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      Vor.
      1,
      No.
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CHARLOTTETOWN,
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      A
      Few
      Well
      Chosen
      Words
      From
      The
      Editor
      Of
      1969:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      May
      the
      Beard
      of
      Allah
      send
      a7
      Visions
      of
      Sugarplums
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      recent
      tradition,
      Christmas
      is
      a
      time
     
     
      for
      starry-eyed
      platitudes
      and
      mechanical
     
     
      gestures
      of
      goodwill.
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      months,
      advertising
      mediums
      and
      lo-
     
     
      cal
      shop-windows
      are
      screaming
      at
      you
      about
     
     
      the
      joy
      of
      giving»
      and-all
      the
      department
     
    
   
   
    
     
      stores
      have
      been
      playing
      Christmas
      carols
      for
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      what
      seems
      like
      months.
      Atrocities
      of
      taste
     
     
      are
      committed
      in
      the
      name
      of
      “This
      Holy/or
     
     
      Holiday
      —
      take
      your
      pick
      Season”.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      can
      anyone
      celebrate'an
      event
      that
     
     
      is
      a
      month-and-a-half
      old
      cliche
      by
      the
      ung
     
     
      it
      arrives,
      and
      which
      drags
      on
      long
      after
      mass
     
     
      boredom
      has
      set
      in?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      season
      should
      be
      a
      time
      of
      rest,
      of
     
     
      re-evaluation,
      a
      time
      to-do
      things
      you
      don’t
     
     
      have
      time
      to
      do
      in
      the
      regular
      course
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Ac-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      events,
      or
      a
      time
      to
      catch
      up-
      Not
      necessar-
     
     
      ily
      a
      time
      for
      rushing
      madly
      about
      consuming.
     
     
      And
      not,
      except
      on
      a
      voluntary
      basis,
      a
      time
     
     
      for
      course
      readings
      and
      assignments.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      But
      whatever
      your
      religious
      inclinations,
     
     
      you
      can
      celebrate
      Christmas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Most
      of
      us
      feel,
      and
      rightly
      so,
      that
      it’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nice
      to
      get
      away
      from
      the
      institution
      on
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      slightly
      more
      lasting
      and
      effective
      level
      than
     
     
      getting
      smashed
      on
      weekends.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      chance
      is
      given
      to
      celebrate
      on
      a
      per-
     
     
      sonal
      level.
      So
      be
      happy
      and
      rest,
      whether
     
     
      you
      deserve
      to
      or
      not.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      You
      may
      need
      a
      little
      behind
      you
      next
     
     
      term.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —Hornby
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      From
      1974:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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