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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Feb. 13. 1964
Valentine's Day Hint Stay Home. Bachelors
By Rick Mabbutt
Unmarried students beware of the first person of the opposite sex you meet tomorrow.
Valentine's Day tradition says the person is destined to become your mate. However, there is a way out.
This is just one belief surrounding St. Valentine's Day.
Closing your eyes is considered fair but the results of this may turn out worse than if you had left them open and taken your chances!
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE the word "valentine" comes from the Norman word "Galatin." meaning a gallant or lover. However, it is popularly believed that the name of the celebration comes from that of a Christian priest, Valentinus, who was martyrd about 270 A.D.
A Spanish historian, Alfonso Villiegas, tells us that Valentinus was arrested for giving comfort and aid to the Christians during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. Refusing to be converted to the Roman gods, Valentinus was condemned, first to be beaten with clubs, then stoned, and finally to be beheaded outside the city of Rome.
Legend has it that while in prison Valentinus formed a friendship with the blind daughter of his jailer, whose sight he was able to restore. On the eve of his death Valentinus wrote a sad farewell message to his little friend and signed it, "From your Valentine."
Another theory about the custom of giving valentines is connected with the celebration of a Roman feast which was held in February.
IT HAS BEEN said that the early Christian leaders desired to abolish what they called "this lewd custom of the heathen." But knowing it was
impossible to stop it immediately, they proceeded to give a Christian touch by substituting the names of saints for the names of girls.
Thus, it is believed, the practice has grown which now takes the form of valentines. Despite the scoffing by some people at this legend it is a fact that the ancient Roman practice of drawing names was introduced into England, where it was continued for many centuries, frequently ending in marriage.
There are several theories how Feb. 14 came to be the date for this special day of lovers. One reason for the selection of that date was the European belief during the middle ages that the birds began to mate on that day. The date was set in 1483 as the feast day of St. Valentine. This theory is generally accepted as the reason for the selection of Feb. 14 as the day for the exchanging of valentines.
Often attributed to St. Valentine is one suggestion for determining your future spouse, other than the one previously mentioned. One writes the names of his lovers on slips of paper and wraps them in gobs of mud. The mud balls are then placed in a pan of water. The first slip of paper to bob to the surface is supposed to tell the undecided person the name of his or her future mate.
Now to insure the success of this venture in love forecasting, one should pin five bay leaves to his pillow and, before going to bed on St. Valentine's Eve, eat an egg, shell and all. That night the person should dream about the mate-to-be and, hopefully, next morning he or she will be the first person seen.
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France's recognition of Red China will be the subject of a faculty forum sponsored by the International Club.
Forum to Discuss France and China
The forum will be 7:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
Faculty members participating in the forum will be Robert Burton, lecturer in East Asian Area studies; Jarek Piekkalkiewicz, assistant professor of political science; Clifford Ketzel, associate professor of political science; and Errol Harris, professor of philosophy.
Refreshments and dancing in the Big Eight Room will follow the forum.
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Companies "Match Gifts" To Give KU Extra Funds
The "matching gifts" policies of 27 companies have provided more than $12,500 in extra contributions to KU's Greater University Fund in the past nine months, Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe reported.
"Matching gifts" is the practice by which a firm in some manner matches each gift by an employee to his alma mater. In 1958 the General Electric Foundation was the first to adopt the policy.
Chancellor Wescoe noted that 123 KU alumni had made 131 contributions which qualified for matching gifts by their employers.
The 27 firms involved in matching gifts of KU alumni in the 9-month period are:
Aetna Life Insurance Co., American Express Foundation. Burlington
Industries Foundation, Cabot Foundation, Consumers Power Co., Continental Oil Co., Dow Chemical Co., ESSO Educational Foundation, Ford Motor Co., General Electric Foundation, General Mills, General Public Utilities Corp., Gulf States Utilities, Harris Intervtv Foundation.
Hewlett-Packard Co., International Business Machines, International Telephone & Telegraph Co., McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Michigan Tool Co., National Distillers & Chemical Foundation, Natural Gas & Pipeline Co., Phillips Petroleum Co., Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Sealright-Oswego Falls Foundation, Sinclair Oil Corp.; Smith, Kline & French Foundation; and Spencer Chemical Co.
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