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Show Santa Claus Is Bearer of Gifts In Many Lands Mothers of America are overwhelmingly over-whelmingly agreed that parents should teach their children to believe in Santa Claus. At least that is the conclusion drawn from a recent opinion poll by a leading woman's magazine. One of the women polled made an answer typical of many: "Belief in Santa Claus is one of the beautiful wonders of childhood. It gives us a period in which dreams come true and anything is possible." Christmas is like heaven on earth for the very young, the magazine points out. But as America moves from war to peace, there is an inevitable in-evitable emphasis on reality and truth. No one wants to fool or be : ' ' ' : ' r.:.'-II 114; m- 1 1 w- (ttir miitr'iirii-il They knew he would come. fooled. Therefore, should even happy myths be promoted? . Should children still be taught to believe In Santa Claus? Should they enjoy all the magic of childhood while they can, including the traditional tradi-tional myths, or should they be told the truth in preparation for the adult world they must Eome day face7 Considering these questions, the opinion poll asked a group of women representing a cross-section of millions mil-lions of American homes, "Do you think parents should teach their children chil-dren to believe In Santa Claus?" The response was decisively affirmative. af-firmative. More than 87 per cent of the women voted "yes." j "If a child thinks of Santa at a man there will be eventual dWIlu-Eionment," dWIlu-Eionment," commented one woman. "But Santa portrayed as the iplrit of giving remains a beautiful idea." Another woman pointed out: "Santa Is as real as Uncle Sam," |
