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Show 5 December The PARSON 19, lggj 3 name is My Gort,and I My name is Prometheus A I've brought you fire discovered V quite some time ago! But you Vfl no idea , CMA Oh dear !...W hy, when Zeus Pinds out... 3etui 'Poll Sorry, old the trouble I went chap, but my to procuring this ! creative genius simply cannot : by Frances Bander In the early Christian church in the See of Myra there was a great Christian Bishop and Saint named Nicholas. He went about on the night when they celebrated the Christ childs birth and left gifts with unfortunate persons. However, the secular world grasped on ta Nicholas, stripped him to his cope and Mitre, put on a little red suit, and gave him a dwelling place at the North Pole. Since this happened, many people have felt that Christmas has become far too commercialized, so we have invited a number of persons to comment on the question. Is Christmas too commercialized? Name: Lee Leong Major: Art and Political Science Class: Senior Yes, Christmas has become commercialized. No longer is & v y . xttn ix-- '" ; t Ai nV rpfe) . it meaningful and enjoyable: everyone is engrossed in his own thoughts as to the choice of an appropriate present at a reasonable price. No longer is it creative: everyone is in a hurry to dash down to the nearest department store to get enough Christmas cards to reply to the ones who had not sent one the year before. No longer is it aesthetic: everyone is thinking of the glass and wine bottle. And amidst all this hubbub: For unto you is born, this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11. Name: Anita Bradshaw . Major: Pre-Me- d I ) Class: Freshman People wall . agree that Christmas is the time given to the rejoicing of the Sav- i ? 1 v i' H iours birth, yet they will stand by and watch the very meaning of this Holy Day be lost in the great maze of the business world. No sooner is the Thanksgiving turkey gobbled down, than the Christmas decorations go up on lamp posts, over streets, and in the store windows. The , a r ' ' 0 i ( t h t I I I 1 1 1 1 3 li s 1 t newspapers become full of ads, the radio broadcasts the announcements of their sponsors; in fact, everywhere one turns he is met with something to remind him that There are only more shopping days til Christmas. Yes, Christmas is too commercialized. People should enjoy the quiet simplicity of giving the greatest gift themselves in acts of kindness, consideration, helpfulness, and understanding. In reality this is all people want (Continued on page 7, col. 3) by Karen Kelly If you are wondering what to read over the Christmas Vacation, may we suggest the following books: Mussolinis Enemies by Charles F. Delzell. The book, which is divided into two parts, traces the opposition to Mussolini from June 1924 through coup d etat of July 1943 to the reconstruction of Italy in 1946. This book has been awarded the Borden Award of the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer. A history of Nazi Germany. This is a fast moving story of Hitlers empire. The book includes testimonies of Nazi leaders, concentration - camp inmates diaries and paper work. The book is a complete account of Hitlers rise to power and his fall. I Was a Slave in Russia The true by John Noble. story of an American who was captured by the Russians and put into a concentration-cam- p for being a spy. The author gives in detail his experiences in the camp and how he was finally released. A Nation of Sheep by William J. Lederer. of the book The co-auth- or The Ugly American has come out with a new book telling of the foreign policy in the East. The book is a plea to the nation to wake up and see what is going on in the world. Men to Match My Mountains by Irving Stone. This is a detailed account of the opening and settling of the far West. The book throws a different light on the settling of Salt Lake City, Utah, Viriginia City, Nevada and the West Coast. Let My Heart be Broken -by Richard Gehman Let My Heart he Broken, with the things that break the Heart of God is a moving eye witness account of the conditions of the people in Korea, Japan, Formosa and India Your heart will be broken when you realize the plight of these people and the lack of support that the agencies that are trying to help are getting. The Psychology xf Why are some gifts so successful while others perhaps much more expensive get a reception that is merely polite? Why should the telephone, once dismissed as merely a necessity, rise to such popularity as a Christmas present? Why is it better, if you want to be in as an to a too is that small give gift rather than one that is too large. Advertising, packaging and personal preferences all play big roles in determing what makes a gift a good one, but perhaps the biggest role of all is played by psychology the simple, homey, common sense kind. How can you put psychology to work in choosing gifts for the people on your Christmas list this year? By heeding these six dos and six donts. DO watch for hints. Our slips of the tongue often reveal what is really on our mind. In the same way, when we talk about the things someone else has, we often give away an unspoken desire. DONT give cash. Not only may it appear that you think the recipient needs the money, but a cash gift practically shouts that you dont know your friend well enough to choose a gift for him. DO make it a luxury. Some- in-la- Gift-Givin- g almost surely wouldnt buy for himself if you didnt give it. If economics demand that you make it an intensively practical present, give two presents instead of one and make the first a tiny luxury. DONT give something that could be taken as an unfavorable reflection on mans ability to earn a living or on a womans ability to houpe. This is especially keep true if you are giving a gift your son-in-la- w or to daughter-in-law- . DO give a present that wont create- - immediate anxiety. A woman with young children may feel uncomfortable if you give her something quite fragile, and a woman v ho is than more may feel uneasycoo-receiving gear for complex king or a product requiring a lot of polishing or other maijob-center- ed home-centere- d ntenance. DONT give a present that reforms the recipient or gets him started on a good hobby unless youre confident that the recipient is really eager to be reformed. DO clear with a child's parents before selecting any but the most routine gift for him. DONT visit a child without his present, telling him he can have whatever his parents will allow. The reward isnt immediate enough for most mihded youngsters, and you put the parents in an awkward position. DO save money by getting a top quality product in a lower price line, rather than byin choosing a low quality item a higher price line. (Billy Rose once said that if he had to only a dollar with which would buy his wife a gift, he blow the whole dollar on a single bar of soap so that the missus could feel like a queen while bathing.) DONT try to create an im' more pression by spending than you can really afford, h you know a person wen enough to give him a gift can probably knows what you afford. bird-in-han- d DO wrap your gift care f mV even if its shape makes wraF ing difficult. The wrapping says I care and means a |