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Distinguisb d AluDlDu. and two AlUDUlU of the Year Awards were presented by Alam· banquet lut month . Alumnus of the Year Awards were preseDted to rr left, !\lal S ine, wner of SoiIle's Shoe Stores in Tacom , and Robert Nistad, agency manager for Lutheran Mutual Life Imur8nce In Sea We. Dr. William Rieke, bead of the Department of Anatomy at the Uni· ven;ity of Iowa, center, received PLlJ's fiflh Distingul!lhed. Alumnus Aw ard. ni ASiociation Pre Ident Ray Tobiason, right, at the Homecoming
Search For New Alumni Director Get� Underway A search for applicants interest ed in serving as Director of Alum ni Services at Pacific Lutheran University is underway, an n unc d Dr. Ray Tobiason, alumni association preside nt. A flVe member re presentati e committee has bee n appointed and i. actively e ngaged in seeking ap plicatioru for the position. Mem be of the ommittee are Dr. To biaso and r. Roy Schwarz, alum ni past president; Dr. Richard Jun kuntz, univer ity provost ; Robert Lycksell, student repre sent; live ; and faculty r presenta tive Dr. Harold Leraas. The committee has accepted the general criteria established by t he Alumni Board that indi iduals have a commitment to Christ, a belief in the value of Christian higher education, administrative an public relations skills and ex perience, and a knowledge of the
Wh at's New With You ? Plea. UJe the .pace below to ...nd u. fUl W. of an add ,.." change, new promotioo. honon., appo i ntment.. morri aees, additions to the family, travel or to just say he llo . : nforma l lon deadline for the next iSlue i s December 1 5.
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operations of a university com munity. Salary will be based on training and experience of the in dividual. Persons with experience applicable to this type of work are particularly encouraged to apply. The Director of A l umni Rela tions will work in program and chapter development and ill as sist in development and fund work with the Association . Pers ns intere ted in ap plymg o dis ussmg th pos lblJiti� fur ther, and those lDterested in sug gesting possible candidates, are requested to direct cOl'respondence to: Director Selection Alumni Committee / Alumni O ffice Pacific L u theran U niversity Tacoma, Washington 98447 The committee, in carrying out established procedures, will recom mend one or more candidates to the University for final sele c tion to the position. It is expected that such recommendation will be made by January I, 1 97 1 .
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One of the highlights of the holi day season at Pacific Lutheran University will be the seventh annllal C }lristmas Festival Concert, to be held Vee. 1 1 - 1 3 . The School o f Fine Arts coop erates in roducin,g the annual ev nt, which will be held each evening ' n Olson Auditorium t 8 1 5 p.m. Theme of this year'. f tival is "from J esse's stem - the Tree of Life - N ew Life , " and will f atw'e the Choir of the West, U niver Ity C horale, Women's Chorus, Univer sity 0 c hestra a d Brass C hoir. M aurice kones, director of the Choir of the West and chairman o f the Department o f M usic, is pro ducing th program . The U niversity Chorale and Women's C horus are under the direction of Edward Harmic . .Jerry Kracht is the orchestra conductor, and the brass chOlr is under the direction of Lawrence Meyer. Ernst Schwidder, chairman of the Department of Art, and Walt Tomsic, art instructor, are in charge of stage and program de sign. Theodore O . H . Karl, chairman of the Department of Communica tion Arts, will narrate the concert, and Eric ordhol m, associate pro · fe or of ommunicahon rts , ;vil serv as echnical director. TIckets, which may be obtained through David Schmid t, manager of musical organizations, are com plimenta! y. A free will offering will be received
PLU Offers Traditional "Christm.as Carol" A Christmas tradition enters its 29th year Dec. 9 WIth the prese nta tion of C harles Dickens' "Chri 't mas Carol" at Pacific Lutheran University. Annual performances ot the holiday favorite began in 1 9 4 1 under the direction o f Theodore O . H . Karl . Karl was and still is chair man of the PLU speech ( now Communication Arts) department. The curtain rises on the nine scene, one-act play at 8: 15 p . m . in Eastvold A uditorium. Student actors retain their parts in the annual play as long as they desire during their college careers, a practice that evolved out of necessity in the 1 940's but has become part of the tradition . Tickets will be sold at the door the night of the performance. THA NK YOU
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Lucia Bride Festival To Usher In PLU Christmas Season Pacific Lutheran University will plunge into the Christmas spirit Dec. 4 with its 23rd annual Lucia . Bride Festival and the lighting of a 1 1 0-foot tree on camJi.>us. The Lucia Bride festivities will begin at 8 p . m . in East 'old Audito rium a nd be followed by the tree lig ting and a rece tion in the C " ' vers ity Cent r Seve nteen candidates are v. ' ng for the title this year Bill Christensen , studen body president, will place a seven-cdndle crown on the head of the girl se lected by students to reign over the festivaL A pr -Christmas tradi tion of Swedish origin, the Luc 'a Bride Festival i sponsored by Spurs, a nati onal sophomore wom en's honorary . The organization and the school's May Festival Dancers will perform Sca ndinavian folk dances and the Norsk Klubb will sing Christmas carols. The C hristmas s ory will be read, as well the legend of Lucia, the story of a C hristian girl who was martyred during the reign of Roman emperor Diodetian . The legend says Lucia wa born to rich parents who had contracted her to marry a wealthy pagan, al though she had vowed to dedicate her life to God. She refused her suitor's hand, and he brought her to trial, accus ing her of being a Christian. She was found guilty and sentenced to be burned at the stake. But the flames did not harm Lucia, and her betrothed had to thrust a sword into her heart to kill her. The story of her death was later brought to Sweden where the Christianized Vikings learned of the tale. They imagined her a shining figure, crowned by a saintly halo of light. It is believed the legend had gr at appeal to the Swedes because the anniversary of Lucia's martyr dom coincideci rou ghly with the beginning of winter and longer days. Thus, due to their desire f r a midwmter f 'tival , the event became part of their Christmas. And t hrough the years the 01> servanc has gam ct popularity, but not only among Swedish Americans. 1 t has been shared by Scandinavians and persons of many other nationalities.
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