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H A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR ft

THE N. E. A. IS THE LARGEST PROF ESSIONAL ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD
The National Education Association en*
rols 200,000 teachers, 3,000 of whom are life
members,
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A headquarters staff of 125 members conducts the business of the National Education
Association in an office buildin g owned by
by the Association in Washington , D. C.
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The National Education Association will
build in 1930 a seven-story annex to the present headquarters building in Washington ,
D. C.
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One-half of the school superintendents in
the United States hold membership in the
Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association.
Thirteen percent of the high school principals in the United States are members of the
Department of Secondary School Principals
of the National Education Association.

Y.W.C.A. to Hold First Formal Dance Tomorrow
On Saturday night December 14th , the YW. C. A. will give the first big formal dance
of the year. The dance is open to the school .
Guests may be invited. The subscription is
S1.00 per couple. Alexander 's orchestra will
play from 8:30 to 11:30 P. M.
The first formal will be a big event. Every
one is going; Are you?
Get your program in Room 283, Waller
Hall.

The Observer
December 21, Christmas recess begins.
The Maroon and Gold staff lakes this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry
Christmas and a most Happy New Year.
We know a certain Freshman who is in the
habit of reciting sentimental poetry to a girl
while on a date. We suggest you be more
original John.
Don 't forget ,—Mora and Co., Magician ,
December 20.
Congratulations to the newlyweds.
We wonder why long dresses are not popular among the boys of North Hall.
Who played Fireman on third floor?
Announcement:—-The Maroon and Gold
orchestra will play in the gym for a dance
every Thursday.
The Student Body express their sympathy
to Miriam Hartt in her recent bereavement,
The Y , M. C. AT'V;Ship Dance" last Saturday was a big success.
The new Chapel seats must be comfortable.
We noticed Palsgrove asleep.

SECOND ANNUAL CRUISE OF THE S. S.
YMCA
Raided by Pirates
The famous university ship, S. S. Ymca,
made its second annual voyage and sailed
from New York harbor, Saturday night, December 7, 1929. At 8 P. M. the gang-plank
was raised, and it steamed out on its j ourney
to Bermuda and points farther south. The
screeching of tug whistles and the clanging
of ships bells gave the great lin er , with it s
cargo of students, a fond farewell and wished
th em "Bon Voyage".
Even the waves danced to the rhythms of
Don Mower's Musical Skippers, as they played dreamy waltzes, and snappy fox-trots. They
were grouped in the glow of an amber spotlig ht and made a striking appearance at the
north end of the gymnasium. The lights in
the bleachers were covered with green paper
and the bleachers themselves made a noticeable likeness of Barbary Coast, where Captain
Kidd and his contemporaries carried on their
piratical activities. Under conventional scenery there was placed a tin trunk arid draped
over it was a human skeleton.
Covering the light at the north end of the
gym was a large piece of blue card-board with
a large, golden circle cut into it which sprayed its yellow glow over the floor. In the center of the "gym " a large mast rose above a
descent of some kind , into something below
the deck. From the top of the mast to both
extremities of the ship hung a long line , to
which , many pennants were fastened ,
Captain Dew, who had charge of the crew
turned into the Steam Ship Company a report
of special recommendation for better posi tions. The members of the crew, who received the honors, were Seymore Stere, Jack Tayloy, Jack Adamson , Robert Brown , Orval
Palsgrove, El wood Lewis, Joseph McGowan ,
and Raymond Hodges.
Something, unprecedented on a "Y" cruise
before, occurred while the ship was on the high
seas when First-mate Hodges performed the
wedding ceremony for Captain Robert S.
Dew and Mary Kelly, a beautiful young co-ed.
(The Captain's punch was very refreshing.)
Off the coast of Brazil the ship was captured by a band of mad pirates, who boarded
the ship unnoticed while it was struggling
perilously near to an island. They swarmed
upon the deck, forced the passengers into the
state-rooms, collected what loot they could
handle and then departed as mysteriously as
they had come.

The S. S. Ymca sailed homeward with the
last of the thrills left behind at Barbary Coast
and all of the travel -worn students were more
than glad to plant themselves again in real
dormitory beds.

