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Stolen
Stuff
By Vera Stolen
Two house dance weekends in
a row, jazz concerts in Mac
Court on Monday night and Car
men Cavallero at the Park Wed
nesday night will set the stage
for Oregon’s quarterly scholas
tic tragedy, the final week . . .
However, the deterrants-to-study
are not all social—choral union
will add its confusional effect to
an otherwise book-devoted Sun
day afternoon, when those who
are willing to go through prac
tically anything for an hour of
A make their annual presenta
tion . . .
Congratulations to Theta’s Pat
Laney, Beta Iota’s choice of what
it takes to win the heart of Sigma
Chi . . . and while we are dealing
with this group of the elite . . .
let’s mention two pinned of the
group of five finalists—Rosemary
Vaught AXO and Jo Martin of
Carson who ended the race wear
ing the white crosses of Jim Cal
derwood and Louis Selken . . .
Here’s a reversal of the current
trend worth mentioning . . . ADPi
Marilyn Daniels is now wearing
Dick Bauer’s SAE pin after hav
ing his engagement ring for
months . . .
Chi Psi Chuck Strader climaxed
his training for the Beer Bowl by
losing his jewelry to Theta Molly
Muntzell . . . the extra rooter for
the Hilyard street boys wasn’t
enough to root across a victory,
tho . . . Phi Psis won 7-0 . . .
Many of the it’s-about-t i m e
couples finally came through last
weekend tooooo . . . KKG Harriet
Vannatta and ATO Bill Monroe’s
passing of the brass is alleged by
many to be more than a statement
of going steady . . . ChiO Anona
Freeman and DeltaU Rod Smith
also went through the giving and
accepting ceremony ...
Could a poor heathen raise a
humble voice in protest to the
filler in last Tuesday’s Emerald?
Seems to me that this is definitely
not “the time of the year when
perfectly good Christians wonder
why God made ants and yellow
jackets.” Who on the Emerald
staff is plagued by ants on ,their
December picnics or by yellow
jackets on a Saturday afternoon
at Fiji meadows?
Recent House Dances
Feature Snoiv, Sleighs
Many of the houses on campus said farewell to fall term and hello
to winter term in grand fashion last weekend. House dances, which
were held Saturday night, ranged in theme from some pertaining to
Christmas to others with a Persian theme.
The Tri-Deltas carried out their theme, “Frost Fantasies,” with
lavish silver walls, sparkling snow flakes, and a mist of pale blue and
green clouds. The dining room was decorated in various shades of
The tri-Delt house dance was in
terrupted long enough Saturday
night for Joan Risley and Theta
Chi Bob Craig to step out as mere
dates and return as starred-in
eyes pinned people . . . SN Con
Sheffer won out over Beta from
Willamette competition and is now
joined by the jooled star to Alpha
Fee Sally Lichty . . .
Congratulations to Theta Judie
Bailey, unofficial Sweetheart of
Minturn Hall ... all that is needed
now for a blooming romance is
for the Theta freshmen to keep
out of the basement Thursday
afternoon.
The gals at Hen hall are still
shivering when they think of poor
Sammy Ed Artzt lying crucified
to a plank on their lawn in the
rain . . . the bruthers really did
him up well for planting his pin
on Ruth Martin . . . Sigma Kappas
will be waiting for Campbell Club
ber Glenn Gillespie to get his for
donating his hardware to Louise
Carsillo . . .
Gamma Phi Jackie Wachorst
has announced her engagement to
Bill Hoak of Stanford, date un
told . . . Phi Psi Jim Bocchi has
dropped his jooled shield on Betty
Neeley of Eugene . . . Carson’s Bev
Sorensen and Theta Chi Doug
Coghill are now frequenting the
hall’s front porch as pinned people.
AlfaGam closing hours have be
come more populated with two
new pins in the crowd . .. . Pat
White and Lambda Chi Bob Nelson
and Jackie Weise and Sigma Chi
Dale Broder . . .
Well here’s to the hard old
grind from here on out till finals...
Bureau Employe Earns
'Professional Engineer'
Arnold M. Westling, planning
and public works consultant for
the Bureau of Municipal Research
and Service in Johnson Hall, was
notified last week that he had
passed his examination for the
rank of professional engineer.
Westling has been on the bureau
staff since July, 1947.
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purple, which gave a striking con
trast to the pale blue-green walls
of the living room. The entrance
hall was done completely in shin
ing silver. A gay statue of Jack
Frost stood at the door to greet
all of the guests. Dick Door and
his orchestra furnished the music.
The formal dance was given for
the Tri-Delta pledges.
PERSIAN THEME
“The Rubiayat’’ was the theme
of the A O Pi house dance. The
decorations were done in a Persian
fashion, with hanging gardens and
a fountain. Quotations from The
Rubiayat were written in scroll
along the walls. Johnny Lusk’s
orchestra played for the dancing
couples. The dance was formal.
IMPORTED ORCHESTRA
Blue was the main color of the
decorations for the annual Sigma
Chi Sweetheart formal, “The Girl
of My Dreams.” The words of the
song were written in scroll along
the walls, leading to the place
where the Sweetheart was
crowned. In the living room was
a large white cross, standing nine
feet from the floor, edged in gold.
