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Chi On Dance At 9 In Jefferson Ballroom Eta Gamma chapter of Chi Omega presents its Winter Formal tonight at the Jefferson Hotel Ballroom from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tony Torre and his orchestra will present music for the biennial affair. A Christmas motif will be used for decorations and the dance will be cabaret style. A drop-in will be held for members and dates during intermission in the hotel. Officers for this year are Beth Tyler, president; Jean Oliphant, vice-president; Beverly Hughes, treasurer; Beverly Parler, record ing secretary; Margaret Roof, corresponding secretary; Virginia Ross, pledgemistress; Ann Burriss, rush chairman; and Flossye Ter rill, social chairman. Church Calendar Friday, December 14 1 p.m. - Junior-Senior "Y" Luncheon, Faculty Dining Room, Russell House. 7:30 p.m.-Wesley Foundation, Recreation and Fellowship, Wes ley House. Saturday, December 15 7:80 p.m.-BSU Drop-in, BSU Student Center. Sunday, December 16 5:30-6 p.m. - Canterbury sup per, Trinity Episcopal Church. 6-8 p.m.-Canterbury meeting, Trinity Episcopal Church. 7 p.m. - Wesley Foundation, Wesley House. Monday, December 17 1 p.m.-Sophomore "Y" Lunch eon, Assembly Room, Russell House. Wednesday, December 19 1 p.m.-"Y" Officers' Lunch eon, Faculty Dining Room, Russell House. 6 p.m.-Westminster Fellowship, Fellowship Hall, First Presbyter ian Church. 7 p.m.-Baptist Student Union vespers, BSU Student Center. 7 p.m.-Lutheran Student As sociation, Russell House. 7 p.m. - Newman club, up perclassmen, Newman House, 1610 Green Street. 7:80 p.m. - Hillel Foundation, Russell House. Thursday, December 20 1 p.m.-Freshmian "Y" Lunch eon, Faculty Dining Room, Rus sell House. 7 p.m. - Newman Club, fresh men, Newman House, 1610 Green Street. 7:30 p.m. - Inter-varsity Fel lowship, social activity and fel lowship, Russell House. Students Petition Ike Scores of Davidson College stu dlents signed a petition addressed to President Eisenhower recently urging vigorous action by this country to focus moral condemna tion on Russia for her actions in Hungary. The petition asked that the United States seriously consider withdrawing diplomatic recogni tion of the present Budapest gov ernment. -The Daily Tar Heel Contributions for 'T All essays, fiction, and poetry to be considered for publication in the next issue of The Forum, America's only intercollegiate journal, should be submitted by Christmas vacation, announced Ray Donnell, literary editor. Articles should be sent to The Forum, 240 Elm Street, Oberlin, Ohio. Now in its third year of publica tion, The Forum provides a serious publication by which students around the nation can exchange views and stimulate thought. It encourages considered opinion from all quarters and publishes essays 5riob/w 1ega W CHRISTMAS DANCING. Formal tonight are Beth Tyler, pr Jean Oliphant, vice-president, es Hughes, treasurer, escorted by Da Ing secretary, escorted by Larry F For 'Shortie' Girls Being Sho: By Linda Cauthen Staff Writer If you're a girl, 5'S" or under, answer to "little bit" or "shortie," f then you belong in the category of LU'1!! S s. ~c SOT . A o thes e c n a m 4t cNontited on anurrantar, one ofrthphlortrsophy, n campus trends hr actigte pofes presn ioncerndn sch cotigso aseak for hintmahihmallof.Stf le Forum' ed bNown cotruenden urrfuentis t abrtslCosophy, and cpuast trendsh tre ties ofesecin- h tschota. Thneirial osuwi ot uon ahn reienorspaed fromdetgrpo students andfclyaie Furter Collegs nd plan o puyblshee taie duritng te schtol r.hieee iStruss wat Fther boeailrss. TeFou inter F iponsors for Chi Omega's Winter esident, escorted by Dub Alston; :orted by Billy Walter; Beverly ve Elliot; Beverly Parler, record ord; Margaret Roof, correspond rt Is Not A 'the short girl." After talking to many of these pygmy" size creatures it was ound that they share many ad ,antages and disadvantages. One advantage that petit girls hould be thankful for is that they iever have to worry about being oo tall for a date, most of the ,irls reported. Unlike the tall