BASKETBALL TEAM STARK PRACTICE
First Game Januar y 11
Coach Booth issued a call for basketball
practice last week and 35 boys responded.
After a few nights of practice Coaches Booth,
of the Varsity and Jones of the Jayvees weeded the squad down to twenty-four players.
This number will be weeded again until only
twenty men are left and then the two squads
will be selected. From the amount ©f material reporting for practice it looks as though
Bloomsburg will be represented by a championship basketball team this year. It may
be too early in the season to predict what
kind of a team we will have, but from the
writerTs point of view we will be able to make
up for the few football defeats we suffered
this year. Here's hoping everybody gets behind the team with a lot of enthusiasm and
pep so that we can make a booster night out
of every game we play. Boy, page Edmunds
and crew for our first game either Thursday
or Friday of this week when we toss baskets
against Danville Y. M. C. A. on our home
court.
The following men are out for the teams:
Wadas , forward and captain ; Kirker, forward ; Yocabonis, guard ; Shepella , guard ;
Golder, guard ; Rudowski, forward ; Warnbaugh , center ; Warman, forward ; Baker, center; Th om as, forward ; Yaretski, forward ;
Coursen, forward ; Hower, center; Beck ,
guard ; Sekulski, forward ; Brown, forward ;
Kanjorski, guard ; Morris* forward ; Mausteller , forward ; Frit2, guard; Larish, forward .

V. W. C. A. Notes
Our dear friend , Mr. Bakeless, as the evening 's speaker , discussed in a truly helpfu l and
del ightful manner the subject "Possibilities of
School Friendships. " True friends are essential to the happiness of life, for mere
books , excellent thou gh these may be, can .
not give everything. In the choosing of
one 's friends , worthy character is imperative ,
for "what a man is , his friend will become."
The school , in particular , furnishes abund ant
opportunit y in findin g a friend thai will appeal to one 's own heart. The great friendships of the past: David and Jonathan , Jesus
and John , Lord Tennyson and Arthur Hallam—form vivid pictures of what our own
friendship may become. Understandin g,
continued on page 2

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J Dec. 14, Y. W. C, A. Formal Dance ,
Gym 8:15.
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i Dec. 16, Chapel , Auditoriu m. 10:00.
jl " Freshman Girl 's Volley Ball 3:20
!;D ec. 18, Chapel , Auditoriu m , 10:00.
J!' Dec. 19, Extra curricular Activities , 3:20,
j ! Dec. 20, Chapel, Auditoriu m , 10:00.
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pany , Auditori um , 8:00.
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IVIaroon a nd Gol d
D e c e m b e r 13, 1929

mi:miu:r P e n n sy l v a n i a school
pbkss association

Published weekl y durin g the school year ot 1929 and
11)30 by t he students of Bloomsburg State Teacher Colle ge for the interest of the students , the alumni , and the
schoo l in general.
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Editor-in-Chief—VV . B. Yenger , Jr.
Associate Editor—O. Palsgrove
Assistant Editor Esther Yeager
Business Manager
Student Advisor
S. W. Kurtz
G. R. Wolever
Facu lty Advisor—S. L. Wilson
Kditorinl Staff

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Vid Jones—Sports Editor
Norma Knoll—I iterary Editor
Maudrtic O'Connell—Social Editor

£ hS*-*"}Circulation Editors

B. Bowman —Girls Sports Editor
I. Robbins—Humor Editor
Reporters
T. Schuy ier
O. Krap f
II. Keller
E. Miller
L. Gillow
F. Dushanko
M. Nelson
K. Hoffman
D. Frick
S. R odd y
C. Riggs
C. Menges
M. Conahan
M. Betterl y
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Subscri ption Price—$' 1.00 for resident students ami
alumni.
Entere d as second c lass mail , at the Bloomsburg
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EDI T O K I A L
WHAT ABOUT CHRISTMAS ?
We are drawin g very nea r to the Christmas vacation. Soon we will be home to
celebrate that one day in the year which is
cherished so dearly by all ot us.
Amid thou ghts of presents , the Christmas ,
tree , Santa Claus , and the holiday festivities
our minds may wander away from the true
meaning of Christmas. .
Let us just for a moment get away fro m

