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Christmas Festival Opens Holiday Season At St. Olaf Friends and members of the "St. Olaf Family" filled the gymnasium on Saturday and Sunday evenings, Dec. 11 and 12, to witness once again the traditional festival, "Christmas at St. Olaf." Following the sound of distant chimes and a recitation, "To You This Night is Born a Child," the choirs marched to their places, singing the chorale "From Heaven Above." The cathedral-like setting for the massed choirs was created by the Art Department under the direction of Arnold Flaten. The opening number of the festival was the massed chorus rendition of F. Melius Christiansen's new song, "A Christmas Song," sung with the accompaniment of the St. Olaf Orchestra and conducted by the composer himself. The Christmas gospel was then read by President Granskou, after which the Girls' Octette sang "How Far Is It To Bethlehem." This number was accom­ panied by the St. Olaf String Quartet. The audience was given an opportunity to participate in the festival by singing five Christmas songs under the direction of Dr. Christiansen. The massed chorus was again heard in two numbers, Bach's "Beside Thy Cradle," and another new Christiansen composition, "Through The Solemn Midnight Ringing." The St. Olaf Choir, under the direction of Prof. Olaf C. Christiansen, con­ tributed four Christmas numbers to the Festival: "Lo, How A Rose E'er Prof. Olaf C. Christiansen rehearses with a group of choir members. They Blooming," "The Christmas Candle," "I Wonder As I Wander," and "0 Day are, from left to right, Priscilla Olson, Jeanne Halvorson, Prof. Christiansen, Pull of Grace." Wallace Asper, Dorothy Viren, Betty Rossing and Neal Johnson Closing the impressive program, a Ladies' Quartet was heard from behind Prof. Oscar R. Overby directed the Girls' Choir in their part of tne festi­ stage singing "Silent Night," each stanza being repeated by the chorus and val which consisted of the numbers "Blessing, Wisdom and Glory" by Bach, audience. Following this, the St. Olaf Choir marched up the main aisle sing­ "Mary's Cradle Song" by Georg Schumann, and "All My Heart This Night ing "Beautiful Saviour," the last stanza of this selection being heard from Dr. F. Melius Christiansen directs the St. Olaf orchestra Rejoices." a distance by the audience. • Frosh Party • Transportation The traditional freshman class Students who have not as yet re­ Christmas party will be held Thurs­ ported their transportation plans for day evening, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in Christmas vacation, Dec. 17 to Jan. the recreation room of Agnes Mellby 4, at the Dean of Men's office are re­ Hall. The students will come in for­ quested to do so immediately. All mal dress, adding to the festivity of are urged to consult the train and the occasion. St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, Monday, December 13, 1943 Volume LVIII, No. 7 bus schedules carefully and to check A buffet supper will be served by on reservations if they are traveling any great distance. twelve sophomore and junior girls. News Received of Contacts are also being made with Featured on the program will be a Varied Program To Be DEC. 7 SERVICE DEDICATED TO the transportation companies in the short playlet by members of Mrs. Kel- St. Olaf Graduates hope that special buses will be sent sey's speech class. Other entertain­ Broadcast by WCAL ST. OLAF GOLD STAR MEN to relieve the transportation difficul­ ment will consist of talent from the In Jap Prison Camp ties during the afternoon of Friday, To commemorate Dec. 7, an impres­ Dec. 17. freshman class. In Holiday Season Information has been sent to Mrs. sive memorial service was held in the Lauritz Larsen concerning her son college auditorium on Tuesday nighv The chairmen of the various com­ A series of special programs has Try Trimming a Tree mittees are: decoration, Harold and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Herman for the thirteen St. Olaf men who been scheduled by WCAL for Christ­ SWEC Urges Students Brokke; food, Freda Hanson; detail, Larsen, '36, and Mrs. Larsen (Ruth have lost their lives in World War H. mas Day. As has been the custom in With Fruif-47 Kinds At the beginning of the service, a Dick Nelson; program, Curtis Brende- Mannes, '37), who are prisoners of muehl. recent years the station will present "Yes," as Dr. Horton said, "It cer­ color guard of Navy Cadets brought To Contribute During the Japanese in the Philippine Islands. tainly is a 'fruitful' tree!" Christmas services in the different in the American and Christian flags Word has also been received about Dr. Ethel Sue Horton has a Christ­ and the audience sang the Star • Dorm Party languages in which Lutheran services