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Monday, March 12, 1962 The Daily Nebraskan Page 3 Spring Flowers, Picnics Highlight Iran 's New Year By ESSIR MORTAZAVI it undoubtedly seems strange to Americans to even consider celebrating New Year's Day without snow, Christmas decorations, and January 1st; but to Iranians it would seem even stranger to have New Year's Day without spring flowers, out door picnics, and freshly sprouted grains. In America, the New Year festivities are somewhat over shadowed by Christmas day itself, with the entire holiday period ended by New Year's and imbued with a religious significance pertinent to those of the Christian' faith. In Iran, however, N o r u z Jamshidi is a universal holi day, the only Persian holiday Svhich has no religious conno tations or at least no Inv plications confined to any particular religion. The words themselves mean: No new, Ituz day, and Jamshidi the Persian name for the f 1 r 1 1 legendary king of Iran. The Iranian year begins with the first day of Spring, which is usually March 21. The year is renewed with nature. The Noruz festival is a tradition in Iran brought down through history from the earliest times. Weeks before Noruz arrives, every family begins prepara tion for it. Tailor shops and stores selling men's and women's apparel .are very busy at this time, since at the arrival of Noruz every one should be wearing as many new things as possible. Also, candy and gift shops arc at the peak of their yearly activities. On Wednesday, before the New Year, Charshanbeh Suri, the first occasion for festiv ity takes place. At sunset small heaps of fire are made, over which all the able-bodied individuals jump and pro- Twin Tower Bids Open On Thursday Bids on the new $4.7 mil lion Twin Tower dormitory, which will house 960 students and be located on the west side of 17th street between Vine and R streets, will be opened at 2 p.m. March 15. Construction is expected to begin immediately after the low bidder is awarded the contract, said Carl Donald son, University business man ager. In an effort to speed the completion of the dormitory project by the fall term of 1963, Donaldson said an in centive bonus plan has been worked out by the property committee of the Jioard 0f Regents. According to the plan, the contractor will receive a $90, 000 cash bonus if the entire project is ready for occupan cy by August 1, 1963, $60,000 if one tower and the food service facility is completed by August 1, or $30,000 if only one tower is ready by the same data The project is be ing financed by revenue bonds. No tax money is in volved, he said. nounce something like this: "May my ills go to you and may your brightness come to me." This tradition goes back to the time when the Irani ans practiced Zorostrianism In that religion, fire is the symbol of purity and cleanli ness of both mind and body. For celebrating Noruz, a tray is prepared containing seven articles beginning with the letter "s." This letter is the beginning of seven words in Persian which stand for seven virtues, such as sala mati (health), soroos (happi ness), and saadat (success). The articles are intended to symbolize these virtues. Also on the tray are usually found the Holy Book and a pot of green grass, a mirror, a fish in a bowl, and some f o o d- stuff. No matter what time of the day or night it may be (even if it happens to be 3:49 a.m.), everyone in the family should be dressed in his best and gathered in a large room around the tray at tnat mo ment. At this time prayers are offered and a good year ahead is earnestly s i, u g h t, Soon after the Noruz has ar rived, the family members and the attendants all con gratulate each other and ex change gifts. Thus begins about seven days of visiting and all sorts of festivities. The schools are closed for about two weeks and the govern- )amfuuA jakndah NEBRASKA INTER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Book Project committee will meet in the Episcopalian Ohapel at 4 p.m. is it it YOUNG DEMOCRATS will meet in 345 Union at 7 p.m. The program on the 1963 Farm Proeram will be fol lowed by question and an swer period. a a -SI-UNIVERSITY OF NE BRASKA STUDENT EDUCA TORS ASSOCIATION, will meet in the Union party room at 7 p.m. for the elec tion of officers. ir it r AGING PROCESS. Dr. Al bert I. Lansing will address a public meeting of the Ne braska Chapter of Sigma Xi at 7:30 p.m. in the Bessey Hall auditorium. i' -j it RED CROSS mass meeting for old and new members at 7 p.m. in the Student Union. An explanation of the various committees and a movie will constitute the program. y y y AG UNION HOUSE MOTHERS' TEA and Bridge Party at 7:30 p.m. in the Ag Union lounge. j -a it CHEMISTRY LECTURE, Dr. Charles F. Curtiss will speak at a meeting of t h e Nebraska Section of the American Chemical Society at 7:30 p.m. in 324 Avery Lab oratory. The meeting is open to all interested persons. mental and business establish ments are closed for a few days. The New Year festival is concluded on Sizdah Bedar, 13th day of the year, with a mass picnic. Families with out transportation facilities combine the pleasure of hik ing with the joy of picnicking, Games of various kinds are played. The older game of alak-dolah, the Iranian base ball, is a favorite. When the sun sets, the peo pie, tired of the day-long ac tivities, return home and be gin another year with the de sire for happier days ahead. The Iranian Club at t h e University has scheduled a New Year's celebration party on March 16, 8-11:30 p.m. in the Pan-American room of the Student Union. Forum (Continued from p. 2) are asking the people whether they favor setting up an Urban Renewal Authority and having liq uor by the drink. In another way, how ever, the Student Council is unlike the City Coun cil. The NU legislators spin their parlimentary wheels and get stuck on whether the students should vote on a big issue like NSA. But the City Council makes up its mind relatively fast; it puts the big question right up to the people. If Student Councilmen really want to, they can no doubt find some ob scure rule lurking in Rob erts Rules of Order to rescue the indefinite post ponement of the campus vote question. They should want to. As for Rag reporting