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Christmas: UnitedStatesandEurope
By Doug, Johnston
Christmas Eve In the United States, llMO.
The hustle is over. Children heve wormed
through grownups to press their noses ngainst
department store windows exhibititip mechanical
toys. Good naturtd shopping crowds have jostled
into street curs. The last toy soldier has left
the shelves. The lust baby doll in on itn way to a
prospectiwe "mother."
Radios aw murmuring carols. Sweetly, sin*
ccrely, "Peace on Earth," Uood Will to Men."
Twelve o'clock. He Is born.
Christmas Eve In London, 1940.
The last pedestrian has left the streets, for
safety in the air raid shelter*. Street* are dark,
lonely, deserted, except for an unlit cab creeping
slowly past the taped, unllghted w>...'*»ws. Maybe
there 11 be carols echoing hollcwl^ u. the tomblike
bomb shelters. Ironically, wistfully, "Peace
on Earth, Good Will to Men."
Twelve o'clock. A weary A. R. p. Warden
gaxes at the huddled sleeping figures on tne floor
of the shelter.
"He is born," he r.iurmurs.
Christmas Eve in Berlin. 1940.
Streets are murky, unlighted. A lone cyclist
steers can-fully 'round a crater in the road. w ill
thnre be carols? No. Carols arc an expression
of weakness. Carols ore "vcrboter."
Twelve o'clock. "Heil Hitler."
Politics Good Life Work,
But Won't Make You Rich
By Mrs, Jordan, Head Counselor
Politic* Is the way democratic government
works. It get* pretty raw sometimes; hut right
now everybody in the United Stales can sec It in
better to hare bad poHtiot than no politics at all
In a country. We are young at it: Great Britain,
after centuries of trials and failures, fights
mgaiiut dishonexty and for honesty. And the
United States is learning fmt these days.
Politics Is great business; but do not go into
it to set rich. A great many graduates of this
Ochool have gone into politics; three have been
Cabinet Members; one a longtime Congressman;
one a Governor; one was Mayor of Oakland for
over tuvnly yean; one was Mayor of San Franfhco.
They have served In the State Legislature
and on the Board of Supervisors; muny are hi
such service now. Some arc great, some not
M»t am honest
Huv did they get Into politics? Most of them
began as lawyers. Mayor Pardee of Oakland
•was a dentist; Mayor Schmltz of San Francisco
was a musician; Assessor Washlpsrton Dodge
was n doctor. To Ret into politics, ihoose your
party early; volunteer for election wort in your
precinct; get to know your precinct executive.
Belong to the church you believe in; as ycu como
of age, Join fraternal order* of your kind; thus
people know whet you arc.
But think alvrays of what is good for the
country, not just what's good for your crowd.
If the country got* down, where will your
crowd br, or your union, or ai'r of us? Do not
get rich but nlwayn earn more than you are paid
for. Study the live* or great politicians. U«rah
left enough for hlv widow to H»e on; Etthieman
did not. Lincoln, greatest politician, said, "We
can't outstrip the *orld—we must try to purify
(be world, but we must not hold our wires pure
tbore the world.
•:-. Political rows are good shows; they hold pcopie's
fptenn. Every citizen must be a politician
.to miVe Uda government work. Always vote at
the p/.mar-w, and understand public questions
as well m you can.
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Pastimes While Waiting For Santa Claus!
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About Grads
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Your
Foreign
Correspondent
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Greetings friends {?). This is
you our Foreign Correspondent all
dccl ueckvcl fit in a new straight jacket,
bunging you thn latest news from
the southwest corner of u padded
cell.
A Piedmont High student hasn't
minted a day of school from kindergarten
to I • high junfor year.
K must be the fudge sundaes they
pass around in every clasrf.
1 AIN'T DRUNK (Hie)
Judge: "Because a man is en His
knees in the middle ft the
rond, it does not nccerwarily
follow that he is drunk,
does it?"
Policeman: "No sir, it docs not.
But this one was trying to
roll up the white line.
—The Tattler.