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Freshmen Girl's Basketball
Season to Open Next Week
Senior Girls Play After Vacation
The freshmen girls have been divided into
A , B , and C teams for the basketball season.
Those who have played on the varsity in
high school will play on the A teams , those
who have played at least one year in high
school will play on the B teams and the C
teams will be the beginners. The season will
open next week with teams play ing on Monday and Thursday from 3:20 to 6:00.
Starting before vacation allows time for 5
games in first semester and 5 games in secend semester or 10 games for the season.
At the end of first semester the teams will be
reor ganized and those who have learned to
play well will be put in higher classification.
Soph more girls in the four year course
will do the scoring, re"fereeing and timin g,

Y. W. C. A. Notes
continued from page 1

h owev e r , is the very heart of such a . bond ,
and truth , symp athy, and trust must be omnipresent.
The second joint meeting of the "Y. W. "
and the Y. M. C. A. was a decided success
Professor Albert , a former member of the
facult y, gave a splendid address , w o ven
around the subje ct of "Things. " The American people of today, he said , have gone
cra zy over "thin gs ." They struggle frantically to acquire material possessions, tan gible
fragments r..ar time inexorably demolishes ,
and the spiritual elements of life are neglected or ignored. At Christmastide , especia ll y,
the day on which the Savior of the world
entered life as a mortal , does the corporeal
viewpoint become strikin gly pr ominent.
Concern for gifts , seemingly all-important ,
leaves no time for meditation upon th e
world' s greatest gift , the King of kings.

Senior girl's basketball will be played on
Monday fro m 7 to 10:00 o 'clock in the gym
and on Friday fro m 4:10 to 6:00.
All teachin g seniors will be excused from
conferences on Friday to play basketball.
Th ese 'g ames will not begin till after vacation.

To Santa from Waiier Hail Girls

S. f. C, Bloomsburg, . Pa.
Christmas Eve.
Dear Santa Claus:
We ' ve all been mi ghty good girls , so please
reward us by leavin g in the lobby the following articles : The book called "How to Gain
Weight " tor Metelski , Swartz , Vollrath ,
Jo hnson , Knol l , O'Donnell and Cavanaugh.
A man for Bessie Keatin g .
A doll ' s house for the numerous dolls of
Catherine Br ani gan.

Waller Hall News
Miss Rachel Pratt and M iss Mary William s
of Nanticoke spent the week end in Waller
Hall.
Beatrice Beale entert ained her sister over
the week end.
The phone booths in Waller Hali have
been much in demand the last two weeks.
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Hosiery
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A phone call seems to be the . most popular
way of extending invitations to the dances. .
In preparation for the Y. W. C. A. dance
on the fourt eenth , Waller Hall is in great
excitement. Gowns are already bein£ selected and ptograms made out.. Our . firs t formal has long been awaited. The girls are
anxious to ap pear in their best array,

the material side of our school life and reflect upon wh at Christmas really should
mean to us. Let us stop for a moment in
our holiday activities and recall the life of
the One whose birthda y we are celebrating.
What was his contribution to us? Was it
not Service?
Remember students we as prospective
school teachers arc dedicatin g our lives to
the service of humanity, Whether we admit
it or not we are serving—no matter how
small the part —in that great program He
gave us.
So we must not forget students , that it is
not a ll tun ., and that we shou ld have at least
one serious-moment in the coming vacation
to me ditate and remember just why we celebrate Christmas.

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LITERARY
On Christmas Eve

all our feelings—joy and fear,
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f sorrow and despair,
There's one that comes at Christ*
mas time,
Which stands beyond compare.
On Christmas Eve, when all the rush
Of holidays is o'er—
When trees are lit and candles shine,
And flames in chimneys roar.
When wreaths are draped in window
frames,
And holly is on the shelf,
Anon , there comes that "hush of life,"
Transcending thought of self.
A quiet peaceful silence reigns
A restful, heal ing ba lm,
And everywhere throughout the world
Is sensed this holy calm.
For now, throughout the u niverse
A unity prevails. 'Tis then
All human h eart s join in the song
"Pease on tartb, good will toward
men!"
Dorothy Levers

A Christmas Memory
In the still Eve of Christmas
Flames in the fireplace strange patterns
weave
Arabesques wierd and queer
Calls to mind a memory I still hold dear.
In its yellow glow comes and goes
A scene I well remember. A room
On Christmas Eve where we trimmed
a tree
Wi t h bright r ed balls , and were so happy .
Gone ,—Gone is all ot that
But somehow I can not erase
The memory that comes, and will not
retreat
A picture, vivid—but truly bittersweet.
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Sara Miller

The Origin of the Hymn,
"0, Little Town of Bethlehem."

