After the “gym” class, Sergeant Ed Holloway of the R.O.T.C. had a group of boys going through exercises which kept them warmed up. The majority were from the country districts and were getting their introduction to the cadet corps. One hundred fifty students are from the county outside the city and they enjoy the atmosphere of the school. So much is to be seen at high school that News & Views has reserved until another day reference to other departments. In addition to the 1,000 or more students in regular attendance, the high school provides accommodations and helps to educate 304 in evening classes, 75 in Americanization, 230 in university extension, 100 in U. A. C. extension, and 100 in Weber college work, or a total of 809. O. H. S. DRAMA WELL PLAYED Dec 9-25 Seven Keys to Baldpate’ Given Again Tonight at Orpheum Truth may be stranger than fiction, but one is lead to doubt the assertion after seeing Tuesday evening the high school presentation of George M. Cohan's melodramatic farce. "Seven Keys to Baldpate," at the Orpheum. The plot surrounds a young author's wager to write a story in twenty-four hours. Alone in the Baldpate Inn on the top of a lonely mountain, in the dead of winter he sets about his task. We wonder whether he is "a smart man or a fool." The play is filled with clever, tense situations and offers possibility for splendid acting. The high surpassed expectations and handled their parts admirably. Amateurs find difficulty in holding their characters throughout a play, yet these boys and girls succeeded in overcoming this difficulty well. They lived their characters and carried their audience away into the mystery-shrouded inn. Francis Smith and Adelaide Smith as the caretaker and his wife, Gariff Wilson as the author, Robert Can Cleve as the cat’s paw, Winifred Mans as the reporter, Jean Warner as her chaperone, Winifred Hancock as the hermit, Dorothy Isrealson as the woman crook, George Glen as the good man, Friday, Forbes Campbell as the politician, Harper Culley as the capitalist, Casper Woods as the chief of police, Jack Craven as the owner of the inn, and Hal Armstrong as the “Cop,” are a well balanced cast, that handled this play in a way that is a credit to the efforts of Miss Reva Beck, the director. The specialties furnished by Nolan Taylor, Maurine Peck and Bella Herscovich, added to the delight of the evening. Anyone who desires to be held in the grip of a mysterious melodrama should not fail to see the play. The play is being repeated tonight. Dec 10 -’25 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES THOUGHT PROVOKING THOUGHTS You can’t make much of a future if you neglect the present The optimist is the fellow who takes cold water thrown upon his proposition, beats it with enthusiasm, makes stcam and pushes ahead. There is a type of man who is built for success. He may have genius or just ordinary talent— 110 matter. The point is, he always arrives. Without frugality none can be rich, but with it very few would be poor. With ordinary talent and extraordinary determination all things are obtainable. No matter how they may err or be led astray, the American people are sound at heart. To find a pupil's strength in any one line of school endeavor, and adjust his work accordingly, is a real accomplishment. COMPETITIVE ATHLETICS Many people can not see what good competitive athletics is to the school, and many more think it is a drawback to the pupils. Personally I think that the competition means a lot to the students. When a game around the last of the season "comes up" the students are always "pepped up" and feel wide awake. They not only feel better but they work better for it makes a change in the school life and takes some "dust" of of their minds. Also the games they see help them to be more wide awake, for if they feel dull and see a thrilling game they are livened up and get some of the spirit that makes one a good fellow and a good student.—Smith Jacobs. FINE COMPLIMENT "The Classicum is one of the best papers we have ever had the pleasure of reading," says an exchange paper away back in Illinois. We appreciate the compliment—the more so perhaps because of its coming from a far away school, which we should hardly expect to notice us. STAYING PUT When a student registers for a subject at the high school, he is expected to pursue that subject for a full semester at least. Easy going students are quite likely to drop subjects just as soon as they discover that the subject presents some difficulties or is somewhat different from what they expected. Speaking plainly, such students are "quitters"; in nine cases out of ten they lack determination and perseverance. The school authorities, rather than to encourage shiftlessness of this sort, invariably require students to remain in the course during the semester. We recommend therefore, especially at this report time, that students who have secured low marks or who have failed do not think of dropping the subject but, on the contrary, "stay put," dig in and do better next time. NOT GRACEFUL YET Ex-mayor Frank Francis and Supt. W. K. Hopkins visited the high school Tuesday. In their visits in the different classes they called at the gym while the girls were trying to dance. They seem to get considerable enjoyment out of watching the girls making mistakes. Every now and then a smile would creep over their faces. Well, who could blame them? It is enough to make anybody smile to watch us, all except Mrs. Blackham; poor Mrs. Blackham; she tries so hard to get us to be graceful, but all in vain. Some of us could not be graceful if we tried from now till doom's day.