1971-04-09; Central Michigan Life

              Ted K|o
rv KEN TABACSKO
^E Special Writer
ru LIFE learned   late last
CM«Tf after 15 years at Cen-
fff&S^versity,Ted
^!ThTs decided to call it
K£ld concentrate on his d«-
Q f assistant athletic direc-
jlf Wial announcement will
V Lhp late today.
[^hededecidedtoretirefrom
f ^pressures of coach ng after
Irietin* the 1970-71 season-
■5?Si record. The club's
Sormance earned him honors
fcoach of the' Year for District IV of the National Asso-
iation of Basketball Coaches,.
Athletic Director  Dan  Rose
'announced that he would recom-
I mend long-time assistant coach
Dick Parfitt to the head coachr
ing post.
Kjolhede leaves the coaching
ranks with 216 wins and 157
losses over his 15-year span as
head coach; The lasttwo seasons
were some of his best. Both
during the 1969-70 season and
this year the Chips were selected to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Great Lakes Regional. This
past season the Chippewas advanced to the finals before dropping to eventual NCAA College
Division winner Evansville.
. In looking at the past 15 years
Kjolhede feels that coaching at
CMU has been one of his most
rewarding experiences.
"I'd Jhave to say that the great
dedication and teamwork between the players» stands out.
The sportsmanship by the students and the people of Mount
Pleasant has always been appreciated."
Kjolhede also noted the cooperation of the university admin-
resigns
i if..
The spirit of "Sesame Street"
will come to the Mt. Pleasant
area Monday when program hostess "Susan" visits CMU.
"Susan", who off-camera is
Loretta Long of Paw-Paw/Michigan, will spend the day at the
studios of WCMU-TV (TV-14)*
In the afternoon, Miss Long-
will host an open house, from
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the TV^
14 studio, during which time
she "will be meeting with children from throughout the . mid-
Michigan area and. talking with
them," said GaryRandall,TV-14
producer/director. "She will
also be giving out autographed
pictures," he added.
From    present    Indications,
["we're expecting a tremendous
turnout for her visit,"„RandaU
said.
Explaining the reason for her"
appearance Randall said? "There
was always a lot of interest in
' Sesame Street» and we've been
trying to arrange for someone
from the show to come to the
mid-Michigan  area for a long
time. Since Susan is from Paw-
Paw, she seemed the natural one
to come," he continued.
"Susan's" trip to Michigan,
- besides being an Easter holiday,
is intended to promote "Sesame
Street," which has received numerous awards and been
acclaimed the "number one
children's show."
.Aiter her visit at CMU, Miss
Long will appear at the Channel
19 studios of Delta College to
visit  with- more  of her fans.
"Susan" will also be the featured guest on "Interview,"
which is moderated by Gary Randall. It will be telecast next
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.'
;Miss Long, a pre-law major
at Western Michigan University,
considered a career as a juvenile .
court   judge before pursuing a
singing-entertainment career.
Prior to her role on "Sesame
Street/' • Miss Long hosted a
talk program on WNQT, PBS
<Public BroadcastingService) affiliate in New York City and
appeared i% several television
commercials.
TED KJOLHEDE
'Sesame Street' star
visits Central Monday
istration in. the running of the
basketball program.
"Coach Kjolhede made a sub-"
stantial contribution to the university as coach and I'm confident that he will continue to
do so as assistant athletic director,' said CMU President
William B. Boyd. "I'm very
grateful for everything he has
done."
"I'm certainly elated to hear
that I've been recommend for
the head coaching job," said
Parfitt. "It's something every
coach eventually wants to do."
In looking back to working
with Kjolhede as assistant Parfitt said, "I am grateful that
I had the opportunity to learn
under such a student of the game.
Ted Kjolhede has one    of the
finest basketball minds in the
country. It has been a tremendous learning experience
working with him.''
It is likely that Walt Schneider
will continue with his present
duties as freshman basketball
Coach, Schneider said that if
another coach is hired for the
basketball program he will probably work with Parfitt as an
assistant.
"Like the rest of the university, the athletic department is
faced with a cutback in funds,'
said Schneider. "It is still not
known whether another person
will be hired as assistant basketball coach.'.'
Continued on page 5
| Volume 51, Nmnber«»g 73      Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858
Easter Meads religious, pagaa
customs from many countries
By SHARON GRIFFIN
LIFE Staff Writer
Sunrise church service, Easter
baskets, egg rolling—these are
a few ideas that are associated
with the holiday of Easter in the
United States. But what about the
Easter whipping, the good luck
lamb of the Easter celebration?
To the European or the • South
American, for example, these too
are a traditional part of the
Easter celebration.
• Easter, from earliest times,
has been celebrated widely in
a universal manner with local
variations giving each country
its individual character.
Historically, the traditions of
Easter have evolved from a blend
of religious ceremonies which
commemorated the Resurrection
of Jesus Christ as well as community festivals and celebrations. Easter season is also
associated with pagan overtones;
honoring the goddess of spring.
Customs related to both aspects of Easter, nevertheless,
reflect the idea of a re-awakening in a spiritual and earthly
sense. As spring is commonly
considered a beginning after winter, Easter and the Resurrection
provide the beginning of the new
year for the Christian community. From its basic nature to the
legends and customs associated
with the holiday, Easter is very
much a symbolic occasion.
Variations of Easter worship
and the traditional role of the
Easter egg are two of the most
universal features of Easter
celebration. Many countries have
combined their religious service
with entertaining activities by
following a pre-dawn liturgy with
a communal breakfast or even
two days of parties. In Mexico,
Easter Sunday afternoon is often
spent at the bullfights. Several
countries have incorporated the
worship service with the rites
connected with Easter eggs.
From the earliest Persian and
Egyptian societies to modern
Europe, eggs are treated as a
luxury and eaten festively to
celebrate the end of a penitential season and the dawn of anew
hope.
Eggs appropiate gifts
Although eggs and baskets are.
customary signs of Easter, in
the United States, Europeanshave
retained the tradition of giving
eggs in the fashion in which
Christmas gifts are exchanged.
It would be unheard of to refuse to accept an egg in an
Italian household during Easter
Week and in some areas eggs
are brought to church leaders
as gifts.
Besides the Easter egg itself,
there are many superstitions and
legends of Easter. To see a lamb
on Easter is deemed a good
omen. In Scotland and in gypsy
communities throughout Europe
a box containing a lizard touched
on Easter is passed unopened
from village to village to insure protection against illness
and misfortunes.
A completely American superstition is seen in the Fairy Stones
of Virginia, According to
folklore, angels cried uponhear-
ing of the Crucifixion and their
tears were crystallized into
cross-shaped stones. Even today,
a believer will carry one to
prevent   sickness  or   disaster.
Many symbols; signs
Easter, more so than any other
holiday, has been assigned numerous symbols and signs. For
example, the phoenix and eagle
are related to Christ and Easter
because of their legendary
powers of being reborn after
certain death. The butterfly has
remained a standard sign of Eastertide both in the religious sense
of illustrating the stages of
Christian life and in the natural
realm being the blossoming stage
of a natural process.
Much of our Easter tradition
can be directly traced to Europe,
as early American settler5
chose to ignore Easter as a pagan
ritual. Gradually, due to foreign
influence, Americans have developed an Easter legacy that
realizes and celebrates both the
religious and festive aspects 0$
Easter.,