1944_12 The Daily Collegian December 1944

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(be day of rejoicing, is but a few
days off. It will be another wartime Christmas,
however. It will be a Christmas which will see
sons away from fathers and mothers, husbands
parted from wives. It will be a sad'Christmas
in many homes for the blue star on t;hc service,
f. flag will be of gold.
But let us count our blessings. Let us be
thankful for what we have. The war has affected the people at home in many ways bat
be thankful that it has nor touched our shores.
We have sacrificed many of our prewar von-
veniences; be tharikful we can do more if need
The people on the home front will make the-
most of this Christmas. They will have 'their gay
panics, the exchanging of gifts and greetings.
But they- will also take time out to think about
• the boys over there.. , . their sons, and hus-
\. bands and brothers. They will take time out
iitom' their merrymaking for serious concern-
:  platron, serious prayer; and pray ibis wartime
Christmas will be the last.
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. Nisei Return
I The return of the Japanese-Americans will
-result in prgBlems which have been discussed
I over and  over again with no practical solu-
\ don ever being offered. Many embittered
Americans have cried," "Send them back' to Ja-
■ pan! No Japs in California! Keep them locked
up!" >•
This type of chinking on the part of Amcri-
I cans is faulty. These Japajacse-Americanst are
entitled to the same rights and privileges as any
United States citizen. They too have suffered
from the war. Many have lost sons in the
fighting in the Pacific and in Europe.
True,  there have been cases of disloyalr--
I among tht Japanese in this country, but those
i have been segregated or imprisoned. But
think, Americans! They have not been the'only
; offenders. People of Germanic origin have been
proven guilty of offenses against the nation,
v The thing to remember is that the Japanese-
Americans returning to the Pacific Coast arc
those who have been thoroughly invesrigatcd
by the army and justice departments. They arc
those who have stood the test of over two
years of interment. They arc those who have
.' every right to be bitter, but have remained
loyal to the United States
The returning Japanese will have their citizenship rights restored. They will have' rbe
same privileges as other Americans; they will
I be obligated by the same duties. Their sons
'have been drafted. Their sons have died.
• • Is the American nation going to accept its
'citizens who have proven their good faith or
will the nation, embittered by years of war, the
suffering on Bataan, and the bloody battles
Ssupan and Leyte, add to the suffering of the
nation by inflicting more injuries on their own
and proten innrxent citizens
-Th*   Fra-no   Staim   ColUge   Collegiari—
ZJh* Spectator
By Nupar C<xiiia
Thla Is Johnnie speaking. I have something lo the
order ol a curious story with which to amuse you.
Not ao long act) I was standing on one of the main
intersections uptown waiting Cor a bus. And as I
stood patiently on that one root and then the other.
I watched the myriads of people, bedecked In various
costumes accentuating the holiday spirit, go
tllng along the street for whatever ressons people
'go hustling along the street
It  was  almost flv*  o'clock,  snd  the  sound  of
scuffling feet  on  the .pavement grew with  ev«r
increasing .propensities.   A   high   fog   totally   obliterate? the source* of fast   fading  light  In. th*
west;   snd th-at   one   snd   then   another   merry,
twinkling light made itself known  in the stores
and  shops until  each  window  seemed as  If  it
would   burst If  it much  longer hsd to  keep  Its
inhsritsnt gaiety and mirth within.
As the mad  rush grew madder with each added
volume of shoppers, a number of people caught my.
eye. Hugging close to the sidewalk, one friend, whose
nationality was betrayed by hla worda, was explaining to another bow be could  get a certain object
wholesale it the other would only listen a moment
An enormous fat lady waa exchanging the eeaeon'i
greetings  with an  apparent relative, although  the
pained •xpreeaton oa  her face suggested that her
wishes wer quite contrary to her worda. A tone Santa Claua. unheeded by the ahoppera at this late hour,
and rather tbe worse for wear, dejectedly swung
bell to and fro In a pendujar motion.
For a moment an exception te tha ml. made
an appearanca aa two mlddlaagad men •trolled
by, quite unconcarnsd by their activated aur.
round!no*. Th.y oven  etepped a moment while
ons mrn.tid to Ih. other a certain tale con-
earning a character named McPheraon whs re-
fusad a cigarette baeauaa ha couldn't stand the
smell of burning leather. '
Cloaa behind these two there appeared a vary
ypung lad with wat feat and a mouth baamaaraa
with candy and other vestiges of adlblea until ha
bore a alight resemblance to sortie curious creature afflleted with soma form or another of a
~ hoof and mouth dlaeaae.
