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1951 - Boston, Massachusetts P.A.L. / X-Mas Program. Students in Christmas shows. Santa with stocking selling them for 35 cents. 1951. Photo by Boston University Photography

Flashback Friday: A BU Christmas, 1951 Style

Santa selling Christmas stockings! Really? Well, it was probably for a good cause. These College of Practical Arts and Letters (PAL) students seem to have the holiday spirit and be willing to shell out the 35 cents. History lesson: the BU College of Practical Arts and Letters originated in 1919 as the College of Secretarial Science and in 1924 was absorbed into BU and later ceased to exist as a separate entity.

1951 photo by BU Photography

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