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Page 8 Section II Portland Observer. December 21,1963 ^ t ) " / want Miss Smith to get a kiss from her favorite basketball player. ’ ’ Of-' CHA PM AN SCHOOL Oorsths Smith * Language A rt* Claaa Rudolph the red-noted elephant Had a very shiny note And if you ever taw it You would even tay it flows A ll o f the other elephants Used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudolph Play in any elephant games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve, The zookeeper came to say Rudolph with your nose so bright W on’t you guide my zoo tonight? Then all the other elephants Shouted out with glee: Rudolph the red-nosed elephant You'll go down in history. Abby and Cindy McCarthy Dear Santa, I want some dolls, a hula hoop, and I want Miss Smith to get a kiss from her favorite basketball player. I want a box of crayons and pens. Thank you. Lindsay Hubert Dear Santa, How are you in the North Pole? May I please have a poochie set and a Garfield stuffed animal and a G ar field sleeping bag. I am going to see you on Wed nesday, Dec. 14, I98J M ane Un to i f The Night / Helped Santa Deliver Presents Santa was very busy Fri day and so were the elves. We were making toys and wrapping presents. We stayed up all night making toys because Christmas was tomorrow and we needed to get the presents to all the children. Santa was very worried and so were the elves. Santa thought that the weather was going to be stormy. We had the radio on all the time in case the weather man said it would be stormy. Luckily that night it was not stormy, and so Santa packed all his stuff and left. Santa got every thing delivered on time and he had a fun time. M ane Unlo/J The Night / Helped Santa Deliver Presents The night I helped Santa deliver presents, it was snowing very hard. When we got to the first house, he said, "W ait here for me. for you could get your pret ty clothes dirty.” And so Santa climbed the roof, and down the chimney he went. We delivered all the pre sents. All the little girls and boys got the toys. Lindsay Hubert Dear Santa. I want my ears pierced for Christmas. The kind of earrings I want is the gold kind and they are little cir cle ones, and I want some birdseed for my bird. And I want a toy for my dog named Pandora. And I want a cat for Christmas, with a leash and collar, and I want two big boxes of tissues, and I want two little boxes o f tissue. Audrey Leahman Dear Santa. I want a bike for my Christmas present. Plus some Barbies and a Barbie doll house, and some skates. I hope you have a good Christmas, and I have a fun Christmas in Disney land. I am glad that we are going to have a happy The Night / Helped Santa Christmas and I hope you Deliver Presents get Miss Smith a good pre The night I helped Santa sent for Christmas. My deliver presents I had fun, family hopes Miss Smith because I delivered to boys and Mrs. Haggerty and and girls. I like to share Mrs. Mandel have a happy things, and when I was Christmas And I hope my done I went back to Santa’s family has a good Christ house, and Santa said, “ Sit mas. and I hope my friends down.” So I sat down. And have a happy Christmas when Santa came back in to too. I hope all people have a the room he had a big pre happy Christmas, so the sent in his hand and then he earth will have a good sat down and gave me the Christmas. present. There inside the big Angela Thomas box there was a round candy cane. And then it was time for me to go home. So Dear Santa. I wish you could come to Santa took me home on his visit every school and to see sled and when we were at my house. I said good-bye everyone. This is my favor and gave him a big hug and ite time of year because I like to see trees and houses waved good-bye. Audrey l.etshman decorated. I think Christ mas is fun. Jackie Williams Dear Santa, This year I would like a lot of toys. Also a giant Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Il's fun. Christmas tree with red. Even when you give pre green and white lights. A new puppy loo, because sents. I like people opening the presents I give them. I they're fun to play with Christmas is a time for giv like receiving things too. At ing and also Jesus' birth Christmas and before we day. That’s what Christmas sing Christmas carols. After Christmas we go to my is about. grandma's house We have Yours truly, dinner and open presents David Dotson too. When we decorate our tree this year we’re going to have our piano so I can tape record songs like Jolly O l' Saint Nickolas, and others. I think Christmas is special. For Christmas I want peo ple to be happy with the Christmas presents I give them. For Christmas I want: a watch, J6 ink pens, and some stickers. Laura Dear Santa, I hope the weather is not so bad so you can give the poor lots of presents. Love. Joey Dear Santa Claus, I hope the poor can have toys. Let my brother and mother and my father gel what they want. Love. Carla Dear Santa, I wish the whole world had a present. I wish you could bring my sister Kelly the clock radio she wants. Love. Michael Dear Santa. My name is Tamerra. I would like some toys for Christmas. Some new skates, new clothes . . . I want a suit for my little brother and shoes for my mother. A car I want for my father— or something for his car. Love, Tamerra (Kindergarten/ Alicia Byrd Whitaker School Christmas means a lot of things. But the most im portant—Christmas is the day Jesus Christ was born and because of that we can celebrate His birth annual ly. Everybody giving and receiving presents. I guess you could say Christmas is a festive occasion if you really get involved. Dear Santa, Help the starving and give them food. I hope you bring my mother a pretty dress. Love. Sherri Dear Santa Claus, We love the poor. Please bring the poor clothes, money and food. Let the whole world have toys. I love you. Oona Once there was an elf and his name was Fred. He loved to give toys to boys and girls who were good. Prison Ministries Inc. C haplain* John & Vivian Parker Prison M inistries, Inc. 284 7563 PEACE -jk American Friends Service Committee 2249 East Burnside St. P o rtland . O R • 2309427 KPTV Û2)