Hut what waa perhaps tbe most startling of ol
sarvatlons. I have not yet mentioned Standing back
almost hidden In the doorwsy or a nearby shop was
a young gentleman of no particular age. and no ou
standing distinctions—except his race ll was not
humorous race, yet one which would excite laughti
Into the most pessimistic of personalities. I'erbaps
his ryes were what did tbe trick. They were a hungry. Ured-looklng pair darting first In this dlrecUon
and then the other, gourglng themselves upon the
sight of human activity as If Ihey had never seen
a real live human being before and never hoped to
aee one again. Sometimes they hestltaled. but
lor an Instant, revealing an owner who was batlled
by his own contusion. Not a particularly inspiring
sight. I will admit, but' one so out of place to this
particular aeaaon ihsl more than one person chuckled to blmselr, half startled, half amused upon first
making contact with these two prodigious appendages
or sight.
Only once did his eyes.stop their course of In.
quiry for more than a second. Tha small urchin
with   the   wet  feat   and   basmearsd  mouth  hsd
come to a hslt in tha near proximity of the decrepit  Santa  Claua   who   was   now   entreating
people, by   th*    means   of feeble   gesture*   and
fs.bl.  rcmarlsa, to make  a donation to th* welfare Ol th*  leaa fortunate mimbiri  of th* community. From hi* vantage point the lad watched
th* proeiedlng* and slowly dug a dirty hand Into
hi*   pocket   and   retracted   a. (mail   coin.   Than.
with    axtandtd    arm.   and    awkwsrd    fe«t,    he
marched   up   to   th*   booth   and   deposited   th*
coin In th* r*c*ptacl* provided!
How can I depict on paper a replica of the face ol
tbe boy In  the half open   doowayt   How  can   I  do
other tbrn say lliat tho person In  question waa  no
stranger to   me." thru. Indeed, I wa* In raatlty- that
person,  and   that   in   reality   I   was   not   doing   sny
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BETTER LIGHT IS
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p*G*-WwE!'
osh rermal Success
The frosh sponsored Chrlatm..
formal waa Judged a success by tbe
more than 100 couples attending
Saturday night In the aoclal hall of
the union.
The Christmas theme waa carried
out In the decorations. A large tree
trimmed with cellophane waa near
the atage, wreath* and mistletoe
were hung about the room. Green
and reel streamers and greenery
•ere placed near the doorway.
Spanish Club Holds Party
The annual Spanish Club Christmas party wa* held laat night at
Ihe ranch home of Carlos Kolas,
foreign  language professor.
Christmas Carol Sing -
Fast Holds Sway
Becaua* the traditional Christ
mas Caroline service will be held
today In tbe auditorium th* regular
chapel aervicea for thla week la
being postponed.
Chapel service* will be held
Wednesday following th* vacation.
"Anyone having a bell which can
be used for the chapel services -and
would like to donate It will please
gat In touch with the chapal
'"" ia." stated Verna Daelc.
Campu&...
ons . .
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Cut Fresh off tho Plant
17.60 up for a corsage
Open evening*. 6 to 9 p.r-
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fresno Tropical
' Gardens
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Phone 2-0833
ttfitk a qlirtojr JEWELRY I
aniCLSfiijgaw*, If
Nurses' Aides Graduate
Exercises Held Tonight
The graduation of Ihe Red Crosi
Volunteer Nurses' Aide* Claaa wl
be held tonight at the California
Hotel at S o'clock.
Mrs. Lorraine HIHord and Irene
Aaronlan will represent Fresno
State in tbe graduating claaa.
Mra. Carlo* McClatchy will make
the presentations to the claaa. A
motion picture will be shown which
ill be followed by a abort business   meeting.
By Alb. rW-rsjum
Tbe Freeb-aan formal Saturday
nlgbt* waa   a   hug*   aooi-eea.   Tbe.
gowna   worn    ware    loveliness   in
lemaetvee.
Aa uaual the Outton Twins were
very cute In Identical formal*. Tbe
formats were the bare shoulder
with strap »tyl*. and flttad bodice*.,
Tbe dip* of the formal, ware pale
blue and tb* top covering was "mag j
it. Magenta banda
tha balr. The twine struck
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very lovely dupUcat*. la, tnalr ajjs>
Jean Low* wore pin* m*yw.
Tha drsaai  waa IttaC at *a»'*-
and   bodice.   Batty   Shaaaran
rary loretr In  eraam    i|n,J"	
fo*-. Th. tafleu was stiff and cariep.
OeeMa Harvejr were a Use* aw-
•tte   offtaa-.hooldor   '	
marqulalt*   outlined   the   nasktla*.
and -dnk velrat waa worn in U*e
balr. A long torao'waa rissijlssaad   .
in a full skirt. .    '";.3
J*a*   Tape  waa   foTwJr  am  sssslaV-J
blue and black. The waist at* ta*
igewa waa alxtpetf aatJi
pl«ted   with   a   wide  j
akirt a
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