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hTATE TKACjJiKKS C(JLLEGE SEWS
Tuesday. December 19, 19;0
SEWS LETIEH
Ptibihheii Monthljr by
state teachers college
WEW5 PRESS CLUe
Elizobeth Cfty, l^orth Coroitno
THIS lt> SEKIOLS
Many jf us tail to realizt tlie se-
rk)Uhr«?ss /f the war in Korea. I use
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CHRIST.MAS CABOL
As Joseph w as a-walking.
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Evelyn Hodges
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yoLK h;tlke is what
yot MAKE rr
Your future is strictJy up to you.
As a ;itiwn H free, dynamic, ever-
progressing America, you will find no
ditator to tell you wliat you must
do. Your opix^rtunities will Ix' limited
only l;y yoiir vision of wliat your fu
ture may lx;come, youtr abilities atid
liow you use them, your character
and your deterniination.
Vou will shortly start out on or«;
of the m(;)st exciting adventures you
will ever have. You will discover that
earning a living can Ixi fun.
liut, if you want to grt the most
from life, you will liave to organiz*^
your thinking. You will nexid to usi
foresight in aciuirini( thos' skills
which will most valuable to you
later. You will have to plan your life
well and follow your j)lan—^yet leave
your j)lan flexible enough to over
come obstacles and to take advantage
of unfors'en opportunities.
Your future income and jwsition
will 1«‘ determined pnncii)ally by the
values placed upon (he services you
ren ler to your employers or your cus-
lonKTS. Whatever your work, you will
have a selling job to do—a task of
presenting what you have to offer in
tile best possible way. wliere are you
Koing?
the word “W'ar”, fully aware of the clear to everyone, and yet a hundred ^ ^ birthiught
fac-t that war has nrt ye*f lieen de- jxiopk will gi\e you a hundred differ- Christ our heavenly King,
dared officially. Yet, how can we call ent meanings of the word. Have you
it anythin* else, w'hen at the time of ever s’toppei to think just what pro«-
tliis pr'nting our casualties (United ress means?
States; are at a figure reading forty Some i>^ople sniff at the word as
tliousand plus, and mounting daily. tlie pe^s^mis-ts would do, while the
J can not help but wonder, if we opt^m st would make you feel that it
know that the communists are waging is wonlerful. (X course, Mr. Pessimist
an all out offensive, while we are has his reasons and can give man>-
/nakin 5 si>eeches. Tolay in Korea we concrete examples to prove his wav’ of
are rurming liard, and fas't, l>ecaus" tliinking. He can illustrate by showing
we liave no (rther tiioice. Men are how' we ha/e progressed from the
dying like so many insects. There woolen club to tlie hydrogen bomb: with the fair spring water
must \>n a reason for tljis. Wliat is and yet, in fpite of this, the barbaric Ttat on you shall be shed.
I that reason? \\'e are told that there warLke motive of destruc-tion tliat
is nj war. cauieJ man to lust for power and
us honest with ourselves, greed two tliousand >ears ago still
and face this crisis as we ha.e had remains.
to face all others, squarely in the face. W^H:•n Mr. Optimist again reminds
If tlie Conurmnists are to ever know us jf the beneficial discoveries and "’as a-waBdng,
that we mean business, now is the inventions w'hich ha\e seemsd to put ^ angel sing,
tim-. If we are njt prepared to give man on a high inteUec-tual lever, w’e M^-s son at midnight
oiir fig'iting units the support that is find it still harder to define the word. ^
so badly needed now, then let us However, is this the viewixrint which ^ S^ad, good people,
w'ithdraw from the scene and try to should be taken by all w'ho expec-t a this time of the year:
save face. W'e should, by this time, bright anl enlightened future? It is >'Our candles,
realize that it is very hard to talk to true tliat w'e have to go through war shineth clear,
an enejiiy when he has us on the run. and relx;lLon to conserve our ideals
I am not an advx.ate of war, and and beliefs. It is true that sometimes
yet 1 r!(j not feel that we are justified tliere are dark clouds before the sun ■
in sacrificing the lives of the men we shines, but the world was not meant
“His birtli-bed shall be neither
In house nor in hall
-\or in the place of paradise.
But in the oxen’s stall,
“He neither shall be rocked
In silver nor in gold.
But in tlie wooden manger
TTiat lieth in the mold.
“He neither shaD be washed
With white wine nor with red.
“He neither shall be clotbed
In purple nor in palL
But in the fair, white linen
Tliat useth babies all.”
—Anonvmous
AW.\KEMNG OF THE SPIRIT
The spirit of Christmas had not
, have fightini- On the other hand, if | to be always a “Garden of Eden”. awakened in the student
1 wc arc going to remain in the con- ' Sinc*e the beginnin”^, progress in in- bodv here on the campus until Sun-
llict, let us then declare war, anl go ventions, miraculous cures, labor-sav-] December -3, when an inspiring
all out to make it just that. We must; jng devic-es, and other tv^jes of ad- : 'esP^r service vi-as presented by Sec-
go into this with full realizition, that; \anc-ement has been on the w'ings of ' ™ Production under the
I KS J Wl; FOHCE'i
l-‘Kl wc forget the true Significance
ol (-'hristnias in our merry making, let
MS think about the first C.’hristmas as
it is bi autifully told in the (;hristmas
Ca:ol “Silent Night, ffoly Nightt”
written by Joseph Mohr and f'ran/.
