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most Brazilian and Americandecorating customs are alike.

After" - Christmas activitiesalso play important roles1 inthe foreign holiday season. "OnDecember 31st, we dress upin crazy clothes, get, drunk,and when it's twelve 0' clock,all the bell s ring and the nation­al hymn is played," said Brigitt,describing a Swiss New Year'sEve. Marilda and Sylvie men­tioned similar festivities withparties and dancing.

The French also celebratea "family festival" on January6th (the day the three kingsarrived at the manger of Jesus).Everyone gets a piece of cakein which a plastic king and/orqueen is placed.'!: "The persongetting the king wears a papercrown and chooses a queen.He is also supposed to pay forthe champagne," Sylvie added.

The languages may differ,but greetings of "Feliz Natal";"Joyeux Noel" , "PrettigeKerstdajen" and "FroheWeihnachten" from Marilda,Sylvie, Sineke, and Brigitt re­spectively all express the sameidea: Merry Christmas!

Interesting to note that classestOOk a little longer to settledown after the morning pledgeand announcements but who canblame them with Mrs. KathleenLau winning everyones' heartswith her own interpretation of"You Make Me Feel SoYoung."Weekends were either madecomplete or completely drubbed

. out after Miss Jan Doggett'sprimer for a Friday morning,"It's a Sin To Tell a" Lie."Never (since Jose Feliciano)l1nlil IiICI I11I1"h controverj;lV h&&\fI

There are several teachersbeing looked upon In a newlightnow that the "Oaxaca MysteryVoice" contest is all clearedup. Looking back to thoseseven days between Tuesday,December 10, and Wednesday,December 18, one finds it hardto decide Whether to thank orseek revenge on originator,Tom Tamplin, and sponsor, Mr.John Gruber. The" Wings toOaxaca" drive, at any rate, hasbenefited immensely from thish •.•.••I •..•.,d .••..•••• 1", •..•In"-Iulr' 11M I'!tnl

small presents there the nextmorning. In Switzerland, Santalives in a hut in the woods(" he's not from the north")and brings children cookies,candies, apples and i!walnuts.The Christ Child, however,brings the larger presents,Brigitt noted.

Holiday decorating showssimilarities as well as differ­ences in other countries.Christmas trees, first used inGermany, are traditional inBrazil, France, Holland, andSwitzerland, although artificialtrees are most common in

~azil, where pines are few.In France, no plastic or al­uminum trees are used. Brigittwas 'surprised not to findcandles on American trees," asis the Swiss custom. Candlesare also placed inside pump­kinsscattered everywhere.

The sending of Christmas andNew Year's cards is anothertradition the girls share. How­"ever, in regard to house andstore decorating. SylVie re­marked that the practice ofstringing colored lights is newto her. Marilda noticed that

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The CATAM aUNT

Christmas customs sharedBy SUSANNELEVITSKY

Girls from four differentcountries may speak four dif­ferent languages, but accord­ing to Cubberley's Brazilian,Dutch, 'French, ami Swiss ex­change students, they have sev­eral holiday traditions incommon.

Each of the girls mentionedthe religious emphasis onChristmas in her country. "OnChristmas Eve," noted MarildaMachado from Goiania, Brazil,"everyone attends a midnightmass." This custom is alsoprevalent in France andSwitzerland, according to SylvieHorns of Cannes and BrigittWildermuth of Winterthur. InHolland, Christmas is cele­brated as a split holiday. "OnDecember 5th, we have a Santa

, Claus Day, while December 25thand 26th are religious holi­days" stated Sineke ten Hornfrom Veendam: "Maybe thereis_ a little more focus on thereligious part at home, but herethere are so many differentreligions," the Dutch girl re­marked.

While Americans eat pIurnpudding, turkey, and cranberrysauce, others enjoy their owntraditional foods. Brazilians,after attending midnight mass,dine on "roast pig (completewith apple in mouth) an<;ldrink

. lots of champagne and wine.The French have a special namefor their after-mass meal-­the '.'reveiIlon." Featureddishes are turkey with chest­nuts, and oysters and snails."We also have thirteen des­serts, including the" buche de'Noel", or yulelogcake"Syl"iepointed out. Game animais,such as rabbit and pheasantprovide the main course inHoUand, whilo in Switzerland,

Questioned about the exis­tence of a generation gap,onemember replied, "There al­ways has been a generationgap; it is 'perhaps mor'e vo­cal now because of the revo­lutionary times we are livingin." However, another was oft I ••• ~·•••. 16 .• 1 •• _ •. 1••• 1 f I. 'I', ••••• , .•••••••••••

"When I was a girl, therecould be no rebelling againstauthority, because there wereabout 100 students in one class.The schools and teachers werestrict and questions were noteven allowed," commented anAdlai StcvcnHon BOUROrORidcnt

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Photo: B. PARRISH~To forther the cau'e~~ct~~, '!~~!~~ly3Commissioner Jimmy Miller initiated the Cubberley HighSchool Mustache Growing Contest which will climax tonightat the Christmas Dance with the" selection of Mr. Hair.

IMr. Richard Condon, famed yearbook advisor and man

about town, will announce the name of the student with the

largest growth. The students, given S.ince late Novemberto achieve award-winning length, will be judged on length,thickness, and overall "hairyness.'" It is rumored that

§ Mr. Condon expects serious competition for the fame andglory of the title, but does not expect serious threats fromCubberley girls. Competition includes Craig Chung, ah(nr~.

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tence of a generation gap, onemember replied, "There al­w~ys has peen a g~ne!"ationgap; it is' perhaps more .vo­cal now because of the revo­lutionary times we are livingin." However, another was ofthe opinion that "Teenagerstoday are more self-assertive,more articulate, and more ma­ture." All seemed to agreethat a big change has takenplace since" their day."

