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Page The Daily Nebraskan Friday, December 22, 1 96T Traditions of Christmas Cover 9 Many Continents, Generations By Wendy Rogers Noel in France, Nativita in Italy, Navidad m Spam, Weih nacht in German, Kerstmisse in Holland, Christmas to us all mark the qjrth of the Christ Child on earth, the Child mho was to lead men to salvation. According to St. Matthew, "Jesus was born in Bethle hem of Judea in the days of Herod the King." Exactly where and when the keeping of Christmas be gan is hidden in obscurity, But, according to Clement A, Miles in his book on Christ mas, the earliest celebration of the Birth of Christ on Dec 25 was in Rome about the middle of the fourth century. The observance of the day spread from the western to the eastern Church, which had before kept Jan. 6 as a joint commemoration of the Natm ty and the Baptism of the Redeemer. Nativity The first mention of a Na tivity feast on Dec. 25 is found in a Roman document known as Philocaliam Calendar, dat ing from the year 354, but embodying an older document belonging to the year 336. From Rome, according to miles, Christmas spread throughout the West, with the conversion of the barbarians. In 567 the Council of Tours from Christmas to Epiphany to festal time. The laws of Ethelred (991-1016) ordained it to be a "time of peace and concord among Christian men, when all strife must cease. In some early segments of Christianity, the celebration of the Baptism of Christ (Jan. 6) and his carnal Birth (Dec. 25) were attached to the same day. Later, however, the Birth of Christ was celebrat ed singularly on Dec. 25. Roman Use Gradually, notes Miles, the Roman use spread: at Con stantinople in 380; at Antioch in 388. and Alexandria in 432. As the Middle Ages passed, Christmas became increas ingly "merry," warm and homely. The spirit of Christ mas grew as the Nativity was reflected in the carols and tradition. According to Earl W. Count in "4,000 Years of Christ mas," Christmas may be lik ened to the web in a loom. "There are many weavers, who work into the pattern the experience of their lives. "When one generation goes, another comes to take up the weft where it has been dropped. The pattern changes as the mind changes, yet nev er begins quite anew. Pattern At first, we are not sure that we discern the pattern, but at last we see that, un known to the weavers them selves, something has taken shape before our eyes; and that they have made some thing very beautiful, some thing which compels our understanding." The legend of our American Santa Claus, who "exists as certainly as love and generos ity and devotion exist," ac cording to an American newspaper editor, has de rived from the son of well-to-do Christians of a province of Asia Minor. "Saint" Nicholas lived dur ing the reigns of the Roman Emperors Diocletian, Maxi milian, and Constantine, late in the third century and into the fourth. While he was still a young man, Nicholas was consecrat ed Archbishop of Myra, a sea port town. He died in the year 326. Saint Probably one of the hardest- working saints of all, Nicho las was invoked from Eng land to Greece to Orthordox Russia. According to legends he rides the storm at sea, sav- ng ships and the lives of ;ailors for whom he is the last and only hope. He is the protector of all humble and jmall folk, and the special guardian of unmarried girls. Nicholas, it seems, had the habit of slipping gifts into the homes of worthy people under cover of darkness. Nicholas the saint is often pictured with three bags of gold sometimes these take the form of three balls to symbolize that he will pro tect a man's goods. Christinas Tree Another tradition symboliz ing the spirit of Christmas is that of the Christmas tree. In Northern Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was regarded as the symbol of the Tree of Life which stood in the Garden of Eden in Hamburg, one could buy small figurines of Adam and Eve and the serpent to place under the tree. , No specific account of the first Christmas tree was ev er written, and it was frowned upon by the relig ious clergy at first. The tree seems to have come from a long standig tradition of the when the house Northland and barn Star of Bethlehem Is Symbol of Faith, Hope By Nancy Whitford The Star of Bethlehem is a symbol of the faith, dignity and hop inspired by the Christmas message, but what caused it to shine so brightly on that first Christmas night? What clue did it give to the Wise Men in their search for the Christ Child? The staff at the University Planetarium ventures several guesses. It might have been a single bright star called a super-nova that suddenly increases in briHiaace