Ogden celebrated Thursday night by playing a game with the Deaf. It was the last game that could be played with any school of the association, the quarantine 1 law going into effect today. Coach Kapple todk occasion to give most of his boys a chance to get in the game. The Deaf boys put up a very pretty fight, especially when one considers their handi­cap. We venture to say they will not lose all their games in the division series. Miss Merle Chipman has been j troubled with an infection in her foot for some time and is leaving for Logan today to pat herself under the doctor's care during the holidays. The Faculty Women's ciub has planned to have all members ex­tend the courtesies of home calls during the Christmas vacation. The old custom of making calls should be everywhere revived. Too many people nowadays do not know their next door neighbors. THE JOY OF WORK. One of the great lessons of life is to learn that life is work and work is life. People used to think that work was a curse. Nowadays all thinking people con­cede that work is life's greatest blessing. From it we derive the greatest pleasures of life. We are beginning to think + hat there is work even in heaven, says Charles W. Eliot, one of our loremost thinkers. "I have never seen any description of heaven which was even tolerable. To me the con­ception of heaven as x place of refuge from pain and drudgery is unthinkable. Joy in work is my ideal of existence, here or here- One of the great problems of the school is to inculcate a belief in work, and to establish habits of work. APPRECIATION. The teachers and students ap­preciate very much the work of Jack Armstrong, engineer. Despite the cold weather today :he-build­ing was warm and comfortable- but it meant all-night firing. They appreciate also the work of the janitors, Messrs. Brussard, Burchell and Kinsey, who are always accommodating and wfco try to keep our building clean. The teachers are complimenting these good people with a nice Christ­mas turkey each, in token of ap­preciation. OUR ENGLISH TEACHERS. You don't very often hear of an English teacher being i-raised for giving assignments. Well, here's a case where a teacher is given credit. Our fifth period English class has been studying the lives of our American poets. I thought it was unusually interesting. I enjoy reading about men of lit­erary note, and therefore give my teacher credit for giving me something to study that I am es­pecially interested in .J thought the study was interesting because: (1) It broadens your Knowledge of our American poets. (2) It gives you an idea how they ob­tained an education. (3) You learn about the characters of our poets. (4) It tells about the great gifts that they have given to us- their poems. -Virgil Droubay. CHRISTMAS DANCE. The hall of Berth and Amna will abound tonight with joy and merriment if everyone partakes of the liberal offer, namely the Christmas dance O. H. S. is giv­ing. May the ones who stay home on this festive night be cursed with regret! Except these few creatures who have been forgot­ten; the girls. COLD WEATHER. It was 10 degrees below zero j this morning at high school. Mr. Beeson says it was the second j coldest morning he has experi- ! enced in 18 years. Mr. Kapple will meet with East- West coaches in Salt Lake to­morrow at 10 o'clock to arrange schedule. It has been suggested 1 that a double series with each ' school be planned. This would ; make a lot of keen interesting competition. INSURANCE TALK On Thursday afternoon W. C. Stewart gave a very interesting talk to Mr. Halquist's sociology ' class on the subject of insurance, He spoke of tly different kinds of insurance, the basis of costs, mortality, etc. BUSINESS MEN APPROVE The school is receiving con­gratulations from a goodly num­ber of business and professional i men who have kept tab on the Utah athletic affairs, on Ogden's stand in the present controversy. They all declared that they be- , lieve it will result in increased competition in athletics. THE SEASON CLOSES Today marks the close of the pre-holiday school session. School closes this afternoon for a two week's vacation, .to open again January 5, 1925. It seems to be the unanimous opinion, of teachers, students and patrons that the. school body is happy,, almost every one is satisfied with j the work that has been done thus far. There has been more pep, more spirit, more entertainment, more work than in any previous year. Teachers and students part today with heartiest good i ! will and wishes, and with fond j anticipations of renewing their associations in a glad riew year, j CHRISTMAS GREETINGS. The teachers are receiving half month's salary today. Along with check Superintendent Hopkins is sending the following letter: My Dear Co-Worker: I heartily extend to you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May I suggest as a seasonable thought the following "New Gold­en Rule;" "I will think dt you as I wish you to think, of me. "I will speak of you as I wish ! you to speak of me. "I will do to you as 1" wish you j to do to me. "Before telling a tale about j anyone, I will ask myself these j I questions: "Is it true? "Is it kind? "Is it necessary? "Because, 'As a man soweth, so shall he also reap.' " "Shall we not promise ourselves during the new year: "To be so strong that nothing can disturb our peace of L.ind. "To be too happy to permit the presence of trouble. "To talk health, happiness and j prosperity to every person we meet. "To look on the sunny side of everything p.nd make our opti­mism come true. "To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. "To be just as enthusiasticabout the success of others as we are about our own. "To give so much time to the improvement of ourselves that we will have no time to criticise others. "To think well of ourselves and to proclaim this fact to the world -not in loud words but in serv­iceable deeds. "To live in the faith that the world is on our side so long as we are true to the best that is in us." Ah(J so, once again wishing you all the good things of the season, I am, W. KARL HOPKINS. TODAY'S ASSEMBLY. C. P. Brewer was to give one of his usual happy inspirational addresses today at 2 o'clock. Mr. Gammell was to furnish some good music to mark the closing of the year. Ex-Mayor Francis was to be in attendance and award prizes aggregating 110 to eight fortu­nate students, whose e.ssjys on "Home Lighting" were rated the best. Those receiving prizes are: Girls-First prize, Helen M. Grace, 25; second prize, Alice Bragonje, 15; third prize, Ruth Lee 10; fourth prize, Vera Condie, 5.