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WorWcrW December 14, 1955 Page 4 THE NEBRASKAN :M 1 i .1 ! v 4 v .-ri .- , " I- ft , w it. -A r ; i v ... Courtesy Lincoln Journal Coecs Model For Dessert Maruta Grinbergs, Patsy Kauf . man and Bobbie Wylie model current campus styles for the annual Coed Counselor Friend ship dessert held Tuesday eve ning for all University women. "Paris Premier," the theme of the show, was carried out by 22 coeds representing organized women's houses doing modelling. Chairman of the event was Dot Novotny and Mary James was in charge of the style show. Home Ec Honorary Names Senior Members New senior members of 0 mi cron Nu, Home Economics honor society, are Marge Kroeger, Mar ilyn Anderson, Carol Dunker, Dor- Bridge Tourney To Begin Jan. 14 The first inter-campus bridge tournament will be held Jan. 14, in the Union Ballroom, under the su pervision of James Porter. The tournament will be held from I p.m. to 6 p.m. Two players and one alternate will be selected from each organized house and a travel ing trophy will ba presented to the winner. ' The tournament will affcrd an opportunity for bridge players to get some practice in preparation for the Inter r Collegeiate Bridge Tournaments in March. othy Matzke and Ruth Vollmer, announced Betty Eberhardt, presi dent of the group. Omicron Nu is a home econom ics honorary for upperclass wom en, graduate students and re search workers in home econom ics. Purpose of the society is to pro mote ' scholarship, leadership and research excellence. One of the group's projects this year is to provide tutoring services for home economics majors. Other officers of the local chap ter are Wanda Westerhoff, vice president; Joyce Splittgerber, secretary-treasurer; and Imogene Barry, editor. The next meeting will be Jan. 3 at 4 p.m. in the Home. Econom ics parlors. The program, topic will be scholarship and leadership. 1-4 p.m. -12 a.m. t J -5 p.m. X-10 a.m. U a.m. 1 p.m. 1-5 p.m. -13 a.m. Z-5 p.m. -12 a.m. 2-5 p.m. -1S a.m. 2-S p.m. -12 a.m. 1-5 p.m.. -12 a.m. 2-5 p.m. S-10 a m. II a m.-l p.m. -12 a.m. 2-6 p.m. . P-12 a.m. 2-5 p.m. 12 a.m. 2-5 p.m. xffn Schedule SATURDAY. JANUARY 21 AU section of English A TUESDAY. JANUARY 24 Classes meeting at 11:00 a.m. 5 or dayi or 11F, or any on or two of these days All sections of Education 61, 62 (CollMum) All sections of Business Organization 3, 4 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 All sections of Math 11, 16, 41, 1H5 All sections of Math 14, 15, 17, 42, 106, 107 Classes meeting at 4:00 p.m. 5 or 4 days, of MWF, or any one or or two of these days THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 Classes meeting 9:00 a.m. 5 or 4 days, or MWF, or any on or two of these clays All sections of English 2. 3, 4 FRIDAY. JANUARY 27 Classes meeting at 3:00 p.m. 5 or 4 days, or MWF, or any on or two of these days Classes meeting at 5:00 p.m. 5 or 4 days, or MWF, or any on or two of them days Classes meeting at 5:00 p.m. TTh or either one of these days Classes meeting at 7:00 p.m. MWF or any one or two of these days All sections of Economics 3, 11, 12. 115 (Coliseum) Classes meeUng at 2:00 p.m. TTh or either one of these dayi SATURDAY. JANUARY 28 Claases meeting at 2:00 p.m. 8 or 4 days, or MWF, or any on or two of these days AH aectlona of Naval Sclenoa 101, 201. 301, 401 MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Classes meeting at 10:00 a.m. 5 or 4 days, or MWF, or any one or two of these days Clauses meeting at 1:00 p.m. TTh or either one of these day TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 , Classes meeting at 4:00 p.m. TTh or either one of tneaa day Classes meeting at 8:00 a.m. TThS or any one or two of these days AH sections of Mechanical Engineering 1 All sections of Home Economics 41, 42 All sections of French 11. 13 All sections of Spanish 51, 53 All aectlona of Business Organization 21 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 AU sections of English B (Coliseum) All sections of English 1 (Coliseum) Classes meeting at 3:00 p.m. TTh or either ohe of these day Classes meeting at :00 a.m. TThS or any ona or two of these dayi All sections of Sociology 53 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Classes meeting at 1 :00 p.m. 5 or 4 days, or MWF, or any on or two of these days Classes meeting at 11:00 a.m. TThS or any on or two of these day kU sections of Speech , 10 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Classes meeting at 8:00 a.m. S or 4 dsys, or WF, or any one or two of these days Classes meeting at 12:00 noon on 6 or 4 days, or MWF. or any on or two of these day Oaaaea meeting at 10:00 a.m. TTh8 or any on or two of the day On The Social Side: Christmas Spirit Inspires Pinnings By GRACE HARVEY