The Charles Howard’s Santa Claus School has been training Santas since 1937, and is still operating today! In 1961, LIFE magazine published an article about a class of Santas, with photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt. MessyNessyChic has a collection of those whimsical pictures of would-be Santas learning to give a jolly laugh, dance, interact with children, and wear a beard with style. -via Digg
(Image credit: Time Inc.)