Thursday, December 9, 1982
Supplement to Daily Nebraskan
Page 9
Mail addressed to Mr. Santa
never gets to the North Pole
By Peggy Polacek
Dear Santa:
I've been good all year (I didn't even
pull down the goal post at football
games!) Please send me tickets to Florida
and the Orange Bowl, a 4.0 grade point
average for this semester and all the right
classes at the right times next semester.
Thank you very much,
Virginia
a typical student
If this letter reminds UNL students
that Christmas is near, they better hurry
and mail their letter to the North Pole
for Santa Claus.
Actually, letters addressed to Santa
never quite reach the great white north
but instead, they find their way to Linda
Brownson, the postmaster's secretary at
the U.S. Post Office in downtown Lin
coln. Letters to the jolly old man arrive,
throughout the year, with a general in
crease of letters after the Thanksgiving
weekend, Brownson said.
Three to 10 letters arrive each day
during the holiday season. .
Letters arrive at the post office, and.
are delivered to Brownson 's desk. The
letters are addressed to: "Santa, Mr.
Santa, Santa Claus and Santa Closs."
Sometimes letters even are addressed to
the North Pole or North Pole, USA.
Brownson opens and scans the letters
to see if anything of value is in them.
If she finds something valuable in the
envelope, she then returns it to the sender.
For all those who believe Santa answers
the letters, they better stop reading now
because he doesn't. Brownson said several
people contacted her to offer their ser
vices to answer the letters for Santa.
People or organizations pick up the
letters from Brownson and send their
replies from Santa. The groups pay for
postage on the letters.
An organization even expressed inte
rest in helping children whose letters
sounded as if they were needy, she said.
Papers with only a picture drawn and
a name are often the sole contents of
envelopes, Brownson said. Sometimes
the letter may only be scribbles sent from
children too young to write.
One child sent a notebook sheet full
of toys he wanted that included their
name and page number in a catalog, she
said.
Another child, perhaps a video addict,
listed the names and prices of his presents:
Donkey Kong, $59.97; Pac-Man, $59.97,
etc.
No matter what the letters ask for,
there is always the usual please and thank
you, and the love and kisses signature,
she said. After all, love is what the Christ
mas season is all about. And if love works
for those kids umm, Santa, I love you,
too, and please just leave the Orange Bowl
tickets under the tree. I promise to send
you a postcard!
Check list helps students
countdown to Christmas
Heavy sigh . . . the end of dead week is
nigh. Those of you aren't dead yet will be
by the end of finals week. But before you
open that calculus book, before you study
that Spanish, before you doze off during
that philosophy lecture, look at your
calendar. Christmas is just 15 days away.
The day has a tendency to sneak up on
students who are preoccupied with things
like grades. Don't let the fast approach of
the Big Day add to your already-adequate
pressure. Santa doesn't give finals.
If you do, however, find yourself a little
behind on those Christmas preparations,
perhaps this check list will help you get
into the holiday spirit.
Dec. 1 1 - It's Friday, it's the end of
dead week, it's time to give yourself an
early Christmas present - take a long
winter's nap.
Dec. 12 - How about some Christmas
shopping on the last Saturday of the
semester. Be sure to put on your armor -
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the crowds will be full of spunky people
who have just woken up from their naps.
Dec. 13 - Many local Churches will be
having Christmas programs today. How
about stopping by? A few prayers before
finals never hurt anyone.
Dec. 14 - Today's the day to start the
last-minute Christmas diet. This is not a
diet that aims at taking the pounds off but
just battles those extra pounds that come
from eating too many Christmas cookies.
Dec. 15 - Sell your books so you'll
have some extra spending money for last
minute shopping.
Dec. 16 - Be sure to wish all your
college friends a Merry Christmas and safe
travels over break.
Dec. 17 - Be sure to lock your door
and turn off your stereo before you head
for your holiday destination.
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