girl ve can always wear high heels. hivalrous young men usually ffer to carry our suitcase, and n a crowd they offer to let us tand in front where we can see. Life, however, is not all rosy or the short girl. At a drop-in 1l she sees is a maze of boy's eckties or else at the end of he evening her neck aches from raning. Cases of claustrophobia n a crowded elevator have been eported. She really becomes perturbed vhen the corner grocer won't sell ier cigarettes and tells her to go iome to her mother. Then there tre times when someone nudges ier date andI asks "Oh, is she rour little sister?" Short girls complain that their 'eet dangle when they are riding mf the bus or sitting in a theater. P~ostmasters are consistently as igning these "shorties" mail boxes mn the top shelf. Such items as hairs and books come in handy o the short girl trying to reach ~he top shelf in her closet. Pillars are also handy gadgets or the small girl trying to see >ver the steering wheel of a car. For the short girl, sewing les ions are almost a necessity. Stores lust don't take us into considera tion, most of the girls said. It is Co ffee Cokes Mil Rear Maxc Rear Prestc All Girls' C E ormal ing secretary, escorted by Bill mistress, escorted by Milton Ada escorted by Paul Field; and escorted by Jack Folly. lways A DiI very discouraging when we try on a new dress and it fits like t croaker-sack. Most of our clothe have to be altered so if we cai sew we are really penny-wise. Not only does this apply to ou: buying olothes but we also hav< to be careful about the accessoriet we purchase. We cannot wear bli hats or jewelry. Salesladies ever tell us that hats are too sophisti cated for young ladies like us. Although many short girls wi beauty contests the majority o: these contest winners are talle: girls. This does not necessarily have anything to do with thei: beauty but most contests have rules stipulating a certain heigh for contestants. Girls under aver age height are also hampere4 A Choice "HO] fBy the author of GENE ?H( J ARTHIJR fAI TeI Feat.: 1:18 -3:20. FENDTEEJ FOR Ice Cream 24-Hour Service y Basemei mn Basemei orms Freshma ngineering Buildini Tonight Vhitesidcs; Virginia Ross, pledge me; Ann Burries, rush chairman, Flossye Terrill, social chairman, sadvantage when trying to get a job with the airlines because of their regula tions regarding height. Although there are many incon veniences that we have to endure, most of us wouldn't trade places with our taller friends. Wake Forest Fund A student-sponsored Christmas party for needy children of the Winston-Salem, N. C. area became a certainty last week as practically every Wake Forest College organ ization pledged its support. It is hoped the party will be continued each year and a bank account for the Wake Forest Ch'ristmas Fund has been estab lished. -Old Gold and Black Starts TUESDA Y MAT. NITE [IDAY CHOICE!" v'IEVE and LADYKILLERS COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR .- JACK HAWKINS 4ARGARET JOHNSTON * ROLAND CULVER JOHN FRASER e JUNE THORGORN A UniversaMtetmational Release - 5:20 - 7:25 - 9:25 Olw iches pastry Candy Crackers it Barnwell it Boys' n Center SOCIAL EVENTS Christmas Da, Brotherhood MAXCY DANCE A Christmas dance will be held by Maxcy Brotherhood tonight from 8-12 p.m. in the Rathskellar Room of the Jefferson Hotel. Bobby Betts and his orchestra will provide music for the informal affair. A Christmas motif will be used for the decorations. CHI OMEGA PARTY A Big Sister-Little Sister Christmas party will be held Mon day at 6 p.m. by Chi Omega social sorority in its chapter room. The sorority members will ex change Christmas gifts at this time, after which refreshments will be served. This is an annual event of Chi Omega. CHRISTMAS CAROLING Inter-sorority, inter-fraternity caroling will be sponsored by Delta Zeta social sorority Sunday at 6 p.m. Groups will leave by char Government Week Student Government Week was held recently on the campus of William and Mary College, ac cording to The Flat Hat. Duing this period, the Student Assembly showed the student body its achievements