"Our parents made the de­cisions when I was a teenager,"observed a different member.In her opinion, parents are toblame for their children's be-

,havior in demonstrations, be­cause" they don't have enoughgrip on them." Another felt thatsome teachers are at the sourceof student rebellions, but herecognized also that the warhas a lot to do with the currentdisruptions.

There are only a few Cub­berley activities which the Ste...•venson House residents haveactually, as yet, participated in,but they have high hopes of joi­ning in the varied events.Among the interests of the sen­ior citizens are sports, ,dis­cussion groups, music con­certs, and plays. Athletics areespecially enjoyed because ofthe competition.COLLEGE INFORMALHELD TOMORROW

Dr. Fern Bruner and Mr. John Gates ofCubberley's counsel­ing staff are two of the five faculty members selected forspecial in-service training on drug problems. The otherCubberley .representatives are Miss Susan DeVries,' MissCarol Sue Burger and Mr. David Buck. Photo: B. PARRISH

----,.,. -''--.. ~..- .•... ~e, ~.-~•..•.,...,.,.....,could be no rebelling againstauthority, because there wereabout 100 students in one class.The schools and teachers were'strict _and questions were noteven allowed," commented an'Adlai Stevenson House residentin answer to a survey conduc­ted by the CATAMOUNT. By

,using a questionnaire and con­ducting personalinterviews, theCAT. staff has attempted todetermine the response atStevenson House to Cubberley' soffer of student body member­ship, and to determine as wellthe senior citizen view on con­temporary issues.

Tfree studentschosen for CAC

Represennng ~ubberley stu­dent opinion on the Citizens'Advisory Committee on Multi-

,cultural Activities are MickeyGriffin, Pat Wilks and MikeMacovski, chosen, Thursday,December 12, by PrincipalDavid Stanard along with threestudents from Palo Alto Highand three from Gunn.

The Citizens Advisory Com­mittee, whose job is to assesscommunity needs and plan di­rections and emphasis of thenewly-begun Multicultural Pro­gram, consisted of 48 PaloAlto citizens.) appointed by thedistrict> who expressed interestin the project.

Besides the nine students Cubberley's annual Collegeadded to the committee nine Informal will take place tomor­teacher's from various district row morning from 10:00 toschools were chosen. Mr. 12:0'0 a.m., providing anoppor­Gerry Kelly, who has worked 'tunity for students to meet Cub­on professional relations with berley graduates and learnthe Palo Alto Education Asso- more about their colleges.ciation, was selected from Cub- The two - hour Collegeberley. Informal will be held in H-3,Nine subcommittees were and refreshments will be

formed from the 65-member served.committee and at the last meet- sonnell, Mike Macovski oning on December 12, they broke overall evaluation and Mr. Kellyin groups. Mickey Griffin is on on the committee' on humanthe institutional racism sub- relations with the school andcommittee, Pat Wilks on per- ,community.

l'Iutl'!;-Imt'!--oym'crl'l nfW Iml1n~:."We also have thirteen des­serts, including the" buche de'Noel", or yulelog cake, Sylviepointed out. Game" animais,such as rabbit and pheasantprovide the main course inHolland, while in Switzerland,turkey is served.

Santa Claus seems to be aninternational favorite, althoughhis name and legend may varyfrom country to country. Brazildesignates an official Santa,and parents take thier child­ren to the airport to watch hisarrival. France's Pere Noel,or Father Christmas, performstne same duties as his

. American counterpart and isresponsible for the presents onQhristmas morning.

Dutch children, Sinek'e men­tioned, place bread and car­rots for Santa, and hay forSanta's horse, in their shoeson Santa Claus Day and find

Hurn anitarianclub forrned

Dedicated to help people bothdirectly and indirectly throughpersonal assistance programs,Cubberley's seven - memberHumanitarian club is develop­ing various projects designedto help the less fortunate ofthe human community.

The club has been formedwith the idea- of conducting aproject every month in affil­iation with such community or­ganizations as The East PaloAlto Day School, Christmas

,House, the United Negro CollegeFund and C.A.R.E.

After planning several pro­grams, the most recent of whichwas a food and clothing drivefor reservation - basedAmerican Indians, the membersof the club became increasing­ly conscious of the difficulty inhelping people without damagingsome aspect of the individual'spride, character and culture andhave been slowed greatly bythis problem.

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December 18, one finds It hardto decide whether to thank orseek revenge on originator,Tom Tamplin, and sponsor, Mr.John Gruber. The "Wings toOaxaca" drive, at any rate, hasbenefited immensely from thisbrainstorm by playing on ,thatever present human drivingforce, greed. With a grandprize of $25 at stake, manystudents took the fifty-cent risk.

Not anything to get all nos­talgic over, but interesting toremember were such~standoutsas Mrs. Pat Stroud's renditionof "Near You" which was atleast on key, more than couldbe said for Mr. Hal Riddle'sexecution of the same song.

W1pn-n"r-l;Jwn"'·mr.aJ"p1:'Gt.mQn~o"You Make Me Feel SoYoung."Weekends were either madecomplete or completely drubbed

'out after Miss Jan Doggett'sprimer for a Friday morning,"It's a Sin To Tell a ,',Lie."Never (since Jose Feliciano)

,has so much controversy beenraised over a song when Mr.John Gruber cut loose WlLH

"The More I See You" and"Day In, Day Out" will never,be the same after Miss CarolSue Berger got through withit. The capper, "Fools Rush'In" might've had a messagein the title when Mr. DavidStanard interpreted it to hismeaning •*** *** ***