Ist
1961 THRIFT
"Penn State in Europe"
Optional Economy Tour
Designed to Provide Comfortable Travel and Unusual Features
on a Limited Budget.
SGA's companion "Economy-Tour" is carefully planned to provide
extensive travel in Europe on a low budget. It is the ideal "first
trip" for those who wish to see and do a lot for a little. Accom
modations are in especially-selected, moderate-priced, European
style hotels, inns and student centers. Experienced multi-lingual
escorts smooth the way and solve all the problems of border
crossings, currency-exchange and language. The tentative itinerary
provides only a glimpse of the tour's many features.
11 Countries Including Hotels; Meals**;
Europe by Steamer, Rail, Motorcoach;
Guides; Tips, Taxes; Multi-Lingual Escort
JUNE 12-17: ENGLAND
3 days in London including extensive
sightseeing and a gala theatre evening.
Excursion to Oxford with tour of the col
leges. Overnight at Stratford and attend
ance at Shakespeare play. Channel cross
ing by steamer.
JUNE 18-19: HOLLAND
2 nights in Amsterdam with sightseeing
including fishing village of Volendam.
Grand Holland Tour includes The Hague,
Delft, Leyden, beach resort of Scheven
ingen.
JUNE 20-21: BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG
Via Antwerp to Brussels with sightseeing
and overnight. Via Waterloo, Bastogne
and Namur to Grand Duchy of Luxem
bourg then across German border to Trier.
JUNE 22-25: GERMANY
Through picturesque Moselle Valley and
across Hunsbrueck Mountains to The
Rhine. Steamer cruise on the river. Then
via Mainz to Heidelberg. Free day with
dinner at student inn. Then into the Black
Forest via Lake Titisee. Through moun
tains and gorges past the Rhine Falls to
Switzerland.
JUNE 26-29: SWITZERLAND (
In Zurich a visit to the Institute of Tech
nology, second only to our MIT. Then via
Berne, the capital, to . Lucerne at the foot
of towering Alps. Here the experience of
a Swiss Fondue dinner and an unforget
table trip by boat and cable car to the top
of Mt. Pilatus. Through Liechenstein into
the Austrian Tyrol.
JUNE 30 - JULY 3: AUSTRIA
From Innsbruck, in the Tyrol, to Bavaria
for a visit to Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s re-
By SUE TAYLOR
described ihe ceremony of a
white man's adoption into the
tribe so well unless he had ac
tually participated, they say.
“Truly extraordinary is the
way that this story pervades our
culture.”
"The story might express a
wish among people for trans
racial love,” he said.
TIM presents
"THE 20th CENTURY"
Poland on a Tight-Rope part 2
Wednesday, January 11
HUB Assembly Room
12:30 P.M.
FREE PUBLIC SERVICE OF TIM
is Deposit
Limited to Students, Faculty and Staff of Penn State
All-Expense and Fully Escorted.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Group Hears
Housing Query
The proposed questionnaire for
the Chamber of Commerce off
campus housing survey was pre
sented at a meeting of the town
Burgess’ Committee last night for
evaluation and discussion.
| The questionnaire is being pre-i
pared by Dr. William G. Mather,!
head of the Department of Soci-j
ology. |
Paul Mazza, president of the;
Chamber of Commerce, declined!
to comment on the questionnaire
after last night’s meeting. j
The Burgess’ Committee is an;
unofficial group whose members j
include a representative of the
Centre Daily Times, Dr. Mather!
and student representatives from;
DARE (the Direct Action for Ra-|
cial Equality), Alpha Phi Omega,;
men’s service fraternity and the!
ISGA Committee on Inter-racial:
I Problems.
Deadline For
FLIGHT
Transportation in
Sightseeing; Local
treat. Then to Salzburg, Austria, to enjoy
a pre-Festival musical event. A free day in
this lovely city of Mozart. Then by rail to
Venice.
JULY 4-15: ITALY
All the great cities of Italy await us as we
cross the Italian Alps. Venice (with its
magnificent art and architecture), Padua
of the Giotto ■ frescoes, Ravenna, Rimini,
Assisi, 3 full days amid the glories of
Rome, Orvieto, Sienna, magnificent Flor
ence and Pisa.
JULY 16-23: MONACO; FRANCE
Along the Italian and French Rivieras
through Monaco to Nice for days of lei
sure on the beach and exploration of the
magnificent Cote d’Aztire. Then by swift
train to Paris for 5 full days in the "City
of Light" for sightseeing, an excursion to
Versailles, a “Bateau Mouche" cruise on
the Seine, an official reception at SHAPE
and a farewell dinner at Montmartre.
SPECIAL INCLUDED FEATURES;*
★Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford
★Play in West End Theatre, London
★Steamer Cruise on Rhine River
★Swiss Mountain Excursion
★Famous Marionette Theatre, Salzburg
★Black Forest Trip, Germany
★Gondola Serenade in Venice
★Opera, Baths of Caracalla, Rome
★Seine River Cruise. Paris
★Farewell Dinner in Montmartre
•Above Features or Similar
**3 meals daily except London: Breakfast
daily and one principal meal on day of
arrival; Paris, Rome and Nice: Break
fast and Dinner daily.
42 DAYS
June 12 • July 23
*599
Transportation $260
Total $859
Bush to Join Magazine (Correction
George S. Bush has resigned as! U was inadvertently omiti
associate professor of journalism, from the article that appeared
effective January 3L, to accept a yesterday's • Collegian de'ali
position as Eastern Special Fea- ...... . . , .
tures Editor for Better Homes wlth Arct,c employment that I
and Gardens magazine. jobs were of a temporary natu
He joined the Penn State fac- available for the summer only,
ulty a year ago after serving on A representative from t
the faculty of the School of Jour- Weather Bureau will be on t
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offers this Thrift Flight to Europe as a service to the
student body, faculty and staff of the University. The
aircraft used will be provided by a regular scheduled
trans-Atlantic carrier and will be the finest and fastest
type of piston equipment.
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