The famous Chri stmas hymn was written
by the celebrated preacher , Phillips Brooks.
He was a Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Massachusetts. He was also widely known
as an independent thinker and a lover of
little children. In fact, it is said that at every
Chri stmas time , he would find dolls and toys
for all the children of the neighborhood to
enj oy.
Upon a journey to the Holy Land he became deeply inspired by the religious envir o nmen t and , as a result , he endeavored to
write a piece of poetry for children . Thus it
was that he composed the beautiful little poem
"Little Town of Bethlehem. " Then he took
a fancy to have it written to music; consequently he called upon a friend, Mr. Redner ,
to compose the music to be used in the service on the foll owing Sunday. Saturday
af ternoon came and Mr. Redner had no music. Tha t evening as he lay in bed , h e seemed to hear angels singing beautiful hymns.
Immedia tely he sprang from bed and hurriedl y wro t e t he t une on a scra p of p a p er , fearing that he might torget and the tune be lost
forever.
The following morning a small Sunda y
School assembly, were hearin g f or the f irs t
time that now famous Christmas hymn , "O,
Little Town of Bethlehem/ 1
Florence Fowce tt

Dad's Christmas
When Dad was a boy, the big part
of the Christmas season was the Christmas tree hunt. They took a long hike
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into the woods and cut down a spruce or a
balsam and brought it home. Then the whole
family set to work making decorations for the
tree. Grandmother made gingerbread men
with pink and white icing, while the rest of
the f amily helped make canes and baskets
out of molasses candy. They also made popcorn and colored it. Then they strung it into long chains. They made chains also of
red and green paper. Sometimes they gathered pine cones and colored them green and
red. By Christmas Eve, everything was
ready and the family all j oined in decorating
the tree.
But don 't for one minute think there wasn't
any Santa Claus. There was only one store
in th e village an d each f amily ordered w h at
toys they wanted fro m this store. On Christmas E ve th e ow ner of the store dressed as
Santa Claus, started out in his slei gh to deliver the toys. He entered the house and in
a deep voice called out, "Merry Christmas,
one and all!" He th§n sailed out the names
of the children and as he talk ed t o th em , he
gave them their gifts. Then they all sat
round the table and Grandmother ser v ed
Christmas cake and punch. Santa Claus went
on to the nex t h ouse, and the happy children
trotted off to bed.
Elizabeth Challenger

Santa, 1928, Gets a Wet Reception at
Wilkes-Barre

Excitement and just loads of it! This was
the first journe y of Santa Claus all the way
from North Pole to Toy land. He was
coming all that distance , making a non-stop
flight , in his own airp lane. All the childre n
from the valley were assembled in the aviation field in order to give Santa a warm welcome. There was a straining of eyes and a
craning of necks as the purring of an airplane
motor was heard in the distance.
"It 's Santa! It 's Santa!" the children cried
in unison.
Excitement reigned. The childre n were
yell ing, cheering, laughing and applauding.
It surely was Santa in his plane , "The Spirit
of Christmas!" Since it was necessary that
Santa 's helpers return in the plane to their
work shops, Santa was going to make his descent to earth in a parachute. One breathless
moment ,—then a scream from the audience ,
—for there was Santa fallin g gracefully toward earth. All eyes wa tched eagerly. He
was almost within reach of the eager hands
stretched forth to catch him—when lo!—a
sudden gust of wind carried him in the opposite direction. Farther and farther away
he was carried until lost to sight. There was
a loud splash! The startled onlookers gasped! Santa had made his landin g in the middle of the river !

Midnight Mass

Pearl M. Quoos

The most important , and probably the moat
impressive of all Christmas services in the
Catholic church is the Midnight Mass. It is
so called because it commences promptly at
twelve o'clock.
The priest holds mass at the front altar in
a very stately and sacred fashion. All dur-