and then fades. Bat there is no record of such a star recorded during the time whet Christ is believed to have beei born. It might have been a me teor, but these are too com mon. Some 50 meteors fall tver night. It might have been a comet, but comets were generally re garded as eviL rather than good omens. The most probable explana tfem can be found in a phe- sooemen called a "triple oosranction" which occurred in 7 B.C. in the constellation C-f Pisces the Fishes, said Byron Almquist, Planetarium lecturer. (Because of a cal endar mixup, Christ is be lieved to have been born ear lier than 1 B.C.) feJtlLY NEBRASKAN CLASSIFIEDS policy CUisiflftd ads for the Daily Kebrwtout most be entered two days in advance and must be pmd tar ta advance. Cotteckms will be made it error are brought to our attention within FOft RENT S fecdrMOi apartment, eompleielr fur atdMd. rmrr Mm. Available Jaa. U. Married atadeata eotr. GA H74. RIDES Wanted a rid U New York, share an OA 3-344. LOST tnm rieM bnl bream leather sieve. Ceatu David Hcadrickm GK 7-7212. Ilaa'a tin. atone. Rswarf, I with brownish aicjtaj IVt-1304. Bat frrndaatton rm with M-C2 fcriihri. iMt a campus. Reward X ttmtL Call BMW ask lor F. . PERSONAL KB to Ms aurtiUhtrt, fiefcr feat ama Went a Basfcin alonf lika a cfcoo-cboe train. IWd mv passed ! yea fei tarda about W Fad ram been betwaea V Street aad Vine. This constellation was known to the ancients as the Honse of the Hebrews. The Wise Men, who were royal astrologers from Persia, had heard the phrophesies concerning Christ, and were alerted by the unusual con figuration in this constella tion. Almquist said the triple conjunction consisted of the planets Saturn and Jupiter which, because of an optical illusion, appeared to past each other three times. This happens onec every 125 years. Shortly after this occurred, Mars joined Saturn and Jupi ter to form a triangle in the sky. This occurs once every 500 years. The story of the Christmas Star can be seen and heard at the Morrill Hall Planetari um until Jan. 2. It is given on Wednesday nights at 8; Saturday at 2:45 p.m.; Sun day and New Years, 3:45 p.m. Special Christmas showings will be at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 26-29. Daily Nebraskan Founder Dies George L. Towne, founder of the Daily Nebraskan in 1896, died Wednesday at his Lincoln home. A graduate of the Univer sity in 1895, he did graduate work at Nebraska and the University of Chicago. Towne was chairman of the board of University Publish ing company, and had served as its secretary-treasurer and president. There was also an earlier student paper published monthly on campus, known as the Nebraskan. Devoted to literary causes, the Ne braskan was founded in 1892 by George Putnam. Putnam died last summer in a fire. Moot Court Team Scores Victory The law school moot court team placed second in the nation in the 12th annual Na tional Moot Court Competition held Thursday. A team from Tew York Uni versity School of Law walked off with first place honors. The Nebraska team pre sented the best oral argu ment. In the semi-finals earlier Thursday, Nebraska defeated the University of Tennessee College of Law and New York University defeated the Uni versity of Michigan. The competition is spon sored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Members of the Nebraska team, coached by Law Col lege Professor John Grad wohl, are Dick Peterson, Dick Shugrue and Robert Weigel. ; The debating teams vied in a hypothetical courtroom sit-' uation involving an American ; plaintiff whose assets were 1 seized by an imaginary Latin American Dictator. were decorated with greens at New Year's. 16th Century In the 16th century, some southern Germans cut cher ry and hawthorne boughs on St. Andrew s Day (Nov. 30) and put them in a pot of wa ter in a warm room. By Christmas they spread and put forth full bloom. The num ber of flowers determined the prosperity of the coming year. In other counties, such as eastern Germany, England, Holland, and Russia, people constructed "pyramids" of greenery. Our brightly decorated Christmas tree appeared when the decorated Alsatian fir tree, moving east and north, finally met the lighted pyramid in Germany. By the late 18th century, all of Germany had an ornament ed, brightly lit Christmas tree. Poland By the 19th Century the tree had moved to Poland, then to Britain, Scandinavia, the Lowlands, and France. According to one legend. the Christmas tree first came to America with the Hessian soldiers whom King George sent during the Revolution. They celebrated Christmas as in their homeland while Wash ington and his Continentals were in winter quarters at Valley Forge. Christmas is the long-lasting