draft of Carlyle's History of the French Revolution which were destroyed by fire when his pet dog Fido turned over the kerosene lamp. IN TYPEWRITING. Three gold medal winners on the Remington typewriter for month of January are: Norma Freeman, Ellen Johansen, Edna Randall. Remington silver awards: Lavina Smith, Phyllis Pelham, DeRay Huntzinger, Beatrice Brown, Buelah Strickler. Remington certificates: Maurine Mortensen, Vellys Woods, Clifford Wilde. 2-12-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES We fail to see the beauty of Lincoln probably because we are thinking of Adonis or Apollo as the only type of masculine beauty. But artists have come to the conclusion that, especially in Lincoln's face, there is a majesty of outline, a dignity and nobility of contour, a sweep and a distinction in the lines and a definition of character and of a great soul within, that stamps Lincoln as one of the most beautiful specimens of the human race. Search Lincoln's face as you will; there is not a commonplace line in it. It is commonplaceness that makes ugliness. It is character that makes beauty. NEAR NATURE'S HEART A very unusual, picturesque, artistic musical concert was staged Wednesday night by Prof. Reed Gammell and the music department before a crowded house of patrons and friends at the high school. It was the finest thing of its kind the high school has ever given and every one who took part on the program is entitled to unstinted praise. Tomorrow's notes will give a more complete account of this great musical success. COUNCIL REPORT The finance committee report was given in two parts, due to the fact that in order to complete the report, two meetings were held, January 27 and February 4. The first report, as given by President Ure, involved the school drama. The motion was made and carried that next year the student body tickets be worth 50 cents on any seat in the house for the drama, and that students pay the difference on seats. The proposal that two nights be given to the drama next year was postponed on the motion that the question be left to the students of the next school year. Mrs. Irwin suggested that in the future student body money be spent during the end of the school year rather than at the beginning. The suggestion was put into the form of a motion and was carried. The second part of the finance committee report as given by Forbes Campbell involved a school budget. The motion was made and carried that the budget, as presented by the finance committee be accepted. HERBERT VERHEEK, Secretary. OGDEN RANKS SEVENTH Of 24 high schools sending five or more freshmen students to the University of Utah during the present year Ogden students rank seventh in the matter of scholarship as represented by points gained. The highest obtained by any school is 1.44, the lowest .58, the average 1.14. Ogden received 1.22. We do not report this boastingly or with any degree of pride. Perhaps we had best offer an "alibi." How would this do. Many of the smaller Utah schools send a select group to the university. Ogden sends her select groups east, west, north, south—to all of the great colleges throughout the United States. The group that goes to the University of Utah, with all due respect to them, is not by any means a select group—rather, in the main, an average group. Under these circumstances, we presume the report is quite satisfactory. IN OREGON COLLEGE Kenneth Davidson, '23, is in Oregon college at Eugene, Ore., this year. In a letter to a former teacher he reports that he is getting along nicely and enjoying himself immensely. RANKING STUDENT Miss Freida Kreines is Ogden's high rank freshman student at the University of Utah this year, according to a report just received. Miss Kreines carried during the first semester 17 2-3 hours, 11 with A's, 3 2-3 with B's, 3 with C's. This is an especially good college record. Other students deserving special mention for good work are Jean Chez, Violet Dout, Irene Lock-wood, Harold Olsen, Daryl Smith, Helen Storey, Harold Welch, Glen White, Martha Weight. THE WHOLE TRUTH Regarding the above, however, as regarding any observations on life generally, we must confess the truth can never be told, for the reason that the truth is never wholly known. Some students may be in especially difficult courses, some easy. Some may be under teachers who are unusually rigid and close markers (or stingy markers). For instance, one of our students who was especially good here is not mentioned above because he had 11 hours in C's. Private information, however, advises that this student got a "C' in a class where 85 per cent absolutely flunked. Again students work under different conditions. Some have comfortable homes and boarding houses, others working and struggling, batching, etc., anything, any way to get along. So for many reasons we say "The truth can never be told." CORNER EDUCATION About the corner of a certain street there is always a crowd of boys loafing around. Some of them are leaning against a cigar store, others are leaning against a lamp post. They are too lazy to stand by themselves: they have to have something to lean on. That is the way they are all through life, leaning on someone else, a parasite of society. There is a saying that "An idle brain is the devil's workshop." If this is true, the devil must be pretty busy down on this street corner. Good habits bring health, wealth, happiness, prosperity and success. Is standing around street corners going to bring these things? Is it a good habit? It is said that one habit serves as the basis for others. It is every boy's duty to spend his energy to some useful end. He will then benefit society. An industrious man helps the world progress by his work, but an idler is a load retarding progress. If these idlers could only be removed from the earth, the rest of the people would have more comforts, and there would be a greater opportunity for education and improvement of society. These boys should gain in knowledge, should better themselves. Are they doing it? Can they do it by loafing around street corners? Isn't there some other place these boys could spend their time to a better advantage than standing on street corners? The public library is only a block away. If they would only spend their time there, reading good books, they would