P A T R O N I Z E OU R

ing the mass, the choristers are hefard as if
from afar, singing Christmas carols. Vocal
and instrumental solos are also offered.
At this one particular time of the year the
altars are most beautifully decorated. Profusions of fresh flowers and ferns are banked
high along the altars. The tall , lighted candles illuminate the entire front of the church.
How beautifu l and sublime it all is! It fills
one with a deep emotion of awe and admiration, making one happy and devout.
At one of the side altars , which is surrounded by great numbers of Christmas trees, is a
model representing the lowly manger in which
our Savior was born. It also depicts the various animals and the Three Wise Men coming from afar to offer their gifts to the newborn babe. The guiding star is seen high
above in the heavens.
The members of the congregation partake
of the Eucharist , the bread and wine, used in
the Holy Communion , the sacrament of the
Lord's Supper.
Both the young and the old kneel, and
pray devoutly. Some are probably asking
forgiveness ; some offering their thanks; others
pray ing for departed ones.
After mass is over, the people walk to the
front of the altar where the manger lies, and
offer their reverence to Christ , our Savior.
Mary S. Rozanski

Norwegian Candlelight Service
NOTE—This Christmas candlelight service was arranged by a native Norwegian pastor for a Methodist Episcopal Church in this state.

tff^k The church is dark , except for the
I n n lights over the organ. The lights illuminate a cross of evergreen that hangs from
the arch over the choir , and the lights on the
two larg e Christmas trees. These frees stand
at either end of the altar rail , and are so tall
they seem to be noddin g to the high arched
ceiling. They are masses of dark green and
silver , illuminated by small , colored lights.
Smaller trees stand about , and on the window ledges are evergreen branches and poinsettias. On the altar is a table laid with a
beautifull y embroidered cloth and ten tall
candles. One candle symbolizes the Old
Testament , another the New Testament , and
another , the church.
The service begins. As the organist plays
softly, the robed choir enters singing a Christ*
mas carol. The pastor and the reader take
their places.
Familiar Christmas carols and Scripture
passages compose the service. Each Scripture
passage is preceded by a carol. Some of the
passages are taken from the books of the prophets who centuries before His coming told
of the birth of the Messiah; others are from
the New Testament and tell the wonderful
story of His birth. As each portion of Scripture is read , the pastor lights a candle , till at
the close ot the service the ten candles are
burning brigh tly .
In such an atmosphere , a feeling of solemni ty is produced by this simple service.
Doro thy J. Frick

Christmas in Wales
NOTE—Told to me by Rev. H . J. Baker , a na t ive o/
Wales.

The celebra tion of Christ mas in Wale s is
ver y simple and rnther primitive. M ost of
the customs date back to the t ime when the
Dru »ds r oamed the hills of the country ,
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The Day Before Christmas in Poland
NOTE—As told by an old lady who lived there
forty- five years ago.

$l£l% At sundown Christmas festivities beJn f e an. The evening meal came first and
since nothing had been eaten all day, thi s
meal was a big feature. Bread , which took
the place of the Blessed Sacrament, was broken and shared before the meal. Because
Advent was not yet over, only the very best
in foods that were fasting foods could be
served.
The Christmas tree was unknown. Had
the people wanted trees , it would have been
im possible t o get any , for the government forbade the cutting of tree. Nevertheless , ther e
was an exchanging of gifts. The table was
covered with straw. In the straw were concealed the gifts. A snowy white cloth prevented any peeping. The host seated each
person near his gift. How hard it was to sit
thro u gh that dinner without taking a peep
und er that cloth !
When the table was cleared and each found
his gift, thanks were dul y given.

At midnight every one went to mass. The
sleighs wefe full of happy people. All the
way to church they sang Christmas carols.
Immediately after arriving home from church ,
the good times began. One neighbor 's house
was open for folks who came from miles
around. Singing, eating, dancing , and drink'
ing filled the entire Christmas Day.
Mary

Raiewski

Christmas in Wales
continued from pa ge 6

Several weeks before Christmas Day the
festivities begin. All of the houses in the
village are given a cheery and festal appearance by the candles in the windows. Dur ing
the period of celebration , the peasant children go fro m street to street singing the beau tiful Welsh carols that are tau ght in the homes
of all Welsh people. They might also go
to the home of the landlord , who , after they
have sung for him , will invite them all into
his . manor home , and give each one some
little gift.
In Wales the Christmas trees are not the
big, bushy pine and spruce trees that we
know of. They are , rather , prickly holly
trees, which grow especially large in that
country . The peasant goes out into the hills
to cut his own tree.
No decorations are placed on the holly
tree except candles , and the red holly berries
which ripen on the tree at that time add to
the beauty of it.
On the night before Christmas , all the
childre n hang their stockings over the fire