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The little nngels in a physics
class at Huyward Union High decided
to have Komc fun not long
ago and locked their worthy pedagogue
out of the room. Teacher
hud his revenge by keeping *he
class after school ?nd making it
listen to a lecture on "Safety in
Locking Doors in Public Buitdinijs,"
—L—
KOOTEKS GET IMUXES
Fremont High in Oakland
awards candy barn to students
who cheer the loudest and show the
n:oJt school spirit at footbnlt
games. In other words:
If you go to Fremont High
And a candy bar you'd like to try
Tlie loudrr you yell
And the more you raise
—your voice in »ong the mo.c
chance you have of winning one-
Soe?
And now. with our Great Aunt
Mat'lan having another attack rt'
i\\f D. T.'s, rre must leave you. To,
ta, you lucky people.
What They Want
For Christinas
Xow that the holiday* arc clov
ing in nnd the spirit of Christmas
has invaded l»wcll, n-c dcciditl to
ask a pertinent question: "What
do you want for Christmas?" Th-?y
hnvc ancHxml ..s folloM:
"MldKv" Decknun—Gynl>plar.e.
ACRIO .Mi»to» — Georcc Potty's
datiuhtiT.
Janet Rim—Aviation IcMons.
-Kal lUmrox— Orance lipstick
fo; Shirley Goicoviti-h.
J C %
*. K 'lera—Ten in'nuIcK with
"Hal" Uimrow.
l.oul»e firecr- Private telephone
and telephone numlwr.
Jlax Sinerr—Mr«. Oliver's hox oC
Kleenex.
Shirley Il.rl—St. I,rnatiu«.
Al Herman—A natuml voice noiln.
AmonB other thinirs thounht up
liy our "clever" students as Clirlstfi»
re S ! , a Letter Box
Bing! Crajihl itang! Is
'.tming down the chimney? And
we thought thnt Santa was comint
tarly thin year? But it was
i'»ly the mailman, who had gotten
tii«- Christmas spirit a 1'ttle early
this year, unburdening himself of
hi.s pack of letteri Tor Ali'.i secretary
ty answer.
—L—
Uear Alt'* Secretary*
I hare a burning quMtioti in my
simple mind. Can a president uf
the Mtudent body be impeached?
Don't mUuPderitland. Car I Itaaka
In a nice fellow- and all of that. It
just happen* that I am curinu*
about being able to corrupt tlie
guv-rnment. Thnnlot.
—Subversive Activity Element,
Number 183812!!
Dt-ar Subversive Element:
"There is no machinery in Lowell
lot the impenchiwnt of an officer,
UA we triut lliey arc alt upstanding
young students." Thiu siwke principal
Stephens. He remembers
only one such case when the inut.a-
K«i of the IUd and WW'e wai re*
moved from office t'or lack of activity
in ihf vxcvutloii of the duties
cf his office. —Ali's Secretary.
Dear AiE's Secretary:
How about giving u* the low-
(jown or\ Ihnt cute new usinlant
fuotball ccuch?
—Curious CutEes.
l>e.\r All** Secretary:
Would you please Inform us cu*
noibi KirU if the new assistant
football roach has a woman.
—"Just Wondering,"
Dear Ju»t Wondvring and
Curiiou.1 Cuties:
Sorry that we must be the
bearer of Hitch «ad tidings, but
Coach Felling ban been In a Male
uf matrimonial blian far Io these
many years. Too, too bad, girb.
>»c itympathExr.
—AH'* Srcrclarj.
—L—
i^car AH'K Secretary:
,tl»u we have any janitor* at Low-
»
Grant. Santa
were
0 ." 1 ife aIhl?lM that ««" those
feet? What ripened to oo- footuall
w-m? . :>ut that's UeiUlo t;.o
Oym \U-vk"? ? Th Thin^ ar« nal!y
l>ad l>ad. j'l hi heir . ur r
ft.et. ft.
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—An Athlftu.
Deft, athlete:
LoA-cli will at (om^ futisr* date
have a chiropodist here twice a
wtck to look after «ur athletes' aill"K
feeu In the meantime, we aug-
« cal Ilf Fra.ik Quinn
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