THE MEANZDIG , OF CHRISIMAS From the day after Thanksgiving to the night before the big day the main topic of people's' conversation switches from the weather to Chritmas or possibly a combination of both. Alomst everybody gets caught up in the annual spiral which marks the celebration of the birth of Christ. While spinning up this spiral people at times lose the true meaning of the word Christmas as it is cast aside in place of more immediate surface problems. Everybody has ithlenrown personal interpreo. tation of the true meaning of the Yuletide Seam. It is a time for giving from the heatt to loved ones; a renewal of faith in God and of the hUmen race, and personally thmost important, a time for love. This year as you wind up the spiral of ac tivities, stop and review your own true meanim of Christmas. With this thought the staff of tie Nittany Cub wishes you a sincere Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The executive committee of timfaculty has announced that Coffee Clatch will be held on a regular basis beginnign the first week of the Winter term in the J. Elmer Reed Union Building. (Elmerts Place) These clatches were initiated last year by Mr. Kochel. The coffee clatch offers an informal opportunity for students, faculty and adnlinstration to partake in various subjects of interest. Ideas on course offerings, grades, career possibilities, etc. are all potential topics of discussion. The committee feels that the project was a'success last year, that it is worth reinstating. They had to - wait until the RUB was completed, however, be cause they felt it was necessary to hold it in some environment other than the classroom. So the possiblities are good,however, student and faculty support are needed if the project is to get off the ground. It was a barn then a cafeteria now it appes to be a pig pen. The problem is that fewer and fewer people are taking their trays and dishes back to the window provided. The result is that the cafeteria workers have to clean the tables, and the messes left by the students. It has been rumored that if this problem does not clean rkg444 1 0 1 30111 titilLOPUf:Mt Oak AVA CAFETERIA PROBIEM up the price of the food in the cafeteria will beraised to offset the cost of the women cleaning the, tables. With the coming of a new year why not make a resolution to clean up after yourself; in the long run we are the people who lose. BOOSTER CLUB TREE SALE PLAN TO BUY YOUR FAMILY'S CHRISTMAS TREE FROM THE BOOSTER CLUB‘ THEY WILL BE ON SALE IN THE ERIE HALL PARKING LOT DURING THE WEEK OF FINALS AND WILL BE SOLD DURING THE FOLLOW LNG WEEKS. AT NIGHT, AND WEEK-ENDS. MAKE PLANS TO BUY YOU TREE NOW"'"" 1 "'"' JACK MONAHANS LTD. 2612 VEST Bth ST. ERIE,, PA. EAETLAND BOWL INCORPORATED McCIELIAND AT 88TH...899-9823 Erie's friendly - balding center. Ron Fontecchio Editor R. Paul Clement Sports Editor' Al Dorchester Assft Sports Editor Pete Eichenlaub Sports Reporter Anne Tomczak Artist-Photographer Eileen Bowden. Reporter Karen Manualla Beporter John Jackson. Reporter ME =ANY CUB STAFF
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