Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 50, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 11 December 1952 — Page 12

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Interesting Letters ' I Sent To Santa Claus

WASHINGTON UP — If the letters, to Santa Claus are 'any indication, we are pretty smart crop of the very young. One eight-year-old boy enclosed the pieces of a jig-saw puzzle With his note, which said: “Dear Santa: I do not want anything for Christmas, but if you tan put this thing together in 10 minutes, I’ll give -YOU a present.” (Letters to the jolly old fellow in the red suit usually wind ! up in the dead letter office. The post office, for reasons of itfc own, asked me opt to use names or addresses. Here are some of the samples I found after reading a couple hundred letters, all in childish i scrawl and most of them addressed , “Santa, North Pole.” The influence of television and the atomic age is felt this year, There were - many requests for cowboy suits, six-guns, and efface

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ships. One little eight-year-Old girl said she was writing 4n the interest of her younger sister, rwhp can’t write,” “She is a smart girl,” the elder child said, “and woiild like a magic doll for she deserves «ft. I and my mother will s4nd you the money.” The girl sighed her mother’s name to the letter. Another little girl, apparently intent on helping her s mother aroufld the house, said she’ wanted an electric iron, a carpet iweeper, a dust pan, a dust rag ‘land an apron to go with, it.” -\1 Fogr neighborhood children and a dog dumped all of theid letters into one cover and thus got away with only three cents postage. | The boys wanted the usual things, like-kites and marblies. One of tftem ghost-wrote for the pup. One child, who said pe was which would, please, “like i rubber

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bone and some dog candy.” One young lady asked Santa for a “wet doll and a ‘narse’ set to go along.” One kid wrote Santa Claus nothing. All he did was enclose a newspaper advertisement for a pair of house slippers. Another boy asked for nothing, but gave Santa a change of ‘address “in case you haven’t looked it up in the phone book:” | One girl asked for a doll baby and a cocktail set; and another said she would like “a table fit for threte chairs.” seven, got confused In addressing his letter. ■He addressed the note to himself and in, the “from” slot be wrote in a bold hand: “From Mr. Claus, The Pole.” An unusual letter came from a six-year-old'. She made a long list and then an adult apparently took up the task. On the other side of the letter the adult wrote: “Take care of thfs kid and I will have some cool, clear water for your reindeer.” It was signed “Granny.”

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WALTER P. REUTHER, 45, head of the United Automobile Workers, flashes a victory smile after being. elected president of .the succeeding the late Philip Murray. (International Soundphoto):

Regular American School In Britain BUSHEY PARK, England, UP— Eddie Warren. 17, came from Panama City, Fla. He’s just another American youngster who plays basketball and baseball, sports a crew cut and jeans, and dates as many girls in high school as the next. guy. , — But Eddie’s high school is different. Every morning, coming to school, his blue and red windbreaker —the school colors —mixes ■with the sober blues and greys of British businessmen, because the school is in the heart of one of London’s exclusively American and there Ore only three British teachers on the staff. . The school, which has 210 students and 23 teachers, is located in the U. S. air force base here, and is for the sons and daughters of American airmen and soldiers stationed in this country. The school, opened in September, has a grade section of 260 pupilV, also housed in the same building. The small children are taken to and' from school daily by .a bus system operated by Air Force authorities. Most of the children previously attended British schools. So many American children wanted to attend the new school when news of its opening was announced that it had to be restricted to the families of airmen and officers.! The curriculum covers the usual range of subjects taught in elementary and higli schools in the. States, and also includes courses for the girl students 1n home economies. Teach&ig American children, with their free and easy co-edu-cational ways, dates, and lipstick for the girls, doesn’t seem to have much effect on the three British teachers in the school, who are responsible for drts and crafts, music and the fifth grade, Elizabeth .Graham, one of them said: “It’s a little difficult getting used to a school where have asmoking room put apart sb the children can smoke in the breaks, but apart from that it’s fine.’.’ The, principal of the school, which is administered by the information and education branch of the air force, is Volney Farnud, a- civilian teacher from Washington. D. C., 1 i £J“I know this school is .going to he a success.” he said. “It’s the first .one of-its kind here and | will the American curriculum ko that 1.116; children don’t have to disturb the rhythm of their studies Jiy switching back and forth between the British and American systems. .‘, The novelty hasn’t worn off yet for the children, most of whom seem fb be glad to be back in the old routine. “liijagine,” said Gail Zidermiann, 16. “I was at an English school for two years where it w 4 as almost a sin toi go out with a boy or use makeup. It’s just like home here.” If you have something to self oi rooms for rent, try a Democrat Want Add. It brings results.

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