Society Editor The announcement of ten pin nings , and four engagements sparked activities at organized houses Monday night. Candy pass ing, gift exchanges, and serenades were the order of the evening. Hopeful coeds can only hope that the before-Christmas rush of pin nings will snowball and result in twenty or thirty more frat pins from Santa. Alpha Gamma Sigma held a Christmas Dinner Dance in the Lincoln Hotel Ballroom Friday. Formal-clad couples danced to the music of the Little Tigers Combo. The dance was planned by John Clinkenberg, social chairman. Alpha Chi Omegas held their an nual Red Carnation Formal at the University Club. Jimmy Phillips and his combo furnished the mu sic. The event was planned by so cial chairman Harriet Allen. Beta Theta Pis entertained their dates at their annual Christmas Date Dinner at the chapter house. The dinner was served by the Lin coln mothers. Arlina Harte was crowned sen ior queen of the Pi Beta Phi Christ mas Formal. Bill Albers and his combo, who were dressed like angels, provided both atmosphere and music. Pi Phis took their dates out to the Italian Village for din ner beforehand. The party was planned by Clair Carden, pledge so cial chairman. Tradition: Varied Legends Relate Use Of Christmas Tree By HELEN GOURLAY Guest Writer The traditional Christmas tree is the highlight of many organized houses and activity centers on the campus. The spirit of Christmas is derived from many customs and the tree is one of these customs adding to the festivities and beau ty of the holidays. Christmas trees are older than Christmas itself. They are believed to be a product of Norse mythol ogy. Myths and stories emphasize the fact that the custom of using trees as a symDoi is very anciem. An cient Egyptians used a palm branch with 12 leaves which sym bolizes the completon of the year and triumph over death. Legend also has it that on the night of Christ's birth, all trees bloomed and bore. fruit. Some authorities believe that Christmas trees are survivals of pagan ceremonies and tree-worship, more or less incorporated into--the rites of the early Chris tian churches. These sources be lieve the custom originated in Rome, went to Great Britain, and thence spread to America. Germany, however, is usually Scenic Cards Sales Help To Two Groups Scenic Christmas Cards, one of Mueller Tower and two other campus . scenes, are being sold again this year by the Cosmopoli tan Club,, according to Gunnar Green, president. The cards are available from club members, from room 102 Temple Building, at Pedens, Graves Printing Shop, the Ne braska Book Store or Eastman Kodak Company. The price is 8 for $1. Profits from the card sales go half to the Club and half to the Nebraska Society for Crippled Children. The card sales are a three-way benefit affair: the foreign students help the Society, the Society con tributes to the activities of the Speech Clinic and the Speech Clinic helps the foreign students to im prove their use of spoken English, Green said. credited with originating the mod ern English custom of Christmas trees. In the eighth century, the pa gan oak used in sacrifices to idols was replaced with a fir tree in trib ute to Christ, by St. Boniface, Eng lish missionary to Germany. One German legend makes Saint Winifred the inventor of the idea. Other legends attribute the idea to Martin Luther, who early in the sixteenth century brought a little tree fir into his home and covered it with candles to show how a glis tening tree sparkled in the star light. The first Christmas tree in Am erica is claimed to have been intro duced in Wooster, Ohio, by August Imgard. In 1912, the Community Christmas Tree movement was in itiated in New York with festivities for children at Madison Square Garden. In 1923, President Coolidge began the custom of lighting a Christmas tree on thevWhite House lawn symbolizing good will among men. The popularity of Christmas trees has steadily increased. At present, approximately SO million trees are sold in the United States during the Christmas season spruce, pine, and fir trees being the most preferred. FLYING For University Students and Faculty Learn To Fly For Information Contact t Mel Adams: 5-6696 or 2-5383 Joe Steele: 6-4316 or 2-8891 NU Band Honorary AnnouncesPledges Ten nevr pledge members of Gamma Lambda, University men's band fraternity, were announced today by Lauren Faist, vice presi dent and pledge trainer. New pledges are: Robert Maag, Pbill Coffman, Stan Rudeen, Bill Raecke, Al Hol bert, Al Ziegelbein, Orlan Thomas, Donovan CrandalL Duane Booth and Merle Fegley. SMOKER'S CHRISTMAS CLIFF'S SMOICE SHOP 121 N. 12th ;0&OOOCflO00000000iOQOOO Forgotten the Color? Can't Remember the Size? THEM 4JL i I GIVE zA WV n ITIiLLER C PAlflE H