The Sigma Chi’s imported an or
chestra from Portland for this
affair.
SANTA’S WORKSHOP
The A D Pi formal house dance
was given in honor of the pledges.
The theme was “Wintermetzzo”
and the living room was decora
ted with snow and pine boughs.
The den was transformed into
Santa’s work shop, complete with
toys and a list of bad boys and
good boys. The entrance of the
house was made to look like an
igloo. Music was played by Hal
Hardin and his orchestra.
CANDY CANE FAVORS
“The Night Before Christmas”
was the theme of the University
House dance. The appearance of
Santa Claus with gifts for all
highlighted the evening. Candy
canes with the gals’ names on
them were passed to the fellas.
The fellas then danced with the
girls whose names they had drawn.
The dance was formal.
The Z T A’s had a Christmas
formal. The theme was “Snow
ball.” Silver fir trees, decorated
with blue ornaments, were placed
around the rooms. Silver snow
flakes on the walls added to the
atmosphere.
NORTH POLE PORCH
The girls from the Highland
House had a costume ball, “St.
Nick’s Nightmare.” Everyone
dressed as something which would
be found under the Christmas tree,
such as dolls and Christmas pack
ages. The front porch was made
into a North Pole. The house was
decorated with a large Christmas
tree and a cozy fire place.
PITCHFORKS, CLOUDS
The girls from Hendricks gave a
formal with the theme, “Stellar
’n Cellar.” The dining room repre
sented heaven. The living room
was decorated with pitchforks and
luminous spider webs and the din
ing room was decorated with an
gels and clouds. Gene Zarone’s or
chestra furnished the music.
Punch and cookies with devils and
angels on them were served.
A formal party was held at the
Ann Judson house. The theme,
“Silver Strings,” was carried out
in the decorations by pine boughs
and silver. An entertaining pro
gram was presented and refresh
ments were served.
Women’s Page
Foreign Students Tell
Of Own Xmas Customs
By Andy Friedle
These stories were compiled through the interviews of three foreign
exchange students at the University of Oregon; Madeline Michel,
France; Carmen Perez, Guatamala; and Hildur Halldorsdittir, Iceland.
“The little old man is not called Santa Claus in France but Fattier
Christmas. He has no big black boots like American but for the rest,
he is the same.”
Madeline laughed when I asked her if Father Christmas had rein
deer, and then she explained that to her knowledge, he always rode
on a large cloud with a huge basket on his back, filled with the hun
dreds of toys that the children had asked for.
Hanging the stockings up before the fire seems to be an American
custom. The French children put either their wooden or leather shoes
before the fire “in hopes that Father Christmas soon will be there.”
Many of the homes have Christmas trees and the manger scone
but in the latter, the stable and the inhabitants are not the only ones
included. Fishermen, blindmen and many of the people whom Christ
helped are also pictured.
THE “REVEILLON”
The French, who are mostly Catholic, attend Mid-Night Mass on
Christmas Eve and then return to their homes with their families
for a “reveillon,” a large dinner.
“We have fattened goose liver with truffes, white blood sausage,
chicken, goose, turkey with chestnut and pork stuffing, and finally
the log, which is a round, long cake, with many good things on it. It
is very good.
Madeline said that the nicest and best way to celebrate the holi
days was being in the country because there, the snow is falling,
people sled or ski to church and “well, it is just the best place to
really have the Christmas Spirit.”
I left Madeline thinking about her home in France and I was think
ing how close Christmas was coming and all the Christmas shopping
I still had to do. I rang the next door-bell on my list and went in to
talk to Carmen Perez, from Guatamala.
I asked her if the people of her country had turkey and all its trim
mings for Christmas and she smiled and said,
TAMALE DINNER
“No. This will sound odd to you Americans but we have tamales
for dinner, chocolate, many fruits, of course wine, and then, water."
At 12:00, December 24, Guatamala sounds more like a New York
New Years instead of Christmas. The children all have huge 'fire
crackers and the adults yell and scream in the joy of Christmas.
There Is a novena, a period of prayer, nine days before Christmas,
and this period ends on Christmas Eve. Mid-night Mass is attended
by thousands of the people who believe that this is the holiest day ,of
the year.
The homes are decorated with pine, fruits, and manzanila, a .kind
of olive, which the people make into rosaries, and bright poinsettas.
“I like turkey very much and though it doesn’t take the place ,of
hot tamales (what would) I know that I will love it in your country
of America.”
CHRISTMAS IN ICELAND
I walked back up the street and went in to talk to HHdur
Halldorsdittir.
“It is a superstition in our country, that if everyone does not ^et
one new piece of clothing, no matter how small, the Christmas ,Cat
will get him.”
I asked Hildur just what a Christmas Cat was but she wasn’t able
to say.
A Christmas dinner in Iceland is served on Christmas Eve and is
made up of smoked meat, generally lamb, potatoes, beans, and a soup
made out of rice and raisins. This dinner is served about 8:00 pan.,
after the people come home from church.
The tree is lit after dinner and the presents and candy are opened.
Then, everyone is quiet and grandpa or daddy read from the Bible about
the very First Christmas.”
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the New Year
out right?
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