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place, and these are filled with nuts and fruit ,
and perhaps some little remembrance. The
peasants never exchange gifrs between themselves , although the landlord usually gives
his servants gifts of food or clothing.
The Welsh do hot have the customary
tiirkey or chicken , but their Christmas dinner
includes a leg of lamb , because sheep is their
chief food. And best of all , Christmas day
always means a huge plum pudding made as
only a Welsh mistress can make it.
Christmas is never accompanied by snow
in Wales ,, and the children do not have
winter sports. Nevertheless , they enjoy their
Christmas jus t as much as anyone else.
Jaire Fahringer

To Santa from Waller Hall Girls
continued from page 2

A bag of peanuts for Gert Ferry.
The Eighteen Day Diet for Starick .Wilson ,
Jenkins and Smith.
Sex Appeal for Bennage , Astleford , and
Harr is.
Saint "Nick " for Millie Rabb.
A cup cake for M. Carpenter.
A p ermanent wave for Helen Cott.
A Weekend in Bloomsburg for Marge
Cona han.
Shorty 's love tor Glady s Jones.
. A Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year to everyone.
A voice for M. Noel.
A monocle for E. Dwyer.
A diamond for Grace fro m Ruchy .
A "Tarn " (O'Shanter) for Regina Williams.
A Baker and a Beauty Parlor for Jayne
Cease.
Sneakers for all proctors and supervisors.
A courtroom and dou ghnut for "Lindy. " .
Hair pins for: Cabo , McCormac , Levers ,
Edwards , Boy er , Slowey, Stacia and Gallagher.
Mirrors for all the press rooms.
A frown to Gertrude Schrader.
A weddin g rin g to match her diamond for
Margaret Davis.
A Dew Dew Dewy day for C. Robbins.
A "Hankie " for D. Keatin g.
A "Stub" Pen. for G. Gavey.
An alarm clock for Mary Davis.
Husbands for Tillie , Kelly and Oberman.
We know you won 't refuse us.
Sincerely,
W. H. Girls

A Christmas Eve in Snyder Count y
Fifty Years Ago
It is the night before Christmas! Excitement is in the air , and the children , who have
been busy for days, are anxiously awaiting
the morrow , yet at the same time dreading
the thought of going to bed , when they think
of what they are missing.
Hark the sound of bells! It is the Belsnickel ! A dash is made for mother, who sits
before the hearth , busy with some little task
which must be completed before morning.
What would they do if they had not mother 's
large apron under which to hide? For the
Belsnickel is" certainly a frightfu l creature.
First, his face appears at the window. It is
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window , he enters the door and the rest of his
make-u p can be seen. He is covered with a
white robe , and has a harness of bells around
his waist which tinkle and jingl e just like the
sleighbells which are heard on clear , frosty
nights. In one hand , he carries a bunch of
thin whips, and in the other , a large bag of
nuts , popcorn , apples , and sometimes candy.
These as you have guessed, are for the good
boys and girls. Gracious , how they are envied , and how they have striven for weeks
beforehand to behave! The first victim is,
of course , the cidest. She it is who must step
forward and tell whether she has been good
or bad during the year , and has said her
pra yers nightly. She timidly relat es her doings, and they have been favorabl e, for she is
told that she will be reward ed. Lucky girl!
Then comes the next of age, a boy. Poor
lad! He has behaved shamefully, an d confesses all his sins as it is useless to tell lies,
for the Belsnickel lives in the grove back of
the house , and knows the actions of all. This
chap receives a severe frown , and is told to
stand in a corner until later. One after another , the entire , group is dealt with. The
majority have been fortuna te for there are
only two bad ones out of the ten.
Now, since he has finished questioning, he
opens his bag, and scatters the precious nicknacks over the floor , at the same time giving
the good children permis sion to scramble for
the m. There is a merry scuffle , each one
try ing to get the most. This time it is one
of the boys who succeeds , and my! how he is
envied. Now , as it is getting well onto eight
o'clock ; it is time to deal with the unfortun ate
boys, who wish from the botto m of their
hearts that they had not behaved so badl y
and had not plagued the rest of their family
so mercilessly during the year . But for some
reason , the Belsnickel is feeling par ticularl y
charitable toni ght , and he lets them off with
a severe scolding, and a warning that next
year they shall receive a sample of each of his
whips, if their behavior has not improved
considerabl y, and if they neglected their
prayers. After delivering this message , he
departs , and the children are ready to go to
bed so that they can be safely out of his way
when he stpri-g to trim the tree. So very
carefull y they lay out the fruits of their many
weeks toil , feeling that nowhere else are there
such red apples, such bright and shiny stars ,
such long strings of pop corn , and such perfect
card -board animals covered with colored
paper that they hav e saved all summer whenever they were fortunate enough to receive
packages wrapped in such. Then , being model
children , for the time , they go quietly to bed,
and pr ay at the top of thei r voices, each one
determined to be the first one up in the morn ing, t o get his share of t he eat s befor e th e
others awake.
While the children are dreaming about
Christ mas, the parents in the little town get
together , and have a grea t ti me t alkin g over
the actions of their children duri ng the Belsnickel s visit. And the Belsnickels , for t here
are several ot t hem , tell of their various exp eriences and t hink t hat it ha s all b een a hu gh
joke. At this meeting the Belsnickels for