— Doris Stallings. LEARN TOO LATE Why can't students know before they start to high school what they know when they are nearly through. When students start to high school most of them go because the law says they must or because their parents say they must, but by the time they have finished high school their opinions are quite changed. They wish they had worked to be a stenographer, a school teacher, a mechanic, or something else that they could have been, but it is too late to start now and many have partially wasted four years of high school. THE QUARTERLY As the time for the distribution of the Classicum draws near one notices that considerable more interest is shown in the event this year than was shown last year. This is probably due to two causes. All students are entitled to receive a copy, thanks to the compulsory student body fee. Therefore, there are more students expecting to receive one. The more important reason is that all English students are required to write something suitable for publication in the Classicum. We naturally expect (?) to see our own articles in print and become interested in the publication. This new regulation also insures the Classicum receiving the best material the high school can produce, for only the best pieces from all the classes are selected. —Fern Westergard. DRAMATIC HONORS High school students, especially the girls, will be pleased to learn of the high honor that has come to one of last year's popular students—Rosalie Gill—who has been selected by her school in' Madison, Wisconsin, to take the; part of Viola in "Twelfth Night," which the school is staging. Good for Rosalie. Let us hear about others, for surely they all shine after having been a student at Ogden High. THE LION'S DEN Quiet reigned in the class room, only the turning of pages and the occasional murmuring of indistinct voices broke the silence. Suddenly the door burst open. In stalked the uniformed orderly and tramped angrily across the room to the sueprior person whom we call "teacher." Silently he handed a small white cardboard to said teacher and silently we held our breaths to hear the rading of the fateful names. "We have only one name this morning," explained the teacher joyfully. "I see my pupils are reforming." Now our breaths were suspended, for misery loves company, especially when the misery is a trip to the "Lion's Den" or, in other words the office. The teacher hesitated to say the name, evidently he wanted to prolong our agony. Then his lips opened and he said, "Phyllis, it is you that is wanted at the office." There are 30 in our room; 29 gave a sigh of relief. The thirtieth ground her teeth and cursed her horrible fate. Shakily she rose to her feet and stumbled towards the door. Around her she heard suppressed giggles and words of sympathy, but she was not comforted. Oh—what did they want her for? She had not sluffed for three days, and she had hoped that was over and forgotten. But you could never tell; those blood thirsty office "lions" were sharp and crafty and could not be fooled. They were entirely too suspicious. All these thoughts were dashing around in Phyllis' brain as she "like a snail unwillingly tread her way" to her doom. She knew she must enter that "den" and when she trembling reached the entrance, she put on a brave face and walked courageously toward the "lions." In her blood ran the courage of her fighting ancestors and she faced her tormentors undaunted. They gazed at her fiercely and then one growled, "It is a mistake that you have been called here; you are excused." What blessed words was she hearing? Smiling her thanks, she turned and danced from the den. "Oh what a grand and glorious feeling!"—Clelles Rackham. Dec 11 - 25 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES YOUTH AND MATURITY. A youth expects too much from the world. He seeks for contentment, not within himself, but from without. A youth seldom makes an unwavering aim. He has not acquired the power of concentration, and therefore his thoughts are rambling. His aims are varying for his tastes are constantly changing. One who is mature has reached the stage of perfect development. He has the power of concentration; he is resolute in his judgment, and above all he has gained a clear insight. THE GLEE CLUB. Yes, we are acknowledged as one of the regular clubs of the school, since we have drawn up a constitution, and, take our word for it, we are going to lead out. Last week the president ordered some very suitable pins for the club and another order will be sent this week. Mr. Gammel is planning a program to be given in the near future. So be prepared for one of the biggest events of the year. ONE CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL. At the first day of shop work this year the teacher took us through the shop, showed us the various tools we were to work with, and the danger of carelessness around the electric saws and planes. The work progressed very rapidly and no one was hurt until last Monday, December 6, when one boy not through carelessness, but through pure accident, caught his left thumb in one saw and had the end of it taken off. Mr. Childs, taking this accident as an opportunity of showing how dangerous the tools are, again cautioned us against carelessness around the electric tools. Donald Campbell. MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The following promotions and appointments are hereby anonunced in the reserve officers' training corps, Ogden Senior High school, effective December 10: Sergeant Virgil Swensen, company C, to be second lieutenant in company C. Sergeant Blaine McMurrin, company B, to be color sergeant. Sergeant Bill Stratford, company B, to be color sergeant. To be sergeants in the band: Privates W. Ezra Cragun, Leslie Smout, Merrill Leonard, Emerson Thatcher. When not required with the colors Sergeants McMurrin and Stratford will drill with company B CARL J. DOCKLER, Captain, Cavalry, D. Q. L. p M S. & T. STUDENTS WILL TALK. At a social gathering the other evening a group of pupils began to talk (of all strange things) about their teachers. One student liked this particular teacher; another that one; and still another some other teacher and thus on and on they went until practically every teacher on the faculty had been mentioned. Some one noticed this, then the students decided to vote unanimously that we have a very excellent corps of teachers. Well and good. Now, why can't the faculty get together J and say we have a fine body of students. Speak up, dear teachers! TEACHERS TALK SHOP. So prone are teachers to talk shop at home, at church, at the dance, on the street, everywhere— thus becoming bores wherever they go—that we understand an 'Anti-bore" society is being formed which shall have for its chief object and aim the elimination of