Show STUDENT LIFE PINK CHIFFON VS YELLOW FOX “'Want some holly Miss?” The little boy held the green and red bunches eagerly toward her and after glancing at his shivering little figure Helen lrew out her purse and gave him a quarter in exchange for a small bunch of the glittering green “Oh thank you Miss” said the little boy fervently but Helen She was hurryhardly noticed ing through the crowds towards a certain large store larger and more brilliantly lighted than the others She stopped breathlessly before a window filled with warm looking furs and looked hungrily at some yellow fox hanging far back in the window she “They’re still there” breathed relievedly “and they’re just as beautiful but I must see how Gran’ma is before I get them” and she turned reluctantly away into the crowd again “That you Helen ” quavered the old lady “Well be sure to shake the snow off outside and warm yourself before you come near me” “You feel better tonight don’t you Gran’ma?” and Helen obediently stretched out her hands to the fire “Yes— what is that on your coat?” ‘‘Oh that’s some holly I bought from a poor little boy” “Ifollv?” “Yes you haven’t forgotten that tomorrow is Christmas have you?” ‘‘Christmas! Why so it is” and then she gazed abstractedly out of the window mumbling to herself Helen drew on her gloves “I’m going up town Gran’ma to buy myself a Christmas present what shall I lmv for vou?” The old lady turned suddenly from the window “Huy me a pale pink ehilTon dress caught up rith knots of pink ribbon” her turned toward laughing hut stopped puzzled at the expression on her GrandHelen mother’s face” joking aren’t You’re — you re you Gran’ma?” she said PAGE FIVE Remember the Intercollegiate Debating Tryouts Jan 15 “don’t mind ON ENTERTAIN- MENT me child I’m a fool- Helen almost grabbed the parEditor of Student Life ish old woman I don’t know cel and hurried home and for the A fact in regard to Student what made me speak so but if first time in months she went by Life fiances lias impressed me It you ever want anything so much the window of fu's without even is this: In my opinion we do not that you feel that you can’t live glancing in Lowithout it why — Why get it child “A Christmas present for you get enough patronage from no matter what” Gran ’ma’’ she called as she burst gan citizens in our Lyceum W’hy it is? Not that Helen walked thoughtfully ov- into the room and putting the numbers er to her Grandmother and sat bundle on the old lady’s lap she the people are oversurfeited with a mu ements and Lyeeum courses down on the stool at her feet ran oat laughing inhab“Hut whv didn’t vou ever have A little later she went back and surely for a town of S000 support the pink dress Gran’ma?” found her Grandmother fast itants generally can of places of “I have always been too poor asleep with a pale pink chiffon twice Hie number we find in Logan Mr and there have always been so diess d tightly in her arms amusement it seems plain that our many things that we have needed and as :he noticed the contented Editor are poorly adverHun along now and get b ok on the old lady’s face a entertainments worse We tized and lamelv heralded your Christmas present or the smile fiitted over her own know that many times fine numstores will be clored’ ’ “Wake up Gran’ma” she callbers of our Lyeeum course have “Hut do you still want a pink ed “it’s time to go to bed” and of Lothe old lady blinked her eyes passed thru while the bulk dress?” sleepily at the light and mumbled gan people never knew of their The old lady laughed half That ADVERTIZE! something about being a foolish coming I think seenr to me the vital need Spend shamefacedly Sometimes old woman I can’t die until I have one but a little money for catchy dodgers 4 law child what would I do with WHAT THE U OF and give a few youngsters free it if I had it ? Imagine an ugly U PLAY COST tickets to carry them to every old woman like me with a pink door in the city ela-pe- chifiVn dress” students Helen didn’t feel so happy now paid for their tickets to the play as she thought of the yellow-fothe Student Body finances were Some tapped $4370 for the two permarked half-pricfur: how she felt uncomfortable but formances The report follows: she walked mechanically to the Receipts store and stood looking at the $20000 Guarantee to U of U warm looking furs for a long Kent opera house (2 nights) 5000 time trying to make up her mind 2300 STr sad saved money for so long Orchestra 470 and wanted the furs so much and Advertizing yet — Finally she went down the street and looked in another Costs window for a long time but this time : lie looked at filmy dresses Boor Keceipts (1 night) $11900 11700 and back in one corner she saw a Door Keceipts (2 nights) pale pink chiffon dress caught $23GOO Total up with knots of pink ribbon and 4370 the tag hanging from one sleeve Xet Cost to Student Body was marked fifty dollars just the $27970 amount rhe had in her purse for turned She the furs— her furWe commend the tlioro adverfoolShe was i cM'lutcly away tizing done dresses chiffon ish to look at pink hadn’t — whv her Grandmother Frof too Informal worn anything but black alpaca Prof Pederson calling roll— for yea is She glanced at a clock and noticed that there were only “Mary Huff” if you five more minutes before the Mary— “Miss Huff stoic closed and then suddenly please” she turned and almost ran back Prof— “Isn’t your name to the More of beautiful dresses Mary?” The clerk glanced curiously at ylry“Ycs but I am used to Besides the Mr money Editor I see two reasons for this apathy in shouting our attractions in the amusement line One lack of time on part of those entrusted with this very important duty and second too great financial security And by the last we mean this: the money to pay for the cost of the Lyeeum numbers is already paid in by the students ami lienee no fear is Mt of a deficit or lack of funds If we had to finance each venture separately I am po itive better and more extensive advertizing would be resorted to We must sav it is time this too x e it a the girl’s flushed face ns she took being called Mis Huff” want joke because I have always well ‘Miss ProfJ — “Very ed a pink chiffon dress more than a pale pink chiffon dress markof the win-lo- Huff” ’ anything in the world and have ed fifty dollars out “And you won’t try it on?” never had one?’ she said passionRemember our advertisers “No never mind the size” ately and then more gently “Joking — do you think STUDENT COMMENTS great security in finances cease to lie used as an excuse (tho uneon-s- c imply) for slack methods of getting out the people to help concert pav for our splendid courses’ A STUDENT K'K-4e'H-'H'HH- HE Students Store ? 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