4-2-25 Ogden High School Notes There's more religion in a smile ; for the living than in an eulogy f j for the dead. Resolved, that we all cease try- , ing to get something for nothing; i that we all do just a little more ' than we agree to do rather than : a little less. NEW HIGH SCHOOL SITE So far as we can find out not a j dissenting voice has been heard j against The Standard-Examiner's ; proposition for the school board to i secure Monroe park for the new high school site. In fact, every ! one seems to fall hard for the idea , and recommend to the board of education to "go ahead." A few people have suggested that j the city should not sell the park to the board, but should give it to them; that it would be a dis- I tinct advantage to the city to have j a fine building and suitable athletic grounds built up there. HOW TO GET FIRED. Be fresh with tne employer or j the foreman. Give back-talk- j this is a free country and no one can prevent you from looking for a new job. 1 Laugh when tlie boss slips or. lias an accident. He will give you time off to enjoy it at your leis­ure. A LETTER Leland Stanford University, ; Palo Alto, California, March 30, 1925. ' My Dear Mr. Merrill: Please express to the team and I to Coach Kapple my heartiest con- ' gratulations on their recent j achievement at Boulder. One can little realize how proud ; an old alumnus feels when he j learns of their record. Sincerely, W. CONRAD FERNELIUS. PROM. POSTPONED On account of the Junior Prom, having been inadvertently placed j on Good Friday, the junior class, at a meeting Wednesday night, decided to postpone the function to Friday, April 2. The religious scruples of many students would . prevent their participation on the , earlier date and the class feels ; that the day should be observed J by all Christians. LONG DISTANCE CALLS Six teachers found themselves ; at the office at the same time j Wednesday morning to answer j "long distance" calls. As they met ; -each seemed to realize instinc- j tively that it was April first and shame-facedly returned to classes. ; Do not blame the office force. The J dear students are entitled to all j the credit, unless perhaps the 1 honor goes to one of the good- looking women teachers. RADIO PROGRAM To-orrow (Friday) night at j 9:30 o'clock the O. H. S. band, orchestra, glee club, quartets, sol­oists, etc., will be broadcasted from Browning Station. These will give more than a two-hour program, so we recommend that all Ogden radio fans tune in. Interest in swimming contests, j tennis contests, and other spring sports is very lively this spring ; at the high school. Teachers were misled Wednesday ; by the school notes which announc- ( ed that contracts had been mailed. A delay was occasioned at head- ; quarters which prevented the mail- ing until Friday. Somewhat of a flurry is occas- ) ioned every six weeks by the pass- g ing out of students' cards giving I the term grades. This is nowise jj comparable, however, to that oc- casioned by the passing out of teachers' annual contracts.. Blessed is he that endureth to j the end of the school yearand 1 passes in all his subjects; but , foolish, foolish, indeed, is he that sayeth, "I have contracted spring ; fever and must needs quit school,' and thereby loses credit for a whole , semester's work. SHALL WE TEACH GERMAN? During the past two years there have been repeated requests that instruction in German be re-estab- lished in the high school. One of the strongest pleas recently is that of Guy Jordan, '23, now a student in the University of Chicago. In a private letter to a teacher he says, "I think it is significant, lamentably so, that German is not offered in the Ogden High school. It was barred during the war purely because of wartime preju­dice. Surely, we are now in a position to realize that the German language is rich in cultural value, and that a knowledge of German is as a priceless instrument instru­ment for research in scientific fields. Five alumni of, the Ogden High school who are now at the University of Chicago have been placed at distinct disadvantage be­cause they were obliged to take beginning German here. It is pre­requisite in the medical courses and necessary in scientific work. Ogden High wants to remove all its handicaps. Classes which grad­uate in the future should not be : at this disadvantage." TEACHING VS. HEARING LESSONS "One very general defect of our educational system may be noted here-that the teacher does not teach enough, but gives too much I attention to setting, hearing and marking lessons. In this we have the greatest contrast between ele­mentary and Secondary education in this country and that in Europe where the teacher seems often i jealous of textbooks, as if he wished himself to be almost the j sole source of information on the;; subjects he teaches. Connected; with this is the fact that while wejj have far more textbooks for pup-; ils we have far less good pedagogical literatufe for teachers, so- that their mindis are too often tmenriched from year to year and1 there is far less professional spirit. It is not hard to hear lessons but it is hard to actively interest pu­pils in new knowledge and incul­cate it so that it will remain in their minds and take root and grow."-G. Stanley Hall. 4-3-25 ogden High School Notes Yesterday is as dead as the days of Caesar; it will never be tomorrow; there is only today; it is yours; use it. He who receives a good turn should never forget it; he who does one should never remember it. LIBRARY CIRCULATION That the Ogden High school li­brary is functioning is shown by the following report: In addition to the use of library books by more than 60 pupils during every period in the day, there were loaned out 933 books during March. This is an excess of more than 200 over March of last year. The distribution of these books among the various departments was as follows: Sociology 105, science 80, useful arts 265, fine arts 46, literature 294, history 96, biography 13, fiction 19, language 5, religion 3, general 3, philosophy 2, travel 2. PAYING INVESTMENTS The approved registration of high school students, not only at Ogden but everywhere, is four and one-half units. Frequently ambitious students get in a hurry to finish high school and petition to take more than this. Ordi­narily this is a mistake, for one cannot possibly make so many subjects yield of their richness and value. One actually gets more by concentration on