on the March 7 Student Council meeting, Tom Ko touc did his usual job of competently relaying the facts, but he didn't do a vital thing he didn't let the campus in on who voted how. He should, especially on extremely important votes like those on the NSA question. He should list (maybe in agate?) who voted yes, who voted no, who didn't vote, and what college or organization each Councilman repre sents. If he did that, then students who disagree with their representative's vote could so inform said representative, who should listen respectfully to his constituent. He should listen, even if he's one of the 18 aristocrats. Roger L. Wait . Study in Guadalajara, Mexico The Guodalojoro Summer School, a fully accredited Univer sity of Arizona program, conduct ed in cooperation with professors from Stanford University, Univer sity of California, and Guadala jara, will offer July 2 to August 10, art, folklore, geography, his tory, language and literature courses. Tuition, board and room is $245. Write Prof. Juan B. Rael, P.O. Box 7227, Stanford, Calif. men recommend it i SJS0S4W m"1 11,11 ji 7Q ' A to other men v! i f - i ill- , ':. I K 4 i . j Cool, clean Old Spice After Shove lotion olwnys gets you off to a fost, smooth start'. Feels just as good between shaves as ii does alter shaving. Rates A-OK wilh dates. SHULTON ft J, (O. iwacu ACTED CHAVF "Cv irmnM 4 '.-'' f fax' en , i. - ' . ; ' ..uiifcuwiii iiiiiiiiiiiir:Mia,'!iiwm' niMBii i nuimi i r in 'LET'S TWIST' Twisting has inspired a whole new spree of clothes .ideas. Karen Costin, above, models one of the more con troversial numbers the "twist blouse" which has been likened by some persons to the maternity top. The ruffles are found not only on blouses this spring, but also dresses and suits. The blouses come in a range of colors and pat terns from white to peppermint stripe. Be-Ruffled Twist Blouse Finds Favor With Coeds By WENDY ROGERS If you can't lick 'em, don't join 'em. "It is not a maternity top!" A certain loose-hipped, fit ted top blouse has "twisted" its way into popularity de spite accusations by some that it is much more suitable for females approaching motherhood. A new clothing fad spring ing from the "twist" dance, the blouse is "femininized" by ruffles and more ruffles around the neck, bottom, sleeves, and down the front. "Tuck it in or take it off," is the cry echoing from the direction of Omaha where a freshman high school student left school after rufusing such instructions from school offi cials. Just think again what un sightly bulges would have oc curred if little Miss freedom fighter had tucked all those ruffles in? Journalists To Regional Confab Seven members and one sponsor of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism soci ety, attended the seventh re ginal convention Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Panel discussions on journ alism job opportunities and freedom of information and a tour of the Kansas City Star highlighted the day-long pro gram. Attending from the Nebras ka chapter were undergrad uates Norm Beatty, presi dent; Jerry Lamberson, vice president; Cloyd Clark, treas urer; Jim Woodsen and Jim Forrest. James Morrison, ad visor of the undergraduates; Jim Raglin, president of the professional members and Dr. Robert Cranford, treas urer of the professional mem bes also attended. The convention delegates were guests of the Kansas City Press Club. The seventh region includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. Peace Corps Marks First Anniversary The Peace Corps, created by executive order in March, 1961, marks its first anni versary this month. The Corps became a permanent agency through congressional action last September, according to Sargeant Shriver, director of the Corps. From more than 18,000 ap plicants, the Peace Corps has selected, trained and sent 698 volunteers overseas. They are now living and working in 12 countries. All of these countries have asked for more volunteers; in fact the Corps announced they need 500 home econo mists for programs slated for the text 12 months. Director Shriver explained: "The range of-skills that the newly developing nations de sire from the Peace Corps has assumed a definite pat tern. A substantial and im portant part of this pattern is the skill of the home econo mist. Most of the nations we serve are asking for home economists with the largest number being requested by the countries of Latin Ameri ca." In addition, 20 other coun tries have requested help. By August, over 5,000 volun teers are scheduled to be overseas or in training. Many countries have requested more volunteers than the Corps can now supply. Peace Corps applicants come from every state in the union, plus Puerto Rico, the Virgin Island and Guam. Of the 888 volunteers now in training or overseas, about one-third are women. Though the average age is 24 for men and 25 for women, 42 are under 20 and six are over 60. Candidates undergo several weeks of intensive training at an American university. Many groups spend an addi tional 26 days at the Peace Corps Training Center in Pu erto Rico. All groups also re ceive orientation in the proj ect country before they begin their assignments. Besides the field of itome economics, the volunteers act as rural developers, teachers, agriculture advisors, nurses, surveyors, and geological mappers. The countries receiving the larger number of volunteers are: Nigeria with 107, the Philippines with 182 and Co lumbia with 62. Other coun tries aided by the Peace Corp Volunteers are: Chile, Ghana, India, Malaya, Pakis tan, St. Lucia, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, and Thailand. Down Slips Due Down slips will be turned in by professors at the end of this week, the only time this semester that they will be issued. The change from sending out downslips twice a semester came by action of the University Faculty Sen ate last semester. AoRnyofOHE I UERVYl UROr PRODUCnOB TECHNICOLOR Our MODELS 7 7 are in demand PREPARED TO EARN BY UNDER COMPETENT DIRECTION Enjoy ikillt which enhance business or so- . . cral contacts and everyday living os well. 1 1 29 R St. TRAIN ro ADVANCE in the profitable ur c OCrtO career of modeling. 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