Servicemen Book Drive others in a group of Lutheran mis­ mas tree in the botany lab decorated Spangled Banner. The traditional Christmas party for are broadcast on different Sundays. At with fruits—all imaginable kinds. It sionaries who are prisoners in the The Rev. H. B. Hanson delivered Hundreds of miles of barbed wire the girls living in Agnes Mellby Hall 7 o'clock Christmas morning, divine is one of the things that we all should Philippines including the Rev. Car­ the memorial address. His subject imprisons thousands of your fellow is being planned now by the coun­ services will be broadcast from Zion see. roll Hinderlie, '35, and Mrs. Hinderlie was "Christian Charity." students. You can help their morale sellors in the "dorm." The time set Lutheran church in Minneapolis in the (Mary Aasgaard, '35, and former as­ Apples, oranges, lemons, limes, ban­ The Girls Chorus sang "Almighty by giving to the World Student Serv­ for the party is Tuesday evening, Dec. Swedish language. Then at 8 o'clock, sistant dean of women at St. Olaf), anas, tomatoes, prunes, raisins, pop­ ice Fund Book Collection Jan. 4-11. 14, at 9:30. There will be a Christ­ services will be broadcast in Norwe­ Ruth Gilbertson, '19, Judith Skager- corn, cranberries, string beans, green Father" by Brahms and two Cadets lit thirteen candles for the boys The WSSF needs thousands of more mas tree in the living room, and a gian, with the sermon preached by Dr. boe, '34, and Dr. Lillian Olsen, '29. beans, dates, figs, apricots, tangerines, books, but it can use only those which program consisting of vocal numbers, J. A. Aasgaard, president of the Nor­ Mrs. Larsen had had no direct com­ cotton balls, wheat, oats, corn, grape­ who have died. Taps were sound­ ed and the audience sang "God Bless conform to the specifications given be­ group singing, and Christmas skits. wegian Lutheran Church of America. munication from her relatives since fruit, bittersweet, pepper, cardemon, low: At 9 o'clock, services will be broad­ Dec. 18, 1941, until last week when persimmons, pears, gourds, cumquats, Our Lads." 1. Type of books needed cast in Finnish, at 10 o'clock, in Ger­ news was received from two repatri­ grapes, olives, soy beans, nuts—al­ Let's Try to Keep man from St. Paul's church in Minne­ ates who had returned on the ex­ monds, pecans, peanuts, English wal­ Albert Peterson Is A. College textbooks in any sub­ apolis, and at 11 o'clock, the Festival change ship, Gripsholm. nuts, black walnuts—bananas, rice, ject, and still in current use. Don't Flu from Campus; give books published more than ten Christmas service will be broadcast Dr. Howard Hong, who is field sec­ burning bush, honey locust pods, 13th Gold Star Man years ago unless they are classics in from Central Lutheran church in Min­ retary for the War Prisoners' Aid squash, barberry, maple and box eld­ Some Handy Hints their field. (Note; U.S. or enemy neapolis. under the Y.M.C.A. in New York, in­ er samara, millet, pomegranate, sil­ The thirteenth gold star has been censors will reject up-to-date technical "The following item from the Included in the special programs terviewed Mrs. Hayes, who came di­ very-colored Russian olive—these are added to the St. Olaf service flag. Lt. works on electricity, radio, chemistry, Northfield News gives, suggestions scheduled for Christmas afternoon, rect from Bagnio, P. I.,where the Rev. the tree trimmings. Albert G. Peterson, ex-'37, of North- field, died of wounds received in ac­ aviation or codes, or books covering which mgy be used to keep the gen­ are a transcribed broadcast of the St. and Mrs. Larsen were last heard Maybe you don't think all those tion Nov. 5. He was presumed to history since 1914). eral flu epidemic from spreading on Olaf Christmas service held on Dec. from. Dr. Hong then sent word to are fruits but the Botany text says: "A have been with General Mark Clark's the campus: 12, scheduled for one o'clock, and a Mrs. Larsen. Some information was fruit is a matured ovary of a flower, B. Preparatory school textbooks. 5th Army in its drive on Rome. The current epidemic of colds and broadcast of the oratorio, The Mes­ also received from William M. Port- including its seed or seeds and any C. Standard works in English lit­ siah, by Handel, scheduled for 2 rude of Tacoma, Washington, who was part of flower which may be closely He is survived by his wife, the for­ erature—Shakespeare, Milton, Sterne, flu calls for re-emphasis on a few mer Barbara Benson of Northfield. facts about spreading respiratory in­ o'clock. Continued on page 4 associated with matured ovary. Dickens, Thackeray, Meredith, Hardy, fections to others. Galsworthy, Maugham, etc. The first is that both flu and colds D.

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