Credit Office Third Floor S The annual Chi Omega Christ mas Formal was held at the chap ter house Saturday. Snowflakes and green end white decorations car ried out the motif. Mutic was pro vided by the Trend Four combo. The formal was planned by Doris Anderson, social chairman. Over' seventy couples attended the Phi Gamma Delta Christmas Party. The highlight of the evening occurred when Santa Claus, alias Charlie Ferguson, handed out gifts to the coeds. Music for dancing was provided by the Sax Haugh combo. The party was planned by Jim Baird, social chairman. Engagements: Jody Chalupa, Alpha Xi Delta president, a junior from Hallam, to Larry Chrans, a junior from Wilbut. Roberta Halsey, Bryan Memorial nursing student from Fairmont, to Ron Danek, Delta Tau Delta senior from Lincoln. Elaine Sackschewsky, sophomore from Thayer, to Boyd Stuhr, Alpha Gamma Sigma president, a senior from Bradshaw. Dorothy Trofholz of Schuyler, to Ron Krejci, Theta Chi senior, also of Schuyler. Pinnings: Joan Bender, Delta Delta Delta sophomore from Weeping Water, to Keith Bauman, Theta Chi pres ident and a junior from Tilden. Bev Engelbrecht, Kappa Delta senior from Hastings, to Bob Johnson, Delta Sigma Phi president and a senior from Omaha. JoAnn Frerichs, Kappa Delta sophomore from Lincoln, to Wes Durst, Sigma Theta Epsilon and also a sophomore from Lincoln. Babs Jelgerhuis, Delta Delta Delta junior from Huron, S. Dak., to Jim Thorson, Theta Xi senior from DeSmit, S. Dak. Carol Tremain, Alpha Phi presi dent and a senior from Sidney to Chuck Stewart, Phi Gamma Delta senior from Hickman Mills, Mo. Gail Walling, Delta Gamma junior from Omaha, to Dick Strat ford, Delta Tau Delta senior from Beatrice. Joan Wilke of Norfolk, to John Eisenstein, Sigma Alpha Epsilon senior, also of Norfolk. SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday: Phi Delta Theta Christmas formal. New Dioramas: Three Wildlife Groups Added To NU Museum The last buffalo that fell victim to "Buffalo Bill' Cody's sharp shooting is featured in one of three new habitat groups opened Dec. 11 as a part of the new Nebraska Hall of Wildlife at Morrill Hall. The buffalo, a young cow, was shot by W. F. Cody in the early 1900's in a canyon near North Platte. The animal was donated to the Museum at that time by Cody, then owner of the famous "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Circus." The diorama of bisons shows a scene in 1806 on the Republican River near Red Cloud in Webster county. Three buffaloes are in the foreground with the painted back ground picturing a Pawnee Indian village in the distance and a large herd of buff alp crossing the prair ie. This scene is the same as seen by explorer Zebulon Pike when he visited the Pawnee village. The background was painted by Francis Lee Jacques, one of Amer ica's best known wildlife painters. He was commissioned to do tlie work last year. The second diorama is of a Beaver group, showing an adult and two young beaves in a late fall setting south fo Grand Island, along the Platte River. The Red Fox group, the third diorama, pictures the Cass County area with the hills of Iowa in the far horizon. A male and female fox are placed in an early fall setting. Background artist for the beaver and red fox groups was Iris Dough erty, staff member. Nathan Mohler reconstructed the foreground and accessory material, and Henry Reider, preparator, assembled the animals in all three displays, Dr. Bertrand Schultz, director, said staff members and museum curators assisted to make every item scientifically authentic from the restored Indian village to the flowers. With the three additional diora mas, there are now six displays of Nebraska wildlife opened to the public. Schultz said that the com pleted Hall will have a total of 16 displays. Work is now under way on Virginia Deer and Great Blue Heron dioramas. The three newly opened displays were financed by the Cooper .Foun dation through the University foun dation, and the animals were ob tained through the courtesy of the Nebraska Sate Game Commission, Schultz said. Classified Ads Wanted: Riders to Los Angeles. Cel., for vacation; round trip. Ph. 4-1797. ' Wanted Graduate student's wife, fond of children, to spend 27-30 hours per week In our home with two small chil dren. 920 So. 18th St. 6-3177. Room for girls for second semester. 1333 No. 37th. Call after 7:00 p.m. -173t. Mrs. Llnd. Good seamstress will take a few order for Christmas vacation P o r m a 1 s, dresses, skirts, blouses. No coats or suits. Call Sharon, 5-7603. PRINTING Fraternity. Sorority, & Organisation Letterheads ... Letters . . . News Bulletin . . , Bookleta . . . Programs GRAVES PRINTING CO. 312 Nortk 12th. Ph. 2-295? 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