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has played a leading role in ir.akinr Christmas what it is in alr.ost everv nation in the world. tfVELL, UiAT aBOUT HOLLY, MISTLETOE, Ai'iD CEDARt Holly and rriistletoe was first used in reli'-ious festivals and the Christians, beinr sor,ewhat papan in their ways used the custons for celebrating Christrias. These plants, bein(]: everrreens, were easily available at Christmas tine. A little legend concorninr nistletoc has been handed down and seoninflv still li'es with us today. Lonr, lonf aro, people thourht nistletoe to be a naric nlant because of its parasitic nature and that r.iracles would be porfornied by dissolayinr it durinr relifious feasts. (You know, just brtween us urly nen,'I so-eti'rcs wonder if there isn't a little bit of r.a;-ic in a piece of nistletoe hanrinr over the door. At least the results sonetines aro as .'ood as if it were naric. Eh, Boys?l) iVell, I hope this little collection of Christnas lofondry has set vou thinkinf of what a wonderful season Christnas really is, if you -et to tracinf its symbols to their ori^ ins, and v/hat it should near, to share our naterial and spiritual blessin's with others. This is the season that rives us tht- opnortunity to express our love toward others - Just as our Lord tau~ht us to. Let u*s carry in out hearts, this Christnas ’vhen the world is threatened v/ith further strife the v;ords "Peace on earth I Good will toward nen." Just as the amrels did at the birth of Christ over 1,900 years afo I My best wishes to you all for a nerry, nerry Christr.as and a Happy New Y earl SIGI.IA PI ALPM COI.IFLET^S PAPER DRIl^ Stei er I’ahaley They city-widc scrap paper drive, sponsored by Si^-na Pi Alpha , ended v/ith a i:150,00 ban;;; - the noise oc“ currinr ivhen 21,*5C pounas of paper were exchanred for ^180.00 in cash I This drive was be^'un by Sirna Pi Alpha at the berinnin" of last surmer and was continued throu,;hout the entire sanner period. The puroose of the drive v/as to raise enough funds to sponsor an Snrlish-speakinr class at CC for the benefit of irnnirrants rcsidiftC in Charlotte, The cash obtained from thc dri\-, plus contr‘butions by individuals should support one of the thrct Enflish- spcakinr classes rijv; in propress at CC. O'er 240 Charlotte citizens donated papers and nafizines to this drive. The three classes for inr',iTants con sist of sone 74 students. A total of 57 of these are attendin;- tlie classes free of chari'c, the others are financi ally able to pay some part of th.ir tu ition. These classes ncet two'-ni'-hts a w^cek. Miss Irine Hardee, Miss Elisabeth Raney, and Miss Kathleen Harde. t(ach bhcs class:, s. A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING SIG;A. pi ALPiiA irillAIES FI\ The Ganr.a T-ama Chapter of Sifna pi Alpha, located here at CC, initiated five students into this national honor ary lanr'ua'o fraternity last Vicdnesdav nirht. The fi'-e initiates were Grover Teeter, Fred Prince, Harriet McSheehan, Fleet Kirkpatrick, and Arial Stephens. Another candidate. Jack Proctor, was unable to attend the initiation and will br takrn into the fraternity at the next initiation, Gursts at the initiation were D. Mac and Mrs. Hoyle, lanfuars instructors at CC and fraternity ad’isors. Following the initiation ceremony the n’ w- ncr.brrs entertained the lanrua -e st udents at CC at a party. j • Ever hear of "Idiomatic expressions"? A certain student, Steve Mahaley by name, referred to then as ‘‘idiotic expressions," and in the classroom tool Anonr the "snowGtorns" here at CC are tv/o cute "snowflakes'.' They are Wellene Hodfe and Joe Gri-^fin. We W'ould like to extend our confrat- ulations to the new editor of the Annual, Nita Crabbe, and to the new vice-presid ent of the Student Council, Bill Rinner. We v/onder hov/ J.B. Ashe is nakinp' out ? hanrint7 around in front of the Myers Park Hirh School and what the idea is??? Nick Chanis has been seen ridinf around on Sunday afternoons with a cute little 's pal.. .dollars to dourhnuts her nane is Perry* Jo Mihalic has her eyes sot on a cer tain younf- man here at CC. She wouldn't rive us his name, but we bet that we found outi Bet a cookie that is is Frank. There has been some question as to who the three characters who inhabit "Skid Row" in Conmcrce 1 are. Now we e knov/l They are Bill Gray, Kenneth Bridfes, and Joe Prichard. Most of us know that Nita Crabbe was in a wreck a few weeks aro, But- who knov/s why she was found with a bot tle of catsup in one hand and a salt shaker in the other - with no food around. It seens that Henry Beatty has his eye on a certain firl at Central. It couldn’t be Beth K., or could it?? By the way, ‘^ack Proctor, hT^r are you and Ann F. makin;;; out? Johnny Lonr still has that "far away" look in his eyes. We just bet Barbara M. is the cause of it. Our well-kno-vvn poet (?), Richard Chase has taken to writinf poetry to a certain red-head at Central Hi. Vi/ho could it be?? Conpliments of THE 3TAC0 CORPORATION
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