of this past year and gave a statement of its future plans. -The Flat Hat SOMI LITTLE STORIES First L Once upon a time thei Running Bear who had a i Giggling Water was sort make beaded moccasins. brand-new pair of beaded which were so gorgeous tli reservation grew giddy w Well sir, Giggling Wat making goo-goo eyes at Ru told him so. Then he got li' rumble, and he slapped hei crying like crazy and me went home to her mother i "Good riddance!" said found out how wrong he w not really interested in hi: when he stopped showing i they quickly gave him the a broken man, sitting all al ancient Ute curses. MORAL: Don't fight t, Second I Once upon a time ther named Nathan who ran a American university. All dearly, and they used to co to buy Philip Morris Cigal both of which were highl' Philip Morrises were higli are full of natural goodness and soothing and no sma ridden world of ours. Nat also full of natural goodi humane and all like that. Well sir, the students yocked with Nathan, and one day the university dec in a cigarette vending mac Well sir, the students d1 you may be sure! TIhey or went over to prexy's house good old Nathan and how t Well sir, prexy was no heartbroken the studlents v~ deCcided that the wisest coui cancel the cigarette vendin they all lived happily ever i MORAL: Better Nate I Third Li Once there was a lion, In fact, the only time it e' it had a toothache. MOR AL: When it painm Philip Motrrs, aponsor of thi. moral toos Noghin,g r'entuaredt nI Pam..p Mo...e, a .i .o nce Of Maxcy Tonight At 8 tered bus from the chapter room and go to Forest Hills Rest Home and Veterans Hospital. After 'the caroling the groups will return to the Delta Zeta room where hot chocolate and doughnuts will be served by the Alumni As sociation. TRI DELT EVENTS Delta Delta Delta social sorority is sponsoring a party for a group of boys and girls from Carolina Orphanage Monday afternoon in the chapter room. The room will be decorated in Christmas tradition by the pledge class. Gifts will be given to each child and games will be played. The annual Pine Party will be held Monday night. At this party gifts will be exchanged between big and little sisters of the soror ity. UNC Speaker James A. Mackay, representa tive in the Georgia General As sembly and prominent Decatur, Ga. attorney, was on the campus of the University of North Carolina recently to speak to several campus groups on political and general subjects. Mackay received an A.B. degree at Emory University and later did graduate work at Duke University. He served for some time as lec turer in law at the Emory Uni versity Law School. -J'he Daily Tar Heel "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.) MORE WITH BIG MORALS ittle Story e was an Indian brave named quaw named Giggling Water. Af a mess, but she sure could Every day she whipped up a moccasins for Running Bear at all 'the Indian maids on the ith admiration. er got livid about all the girls nning Bear, and one night she 'id too, and they had a terrible on the wrist, and she started ved out of the wigwam and md never came back. Running Bear, but he soon as, for the Indian maids were ni, only in his moccasins, and ip with a newv pair every (day, yo-heave-ho, andl todlay he is mel in his tepee andl muttering ie hiand that heads you. GP/ ,ittle Story e was a sweet old gentleman tobacco counter at a large of the students loved him me over wvhenever they could 'ettes andl chat wvith Nathan, satisfactory puLrsuits. The ly satisfactory because they that is friendly and huimane I consolation in this strife han, like Philip Morris, was tess that was friendly and smoked Philip Morris and verything wvas lovely. Then idled t.o fire Nathan and put hine instead. idl not take that lying down, ganlizedl a monster rally and nd( madie fiery speeches about hey loved him. fool, and wvhen he saw how 'ould be if Nathan wecnt, he rae wvas to keep Nathan and machine. This he didl, and fter'. han lever. file Story which was a very quiet lion. ~er made a sound was when ', it roara. O Max Shulman, 1056 column, would like to point a nothiug gahued. Try a pack