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Ol)e (Tampus ^ttirror Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia llllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllltlllllllllllllllMMMIM III! mil II I MM Ml III 111111111 Ml I Ml 111 Ml I III 111111II111II Ml III 1111111 ■ III I III ■ 11 III I II Ml III 111111111111111111 Ill 11IIII Ml Volume IX. December 15, 1932 Number 3 """ ■■Iltlllll Ml II I I Ml Mill IIIMMIM I. Mil I II MERRY CHRISTMAS ^5 Christmas In England Helen Yeomans 1 really have spent more Christmases in America than I have in England, but I re member the good times we had at my grand father’s when we were children. Before Christmas there was the pudding to be made. Everyone had a hand in getting all the things ready; then my grandfather poured in the wine, and everyone must stir and wish. One year my wish really did come true. It was a Christmas pudding, made from the recipe which my mother and her mother used. Then there was the fun of decorating the house; putting holly over all the pictures, stringing the berries that fell off, and of course there was the mistletoe to hang in the hall. Should you he caught and kissed you were supposed to present to the gentleman a pair of gloves. On Christmas Eve we hung our stockings. My grandfather would come home to tea with tales of Santa Claus with his reindeer and sled coming down the chimneys and, of course, we believed him. Christmas morning we were awake long before it was light, seeing by candlelight what Santa Claus had brought. One thing always was a five shilling piece in the toe. Cor days before Christmas the poor chil dren came around singing Christmas carols. We often had several sets in an evening. We gave them pennies, sometimes asked them in tor sweets (candy and cake.) The waits came Christmas Eve about twelve or one A. M. They were men who sang and had musical instruments. Christinas dinner was the great event; (<'ontinued on Page 4) Christmas in Liberia Margaret Stewart, ’35 In Liberia, Christmas is the time of sun shine and flowers -those fragrant white tlowers that bloom just in time for the fes tal season. On Christmas Eve housekeepers put the last finishing touches to spotless homes and hang cheerful Christmas bells in the clean, curtained windows. In the kitch ens, (which are usually built outside the houses) these same busy ladies lift out the last pies or cakes from faithful old Dutch ovens, while the children look on with eager eyes and watering mouths. The shop-keepers, carpenters and general working people usually wait until the last minute to 'hop, and they come home late in the evening, little street boys following with boxes and parcels. The farmers and natives (Continued on Page 4) The Spirit of Christmas Blanche Robinson, ’36 It would he interesting to know how many people give without a selfish motive. Though our incomes he meager, we can spend a small part of them each year in making some one happy. Then, too, we can develop a spirit within us that will enable us to ap preciate the small gifts we receive—not be cause of their value hut because of the spirit in which they are given. This is the true Christmas spirit. The extent to which we give things that are dear to us implies the depths of this spirit within our souls. Sympathy is everlastingly, and inevitably within every human being somewhere. No matter how long this feeling has been sub dued, it must, under some circumstances, come again to life. No country has ever existed or will ever exist without some bond ot sympathy extending between its classes. I he spirit ot Christmas is born of sympathy. A favorite fantasy of the modern illustra tors and writers is that of Santa Claus and his reindeer. What does Santa Claus mean to you? I' he merely a symbol ? Why is the message he brings never explained, so as to give a clear conception of its meaning? If we think for a moment, we will realize that the story of Santa Claus teaches the blessed- ncss and joy of giving. I rue, very few people understand just what i> expected of them during the Christ mas holidays. W hether it means gorging themselves on turkey and cake, or taking (Continued on Page 4) Christmas in the Virgin Islands Eldra Monsanto, ’36 Tn the Virgin Islands, Christmas is the time when everyone tries to make the other happy. This is manifested by the spirit of giving. Dinners are sent to the poor, neigh bors exchange samples of food, friends ex change gifts and presents of dairy products; vegetables and other things are given to the municipal hospital. Some autumn evening, when one sits down after a full day, sweet strains of music are wafted on the breeze. One sits up and turns a listening ear towards the hills whence the sound is coming. It is the choristers prac ticing their Christmas Chorals. This begins about two or three months before Christmas and is the first sign of the coming joyous time. The stores then follow the lead and try to compete with each other as to which one will make the prettiest show; they are made gay by the articles displayed and by the garlands and tinsels used to decorate them. The boys and girls of the schools keep the flame glowing by exchanging names so that each student may receive a gift. Each class puts on a drive to raise money for the purpose of spreading cheer. Christmas Eve is the time when merriment is at its height. On Christmas Eve morning one awakens with an inexplicable feeling. When the sleeper comes to full consciousness, he jumps out of bed with a firm resolution to have this day just as full as possible. This feeling comes to every native on that day. The day’s shopping is one of the most thrilling experiences. Merry groups saunter from store to store, getting the keenest en joyment out of window shopping. (letting the Christmas tree is the special (Continued on Page 4) • IMMIMIMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIMIIIMIIIIIMIIMIMMIIIIMMIIIMMItlMMIMM Atlanta. Morehouse. Spelman Get "A” Rating I lit* Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, at its meeting in New Orleans on December 1st, voted to give Class “A" rating to Atlanta University, with its aftiliated colleges. Morehouse College and Spelman College. This gives the highest rat ing of the Southern Association to the bach elor’s degrees conferred by Morehouse Col lege and Spelman College and to the Mas ter’s degree' conferred by Atlanta University. MIMIIIIIIIMMMIIMMIMMItIMMItllMIMMIIIIMIIIIIItIMIIMMIIIItMIIMIIMIIIMI