O. H. S. AWAITS PUBLIC REPLY TO QUESTION To Have or Not to Have Stands Foremost In Minds OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. To have or not to have, that is the question. Whether the taxpay¬ers say today that we shall have a new high school, or they say we shall not, that is the thing that worries us. You say it worries you. It worries everybody. But why worry? Mark Twain said, "I am an old man. I have had many, many trou¬bles, but most of them never happened." Of course the bonds are voted. We are all ready to move into that new high school. CONGRESS TRIUMPHS Congress triumphed over Forum in the annual contest for the Hendricks' debate medals. This debate is sponsored by former Judge J. A. Hendricks. The question for the debate was: "Resolved that the government should exercise direct control of the munition industries." The affirma¬tive was upheld by Dan Alsup and Bob Buswell and the negative by Lola Woodbury and Verna Forbes. Lew J. Wallace, the judge, when rendering his decision, gave a very clear analysis of the question. All four participants did well, but the negative, according to the judge, had a little the better in argument and material. The girls will be given the medals in our award assembly. A plaque also is awarded the win¬ning club. Congress is very pleased to an¬nounce three new pledges: Theon Erquiaga, Leatha Hess and Marion Dame. With these new girls to help carry on, Congress feels assured of very great progress next school year. —Marie Manning, President. MODEL FOR SENIORS In just a few days we, the sen¬iors of Ogden High school, will be graduating from school life into a wide world of realism. What we do, how we act and how we obey the laws of democracy will largely mir¬ror the citizenship of the age. Let us prove ourselves in the great years before us to be worthy of the name of an American cit-izen; let us seek those pleasures which will enrich our character and soul. All of us have an ideal which we try to adhere to; may we have the stamina to improve and perfect ourselves along life's pathway. Perhaps no other selection writ¬ten more clearly exemplifies a mod¬el for us than the following adapted passage. "Let us, the people, equip ourselves with a taste for good reading, good music, good paining and have at least one developed talent of our own, so that we can meet ad¬versity and enforced leisure more safely to ourselves and to society." It is the empty mind that demands thrills, joy rides, and reckless dash¬es from one dance hall to another seeking diversion.—Editor. VOTE OF APPRECIATION The Notes for this school year have been typed daily by Mrs. Franke and her typing students. Such an act of consideration for those who have the responsibility of publishing these school articles every evening in The Standard-Ex¬amined has been greatly appreciat¬ed by the editors. To all those who have in some way helped to make the publication of the school Notes possible, we sin¬cerely and gratefully render our deepest thanks. ALL DESIROUS SENIORS SHALL EARN DIPLOMA Idea That Teacher Wants Student To Fail Is Termed False OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Lar¬sen, Associate Editor. There seems to be a feeling among some students that members of the factulty desire to restrain them from graduation. As a matter of fact, the contrary of this is true. The faculty desires wherever stu¬dents have come to high school with full credit and complete two years of work in a satisfactory manner that they should be graduated. They do not feel it should be their func¬tion to coax and urge and cajole students to finish their work, but that students should do their work on their own initiative. Further¬more students should not aim to get the minimum, sixteen units of credit, but should have seventeen, eighteen or nineteen. To hold back students who have 14 or 15 units is in no sense desir¬able, because such students return the next year without enthusiasm or a desire to take a full and sat¬isfactory course. Moreover, the ex¬pense of taking care of delinquents in this respect is excessive. It costs twice as much to give two years of schooling as it does one, conse¬quently the idea of repeating is abhorent to teachers and to members of the board of education who are trying to carry on the educational work of Ogden at a minimum or at least reasonable expense. LE CONTE STEWART (After the manner of Chaucer) A man there is in dear old Ogden High, A teacher here for such as you and I. His shock of hair is as the sum¬mer hay, His nose is chiseled sharp in every way. A brown wool smock has he, and 'neath its fold There lies a heart as great and good as gold. Full many are the times he wields his brush To paint the desert sage or ruby thrush; And when he paints men marvel at his art, As do all men at skill in every part; Such men as he are never like to fail— Of genius now tell I no longer tale. —Elizabeth Parkineon. SENIORS IN LOGAN Today one would think all the seniors had been graduated. But, no, they were in Logan, enjoying the hospitality of the state college, in the course of the day they were to be taken through the college, fed (we hope), and honored at a dance tonight. We hope they enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent! The absence of the seniors reminds us we must be good to them while they are still with us. Graduation will soon sep¬arate us! The Ogden cinder men will jour¬ney to Logan Saturday to try for the northern division track title. The men placing among the first three in any of the events will be eligible to participate in the state meet at Utah university in the near future. Dixon Kapple expects his boys to bring home some honors from the Aggie bowl as the Tiger squad is exceptionally strong this year. "It wasn't told to me I only heard" that Frank K. McQuown, one of the outstanding prospects for the high school tennis team, has welcomed back to his home his long lost dog, a spaniel. This dog be¬came strayed or was stolen about a month ago.