next year are chosen .
Finally all disperse for there is plenty of
work to be done; such as the trim ming of the
tree with the crude and simple ornaments ,
and tyin g on the rag dolls, and other simple
toy s that brin g the children such happiness.
Then finally/ in the wee small hours of the
morning, they retire to snatch a few moments '
sleep before the first shouts of "Merr y Christmas," awaken them and the day of days begin.
Elizabeth Cochran

For Anybody's Christmas Stocking
Christmas is dan gerousl y near! Are you
one of those who is still franticall y trying to
decide what to give someone for Christmas?
Why not let a ' book solve your gift problem.
With more books published this fall than
ever before , the conscientious book-bu yer
would n ever , unaided , find his way out of
the book shops. Here are* a few suggestions
to -fit any member of the family.
For the older members

FICTION
1. "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemin gway .
2. "The Methodist Faun " by Anne Parrish.
3. " T he E mbezzle r s"by Valentine Fataeu
4. "Sketch of a Sinner " by Swennerton ,
5. "Bird of God" by Virginia Hersch.
6. "Man Who Pretended" by W. B.
Maxwell.
7. Laughing Boy" by Oliver LaFa rge
8. "The Good Companions" by J. B.
Priestly .
9. "The Man Within " by Graham
Greene.
10. "God Have Mercy On Us " by W. T.
Scanlon.
11 "Weather-Goose-Woo "by Percy MacKay e.
12. "Stray Lamb" by Thorne Smith.
13. "Babes in the Wood"by Michael Asten.
14. "Dido , Queen of Hearts" by Gertrude
Atherton.
15. "Chariot Wheels" by S. Thompson.
16. "Way of Echen " by James B. Cabell.
17. "Dawn " by S. Fowler Wright.
18. "Dartmouth Murders " by Clifford Orr.
19. "Dr. Krasenski' s Secret" by M. P.
Shiel.
20. "The Secret of Hardy Street" by R.
J. Casey.
BIOGRAPHY an d TRAVEL
1. Autobio gra phy of Calvin Coolid ge "
2. J. Ramsa y MacDonald" by H. H.
Tiltman.
3. "Up To Now " by Alfred Smith .
4. "LaFa yette " by Brand Whitlock.
5. "Beethoven " by Roman Holland.
6. "Ends of the Earth" by Roy Chapman Andrews ,
7. "Universe Around Us" by Sir James
Jean.
8. "White Africans and Black" by Singer
and Baldrid ge .
9. "The Book of Puka-Puka " by R. D.
Fr isbie.
10. "Idols Behind Altars " by Anita Br enn er

HUMOR

1. "How to Be a Hermit " by W , Cup py.
2. "Marrow 's Almanack of 1930"
3. "The Glenyas Williams Book"

4. " "The New Yorker " Album "

For the childr en
1. "The Fa iry Ca ravan "by Beatrix Potter.
2. "The Toys Adventure at the Zoo " by
Gwen White .
3. "A Ma p of Children Ever ywhere " by
John Day.
4. "Book of Famous Horses "
5. "Kit Carson " by Flora Seymour t
The edge has been only touched in this
list of possible book gifts. If you are not
satisfied with any of these , the literature sections of any leading magazine will solve your
quest for a "different " book.
And now to fill the stocking!