drama of the world and of mankind or as Count put it. Christmas "remains an af firmation that all things can be made anew." Of! FUWS a a a (Continued from p.2) lind Russell and Alec Gu inness, and the Rogers and Hammersteln mu sical, "Flower Drum Song," with Miyoshi Urn eki of the Broadway cast. Deborah Kerr stars in the filmzation of "The In nocents," b a s e d on the play of the same name by William "Archibald, which was based on the Henry , James novel, "Turn of the Screw." Ingrid Bergman won a 'Best Actress' "Em my" award for her per formance in the television version. And adaptations contin ue into 1962 releases via films already completed or currently being filmed. Among them are: "Mut iny on the Bounty," "The Music Man," "Advise and Consent," "Requium for a Heavyweight," Five Fing er Exercise," "The Ugly American," "Sweet Bird of Youth," "The Chapman Report," "Billy Budd," "The Miracle Worker" and "Long Day's Journey Into Night." Among the year-end re leases, one original gem shines right along with all the adaptations and ver sions and interpretations. It's Billy Wilder's comedy "One, two. Three." The man who presented "Some Like It Hot" and "The Apartment" now tackles the Cold War with Russia, and delivers a sa tarical comedy. After Rus sia, Wilder's has only one more supreme power to use as a film topic the trie Sintra clan. Over Sixty-Five Students Attend Big 8 Conference Over 65 students from all of the Big Eight universities will attend tye Dec. 28-30 Big Eight Student Government Association conference at the Nebraska Center. Outstanding speakers for the conference include Ed Garvey, president of the Na tional Student Association (NSA); and Kay Wonderlic, president of the Students Com mittee to Accurate National Representation (SCANR). the strongest opposition to NSA. Garvey and Wonderlic will explain their programs Fri day morning Dec. 29 at 9.20 and 10:30 respectively and the two organizations will be stud ied and debated that after noon. Bill Dawson, founder of the university People-To-People (PTP) will speak Friday eve ning, Dec. 29 at 9:00 p.m. Jed Johnson, national field rAnvocorttativo nf th PftllpCi- ate Council on the United Na-i To Hold Formdls tions (C'tJUiM) win preceae arrangement." Miss Tinan added. Governor Frank B. Morri son will address "the confer ence at the Friday evening banquet and Chancellor CM ford M. Hardin will speak to the group at the opening ses sion that morning. Other features of the con ference include a discussion of the -special project and problems encountered by the Big Eight universities Satur day morning and the election of officers and acceptance of a new constitution drafted by the University Student Coun cil that afternoon. ' A majority of Council mem bers . will attend the confer ence. John Nolon, Chip Kuk lin and Jim Samples were elected to act as the Univer sity's official delegates. Two Fraternities Dawson at 7:30 p.m. on the evening's program. A Peace Corps representa tive will outline the goals and efforts of the program Satur day Dec. 30 at 9 a.m. The conference will be open to the public, said Sukey Tin an, co-chairman of the confer ence committee, although in dividuals attending sessions must pay a nominal registra tion fee to be admitted. "Meals can be eaten at the Nebraska Center under this Getting the last bit of so cializing in before the bi'g Christmas vacation, students have been caroling and hav ing Christmas parties for the children of their alums. With most students count ing the hours and minutes be fore they leave the campus for vacation, only two formals are planned for tanisht. Phi Delta Theta Christmas formal. 8-12 p.m. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Winter formal, 7:30-12 p.m. DANCING LA fails, J 70th tr Sumner i i- - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Saturday, Dec. 23 Adm. $1 ea. BOBBY LAYNE Orch. NEW YEAR'S Tickers Now on Sole For Res. Ph. 488-0929 AWS Closing Hours All women's organized houses and residence halls will be closed by 5:00 p.m. Dec. 22, according to Jeanne Garner, president of Associated Women Stu dents. Special permission slips must be obtained from housemothers in order ot return later than the regu lar closing hour on Sunday, Jan. 7. All residences will be open at 3:00 p.m. on that day. The Church . . . For A Fuller Life . CALENDAR OF CHURCH SERVICES For You UNITED CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP iPreibvrerina, Unit' Church of Christ, . U. I. I Disciples of Christ) -331 No. 14 Rot. Alan I. Pickerina, Rev. Ralph Hays, Rev. Dennis W. Patterson Sunday Corporate Worship 10:45 a.m. Crossroads Seminar 9:00 a.m. Fellowship Forum 5:30 p.m. Forum Discussion 6:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY EPISCOPAL CHAPEL 13rh and R Sts. 6. M. Arm strong. Chaplain Holy Communion 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayers 10:30 ajn. Evening Prayer 5:00 p.m. Canterbury ... 