Pryor Scrapbook Clippings, 1955-1980

1• · UPoland still has • little . • By JOHN KULCzyCKYJ ingenious solution from one Citizen Staff Writer . . of the Harding group. ~oland has moved up in Trianales and squares ' the world of technology in were sed to represent recent years, and with the wom and men and were distinction of being the place4 in a slot on the birthplace of the first bathroom door to show it Polish Pope in ~e bistcry was occupied. of the Roman· Catholic "That worked pretty well Church, a renewed interest for us until a group of has surfaced in the Russian tourists ·moved country's religious as well into the dmmitory and as political future. caused a few emba1T&ssing But as a foreign country, moments," Ganus said. -Poland still holds a few Ganus explained that it surprises and oddities to was a kind fl reciprocal typical American travelers sinlfng tour since the like Harding University University through the President Clifton Ganus efforts of Dr. Ke ne.tb and the Harding University Davis (chorus dire ctor> Chorus. Ganus and sponsored the Gdansk -] 1nembers of the Harding A Medical Choir in 1976 on a Capella singing groupa tour of the eastern United - toured the Polish States. Harding was countryside for two and one invited to be a part of the .half weeks this past 14th International Chorus summer. Festival in Gdansk, the Ganus said the group , enly ~P from the United stayed in eit er States to be invited. d o r m i t o r i e s o r . The last time Ganus was international student hotels "' in Poland was in 1970 and and were surprised at ihe· be noted improvements in poor quality of the · several areas of the Polish facilities. - ~ lifestyle. . "Sometimes 10 peopl. "They have more cars had to share the 1ame and less wagons now," he bathroom," Ganus said. said. "Their housing, "In some dormitories, an clothes , and food have " entire floor had to lhare improved and the people . I one bathroom. Yo are a lot freer than in other imagine what ki communist controlled problems that would use countries. Religion is not as at -}!arding in a w opposed in other lands. dorm m the morni '' There are quite a few ,''The cafeteria f ·illegal "house" churches makes our food h and the Church of Christ is · e it came from n o t g o v e r n m e n t ter awhile, I sanctioned. ven Spam · wou "The population is about " 90 percent Catholic and e problems w they hold short church bathr~ms 1 services, about 30 minutes concerts. · ''The people are quite proud of their berltage and sightseeing, joineo about 10 though they're uired to chorale group members in take nine years Russian Amsterdam. When they in school, they prefer to not reached the East· German speak it amongst border, they were themselves. So e of them transferred to a sealed can speak an and train where they were could comm uni te to our joined by Dr. Ganus. No students who a knew the ' one_was allowed on w off language." the train except at ''The church · general is specified cities along the m9re political Europe ro_µ~-: _ than it · is he and the "When we got to~oor country it9elf a cloaer destination, .the brother affinity to th western chorus and sister chorus . "powers than years ago met us at the station ·and when I was last re." gave us flowers," she said. "All in all, p made l "It was really nice." me appre'ciate America They were then taken to more,"hesaid.' wouldn't what her bosta said was a swap our Ameri•n way of m o d e r n c o t t a g e life. for anythina.' ' . . restaura-nt, Pod Klukg ,Ganus has viited all 50 Karczma, where they were -states, studied 80ClaUsm treated to a tasty nut Soup, abroad in 1967 and alao pork, potatoes and gravy. communism ·m UND. "I guess the nuts were Jolie Gibbs, a senior , supposed to take the place . music education lflajor was · of meat in the soup," sbe. ''survived') "t.o . about . syrap and cream.'.' It was her experimcea. one of the better meals the)' group were part of seven concerts and had ·a very tight schedule, Gibbs said. said. "As on~ countryman told me, 'when they · take you from one cage and place you in a little bigger cage, it really doesn' t make that much difference.' " In two and one half . weeks, ' the university president said he saw most of northern Poland. · The group toured the country by bus and aiso visited many cathedrals and picturesque cities where they gave outdoor was our Polish-born British~ guide had spent some time in his birthplace and now wants to remain there and sing in their chorus. · 1\ "On July 4th we really had a pleasant surprise. ~~We got up for breakfast at 7:30 and then got to visit different places, - castles and parks, but always accompanied by a guide. They wouldn't let us walk Back in England I had around the countryside b boug~t about 40 small ourselves. Y ~~ncan fla~ and was ''Quite a bit of the gomg to surp~ everyme country and its· old I by ·hold1!11 an im~~mp~ buildings were torn up and celebrati~. Well, 1t turned destroyed during the last out, we were the war," she said. "What they I unsuspecting cmes because ended up doing was finding when we got up on the as many old blueprints as I morning of th~ fourth, they could and ~e were slnpes and • 1 signs everywhere that our approXIDlatiDI the origlna hosts were putting up for Slru,~tQres w~en l th ey us. That tumed out to be a ~~b~ilt th em. Wi th castles, re a 1 intern at ion a 1 1t s impossible t.o recreate telebration ,, the original materials and · abnosphere and I could The group was 00 a day- easily tell the rebuilt ones tHl.a~ schedule, often not f m the originals ,, knowmg where they would roThe group also ~ured the be going the next day, and still grim Stuttbof Lager, 8 that sometimes hours concentration camp where before they_ were supposed . . to be there. . 80,000 people lost their lives , 'On • t· during wwn. . e 1me we were among the 45 stf!who said. "Dessert was a kind ~made the Pola trip and of apple pie with chocolate Gibbs said the A were served, 'lhe .-kl. Capella group bail 1cme to "They really serve a lot I. England on campaipa and of dark bread over there, after a five week concert probably because it only 1 tour and ·tne week of costs about 3) cents a loaf." I .-"The guides we had were surprised to find out we • really nice and really loved I were being ~dcast live the Harding College T· over the ra~ and another · While in Poland, the . shirts we gave them,,, •• l time w~ •~ even on_ local ;· said. Adam Gosiewaki, who television, Gibbs said. · , way to go before it catches ; up to us though," Gibbs '. said. "They have Pepsi, but Cok~ bas not passed customs yet."