Do You Know That ,—

Christmas Greetings, New Year 's Wishes,
or what have you—are now in order?
I notice that because Christmas is rapidly
approaching, there seems to be quite a break*
ing up of the happy "cases" that we had on
the campus? Why?
C. Wolever said he didn 't like the publicity that this column gives him? Well it 's ju st
to bad???
Sat. 14rh—what a nite—girls freezing and
fellows choking to death , me , for more informal dances. Did somebody wise-crack
about our formal dinners? Now , now , control yourself.
This chilly weather reminds me of winter ,
and winter always brings back memories of
corn-popping? Speaking about corns , there
are several kinds: there is the unicorn , capricorn , pop-corn , co rn dod gers , corn-huskers ,
cornfields and corns on the toes. Corns have
kernels , and some Colonels have corns. I
forgot to mention acorns—you see it is a corn
with an indefinite article prefixed ,—yet the ,
acorn is not indefinite. Many are prone to
confuse acorn and aching corn. This finally
brings me up to my subject: I meant to talk
about the various shaped heads that one sees
on the campus. • There are the high heads ,
long heads , hot heads , soft heads, pig heads ,
barrel heads , heads of sermons—and some
ministers used to have fifteen heads to each
sermon—pin heads; heads of cattle , head
winds , drum-heads , cabbage-heads , loggerheads , come to a head , heads of chapters ,
head him off , head of the family, and go
ahead—but first be sure you are right ; but the
worst of all heads are the dead heads who
boast of school spirit and yet wont support a
school paper.
Ta , Ta, everybody—I must feed the gold
fish their bread and milk. Don 't cry frosh—
the seniors were only fooling when they said
"There isn 't any Santa Claus. "

Basketball Schedule for 1930
Mond ay—Y . M. C. A. nt Danville
Frid ay—Y . M. C. A. at Blootnsburg
W ednesday—Alumni At Bloomsburg
January 11—Shi ppcnsburg at Bloomsburg
January 17— Lock Haven at Bloomsburg
January 18—W yoming Seminary at Kingsto n
January 24—Shi ppensburg at Shi ppcnsburg
Januar y 25—Kutztown at Kutztown
February 1—Man sfield at Bloomsburg
February 8—Ea st Stroudsburg at Bloomsburg
February 15—Ku tztown at Bloomsburg
February 21—Man sfield at Mansfield
February 22—Lock Haven at Lock Haven
February 28—Wyoming Seminary at Bloomsburg
March 1—Ea st Stroudsburg at East Stroudsburg
March 8-Millersville at Millersville

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Dear Santa ,
Everyone has ,been happy with the presents you gave us last year. We appreciat e
them a lot. We have all been very good little
boys this year so I am writing to ask for a
few things that are needed.
F.irst of all , the hair tonic you brought for
Clarence Ruch last year is about all gone
and he would like to have more. If you have
a better brand please bring that; his hair isn *t
making much improvement.
Although Saul Gutter was a bad boy and
didn 't get anything last year , at present he is
trying to wash awa y his sins with "Joe" MeFadden 's soap. He would like to have a few
bars of soap (any brand).
Sant a, there must have been some confusion in the letter I sent you last year.
"Walt " Stere's reducing belt was 'way t o
small. If that was an oversize then please
bring a balloon-tired one this year.
"Shorty " graduates this year , Santa , and
lest he be looked down upon by some of his
future pupils please bring him a pair of stilts.
It seems his mother never brought him up.
"Cutie" Lewis would like to have something to make a man of him. I don 't know
just what it could be , Santa, but you are a
wise man and we'll leave it up to you.
I am getting too sleepy to write more so
will close with a request from all of us.
Everyone but a few would like to have relief
from the sound of saxaphones and other musical instruments, also we would greatly appreciate a new dormitory.
Hopefull y
All of Nort h Hal l
Pal—What 's the denominatio n of that bill
you loaned me?
Kal—E piscopalian , I guess, it keeps lent.
Shorty—Co me on , be frank.
J . J . J ohns—Im possible , I' m J im.
Helen Keller—Did you notice that insolent
conductor looking at you as if you hadn 't paid
your fare?
L. Gillow—Yes, and did you see me looking at him as if I had?
Dr. Russel—How can you tell the appro ach
of winter?
Pauline Ren g—It begins to get later earlier.
Hibbard —Cigarette?

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