5:30 p.m. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL (The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) IStfc t( A. J. Nereea, Paster Worship 8.45 a.m. Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. Gamma Delta 5:30 p.m. TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 321 Sheridan Rabbi Maurice A. Pemcrentc Services: Fri, 8:00 p.m.; Sat., 9:00 e m. Hillel Meetings Monday BAPTIST STUDENT FELLOWSHIP Reyee L. Jones A H. Merit Rumor, Directors of Student Work 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 6:00 p.m. Fellowship Hour 7:00 Evening Worship 8:00 After-Church Fellowship Groups Meet ing at First taptiet Church, 14th t K Streets ' Second laottst Church, 2sth ft S Streets CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER St. Themes Aquinas Church loth I Q St. Charles J. Keenan Chaplain Robert P. Sheehy Chaplain J. Rawley Myers Chaplain MASSES: 8:00-9:30-11:00 & 12.15 LUTHERAN STUDENT CHAPEL (Netienol Lutheran Council) S3S Ne. 1 Alvin M. Petersen, paster; Owen Jacobean, assistant Bible Study, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:45 a.m. Lutheran Student Association, 5:30 p.m. WESLEY FOUNDATION (METHODIST) Will tern B. would, Duene Hutchinson, Temporary Offices f 35 HoMreea 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion (at Lutheran Student ChapeL 535 No. 16) 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship (at 535 No. 16) 10:30 a.m. Coffee Hour and Discussion 6:00 p.m. Forum (Room 332, Student Union) ft Tin 5305 "V ST. Look Far TV Golden Archa Pure Beef Hamburger. .15c Tasty Cheeseburger . . . 1 9e Triple-Thick Shakes . . .20c Golden French Fries . . .10c Thirst-Quenching Coke. 10c Delightful Root Beer 10c Steaming Hot Coffee . .10c Delicious Orange Drink. 10c Refreshing Cold Milk 12c OPEN ALL YEAR JSXAMJUE FRATERNITY. Any amber front another chapter now ea campus tenner student or faculty) please con tact Wiluent Space at CR 7-2Sl ar Disreaard thai ad lor a ride ta the Yukon for my a Kmu. He has decided ta cpend thm fcotwari at Nebraska, adowa K He my thaake anyway. for aai Valuable whisk broom. Was nmA at t DownuK Street ta London, nalawf- Insentoos handle is bail point pen. bottle opener, or back scratcber. Alee lss la the dart. SL Paul's .Methodist Church 12 & M Dr. Fronk Court Sermon This Sunday WHEN CHRIST- IS BORN IN US Services ot 9:30 & 11:00 CHRISTMAS EVE VESPERS 5:30 P.M. jt- JP-L V r j si -l. 1 1. e- Jl ..OfiM J1MA, n . t . -A SIS,' S0h J1 THE EVANS LAUNDERERS CLEANERS 333 No. 12 Selleck Quad. RUSS' SNACK BAR Jf elcomet oull HOME MADE ROLLS PIES CAKES 1227 "R" Street FAST QUALITY Student Discount SHOE REP ASKING "FINEST m THE WORLD" SHOE SHINES CARLSON SHOE REPAIR lit So. n ieca (Toftfi o r ie Carols The spirit of Christinas b contagions. Ciarioa bells and holy music break through the hum of our busy world. The spell of Christmas calls yoo! And it makes you want to call others! , Christmas has always affected men this way. Fust the herald angels bringing their good tidings -to shepherds' ... the star beckoning three Wise Men to Bethlehem. Then Wise Men and shepherds returning from the Manger to thril others with their strange story of the birth of the king. - Is it enough to answer the caN of the carats? Brighten someone's life by sharing the vision. Bring someone with you to worship the Christ. ' This someone will understand Christmas better when he sees what it means to yoo? Cprnfo 1961, Krinm Aim. ttrmct. Int., Jrrew(, tm. tms cm-en Ml Ml . . . tUrMTM CMVKN The Chareh i the sreai ea earth tor the bmmSan el charac ter aad flood citisemhip. It it a storeaanai af apiritaal tanas. With so a etranf Charch, neither de aaaciacf nor civiuiatiea cea ear sn. There are lour aaaad ranuai war every Penea ehevid attend service mrularrjr aad support the Church. The are: (I) For km awa nke. (2) tor ma children's lake. (3) Far the sskc ml hit rtaiaj.niry and nation. (4) For the sake el IW Cini.-rh hark", which needs hit moral and Uriel support. Plan ta as ta rharch rnpuarh aad read year Bible daa. Monday Matthew Wednesday Matthew Thanday John Friday Joaa 26-SS IS-2S i-20 1-K 4S-M HUSKER BOWL Carry -Out Service Catering Service BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER Available For Private Parties 330 N. 13 7:00-7:00 RENTATUX , MEN'S FORMAL WEAR SPECIALISTS 329 No. 12 HE 2-2262 LUNCHES SNACKS "Where Cornpu Triendt Mrrf 1131 R Street NEXT TO HEBR. BOOKSTORE iTC a Merrr Christmas and Veat Qui (wine. iiMil- r-W , ,..,,,,; , , , , ,