(irulx'r:
Silent N'iglit, Holy Night,
All is calm, all is bright,
Hoiujd yon Virginia Mother and
Ciiild
Holy inlaiil so tender and mild.
Sleej) in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly |)i'aee!
Silent Night; Holy Niglit,
Shepherds (|uake, at tlie sight,
;lorii‘S itreain Irom h*aven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia
(lirist, the Saviour is born!
(:lirist, the Saviour is born!
Silent Night, I loly Night,
Son ol (lod, love’s pun- light
Hadiant iieaius from Tliy holy face.
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth,
jesus, Lord at Thy birth!
In tlie poi'tic words ol any of the
(:luistums carols can be found the
Siuur beautiiul story of tlie birth of
Our laird.
I )uring this Yuletiile season, as we
sing them or listen to tht>m, let us
rememlier that it is tlu'ougii Him that
we nci'ive, and be forever deeply
Uratel ul.
sacr.f-ces must be made. They are to ; war or revolution.—Ev'elyn Dillard.
Ix' expected. So, I say to yo i now
prepare yourself for any turn of
events, for they may very easily af
fect you. you, and you.
—Charles Boone,
HOW DO WE K.NOW?
W'e never know v^'hen we banish
A man who comes to the door
But that he might be the Son of God
\\'hose feet are weary and sore,
A woman who needed shelter
In Bethlehem long ago,
W'as to be the mother of Jesus;
But the innkeeper did not know.
If he had, the story would differ —
He’d have given her the best,
Initead of the humble manger
Tliat he gave as a plac^ of rest.
Perfiaps our chances are slimmer
HIS BIRTHDAY
CHBISl.MAS 19.50
AT HOME AND ABBOAD
Over one thousand nine hundred
years ago, a great event occurred up-
oii the face of the earth—an event
that marked the salvation of modern
man. Freedom, brotherly love, and
IW'ace were giv(*n to man by the birth
of the Christ Child.
I his (^liristmas, all over the world,
the light of peace .seems dimmer and ,
d.nimer. W'ars and wars perpetual are : sheltering Him today;
forever upon the horizons. Greed has | came as a beggar
caused nations throughout the world away,
to oppr-ss and dominate each other.
I’reedom is a thing long loit to ex
pectation. Brotherly love and salva
tion ha /e e> changed places with fear
and hate. Everywhere, peoples are
h-arlul and skeptical of what may ap
pear upon the threshliold of another
year. Starvation, homele.ssness and
slavery are like giant birds of prey,
waiting to swoop down and capture
millions within their clutches of ter
ror. 'I’omorrow seems only a mirror of
chaotic existence.
Hen* at home, in the United States,
there are seen rather than felt the ev
idences of these conflicts. We should
be thankful that the physical aspects
of total war have at least spared our
shores. Our sons are fighting in dis
tant lands this Christmas, h\it let us
remember that if this is the only so
lution for the preservation of the
ideals of the lorefathers, we are one-
hundred per cent behind the effort to
subdue all foes of democracy.
Let us make this Christmas and
Nevv Yt'ar celebration one of sincere
gratitiule as we join in more concen
trated work and praver.
I could not go to the manger
And touch the wee hand so white,
for the Baby to open His fingers
And clutch my finger tight.
But alw'ays on Ilis birthday
I feel that Jesus is near,
And is stretching His hand to heaven.
To lead me all the vear.
“Clo:;er to our hearts be the Christ
mas spirit,”— Dickens,
“We have seen his star in the east,
and are come to worship Him.” —
.Matthew 2:2.
Again we hail the season
Of kindliness and cheer.
Again we hear glad greetings
Ringing far and near.
And at this time of gladness.
Thought to go out to YOU —
ith a hope that Christmas blessings
Will be Yours — The Long Year
Throuch.”
direction of Mrs, Hoffler. The nam-
of the play was “O Come Y'e To Beth
lehem,” It was a pageant of the na
tivity in three parts. The first took
place w'hile the shepherds were abid
ing over their sheep, Angels appear
ed before them telling of the wonder
ful birth. This scene with the angels
was very well dramatized and held
the audience spellbound. The second
part was in the market-place where
some of the people were scornful of
the things that the shepheds were
teUing, all except the blind man who
believed and, through a miracle gained
his sight. The third and last part was
the manger scene. Here the angels
had gathered around Joseph, Mary
and the Holy Child. Shepherds, wise
men and all the townspeople brought
offerings and gathered about the Holy
Babe. The curtain closed on this beau-
tifid, inspiring, and colorful picture.
PLAY PRODUCTION EXHIBITION
A two day show by the members
of the Play Production classes took
place in the library on December 1st
and 2nd, The exhibition consisted of
small stage sets made up by each in
dividual of the classes. Every thing
which went to make up the stages was
made by the students themselves.
Some of these were the eycloroma,
the flats and the furniture. There
were sets of many kinds. Some
were scenes from dramas or
comedies, or melodramas. These sets
took many hours of hard work an.f
careful study. After completion they
were brought before the critical eye
of Mrs. Hoffler, the class instructor,
who critically jvidged them and set
them up for exhibition. As a whole
the sets made a wonderful showing
and drew the attention and compli
ments of many. There were two sets
from the forth-coming dramatic pre
sentation “Ramona”,