The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
The San Francisco Sunday CaI
VOU1 THE
L. c. BOYS
MIKE H4T
By Amy Dudley


\ oW do the college Christmasq
ri why every can goes homs"
the answer mad by Sprague of the woman's adj
ss0ry snsnS at of 5ns e contnusd
And what relief it must be to this swsetly dlsnissd
settling perpexing problems for
bref three weeks mere member Of family
college students who not go home eeebrats
No person connected with university work is well
ONCE in cafornia hall Here registered
81 etdt dn1 oSeet aim plr1it progress and de-
into this office part of university sta
this once the Christmas
Many students hurry through their examina
recorders ONCE must pass on all these examination papers
n and determine who ssa stTn TO w9[ @ fne @
Mr. Fisk and associates recorders once viii
celebrate Christmas by taking one day OF needul rest That
Out of the $500 students something less than oe-thira
Of the number viii remain in Berkeley during the Christmas
Louisiana and some adjoining states
Students from Alaska. the Philippines Hawaii india
Ching m Japan @ snd South AmsTes %us Of necessity remain
students from points much nearer must also Of necessity
forego family reunions and holiday Festivities Christmas
which win enable them continue their
Christmas week hnds the campus practically deserted
wo-thrds Of any given number makes an appreca5ie Diff
loneliness with mind fully occupied there is
how these students celebrate Christmas7
hey cele by
spirit dominates everything
spirit of the university.
the efficient appointment secretary of the university
1t is from Wells Fargo express company. they want
the athletes the strong of the college for their Christ
delivery and to help handle the immense holiday
college men and women at work
the book stores & the & art shops s%sy
delivery wagons working extra clerks in the postoces
clerks mail carriers chauneurs janitors
They are excellent workers. Thew have object in
necessary. Yes. more than that it is imperative
csco's department. last Christmas
which written n large
ters; Goodbye. We to lose Whenever
says. principal object university
self reliant They do learn that here There are great
things they do not know but they learn how and
out into the world They apply it in whatever
merry Christmas means work
coming months the summer holidays furnish an
% r TUT LOT or tney nsvs cause Tor
men of the futurestatesmen judges LAWYERS journalists
your mo- your lawn in summer
and your furnace in winter may peer OF
College fraternities have known to go out and
wori-every member taking part in it.
The sorority and fraternity houses viii keen open dur
heretofore. entertainments will be
day There will be theater parties
anticipate links" too many vacant
chairs to make occasion for hilarious
hots In ths city ou the greater number by far will find
the OF humble
sufficient their varying daily
bill of fare in a slight degree
Several of the Berkeley families have daughters
attending college will give dinner parties
six college girls have homes in Berkeley are de-
have discovered amily-a widow
under years OF agedesute to the verge Of starvation
Not only have they taken 1t provide
Christmas dinner for the family.
rent one month in advance and will help them until
mother is able work.
In corner of the reception university
branch Of the Y. W. c. A. has dry
Above the Help gladden. the hearts
of the Sskiyou Indians Contribute
mas The box filed with packages varied sizes all
neatly wrapped and tied with festive Christmas
seals-testimeny that any appeal for charity
into the house. and 1t is received by
Christmas three times They greeting him in turn
snake over him some barley and this ceremonial having
been observed he drags the log by means
Of chain wound around it. In the log brought
into the house before evening three sticks
and leaned against the they remain
crowned with ivy. until the log is burned
The log must be paid respect by everybody I'M
to the very last II good luck is to during the
with feet
visitor sprnked with grain from sieve b
the master of the house, greeting bs
thread in the bottom are lit at the
beginning OF the meal and when everybody his f
bread dipped in wine
On Christmas day everybody goes to church excent
votions they regale themselves with co
and schnapps; then each and ali stand
dish of barley r1ass of
wine and branch of ivy with which the yuie iog was
ali light their candles the father first his wife