a few. At college, students are limited to three subjects. Here is an inter­esting statement from one of Og- den's very excellent students who is now studying at the University of Chicago: "I am taking only two majors this quarter, chemistry 4 and English 3. Chemistry re­quires a lot of time and I cannot do justice to three majors. Every course I take is aji investment of time and funds. Failure to get the most out of the course means a definite limitation of the re­turns of that investment." THE BIG DAY May 1 is Boys' day in America. The future citizens are exhibited on that day in monster parades all over the land; It is a sort of culmination of "Boys' Week," wherein all the clubs and organ­izations that are working to build up a stronger, happier, better boy­hood in America stand on the side lines to witness the passing of the boys and to come to a fuller understanding of the tremendous work tliey are engaged in, in help­ing to direct the training and ed­ucation of boys. Plans are already under way for the observance of this day in Ogden. The superintendent of schools has principals and teachers to see to it that the schools make I a showing this year that will sur- pass even the splendid record of j past years. TO CONVENTION 'it The superintendent and all principals of the Ogden schools are I in an intermountain convention of superintendents and principals at Salt Lake today. Dr. Sears of I Stanford university is the visiting educator and will make several addresses at the sessions being held today and tomorrow. I Principal Merrill will address the high school, principals' sec- ! tion on the topic, "The High School Principal as Supervisor." CLASSICALLY REPORT ! As is well known, the Classicalia is given annually to raise funds to make it possible to pub­lish the year book. The Classicalia this year, under the direction of Miss Evelyn Dobbs, was a great success, both financially and ar- i tistically. We express to all who ! helped toward the success of the Classicalia our sincere apprecia­tion. We present herewith a sum- I marized financial report, submit­ted by Miss Dobbs: Receipts- Tickets 966.00 j Booths ... . 559.35 Booth sales 154.80 1,680.15 disbursements- I Necessary expense . ... 596.72 f By net profit 1,083.43 1,680.15 ROSES, ROSES, ROSES The annual rose campaign con­ducted by the Civic league is now on-from April 2 to 8, inclusive, and all who wish to make Ogden ' a more beautiful Ogden are in­vited to join the 39,999 other peo­ple in setting out roses. The school children have been instrumental in furthering this civic movement. To encourage them further, the Civic league this year is offering prizes of 15, 10 and 5 to the child in any district distributing the greatest number of rose bushes and climb­ers. Any of the following may be obtained from Mrs. Gertrude Coolidge, vidfe principal, at 50 cents each: Climbers-American Pillar, Dor­othy Perkins, pink, red or white. Bushes-American Beauty, Killarney (white or pink), Hardy, Hoosier Beauty, Portland, Ophelis. Mrs. George Matson is the chair­man of the rose cdmmittee, while Mrs. Claude Armstrong, 2452 Madison avenue, phone 3497, is j chairman of school campaign. O. H. S. TO BROADCAST The following program will be broadcast from the Browning sta­tion, KFWA, tonight at 9:30 o'clock: . R. O. T. C. band-Adoration Waltz, You're Just a Flower From An Old Bouquet, fox trot; Salute the Gang, march. O. H. S. orchestra-Concert Overture (Mignonette); Emerald Waltz; Celebrated Minuet from First Symphony; Songs of the South; Dance of the Crickets (Ca­price). -" O. H. S. Ladies' chorus-Greet­ings to Spring, arranged from j Blue Danube Waltz; Kentucky Babe; Esmeralda; Comin' Thro' the Rye; Going to Press. O. H. S. male chorus-Po' Little Lamb; Old Kentucky Home; His Sweet Guitar; De Back Slidin' Brudder; April and November. j Saxophone solo, Patrick Healy. i Ten-minute talk on "The De­velopment of Music," Reed Gammell. "RESOLUTIONS" I Hereby pledge myself today To try to keep in every way j The resolutions, here I make- i 'Til then, the circumstances doth break. Resolved: That I will shine my shoes And wash my neck when e'er I choose. That I shall always wear a smile And frown but for a little while. That I shall put waste time to use Ift writing poetry profuse. That on by lessons, per day, I'll spend One quarter hour. That I'll not lend My pen or book, pencil or sheet. That I shall chew well what I eat. That I my teachers will obey Day by day in every way. f Not to quarrel, snap, or fight Or put myself in the victim's plight. That during happy holidays These will be my ways. -IVAN JONES. 4-8-25 Ogden High School Notes It isn't the job you intend to do, Or the labor you've just begun, That puts you right on the ledger sheet; It's the work you've really done. The man who took the advice of everybody met the fellow who never took anyone's advice in the bread line. Though the day was cold .neither had an overcoat. JUGGLING SENTENCES As an exercise in English, stu­dents are frequently asked to jug­gle sentences so as to secure unity, clearness, etc. We submit this one taken from a current magazine as worthy of their at­tention: "Gifford Pinchot of Pennsyl­vania rode first, astride a great horse, in swallow tails and black hat which he swept off, bowing as he passed." The student's big problem-to get from class to class within the three minutes time limit. Tardi­ness is taboo. The office force Is busy these days checking on graduates. Sen- ! iora who are not up inj their work will not be given mUch encour­agement about graduating. GRADUATION LIST The custom of petitioning for graduation will not be followed this year; instead a list has been placed on the bulletin board of j all students who may be con- j sidered for graduation. Any oth- ; ers who have thought of graduat­ing are advised to report names at the office. The appearance p of one's name on this list is no p guarantee of graduation. APPRECIATES NATURE Miss Elva Peterson, a former high school student, now in the University of Washington, is very .appreciative of the beauties of 'Sthat state and withal remembers her friends at the high school. 'Several times this year Elva has, sent fldwers, mosses, etc., that she , gathered there and thought would f be interesting to students here. "The school recently received also a Seattle paper containing many beautiful pictures of nature scenes in Washington. We thank Miss Peterson for her thoughtfulness.