—Busy Body. HIGH SCHOOL LEADS Ogden High school got the jump on all Utah citizens by beginning our "safety first" campaign Thurs-day instead of Saturday, next. John Velton and W. H. Homer of the campaign committee came to high school and gave us some good talks on the preservation of human life through safety campaign work. Ed Tingen led the school in the snappy "safety first" song. We are already "safety conscious" and will be go¬ing strong next week. SNAPPY ASSEMBLY That was truly a snappy assembly we had Thursday. We had six can¬didates for office. Two each for student body president, vice presi¬dent, and secretary. Each candi¬date made a speech. Each candi-date also had a sponsor who orated for his candidate. We had, in all then, twelve fine, snappy speeches. Mr. Velton and Mr. Homer enjoyed the program, expressing their sur¬prise at the ease and precision with which the students orated. WE SYMPATHIZE The students of Ogden High ex¬press to Viola Syphers, one of our students, and to her mother and family our sincere sympathy in the loss of their dear father and hus¬band, Grant Syphers. CITY'S AFFAIRS TO BE HANDLED BY 13 YOUTHS Experience In Municipal Offices Awaits Ogden High Pupils OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. As a part of the Youth week pro¬gram, some 13 boys of Ogden High school will rule Ogden city Friday. They will be sworn in Thursday and will be given full powers as adminis¬trators Friday. Your city officials for Friday will be: Mayor, Dan Alsup; city commis¬sioners, Conrad Smith and George Lowe; auditor, Charles Patterson; city attorney, Scott Dye; city judge, Robert Buswell; chief of police, Wayne Bundy; chief of detectives, Jay King; desk sergeant, Blaine Larsen; traffic officers, Junior Bundy, Howard Merrill, Allan Shiveley: chief of fire department, Allen Nye. DELAYED REPORT. Although the student body ballots were counted last Thursday the committee in charge for some un¬known reason failed to give pub¬licity to the results until Monday afternoon. The result was: Student body president, Don D. Olsen; vice president, Helen Abbott; secretary, Lamar Briggs. As Senior day is now passed, Boys' day is Friday and graduation day is the twenty-ninth, we are remind¬ed that the seniors will soon be leav¬ing us. The juniors are proud to have gone to school with such likeable students as all the seniors are this year and hope the students of the senior class will find as many friends out of school as they have made in school. We—the juniors of Ogden High school—realize we have a great re¬sponsibility falling onto our shoul¬ders. We shall miss Dorothy's gay hello and Dick's voice calling for the assemly to come to order. We shall miss many of Ogden's best orators who have given lively cam¬paign speeches in the assemblies throughout the year. What will they be doing this time next year? Some of them may not be in Ogden. Some may be at col¬lege; more may be working out of town. No matter where they are we hope they think often of this school as we will think often of the 1935 graduating class. May every one of the seniors of this year taste the sweetness of suc¬cess in whatever field followed.— Ruby Fronk. CADETS WILL BEGIN ANNUAL COMPETITION Companies and Platoons Will Enter Series of Contests OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. Last Friday was an important day for the R. O. T. C. unit at Ogden High. After marching in the huge Loyalty day parade through the business district, the cadets went to tabernacle park, where the annual inspection was held. A large crowd was in attendance and enjoyed the movements of the unit. From all reports, the inspecting officer also was impressed with the actions of "our army." On Wednesday and Thursday of this week the company and platoon competition will be held. Each year, company is pitted against company and platoon against platoon in the interesting contest that answers the all-important question: Which com¬pany and which platoon is the best in the unit? This year, as always, all of the companies have engaged in exten¬sive training, the reason for Ogden High's continued success in R. O. T. C. work. Much fine ability in leadership and discipline will be un-covered on Wednesday and Thurs¬day. NEW EDITORS. Council has appointed students who will act as the heads of the school publications next school year. Beverly Betts was chosen editor of the year book. This year Beverly has worked splendidly under Ruth Lavin Cragun and she should be able to copy a great many of the fine traits of Ruth Lavin. This fact alone would make Beverly a fine editor. Wayne Bundy, that well- known violinist (?), was made editor of this column. "What these notes need"—we will discuss that matter at a future date! Acting under the influence of Frantzen Todd, council approved Eddie Sasaki as athletic manager for 1935-36. More and more the seniors notice the fact that juniors are taking their places! What is the cause of that? Must be graduation! CITY OFFICIALS. The citizens of Ogden were amazed Friday to learn that the city commissioners had, at a meet¬ing of the board, approved the city manager form of government, vowed to "clean up" Twenty-fifth street, voted new support to all branches of the government, and elected to do a great many im-probable, if not impossible, things. Also the city judge had nerve enough to ask the commissioners to place a stop sign on a national high¬way so that his canine friends could cross the road in leisure! Such nerve! Don't worry, folks! Mayor Alsup and Commissioner Smith and Larsen were asked to resign after the board meeting! So Ogden is a safe place in which to live again! JUNIOR PROM. The juniors extended to the sen¬iors their official congratulations and hopes for success Thursday night as the junior prom was held in the Berthana. This dance, making the end of the student body social year, (the senior reception is for seniors only) was an undoubted success. The juniors proved themselves to be hosts of no mean quality. The warm friendship shown will live in the memories of the graduating seniors. Thanks, juniors! STUDENTS ENTHUSIASTIC. O. H. S. students are very en¬thusiastic over the possibility of ob¬taining a new high school. This column has earnestly, continuously clamored for a new building during the past 10 years and it begins to look as if our fondest hopes are about to be realized. Although we shall not be here to enjoy it we shall be most happy to know that our successors shall not be handicapped as we have been. We are promoting a big PTA meeting here Wednesday night at seven-thirty o'clock. Surely we shall see to it that our parents are all at this meeting.