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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1966)
Choose One: Sheepskin or Ring Ky JANET GOKTZK Kdltor'n Note: Jam-1 Goeltr Ik a former Emerald Managing Edi tor. In there u .senior’ll women's "panic," or is it the dement of the imagination of a confused male sociologist? One of the most persistent of myths circulating through stay college campus is that all any co ed wants is a husband, and if she hasn’t nailed one down by the time that she's a senior she enters that traumatic period known as "Senior Panic.” According to this myth, the worried coed does everything pos sible to become married or at the least engaged before t h c June sheepskin sends her into the world alone The myth characterizes senior women as pursuing every social occasion for a likely mate, and creating a few of their own social occasions when the pickings be come slim. Hut as graduate study, foreign travel, and career opportunities became more attractive for worn en. the myth will probably be come fully recognized as nothing more than that “Senior Panic” like the raccoon coat, will be come something for the genera tions maturing 30 years hence to chuckle over. Since World War II, career op portunities for women have be come more numerous and lucra tive Graduate study, even for the girl who may do nothing more illustrious in her life than teach a high school English course, is coming evermore necessary in today's world. Foreign travel has become next to commonplace in the lives of college students, and the Peace Corps has been in strumental in combining the pos sibilties of gaining experience for future career and seeing a new part of the world With something more than just home and children to look for ward to in life, the young worn an about to receive her college degree is less likely to In-come gripped with "The Panic.” Mar riage is not ruled out of the life of today's graduating woman, but it no longer is the (Inal end of her existence. There are flaws in this pic tore, however. Mother doesn’t always under stand. Overcome with excitement at the sight of her first gray hairs, mother will sometimes decide that it is time she became Grand mother. Or at least mother in law She may become panicky for her daughter. She may contact a caterer and casually hum snatch es of Lohengrin about the house. This does not make her daugh ter feel easy, especially if she has made her own plans for her future. Other relatives aren't much better. "Well, dear, I suppose you'll be getting married soon a n d won't that be nice?" Aunt Jenny coos, pushing a dishtowcl into the near graduate's hand. "Have you picked out your sterling pattern yet?" This line of talk may tend to cause waves of panic in the un committed girl, but the panic is not caused by the fear of loneli ness so much as the fear of close ness—of prying mothers and other well-meaning relatives. Women of the elder generation often don't understand the delay ed idea that their younger daugh ters have embraced. The mass media constantly tell Americans that their high rati of marriage occurs at a much lower age than that of most oth er countries of the world What these mass consumption statistics fail to point out is that many of the marriages are between peo ple who never attend college. However, there is no denying that more people attending col leges anil universities in the Uni ted Stales are married than were -before World War II Hut there is no compulsion about it. Those who want a husband or wife be fore they earn their degree lind one Those who aren’t ready for marriage. Or don't want to be ready, shove it off as a future plan. If mother doesn't understand this, she will probably suffer in her panic alone. The senior daughter will probably be too busy sifting through bids to grad uate schools or making plans for her first permanent job to calm down her mother. Catholic Wedding The distinction of a Homan Catholic wedding is a nuptial mass which usually follows the actual marriage ceremony. Be ing one of the sacraments of the Church, the important symbolic actions of the rites are: joining of the right hands of the bride and groom; the solemn blessing by the priest and the giving of the ring by the groom to the bride This last ritual is a pre Christian symbol of faithfulness which the Church adopted. Dlomond »<ng end matcH'.r.g wedding »ing. inrertwined to orp«ar ui on* ring Advon"*d d*tign $125 Elegance to a moil unusual degree. Diamond beauty unequalled in a notching pair of splendid rings. IWjG/lfi ojy tk feUi fiiW.p! TOPMOST QUALITY UTMOST VALUE fine diamonds in newest settings EASY TERMS Two ringi rbol fit together with extraordinary unity. Solendid genuine diamond. Sol'd I4K geld. Bom for . . . $150 Slender, graceful magnificence characterize this most charming of diamond bridal sets. Both 1‘tK gold rings . . . 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The groom is expected to Rive the mothers and grand mothers, if any, the corsages they will wear on the day of the cer emony. He, too. may wear a carnation or a sprig from the bride's bou quet. For the fathers, a gardenia or a carnation is customary. The first flowers his wife re ceives will naturally be the groom's going-away corsage. Flowers for the church and the reception are considered to be the responsibility of the bride's family. Brides Always Ask The bride's mother is the first to select her gown. She should shop promptly and tell the mother of the groom the color fabric and style of the dress she has chosen. At a formal daytime wedding, both mothers may wear either long or short cocktail dresses, j Only after 6 p.m.—the arbitrary I hour set for formal evening cere monies—should they wear tradi tional evening dresses. 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