10 THE ACORN Music Beethoven's Love For Nature Of all composers of the first rank Beethoven was probably the one who loved nature the most, who lived nearest to Nature. This was characteristic of him in his boyhood days. Reserved in his disposition, inclined to be solitary and much given to reflection he would stray away from his companions into the woods, the hills, and by the brook-side or the waterfall, and in the fresh air carried his imagination into the loftiest flights, and gained inspiration for the master works he was later to produce. When he located in Vienna he lived in the suburbs, or near some of the parks where he could be in touch with trees, flowers and running water. A writer describing his daily life says: "Between two and three he dined, after which it was his invariable custom to make the circuit of the town two or three times, and no weather could keep him within doors summer heat or winter frost, thunder, hail, rain, sleet nothing prevented this afternoon ramble. It was, in fact,his time for composition; he never ventured out without his notebook to preserve fugitive thoughts that might flit across hit mind. He continued humming or rather growling in a manner peculiar to himself any theme at which he was mentally at work. He generally returned from his promenade when warned by the shadows that evening was coming on: then alone in the darkening twilight he loved to breathe to his best, his only friend, his Clavier (piano), the thoughts which met with no response in human sympathy" Etude. Our Choir and the Glee Club furnished the music at the Tabernacle, Sunday, Jan. 24, 1909. The Band Boys under Bro. Nichols are mastering several difficult selections in view of presenting them in the different cities and suburbs. ATHLETICS Organization Coach Benjamin E. Harker. Mgr. of Athletics Fred Jensen. Mgr. of Basket Ball Team West Lindsay. Captain of Basket Ball Team Heber Hancock. Basket Ball Team Clyde S. Clark R. F. Fred Jensen L. F. Heber Hancock C. Burton Driggs R. G. West Lindsay L. G. Lawrence Evans Sub. Malcom Watson Sub. We are glad to welcome Brother Burton back to school again. Harker says he looks good to him. 28 to 19 tells the tale! Sad for Brigham, but glorious for Weber. It may have been the little white and purple caps or Harker's swastika pin that did it, but the God of Victory was with them, Yea, even to the overcoming of the Brighamites. Perhaps it was because the Coach told the boys they would have to walk home if beaten that made them work so hard, at any rate every man was in the game. The way "Handy" "put it over" his man made them all "sit up and take notice." His long legs took him to all parts of the floor at once, making excellent team work possible. Clark gave an exhibition in field basket throwing which the spectators somehow didn't seem to appreciate. He alone made within seven points as many as the entire Brig-ham Team. Watson entirely shut his man out. In fact, every man was a star. Before the end of the last half Brigham's center so far forgot himself as to strike Hancock. A deed which will in all probability bar him from further participation in league games. To do Brigham justice however we will credit them with