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By Jim Phillips and Janice Wood
"If it (Christmas) came every
day, we'd have to have something
else. special," Ashley said, ap
plying ner four-year-old's logic to
the simple question, "Why is
Christmas different from any other
day of the year?"
Ashley is one of several
youngsters at the USC Children's
Center in the Booker T.
Washington Building on campus.
THIS EDUCATION program is
sponsored jointly by the College of
Education and the College of
General Studies, according to
Eleanor Duff, who codirects the
program along with Suzanne
Stroman.
A dozen children, from three to
five years old, at the center were
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By Tom Travis
Gamecock Staff Writer
The Carolina Car^~ charity
drive was a "big success" this
year, according to Sharmin
Barnes, co-chairman.
"We reached our goal of
$20,000 at the very least,"
Barnes said. "This is because
of the big response from the
community and students to
stock our warehouse."
CANNED GOODS, toys and
clothing were donated by
people throughout Columbia
and the USC campus. Also,
merchants participated by
allowing "Carolina Cares"
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to the needy this week with the
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happy to share their perceptions of
the Yuletide events and traditions
as they went merrily on their way
through their everyday activities
of playing and learning.
Replying to the aforementioned
question, some of the children
thought Christmas was special
because of the toys they receive.
while others spoke candidly with "I
don't know." One fortunate child
said, 'It's always Christmas, I get
toys every day."
Two children mentioned "Baby
Jesus" as having anything to do
with Christmas. While one offered
no additional comments, Stephanie
gave an explanation that only she
understood. "We eat Jello and
black cake (on Christmas). Baby
Jesus eats white cake. God makes
all differents colors. Mother
doesn't like pink cake."
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The "visions of sugarplums"
dancing through children's heads
in C.C. Moore's immortal poem,
"The Night Before Christmas"
have turned to visions of motorcycles
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later generation of youngsters.
AMONG THIS local group, there
were more requests for Christmas
motorcycles than for any other
item. Three-year-old Andy emphasized,
"a big, big motorcycle."
High on the hoped-for-gifts lists
are bicycles, trucks, airplanes and
dolls. One little girl has requested
from Old Saint Nick one of the
season's debuting dolls ? one that
can develop diaper rash. She explained
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Other items Santa Claus is expected
to deliver in the Columbia
area are a race track, cowboy
boots, a necklace (just like the one
the child was looking at), a spinning
wheel, a "Hot Cycle" to
replace another one that was
broken when it "was throwed down
the steps," a Spiderman and "lots
and lots of toys." One child is
asking for a locker to keep her toys
away from her siblings.
For most of the children, Santa is
a familiar sight, they said. "I saw
him at the North Pole a long time
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next week, Barnes said.
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ago," Chris stated. "He had a lot of
little helpers."
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among the children that Santa has
a red suit and lots of white fur.
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about any problem he might have
coming down their chimneys.
"My chimney is as big as Santa,"
Ashley said, and Chris explained,
"he squeezes down and
squeezes back up" the chimney.
Young said, "He slides down and
crawls back up."
Referring to his sleigh and
reindeer, others said that Santa
"rides down the chimney" after
landing on the roof.
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toys under was also a concern for
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detail, "You cut a green tree, and
then you put leaves on it, and you
put stars on it, and then you put
decorations on it."
Three-year-old Tom said his tree
was blue and "as big as the sky."
Stephanie said that decorations
make her home a "Christmas
house" and that her family puts
"ice on the door." Most of the
children said that they had either
drive was the great community
support in contributions," she
explained.
CAROLINA CARES coordinators
said total contributions
and exact cash
figures will be available next
week.
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needy began in September with
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Casey said she particularly likes to
hang bells on her Christmas tree.
Most of the children recognized
Rudolph as Santa's lead reindeer,
but did not know the names of any
others.
Perhaps the muckraking
reputation of the press preceded
the Gamecock to the center. Threeyear-old
Justin resDonded to th#?
question "Why is Christmas different
from any other day?", by
saying, "It's none of your
business."
planning committee comprised
of USC students. Ann Condon
served as the other cochairman
of the project.
Carolina Cares is USC's
annual Christmas project to
aid the underprivileged people
in Columbia. The drive Degan
as a freshman class project in
1969. Carolina Cares nas since
evolved into a mass charity
project associated with
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