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THB RAMBLER
Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute—Farmingdale, N. Y.
Vol. XXT, No. ^ December 21, 105(1
Seasons Qreetings
WELCOME HOME
DIRECTOR!
Director Knapp is back again
with us after having been on an
extensive trip througli the Near
East. Details of his trip will be
given in the next issue of the
Rambler.
CHRISTMAS ON CAMPUS
Once again the joyful Christmas
season is here and a lively holiday
atmosphere dwells throughout the
campus.
The windows of Dorm 1 have
been decorated with bright, gaily
colored Christmas lights and vivid
green pine branches. In the lounge,
the clicking of knitting needles
can be heard as the girls feverishly
put the finishing touches on their
Christmas gifts of mittens and
socks.
Of course those trees in front
of Knapp Hall look splendid in
their vivid array of colorful lights
and holiday decorations. Around
dusk the familiar Christmas carols
are heard echoing through the cam-pus
bringing their message of the
Yuletide season to everyone. The
carols continue throughout the
night as the students pick up the
familiar strains and make known
the fact that Christmas has ar-rived
on our campus.
Santa Becomes Modernized
Betty Rosenthal
It is known to be a fact that
the world has been changing with
the course of the years, taking on
a streamlined coating of improve-ment
and perfection. But who
wiuld ever think that dear old
Saint Nick wiuld also add to the
effect of a different world.
Christmas Eve had finally near-ed
and as usual, the masses were
urgently waiting the arrival of
Saint Nick himself. The kids had
hurried off to bed, turning up their
ears for the familiar sound of
reindeer and bells. The earth was
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Christmas Assembly CHRISTMAS DANCES
The L.I.A.T.I. Holiday Festivities
will be brought to a close on Fri-day,
December 22, with the annual
Christmas Assembly at the Farm-ingdale
High School.
The auditorium will be decorated
to fit the festive Holiday mood,
and will be illuminated with can-dles,
to give a feeling of warmth
and friendliness to all.
The program by the Dramatic
Club, is called, "Why the Chimes
Rang."
"Twas the Night Before Christ-mas,
O Holy Night, and Jesus the
Christ is Born" are the numbers
to be given by the Mixed Chorus.
The Male Glee Club will, by pop-ular
request sing, that favorite,
"The Sleigh"; also included on
their program is "Behold That
Star, A Carol for Every Man and
The Carol of the Bells". Both the
Mixed Chorus and the Glee Club
will be under the leadership of
Mr. Hutchison who will also direct
the band in several numbers.
We shall also be honored by
Director Knapp giving his annual
Christmas Message.
CHRISTMAS AT HOME
The holiday season is a time
of festivities and merry making.
The L. I. A. & T. campus is no
exception to this rule for in honor
of the Yuletide season the students
held two successful dances.
The first, held on December 15,
was the annual Christmas Ball
held in its traditional setting of
Knapp Hall. The students who had
caught the excitement of the holi-day
season reflected the brightness
of the Yuletide decorations which
gave the hall the appearance of
being a big Christmas tree all lit
up and waiting in readiness for
St. Nick to arrive with his bag of
surprises. It can safely be said
that the dance was a huge success
and we owe a hand of congratu-lations
to the senior classes for
their efforts.
The second event on December
19th was the Dorm No. 1 Formal
and it can easily be said that the
girls did themselves proud in the
efforts they put forth in making
the Dorm's first formal such an
outstanding event in the campus's
history. The girls who stroll about
the campus in dirty blue-jeans
and plaid shirts were suddenly
Judith Greene
Christmas is a holy day which
brings hope and peace to the
heart of Christians in every corner
of the globe. Christ brought re-demption
to all of us and His
birthday, with all the little tra-ditions
different nations attach to
it, sends us into ecstasy and makes
it the happiest day of the year.
In the Slavic countries Christ-mas
is especially beautiful. The
country is bathed in white snow,
except for the many pine trees
which gather great clusters of
glittering ice into their arms as if
in an attempt to display their
splendor.
Bells become the symbol of the
day; sled drivers dress in Saint
Nick suits and adorn their sleds
and horses with jingle bells and
red ribbons. Children are kept
very busy creating tree decorations
out of every conceivable color.
The tree is put up the day before
Christmas with each child hanging
on the decorations he made and
candy he had managed to buy
from his own funds. Very few
artificial decorations are used.
Most of them consist of kinds of
candies made to symbolize sacred
stories about Christ. Saint Nick,
of course, is the hero of the day;
his boots, coat, beard and hat are
all reproduced in candy with the
most magnificent gold and silver
wrappings. All these little wonder-ful
things are hung on the tree
with a great chocolate rooster on
top.
Saint Nick, is very busy, and
we do not expect him to bring
our presents into the living room,
so we just put our shoes on the
window sill and let Santa leave
our presents there.
Christmas begins at midnight
when church bells and carols fill
the air, telling the world of the
birth of our Savior.
transformed into Cinderellas with
their lovely gowns and a back-ground
of glittering stars, tinsel,
soft blue lights, and the soft deli-cate
strains of Christmas music
floating through the air. We all
hope that the Dorm No. 1 Christ-mas
Formal becomes an annual
pvont on the li. T. A. & T. campus.