-- Boys-First prize, Gordon Agee, 25; second prize, Rolla Taylor, 15; third prize, William Lutzku, 10; fourth prize, Leslie Roylance, 5. Accompanying the prizes was a letter from A. P. Merrill, local ( representative, Rocky Mountain Electrical Co-operative league, which among other things says: j "On behalf -of the local league, I j wish to extend my thanks and ap- ! preciation for your generous co­operation in connection with the campaign. We believe that the campaign has been a very effec­tive means of disseminating in­formation about prope.L' home- lighting and your efforts have j contributed very largely to the success of the campaign." The school appreciates the op- ; portunity of having beer privi- j leged to participate in the contest j and feel that a great deal of j good has been accomplished. We extend a vote of thanks to the Electrical Co-operative league, both' for the contest and the gen­erous cash prizes. Wc trust that : some of the district prizes will also find their way into the high I school. GIRLS' DANCE. The Girls' Association is plan­ning its annual dance to be held at the Berthana, January 9. Pres­ident Emma Buehler announced the following committees in a girls' assembly following the gen­eral assembly: Marjorie Allen, general chair­man; program, Margaret Bell, Louise Browning, Helen Jenkins, Mary Louise Hanks; invitation, Vinette Lee, Ruth Fisher, Blanche Scowcroft, Winnifred McConnel; tickets, Martha Wright, Ella Par­ker, Helen Vogel; refreshments, Beatrice Bletcher, Janet Farnsworth, Rosalie Gill; publicity, Ruth Merrill, Marion Ore, Dor­othy Dee Higginbotham. SLIPPING ON ICE. My "daily theme eye" is not very well developed, I fear. But i I do observe some things, particu- j larly those that force themselves i upon my attention. Anyone slip- j ping and falling on ice, I always j see. I have, always been taught, that it is extremely unmannerly ! to laugh at someone else's mis- j hap, but an inexpressible 'some- j thing' always 'comes over me j when I see someone slip and fall. I All of a sudden I have the desire i to, laugh-and I laugh-a hearty I healthy laugh, ono of those laughs that is good for the muscles of the face. A person comes down the street on a cold winter morning, walk­ing briskly, head in air, happy at heart, et cetera. Suddenly his feet seem to leap forward and- kerplop. He sits for a fraction of a minute with an awed ex­pression on his face. He then plants one hand, palm down, in front of him. This hand is soon followed by the other ore. His feet automatically slide backward, the center of his anatomy rises and there he stands, the exact replica of any four-legged animal; neck outthrust, and a "chessy cat" grin on his face as he. looks around to see if anyone saw him fall. They have. With a jerk he straightens up and proceeds on his journey, cautiously. The person who has seen him fall ha,s j j by this time been overcome with ! laughter and has entirely forgot- j ten about his own safe (?) fo.ot- 1 ing and very quickly and spon- I taneously he follows the other's lead and falls, too. A good .motto for wallers is, ' "Watch-' your step- not t.te other , fellow's tall' -Olive Reynolds. Mon 15 - '25 Ogden High School Notes Use your head; make no mis­take; write it 1925. 1924 is dead, as dead as yesterday, as dead as the days of Caesar. It will never come again. Christmas day, 1924, was u, great day for one of our teach- ers-one of our best teachers- j Celena Beaulieu. On that day, Santa Claus brought Celena a fine Christmas present-a life con- tract-to love, honor, obey and : work for J. Fred Anderson, an 1 erstwhile principal of schools in Salt Lake, for the past rour years principal of part time and Americanization school in Oak­land, Calif. Teachers and students congrat- j ulate Miss Beaulieu on her good ' fortune apd wish her a happy, I pleasant voyage through life. She will be much missed here, but will be greatly appreciated there. f 5 BACK TO WORK Returning to school after two weeks' vacation is something like beginning all over again. Late risings in the morning, more or less idle hours during the day, big dinners, parties and all the good things that go to make up a Christmas vacation, have sort of broken up the routine of school habits and it will take a few days to get back again. But generally speaking, we are very glad to get back again. ENDING FIRST SEMESTER The main thing ahead now seems to be the end of the first semester, the close of the half j year which comes in just three j weeks. That means reviews, ex- i animations, the closing up of J the half year's work and re- I registering for the second se- ' mester. The most fortunate students are those who are in the j full year courses, and who will not be obliged to make any I changes in their work at the end of the semester. j ' The major portion of the stu­dents are regulars, i. e., students who entered high school regularly in September instead of mid­winter. Half year groups always experience more or less difficulty in getting the sort of work they j wish. For that reason the Ogden schools have aimed for sevj eral years past to do away with the half-year classes, but it tajtes j a long time for an old custom to j die out. THE GIRLS' PARTY The first big social event1 of .H the New Year is the girls' party, i which is scheduled for Friday i night at the Berthana. Aside from j getting settled again into the rou- j tine of school work, the girls have j tlie added difficulty of "getting dates" for Friday night. We wish : them success in this hazardoua ': undertaking. BASKETBALL GAMES The regular basketball sched­ule of the season opens Friday night also. The team, under di­rection of Coach Kapple, wnj journey over to Logan to get the scalps of the A. C. freshmen. On Saturday afternoon, last, the team had an interesting con- . test with the Weber college team. ' Of course it isn't necessary to re­cord which team won. Despite the fact that we are out of the state association, we can promise the friends and patrons of the school the most interesting competition we have had in many years. We shall play both East and West here, as well as the freshmen teams of the University of Utah and U. A. C., and prob­ably the Brigham Young uni­versity.