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tthanka, obitu- ,other affaire Aished, wilI b. ont of the most deligbt fui and appro-ý priate of- traditional Christmas custoins is the. singg of Christmas carols. In many schôools- some days before Christmas the arrival of the- anni- Carolrnig versary of ýChrist's birth. the pupils.uite in a pro-, g ram of suitable songs. In many a'home on Christmas Eve the family unites in the smgmig of'such goodaold carols as Away in a Manger, Good King* Wenceslas, Sulent Nlght. 'Phat this singing enhances the meaning of Christmas for all who také part there cannot be the slightest doubt., ln our:own north shore towns groups. of carolers have kept the wvorthy custom of goin.g on Christmas Eve from hQuse to house spreading good cheer. A little coni- pany of these singers dressed in old time costume, carrying lanterns, caroling lusti- ly, makes a meniorable 'sight.- Sometimes- a large company of those who have caughit and kept the truc Christmas spirit gathers about a gaily iighted fir tree and in song celebrates the Yule-tide festival. Suretv, it is1 a practice that should be perpetuated. *If we could all become as little children we'd join heartily and happily in this Christmas caroling. Thé oiwn paragraphs, Sélit out recently ln a letter' from the 'Chicago Association of Commerce with the pur- stetpose of stiniulating "nor- $tedy mal buying now for normal Bieying needs," seems to 'us so timely and necessary that realize that present purchasing levels cannot continue forever; and the retailer, wbo bas hesitated to increase his stock- will. merety make normal purchases and discourage unwarranted hoarding." On Cbristma.s Day at.,10 in theimorniig. three Angels with, about :60 of their, contemiporaries will arrive in Wilmette. Thre pepaedto be entertained in Three various homes. Those who Ang4 s entertain these treAges <-Billy, Leslie, and Bertha- -will not entertain'them :unawares, for thev. are not strangers to Wilmette nor ba's their coming. been uinannounced. If there be a place beyondthe grave' where good de-eds..are rewarded, surely those wbo give these 62 orphan children a, good time on Christmas D)ay will'not. go unrewarded. And if good times. are. remiernbered i proportion to their rare- niess, surely these Lake Bluff children wilI rem-einber vividly throughout the coming year the wonderful day they spetit ini Wilnîette -homies. This Mlihl be a Christmas sad indeed to inaîîy of our neighbors. More than ever, before tbey wilI need our help. A 'Cheery wvord .they will appreciate, but if we add' to the cheéery word a big basketful of food and clothing, Christmas time will be a happy~ time. * Renienibering that the gift without the giver is bare. let us even -now make sure that we are prepared.to give ourselves Yvith ourl gifts. er silice ýwe first met it ini john Dewey's wonderful book, "Democracy n E'Fduc-ati.on," our liking of the distinction Ai between the words, "grown"9 Al ways and "growing" lias steadily Young increased. For years it has Our raisins, currants, nuts, and .Vgs, Dates, cherries, citron peel Woudd be just Raisins, currants, ints, and figs, Dates, cherries, citronl peel; Not Christmos cake! Anâd sÇ- 0Our tinsel, tissue, holly wvreat hi, Trees, trinkets, Iights, and toys Are tintel, tissue, holly uîreaths, Trires, trinkets, lights, and toys; Not' Christ mas gifis! ~Wo Crisstas joys!1 Unless we give remtembering God's Christmnas. Gif t A t Bethlehent. -HELEN DAvID)SON EDWARDS Vera of Glencoe, Who. whiledl away a portion'of her summler, vacationby observing hf e and customs in Leningrad and Moscc3w, appeared in this sanctumn rieceurly with an interesting collection of camera studies depicting bread Elues, Russian taxis, whatnot, to illustrate and supplement a wealth of first hand information. Pretty bad situation, she says, and to. think thatthe intelligentsia must worry aloug on half -rations. The wonder of it ail being that those who are afflicted with even f air mental capacity cani abide by auy, of the fare, it's that, goshawf ul. In marked contrast are conditions in the neigh- boring Scandinavian countries. Stockholm, says oir. tourist, is the mot nmodern of European capitais, architecturally even iuclined a bit toward the futur- istic, and other conditions pretty much' on the up and U1p. Tbough. sorely tempted toaffect a f uli growth of chin: whiskers during, Vera's absence In Sovietland, the better to nxeet the competition so generously depicted in her camera studies, we are now ha ppy' to'have f orgone the, urge. You see, we learned only today f roui no less an authority than old Sauta himself, that Vera is to engage in a wholesale distri- ,000 in the, country's saving of our largest inuistrial spite thie wave of de- ance extra dividends and uses. Fewcr than, twenty rage carl ers of the United Have you mailed your Cbristmas pack- ages ? Did you label them fully and leg- ibly? Did you put enough stamps on th .?Are they already.in the mail.box? --Good for you 1 er the family evergreen. Ask any school they'hl know what we're talkiug about. Snobs -LINxs wishes. yo u a. Merry ChristmasI -MIQUE~.