The Battalion College Station (Brazos County), Texas PAGE 2 Wednesday, December 18, 1957 Aii Editorial Will You Help? Aggies/ are noted for helping each other, but the Cam pus Chest contributions thus far don’t show this characte ristic. Tomorrow is the last day for the chest drive. As of last night, less than $1,000 had been turned in. The goal is $7,000—only $1 per Aggies. So far the average donation has been about 14 cents. No more fitting time of the year could be picked to stage the drive. It is the Christmas season, and Christmas is a time for giving to others. Is there any Aggie that; will not give $1 to help another Aggie in need? This is your Campus Chest, Aggies. It is by you for you. You pay the funds and some of you will receive the proceeds. No one but you can make the drive a success—or a failure. Some Aggie is going to need help in the future. Will you help him, or will the funds be lacking. A dollar isn’t much more than most Aggies spend a day. Surely for this purpose you can afford it. Tomorrow is your last chance. Will the drive succeed, or will it fall on its face? You will answer that question by the amount you contribute. (GM) LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS byjDIck Blbfei From Pinky Downs Christmas Message By P. L. (Pinky) DOWNS A&M Official Greeter Christmas really means, “Christ the gift to men, women and children.” To the English people we owe the Word Christ mas—Christ Mass—a religious ceremony celebrating the birth of Christ. December 25 is the accepted date of the birth of Christ, as he was born at midnight on Christ mas Eve. Do you know why Santa Claus comes down the chimney at Christmas time instead of com ing through the window? It is attributed to an old English custom of sweeping down the chimney at New Year so good luck could enter. It is to the Hollanders that we owe the custom of hanging up our stockings. They placed their Faculty Members Hold Fellowship p ' Giving the devotional at the monthly Christian Faculty Fellow ship held yesterday morning in the A&M Chapel, W. L. Penberthy, di rector of Student Activities, told faculty members that Jesus Christ is the most important man ever born. Urging men to give their all to God because Jesus Christ died for mankind, Penberthy listed several “real” things which we could offer. These included giving our love, through smiles and consideration, giving words of encouragement and comfort, and helping other people when they are in need. Joe Woolket, head of the mod ern language department, led group singing after the devotional while Murray A. Brown of the dairy science department provided organ music. A coffee and doughnut session in the YMCA completed the program. The fellowship is held every third Tuesday of the month from 6:50 to 7:30. The sessions consist of a short prayer service, a devo tional, coffee and doughnuts to round it off. All faculty members are invited to attend these fellowships. wooden shoes befoi'e the large fireplace, but we Americans sub stituted stockings because wooden shoes wouldn’t stretch. The holly leaves represented the thorns Christ wore upon the cross, while the little red berries were the drops of His blood. The giving of Christmas pre sents brings out the thought— “Peace on earth, good will toward men.” It was General W. B. Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, who was once asked the question if he were solicited to leave a message to the world, what would it be. He wrote only one word and signed his name. That word was “others”. Happiness is not seeking pleas ure for ourselves, but doing the necessary things for others. God grant me the power to ac cept things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the dif ference. I think we should pause long enough to thank God for living in a Christian country. You know, I believe in prayer. My definition of prayer would be— communicating with God for that which we desire—not deserve. Christmas is a good time to pause long enough to take stock of ourselves and really see of what value we have been through the year to our neighbors, city, county, state and nation. Let us all enter into the Christ mas spirit, love one another, give to those less fortunate than our selves, and try to carry out Christ’s teachings. A&M Economist Talks To Congress Dr. Tyrus R. Timm, head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Sociology, presented a report before the Agricultural Policy Subcommittee, Joint Econo mic Committee, U. S. Congress, Tuesday. His report was “Adjustments Faced by Commercial Farmers in the Southwest.” The report was the joint effort of members of Timm’s department. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. 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