The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957 Page: 2 of 4
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THURSDAY, APRIL li. UCT
EASTER."..
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sources of derivations of the
name are the Anglo-Saxon
"eastre," the Latin "aurora," and
the Sanskrit "ushas," all of
which mean "dawn."
Pagan Festival
The pagan festival was tradi-
tionally held at the time of the
vernal equinox. Since the Christ-
Ian rite occurred at approximate-
ly the same time, it was quite
natural for the older name to be
transferred to the more recent
ceremony.
The wandering of Easter, seem-
ingly aimlessly through the
months, is due to the circum-
stances through which the date
Is set. Traditionally, Easter Sun-
day is the first Sunday after the
Paschal full moon. That is, the
full moon that occurs on the day
of the vernal equinox (March 21),
or on any of the next 28 days.
As a result, Easter Sunday can-
not be earlier than March 22,
nor later than April 25. These
limits were placed by the Council
of Nicaea, in 325 A.D.
Easter Varies
The" recognition of Easter
varies somewhat throughout the
various Christian churches. Com-
mon practices during the Easter
season are the giving up of cer-
tain luxuries for the period of
Lent, and the wearing of palm
leaves on Palm Sunday. Many of
paganism. Both the rabbit and
the practice of coloring objects
stem from the worship of Eostre.
At that time, however, the objects
colored were unlikely to be eggs,
and were ultimately offered as
as gifts to the goddess. The rab-
bit entered as a symbol of fer-
tility and rebirth, and subse-
quently was corrupted to its pres-
ent innocuous role.
RONDELET...
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that night at Lakeside Country
Club will continue the theme of
Oriental Splendor from "The
King and I." At this time gifts
will be presented to the queen
. and princesses — also the well
prosaic practices of Easter, the .kept secret activity that Corinna
Easter rabbit and Easter eggs, Carr has so jealously guarded
have their ancestry 'steeped in will be disclosed.
the churches require their mem-
bers to fast for a certain period
during the Easter season.
Even the more familiar and
Fine Arts
ft
Faure's 'kequiem'
To Be Sung In Latin
By HELEN MORRIS
Faure's "Requiem" will be sung
in the original Latin text on Good
Friday evenihg by the chancel
choir of the Bellaire Presbyterian
Church. Given in the Church's
Fellowship Hall, under the di
rection of John S. Nichols, the
performance will begin at 7:30
p.m. Mrs. Roy V. Talmage will
supply the accompaniment, and
a string ensemble from the Hous-
ton Symphony Orchestra, com-
posed of Raphael Fliegel, Max
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Ifnicit's doing
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_ During World War II, 50 percent of
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Winder, Irying Wadler, Wayne
Crouse, Stephen Gorisch, A1 Ur-
bach, and Len Manno—will also
play.
Museum
. . . The Museum of Fine Arte
will close to the public April 22,
and will remain closed through*
out the summer, announced Di-
rector Lee Malone. The decision
to close was made because of the
remodeling of the Museum. The
education classes, however will
.continue through the customary
six-week summer course start-
ing June 11. Until April 22 visit-
ors may see selections from all
the permanent collections as well
as the museum's current special
exhibition, "The Three Brothers."
"Carmen" and "Tosca"
„ . . "Carmen" and "Tosca''
will be presented by the Metro-
politan Opera May 13 and 14,
with the entire company of 325
artists—Orchestra, Chorus, and
Ballet. Bizet's "Carmen" will be
given Monday, May 13 at 8 p.m.,
featuring as soloists Stevens,
Baum, and Guarrera. Puccini's
"Tosca" will be given Tuesday,
May 14, at the same time, and
will feature Campora Tebaldi.
Tickets may be purchased now
by Mail Order or on the 1st Floor
at Levy's. Tfcket prices are $5.00,
0, £8.80, and $10.00.
"The Lark"
. . "The Lark" by Jean
Anouilh will open at the Alley
Theater Wednesday, April 24th,
at 8 p.m. Reservations may be
made now.
. . . The First Mosaic Club of
Houston has an exhibition of
works by its members on display
at the Montrose National Bank,
3400 Montrose. The exhibit has
run this week and will remain
open through tomorrow, Satur-
day, April 20—from 9 a.m. to
2 p.m. Table tops, lamp bases,
and plaques have been contri-
buted by twenty mosaicists.
BICYCLE...
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Hall; follow the road b^ween
Anderson Hall and the Chemistry
Building to the point of intersec-
tion with the service road; at
this point, each rider must dis-
mount and consume one quart of
unspecified liquid.
Resuming the race, riders will
follow the road to the stadium
parking lot; a complete circuit
of the parking lot will be made,
with the teams meeting again at
the gym. Here the next rider will
take over and the whole cycle
begins again.
At the request of the other col-
leges, the race was decided to be
held on campus* so as to allow
complete participation of all the
colleges. A prize will be given to
the survivors of the „ wSnning
team.
Tryouts for the teams will be
held during the week between
Easter and the race.
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1957, newspaper, April 18, 1957; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231057/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.