1979_12 The Daily Collegian December 1979

              The Daily CollegUn
Decemberiq, 1979
The Daily Collegian
'A Christmas Carol'
Scrooge (Clint Showalter) is warnes by the ghost of Jacob Marley (Ted Esquivel),
his long dead business partner, that he will be visited by three spirits, in top photo.
Above, Bob Cratdiit (Robert Morrison) and his wife (Marie Bryant) make a toast to
_.i rooge, who reluctantley gave Cratchit Christmas Day off. In right photo, Scrooge
listens out his window to carolers in the street, after being visited by the three
.pirits. Story page 9. Photos By John Walker
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Scrooge, ghosts all part of 'A Christmas Carol'
Scrooge sits alone at work with a
scowl on his face and a feather pen in
his hand. His body shakes as he tells
his nephew that he would not come to
his home for Christmas. The man  is
He gives nothing to the poor. He gives
no cheer or happiness. He himself is
not happy within.
As he travels home, he meets a young
lad who was singing. The boy stretches
out his hand for pay and Scrooge shoos
him away. He does not let any joy into
his life. He pushes it away.
He enters his abode where he alone
resides. He lives for himself. This is the
only way he feels secure...until he gets
cozy in front of the fire and sees Jacob
Marley's ghost.
Marley is 'wrapped in chains. He
groans out the pain he has felt by being
bound by the metal prison. The chains
represent his years with Scrooge where
he had to work with almost no time off
and little pay.
"I am here tonight to warn you that
you have yet a chance to escape my
fate," says Marley.
Scrooge, after being shaken up, goes
to sleep and is consequently visited by
three ghosts who show him what he
looks like to others by bringing him his
past, present and future.
A Christmas Carol is a story of a man
who is forced, by the ghosts, to see
himself the way he really is. He is
bluntly confronted with his miserly
disposition He falls on his knees, weak
from humility.
While he views his life, he periodically
lets his emotions go and shows affection
for the people in his life. But, then not
Once a year profession
knowing how to deal with love and kind¬
ness, he quickly snaps into cynicism.
The story follows him into Christmas
Day where the real Scrooge that has
been bottled up so long, comes out and
shows love.
The play is being performed by the
Fresno Community Theatre Dec. 13,
14, and 15 at 8:30 p.m. and Dec. 16 at
2 p.m.
It will be performed at the Fresno
Memorial Theatre. For more informa¬
tion, call 233-6213.
Student paints x-mas scenes
Judy House shows the (irvt
When the cold weather arrives and
shoppers clog the malls in Fresno, it's
a fair bet that Christmas is on its way.
Another thing associated with the
holiday season in any city is the sight of
snow, holly, or candy canes painted in
large scenarios on the windows of stores,
restaurants and other businesses all over
Judy House, a 21-year-old journalism
major at CSUF, has made a once-a-year
profession of painting familiar Christ¬
mas scenes on these windows.
"I 've been doing it for about the past
six years, after learning it from my older
sister," House said. "I've developed a
list of clients over the years, but I also
look for new ones."
House is hardly sentimental about the
paintings.
" I do it for the money. But on the other
hand, I wouldn't do it at all if I didn't
enjoy it," she said.
Painting windows for Christmas is a
cut-throat business in Fresno, according
"It's very competitive here. There are
a lot of businesses that like to have their
windows painted and there are a lot of
people who want to do it; a lot of them
try to undersell the competition," she
"That happened to me the other day.
I called a customer by phone and we
made an agreement. When   I  arrived
with the paint, his windows were already
painted.'
House said that she values the busi¬
ness experience and the opportunity to
meet interesting people in spite of such
"There's not much you can do when
that happens if you don't have some
type of written contract," she said. "I
tried using a contract but it wasn't worth
the hassle because of so many factors
involved."
House limits her painting to busi¬
nesses as opposed to homes because that
is where the money is. She did receive
one commission, though, which may in¬
dicate that Christmas window painting
may be changing to meet the times.
"Some guy asked me to paint the
windows on his van the other day,"
she said.   "I've never painted a van
House said that there is a certain
technique in painting the windows using
water soluble paints.
'Some people try to paint their own
windows and make a real mess of it
because they don't know how to apply
the paint or how to layer certain colors."
she said.
House is quick to disclaim any artistic
ability of her own, saying that it is all in
the technique." Her customers seem to
disagree. She has painted a number of
well-known shops and—-riestaurants
around Fresno. /
'It kind of amazeyme that I get paid
for it,'she said.     C
Stenzel to leave CSUF Fellowship after 10 - plus years
When Frank Stenzel first arrived at
CSUF to become the campus staff
worker for the Inter-Varsity Christian
Fellowship in July of 1969, the chapter
had seven students. Now, as he prepares
to move on to a new position at his alma
mater, Chico State, Stenzel finds it very
gratifying that group participation has
grown to include over 200 people.
'It's very satisfying that the group
has expanded, especially in the area of
small group Bible studies. Now we have
21 small groups that encompass about
200, 250 students, where people have a
real chance to participate. It is also very
neat that there are 21 students who can
lead Bible studies, and who can minister
personalty,* Stenzel reflected. But such
was not the case when he first arrived
at CSUF.
The first couple months were very
tough, according to Stenzel, because of
the low numbers jn the group. 'We
talked a lot about what we wanted to
do,' Stenzel said, r*and we even dis¬
cussed folding it up. We felt that wasn't
what we wanted to do, and that one thing
IVCF needed was visibility. So, with
those seven students, we got permission
to use the Free Speech platform, and
decided to sponsor a Bible reading
marathon.'
'We had a statement of purpose, and
a handout explaining why we felt the
Bible not only should be read, but
heeded to, listened to. Before we got
through - it took us 86 hours to read the
Bible from front to back - we had over
150 people-taking half-hour turns and
participating in it. Once we took a stand,
Christians seemed to come out of the
woodwork and get involved."
Frank Stenzel explains his role with
IVCF at CSUF with a comparison to an
athletic coach. 'I'm like a spiritual coach
out there. I've been through the trials
of being a young Christian, like most
coaches I know have played what they
coach. What I do is draw the team to¬
gether, take those that want to be on the
team, teach them the fundamentals, the
rules, get them in shape, and get them
ready for the season.
-But a coach is not on the field. He
cheers them on and gives them the
words of encouragement, but he lets
them do the job.'
Stenzel feels this is where IVCF is
unique, 'in that it b the student move¬
ment that gets things done. We have
student leadership, and it's the stu¬
dent's that are carrying the ball - I'm
just the coach.'
But he is quick to point out that all
Christian group advisors naturally feel
'the group they work with is where
it's at. College students are a tremen-
sdous thing to have an influence on,
because it's during the college years
that one's character is crystallized. It
is the first time away from home, so you
become your own person.'
Stenzel doesn't feel that campus
Christian groups should work against
each other when they have the same
goal, and feels they do not at CSUF.
'One thing I 'm really proud to have had
a part in is the development of Christian
Emphasis Week. It's great to see unity
and co-operation. It takes a lot of effort,
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