benefit themselves and society at the same time. Of course, reading good books will not bring success, but putting the things you read about into practice will. Make a success out of your lives. Don't belong to the street corner gang. EDNA RANDALL. OGDEN HIGH ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Such was he, our martyr chief, Whom late the nation he had led With ashes on her head, Wept with the passion of an agonizing grief; Forgive me, if from present things I turn To speak what in my heart will beat and burn And hand my wreath on his world honored win. Nature, they say, doth dote And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan, Repeating us by rote. From him her old-world moulds aside she threw, And choosing sweet clay from the. breast Of the unexhausted west, With stuff untainted shaped a hero new, Wise, steadfast in the strength of God, and true. —James Russell Lowell. THE HOP TONIGHT. The annual R. O. T. C. hop will be given tonight. The famous band will be there, the non-coms will give a fine manual of arms and marching exhibition. There will be the other usual features that make this event the grand outstanding social event of the year. Captain Dockler and his officers and sponsors have looked after every detail so that there will not be a hitch in the program. Parents of cadets, as usual, will be guests of the unit. Tickets may be obtained at the door, so that all good citizens who desire may unite with us in this gala affair. There has been a report that the affair will be strictly formal. This is not correct, only as it concerns the cadets—the affair will of course be somewhat military in character but aside from that the party will be much like any other school parties, i. e., very very fine. ERRATA. Some reporter on The Standard-Examiner got his wires crossed and reported that there would be no school today. In consequence, school officials were held pretty close to the phone correcting the error. More than this, many students accepted the report and remained from school today. Guess we shall have to sue somebody for damages. TODAY'S ASSEMBLY. Thomas (Tom) Home, '11, and later a teacher at Ogden High, made the school a pleasant visit Thursday. Mr. Beeson, Mrs. New-comb and Mr. Willis Smith were the only teachers of his day that are still in the corps. Tom is now located at Alameda, Calif., and is much delighted with his location and his present employment, that of representing the C. E. Merrill Publishing company. TEACHER BACK. Miss Norma Alvord, instructor in French, is on the job again today after several days' absence, due to illness. The system has no substitute teacher in French so Mr. Merrill had to be drafted for the work. CLASSICALIA QUEEN. Who is to be the Classicalia queen, is the question that is beginning to receive the attention of students. Many names are suggested but perhaps it's a little too early to name all the girls that would make very acceptable queens. Anyway, we're surely long on queen material. TEACHERS CONTRIBUTE. The Ogden city teachers believe in the Boy Scout work. They regard it, as also of course, the Girl Scout program, as a wonderful ally to the school program. At high school Thursday when the teachers were given opportunity to support the Boy Scouts financially, they responded 100 percent strong within 10 minutes. GIRLS' ASSEMBLY. The meeting will please come to order! The buzzing decreased and finally resulted in silence. Soon Winnifred McConnell was causing the piano to "speak a piece," after which Virginia Anderson's violin sang. Suddenly into the room rushed a breathless girl. Who was it? Why, Mary Hinckley, of course. The entertainment she provided with her "mouth organ" by recounting a few of Sis Hopkins' adventures, was decidedly clever. But who of us imagined what a treat was in store for us next? Miss Pauline Wherry of New York was introduced and in a few minutes had us traveling with her from English Girl Guides' camps to camps which live under the protecting wave of the Stars and Stripes. To us she brought a new idea, that of making our future work, girls' leaders. Her pictures of the life were portrayed so vividly that no girl could leave the assembly without feeling some appeal for that line. Besides telling of the many pleasures such a life has, she enumerated the educational values. Probably the words that impressed the girls more than any others were: "The girl of tomorrow will not be the same as the girl of day before yesterday." In a further explanation Miss Wherry stated that the girls of the future will all be working. Certainly we all feel very grateful to Miss Wherry for giving us such an interesting talk and we can only hope that some time, at least a few of the girls will become leaders in the "Girls' Movement." JUST AVERAGE. Have you ever had your folks look at your report card, and say with a disgusted look, "Hm, just average, you're no genius by any means," and sail the card down on the table? It hurts a little— doesn't it? That happens to me just about every time the cards are issued. Sometimes I wonder if it really pays to let it hurt. What is this so-called average being anyway? Would he be better off if he were a genius? In my opinion, it is the average man who accomplishes the most in this world. If he has no striking talents, is not a genius, has not an inheritance of a million dollars, he ought to be glad of it. The parent who complains, sadly shaking his head, that his son or daughter is only average, ought to be thankful that he is in that condition and not worse. That very condition that he laments over is really the best assurance to his sons' or daughters' success. Somehow, it seems that the average man, when he enters this life, finds the whole world organized against him. Parents are not satisfied with him, teachers trim him, society insists on a standard mould for him, churches make him conform and at last the undertaker boxes and confines him permanently. All the while he struggles to get free, to express 2-16-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES EDUCATING FOR CITIZENSHIP Education might be more direct and more efficient if each pupil knew in advance just what he was going to do in life. But fortunately or unfortunately no one knows this. The boy whose overalls are patched at the knee may be pres-