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Wednesday, March 17.1965 University Daily Kansan
Myriad Accomplishments of Saint Bring Renown in Many Countries
Not everyone could have lived 1,578 years ago and still be famous today.
But then not everybody was born in France in the fifth century, taken captive by Irish marauders at the age of 16, and changed the religious beliefs of one country within a lifetime.
Who was this person whose spirit has filled so much of the lives of Irish people and others throughout the world? It was St. Patrick, of course.
IF IT HADNT been for his St. Patrick's tradition, we would never have drunk green beer, seen a shamrock or had an excuse to pinch anyone on March 17. These are customs all regularly observed on St. Patrick's Day.
It is not known exactly when the color green became characteristic of the day on the American scene, but it was probably started by the Irish in New York.
KU students started one St. Pat's tradition. That is the one of having a St. Patrick's Day party and parade to celebrate the traditional patron saint whom they claim for engineering. Engineering students will begin their parade at 3:30 p.m. Friday in front of the Kansas Union and will proceed to Marvin Hall. The parade will be led not only by a student dressed as St. Patrick but supposedly by St. Patrick in spirit as well. During the ceremonies in front of Marvin Hall, five finalists for the Engineering School queen will be presented.
St. Patrick was born in 387 and lived a peaceful life until he was taken as a slave to the Emerald Island. After living there and learning about the people and their customs, he escaped to his homeland and studied in a monastery until he became an ordained priest. He was called to Rome by Pope Celestine I.
While St. Patrick had been in slavery he had come in contact with the Druid religion that dominated Ireland at that time. Tradition has it that the patron saint on his second trip to the Emerald Isle converted the chieftains to the Catholic religion. Their followers soon changed from their old pagan beliefs. Since that time Ireland has always been Catholic.
The shamrock, a green plant, is another Irish sign associated with St. Patrick's day. It is symbolic of how God can be three persons in one. This points up the Christian belief in the trinity.
ST. PATRICK was sent back to Ireland, the land he knew so well, because the Pope wanted a closer relationship between the two countries.
THE ST. PATRICK celebration will be completed with a dance Friday night at 8 p.m. in the National Guard Armory where the queen will be announced.
No one knows where the traditional pinching came into the holiday picture. It has been traditional to wear green on St. Patrick's for years, and if one doesn't wear green, he might be pinched, no matter whether the pincher is Irish or not.
Official Bulletin
A miracle St. Patrick is traditionally claimed to have performed is casting out all the snakes from the Emerald Isle.
Graduate Foreign Students: Those who are interested in applying for a June Seminar in Williamsburg, Va., the Office of the Dean of Students, 228 Strong.
TODAY
Spanish Club "Ateno." 4:30 p.m. 11 Fraser, Dr. Cam牵牛, Univ of the Andes, "Jose Asuncion Silva, a modern poet." Carillon, Recital. 7:00 p.m. Albert
Timely Topics 7:00 p.m. "Christianity in America" 12:30 p.m. amanda lawrence Student Center. lawrence Student Center.
Classical Film, 7:00 p.m. "Le Million." Fraser Thater.
Sigma XI Lecture, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Mlir
Mildred, Stanford Univ. 411 Summer-
field.
Fine Arts Honor Recital, 8:00 p.m.
Swarthout Recital Hall.
Lungoy Lecture, 8:15 p.m. Dr. Lewis M. Cline, Univ. of Wisconsin, 426 Lindley. Episcopal Evening Prayer, 9:30 p.m. Dunford Church
TOMORROW
Catholic Masses, 6:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
St. Lawrence Student Center. Confessions
of the Saints.
Mathematics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m. Dr. Nicholas Rashevsky, Univ. of Chicago, 4
Student Teachers Meeting, 3:30 p.m.
303 Bailey.
Episcopal Holy Communion, 11:35 a.m.
Canterbury House, 1116 La.
Minority Opinions Forum, 4:30 p.m.
Asst. Profs. John Mitchell and Morton
Brown. There Freedom of Speech on our Campus? J-
ayhawk Room, Kansas Union.
German Club Informal Kaffeeundes,
446 Hawk's Nest, Kansas Union.
All are invited.
S.U.A. Poetry Hour, 4:30 p.m. Dr. Jack
Brooking Music Room Kansas Union
Wesley Foundation Evensong, 5:00 p.m.
Methodist Center, 1314 Oread.
KU Section-American Chemical Society, 7:30 p.m. 122 Malott. Dr. R. Srinivasa Rao, Pharmacy, 8:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Eldridz Hotel, Call UN 4-3568 for reservations, Lecture Phone.
C. F.M. Group No. 1, 8:00 p.m. Chairman Terry Smart, VI 3-8526; Group No. 2, 8:30 p.m. Chairman Alex Boyle, VI 3-0288. St. Lawrence: Student Center.
University Concert Course, 8:20 p.m.
Hague Philharmonic. Hoch Auditorium.
Epicaphal Evening Prayer, 9:30 p.m.
Danforth Chapel.
Teaching Candidates: Interviews scheduled for Thurs., Mar. 18, by Tachas Appoint. Bureau: Missouri, Kansas Cltv Public Schools, elementary and second-117 Ba.; Kansas, Wichita Coll. Schools, elementary and secondary, 117 Ba.
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