ROBERT K. MENZEL

Typical Christmas observances in schools tend toward indoctrination and degenerate into meaningless ritual…. Public schools need not ignore Christmas. They do not lack the imagination to utilize legitimate curricular … means to turn a troublesome event into a valuable educational experience.

Typical Christmas observances in schools tend towards indoctrination and degenerate into meaningless ritual; weaken the witness of the church when it surrenders its peculiar functions to any agency of the state; and puts the public school into competition with the church.

Typical Christmas observances in schools tend toward indoctrination and degenerate into meaningless ritual…. Public schools need not ignore Christmas. They do not lack the imagination to utilize legitimate curricular … means to turn a troublesome event into a valuable educational experience.

Typical Christmas observances in schools tend towards indoctrination and degenerate into meaningless ritual; weaken the witness of the church when it surrenders its peculiar functions to any agency of the state; and puts the public school into competition with the church.