VOLUME XLI
FT.A. SPONSORS
DINNER PARTY
The F.T.A. wishes to extend an
invitation to all education majors
to attend a dinner party which will
be given on Sunday evening,
December 16th at six o'clock. The
dinner party will take place at the
home of Mrs. Harold Bailey, of the
education department. All those
who would like to attend should
have their reservations in to Pinky
Lapp by Thursday, December 13th.
This party presents an excellent
opportunity for education majors to
become further acquainted with
each other and with the program
of the F.T.A.
IRC CHRISTMAS
DINNER
The International Relations Club
held their annual Christmas inter
national dinner last night in the
Founders dining room. It was well
attended by both the faculty and
students.
The main theme and interest of
the dinner was to learn how other
countries celebrate Christmas and
to have a get-together to enjoy a
dinner that is different and inter
esting.
The food was prepared by some
students and faculty, of various
dishes from several countries. The
decorations included Merry Christ
mas banners in several languages.
The entertainment consisted of
singing and telling of Christmas
stories and customs.
The affair was supervised and
carried out by the I.R.C. officers:
Barbara Stanford, Mary Ann Long,
Heea Haider and Clara Mont
gomery.
Christmas Is
Different
By ANDREA ROGIN
We suddenly realized the other
day that there were less than three
weeks left till Christmas. And this
started us thinking about what
Christmas always brings to mind:
fancy lighting all over the cities
and houses, sparkling trees, last
moment shopping, Christmas car
ols, and suddenly remembering
that we forgot to send Great Aunt
Jane a Christmas card, which may
cause a family crisis. Christmas
means a whole conglomeration of
things to use, and we began to
wonder what it meant to people
in other countries. So we asked
around and discovered some inter
esting customs.
The report from England is that
Christmas is not as commercialized
there as it is here. Nor are the
streets so lavishly decorated. And it
is Father Christmas not Santa
Claus that brings the gifts there.
On Christmas day the family goes
to church in the morning, presents
are exchanged, they go for a drive
The QuilforS'cm
"Club 60" Theme of Freshman Dance Tonight
The first Freshman Class dance
of the year will be held tonight
from 7:30 to 10:30 in the Student
Union. "The Spirit of '6O" will be
the theme title, and decorations
will take the form of a night club—
"Club 60." Entertainment will be
furnished by talented members of
the Freshman Class with master of
ceremonies, Bill Smith. Treasurer
of the Freshman Class.
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and then everyone sits and listens
to the Messiah and other religious
music on the 8.8.C. Every Christ
mas at three the Queen speaks to
the country. The day after Christ
mas is known as Boxing Day,
originally because this was the day
that boxes of food and clothing
were given to the poor. Now how
ever, it is a day devoted entirely
to sports. Jan. 6, the day of the
coming of kings, is also celebrated
in England. During the day there
is a break in school when the
children go to church and on that
day the Christmas decorations are
burned.
In both India and Jordan, Chris
tianity is not the major religion so
there is less general festivity over
Christmas. In both countries, how
ever, it is a holiday for everyone
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C, DECEMBER 14, 1956
Cover charge for the night will
be a comic gift costing between
s(* and This should provide a
chance for those people with a
sense of humor. Tom O'Briant, vice
president of the class was ap
pointed chairman of the dance
committee. Refreshments will be
served.
The dance is the first in a
planned series of activities for the
and in India it is also a big feast
day. An interesting fact is that in
Jordan, the Greek Orthodox Church
celebrates Christmas according to
the Oriental calendar so their Dec.
25 comes thirteen days after the
Christmas of the Catholics and
Protestants.
We also heard about the Christ
mas celebrations in the country
parts of Finland which seemed to
us the nicest of all. A couple of
weeks before Christmas is a day
known as Little Christmas when a
small tree is brought in and helps
set the holiday mood. The next
weeks are spent cleaning the house
and preparing the food. Then on
the day of Christmas Eve, which
is the day of celebration, the
"saumer" (steambath) is made hot
while the children go on their
year instigated by Doug Kerr,
President of the Freshman Class.
Others in support of this program
especially for the class of '6O are
Nancy Davis, secretary, and Jack
Cagle, men's Student Government
representative.
All freshmen are urged to co
operate and support their class
activities, all of which are planned
for their enjoyment and benefit.
skis into the woods to get a tree.
Then everyone takes a steam bath
and sits down to Christmas dinner.
The tree is decorated with apples
and candy wrapped in colored
paper. Finnish flags or flags of
many countries are set up around
the tree. Until recently real candles
were used but because of the fire
hazard electric bulbs are now used.
Father Christmas comes from Lap
land to distribute the presents and
then at midnight the animals are
fed and everyone eats again. The
next two days are spent at church,
at home, and visiting relatives.
So we discovered that there are
many differences in the celebration
of Christmas all over the world,
but there are many more similari
ties which make Christmas, Christ
, mas everywhere.
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Denny Walters Is
Crowned Queen at
Christmas Dance
The Monogram Club headed by
President Bob Newton, held its
annual Christmas Dance on Satur
day night, December 8, in the
gymnasium. Music was provided
from 8:30 to 11:30 by the Rhythm
Vets, the 10 piece A & T College
dance band.
The gymnasium was decorated
in the Christmas theme. A Craven
Mackie Santa Claus dominated one
end of the scene and a huge red &
green Christmas stocking hung
from the center. The backdrop for
the bandstand was a silhouette of
a city; cedar trees lined the edges
of the dance floor. The entrance
hall of the gym was also lined with
evergreens and led to a wall cov
ered with profiles of the Monogram
Club members.
The main event of the evening
was the crowning of Miss Denny
Walters, of Wilmington, Delaware,
as Christmas Queen. Elected by the
members of the Monogram Club,
the queen was crowned by the 1955
Christmas Queen, Mrs. Linda
Cuthrell, who also gave the new
queen a bouquet of red roses. Miss
Walters was escorted by Bob New
ton of Winston-Salem. Immediately
preceding the crowning of the
queen was the presentation of the
senior Monogram members and
their dates. They were: Bob Atlas
and Emily Howell, Lovelace Bell
and Dot Pleasants, Jim Shelton and
Joanne Hundley, Jake McKeown
and Darlene Harris, Marion Pringle
and Virginia Honea, Van and
Linda Cuthrell. Seniors who were
not present for the evening were:
Bill Abernathy, Lee Jacobson and
G. F. Seymour.
Master of ceremonies for the
intermission was Craven Mackie.
Jim Shelton was in charge of the
decorations and Jimmy Askins
headed the refreshment committee.
Officers of the Monogram Club are:
president, Bob Newton, vice-presi
dent, Howard Haworth, secretary,
Don Hemrick, and treasurer, Ira
Nance.
Student Legislature
Bill Presented
In Chapel
The most popular bill of the
State Student Legislature was
brought to Guilford College Chapel
program for discussion by the
delegates from Guilford on Thurs
day, December 6, in order that the
students might have the opportun
ity to hear and discuss the topic.
The program was conducted by
Warren Mitofsky, who moderated
also. The bill was read by Carolyn
Newlin and Joyce Hannaum de
fended it while Claudette Belton
spoke against it. The subject in
question was the resolution that all
unwed mothers shall after the
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