Show Templar Topics Topic By Karl Keller In The News I Whether it was the Christmas Spirit that helped the to o win both of their season pre basketball games last week or j just st i plain lain luck the games were ere thrilling Wednesday night with Duchesne on the floor saw Mantis Manti's boys of fame ame come out in the end as victors victors vic- vic tors ors 55 to 18 Friday night a captivating spirit really got the as they I raced to the finish to beat Wayne High 33 to 27 Tonight will see the end of the th the thrilling season pre-season up line-up as stage a fight with High ligh at Eureka Previews reviews of Progress I A highly entertaining and in instructional instructional instructional in- in assembly was presented to o the student last Friday by the General Motors Corporation The program featured previews of modern modern modern mo mo- dern inventions of jet motors cold stoves red infra-red lighting and radios and phonographs operated operated operated oper oper- by light beams Several comparisons comparisons comparisons com com- of Edison's first incandescent incandescent cent lamp and modern fluorescent lighting and Edison's tin-foil tin phonograph phonograph phonograph phon phon- discs and record miracles were made to bring out the idea of how fortunate we are areto are areto areto to live in an age of modern miracles miracles miracles mir mir- acles I ITIle The TIle Alumni Presents Program Today the Alumni Association of ol Manti High will present th their ir annual annual annual an an- an- an nual Christmas program of fine music instructional talks and entertaining en en- entertaining entertaining en- en acts The program a asyet as asyet yet has not been announced but Im I'm sure will prove to be very good Christmas Here Again Yes Im I'm sure Im I'm not mistaken mistakes Christmas is here again Ant And with the beginning of the joyous holiday season the students leave the High to enjoy the quiet yet yei gay Christmas holiday but ut eventually eventually even even- tua ly of course ourse wi will will va s swarm m th tho hills and ice ponds to have their full share of winter fun Heres Here's just a reminder to help heir you remember that tonight a make- make believe Christmas fantasy in rec red I and silver will be heading your way along with loads of fun atthe at atthe atthe the White Christmas Senior ball Heres Here's a wish from all the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents student body officers am and yours truly to all of you for a happy holiday Im rIp offering this simple phrase To kids from one to two ninety-two Although its it's been said many times many ways Merry Christmas to you The Tho B Beauty uty of Christmas Christmas- Following is an article from The Th Student Prints which I thought would be very appropriate to print at this season of joyousness and merriment Christmas dear to the hearts of all who live and love and l laugh ugh Yes this happy season of merriment merriment merriment merri merri- ment and rejoicing Is again upon us and again we turn to ideals of peace peace of nation and home iome and heart And for the moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment at least we become thoughtful of others and being happy at heart we become our better selves and troubled nations strive to achieve a twenty-century twenty old challenge Glory to God in the highest and andon andon andon on earth peace good will to men Christmas marks the time of year when hope betterment of ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves and faith penetrate our ourI I hearts more moie warmly when hands are arc charitable when hearts are are warm and kind when minds are arc thoughtful A kind word to the bewildered a renewed faith in life to a friend or a thoughtful deed for a neighbor should become our Christmas gifts for we all can include among our gifts things more moie priceless than can be bought with money and more lasting than those wrapped in elaborate colors Christmastime when carols become the music of life when the Christmas tree becomes a symbol of beauty when gifts bring out the spirit that the immortal Prince of Peace instilled into our hearts when stars help us recall one which once had shown more brightly bright bright- ly when holi holiday ay gaiety shows us the spirit of peace and tranquility The brilliant rays of hope given us by Jesus the Christ will forever last as long as the Christmas spirit dwells In the hearts of men as Continued on Page 4 1 TEMPLAR TOPICS Continued from Page 1 long as men bring peace to the people even as that peace which He bi brought ought into the world on the memorable night from which we recall time For This blue December night is shaken shaken shaken sha sha- ken with song Hosannas throb against antennas of the land Miraculous l are arc the ribbons of silver sil silver silver sil- sil ver sound Twining the globe with earnest testament testament testament tes tes- Till the believing with the earth be wrapped His gift In tissue of carol and the shining cord of His word o 0 Mrs Joseph Hutchinson was in inthe inthe 1 the Sanpete L D S hospital in Mt 1 Pleasant f for r a checkup on F Friday iday and Saturday of last week C Friends called on Mrs Grace Alder last Tuesday evening to celebrate celebrate celebrate cel cel- I t h her cr birthday anniversary with her r Members of the retiring Manti City Council entertained for their wives Monday evening following Council meeting in the City Hall HaIl Games were enjoyed by all I |