Tundra times., 1963-12-23
Monday, Dec. 23, 1863
Editorial
 THE WONDER OF CHRISTMAS

II IL VVOlNOCK VT Nr7klO lVlAO (continued from Page the decoration of inc free Ii was ndeed wonder of the world to children who had seen free in their IWes To them, inc tree became symbol of Christmas Some secretly wished that they could see req tree.
 Little programs had been introduced as part of inc observance o Christmas. One Unorgeabe b this writer VIII never forget Was when he taught to menorize nursery rhyme that be reced before almost every member of the village popuaton
 The people had crowded into large hall for the feat but before if started, little program performed. He does not remember what the rest of the program was about, but he does remember his part
 People had sat down on the floor When his turn came he was placed inc floor in front of inc aUdence He began to rece inc nursery rhyme, and right in the middle ot someone in inc audience said in loud voice, We can't sec hin"
 There furry of activity and somebody produced wooden box. The writer lifted bodily onto the box and told to rece the rhyme once again.
 The hall became very quiet. One could have heard Ia caribou hair drop. He began
 "lttIe Jack Homer Sat in inc corner
 Eating his Christmas pie.
 He put out his thumb And pulled out plum
 And said, What good boy am l.'
 The hall broke into a loud applause mingled with proud laughter Ii half scared inc performer His mother rushed forward and lifted him in her arms and said ender- l y, I'm very proud of you, son."
 10 me chdren of inc village, Santa Claus, of course, was very mysterious being They began 10 learn visual ze him inc happiest little old man. When he laughed, which he did all inc tme his belly "shook like bowl full of eIY," although they didn't have any idea what jelly was. They just knew his belly shook when he laughed
 He gave nice presents away when you're good IttIe Eskimo boy girl He knew all about if when you're not good boy or girl. Around Christmas time, it is doubtful that there bad girl bad boy in the whole village.
 The way Santa travelled something out of this world. Being familiar with reindeer, of inc little Eskimo children couldn't quite imagine Santa driving them across the y But since he Santa Claus, he did just the The ttIe old could do anything he sailed across inc sky happily shouting, "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NICHT."
 This writer distressed when he found out that Santa came down chimneys. We didn't have chimney c house. No one had chinneys in the whole village ex- eept inc school and Mission buildings and there were no children any of them. Would Santa go the school and inc Mission buildings and leave no presents to the children of inc village?
 No chimney! What distressing situaton All we had in the house stove pipe and the door of the Arctic stove small Besides the chamber in inc way. How would Santa come out through all this? If he could go through inc stove ppe he would probably have to squeeze through and get his white beard and hair all sooty he go through all ths he be very small old man.
 But early the next morning, there they vvere-a brand new pair of little overa||s with cotton shirt to match! Santa was there alright Looking at inc stove ppe he | lo | Il