22 THE ACORN Ought to Have Known the Rules Marshall P. Wilder says that the small son of a friend in Brooklyn came home one day with a badly disfigured face. The old man took him aside for the usual "heart-to-heart" talks. "What have you been up to now," he asked. "Fightin'!" answered the lad sullenly. "And after all I've said to you about fighting!" "He smashed me on the cheek." "How often have I told you that the Good Book bids us turn the other cheek?" I did, dad honest; but he smashed me on the nose. I call that a foul; so pitched in and licked the stuffin' out of him. Dad he's been to Sunday school just as much as I have, and he ought to have known the rules. We received the first issue of "Student Life" of Heber City, Utah, which promises soon to be a good paper. The "Quil" of Marion, Iowa, and "The White and Blue" of Provo, Utah, are both good. Youth, the plastic morning of life is the time when we must do our effective work in character building. If it is neglected then or postponed it will be well nigh impossible to mould a perfect character. A Historical Event High and dry on the telegraph wires Our banner we did hang; While Seniors, Sophs and Preps With indignation sang. The Faculty and students both Gazed strangely in the air, And shook their heads and softly quoth: "How did they get it there?" Driver for his shot-gun ran To save the honor of his class, But when he saw the banner gone, He had to let it pass. Yes we're a jolly class are we, And work with will and might So if the Freshmen do it, say: "Oh well that's all right." THE ACORN 23 Bro. Lind (in Chemistry): Is there anything historical connected with helium? Joseph Johnson: Helaman was one of the ancient Nephite prophets. "Bird" came in with a brown coat on and Elinor remarked: "Sparows always get brown for winter." Bro. Lind gave a problem about a dam to the pupils in Physics, and after asking three or four times for someone to work it on the board, became exasperated and said: "Will some one put that dam problem on the board?" Bro. Porter (in Theology): Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles? Belva: Saint Ax. What We All Want to Know Why Bro. Porter always blushes when love is mentioned. Why there is a different girl's coat under the cartoonist's hat every day? Why Bro. Lind's chemistry class doesn't come up since gas is lighter than air? Why Victor Sears looked so worried Saturday afternoon at the skating rink? Perhaps the responsibility of three was too (two) great. If President Tracy is still giving lessons to Secretary Brown concerning minutes? Did or did not Mr. Reed sit on the corner of the seat the morning Apostle Whitney spoke in Devotional. Bro. Bradford: Winnifred, point to Greece. Winnifred M.: From us you mean? Bro. B. Yes. Winnifred: Well, a a I know it faces us, doesn't it? Bro. Lind (calling the roll): Harold Johnson. Wm. Ellis: He is present but he isn't here. Bro. Bradford: The first time I went to the reform school I mean to speak. Bro wife. Lettie McKay: Who was Plato's Porcupine.