STUDENTS AND FAILURES. At the beginning of the school year it is a patent suggestion that school faculties, teachers and boards determine from past records why students flunk. A survey and study of the year before should the endeavor of the school authorities, that some check might be available for use in the year to follow, that removable obstacles might be attacked and overcome. Some such a survey has been completed by the superintendent of the Chicago public schools, with the result that he concludes there are thirty-six main reasons why students and pupils fail to "make the grade." He offers some of the most important of these for whatever they may be worth to other superintendents, in this order: "Unguided entrance of pupils into courses unsuited to them. “An idea that maintenance of standards instead of training the pupils is a teacher's function. "Continuing small-class methods when classes are large. ''Trying to stimulate pupils by fear of failure. "Lack of diagnoses of individual weaknesses. “Too much talking and lecturing by instructors, not enough participation by pupils. ''Reliance on final examinations for a basis of promotion. "Poor classroom management as to holding attention of entire class during all recitations, whether by teacher or pupil. “Use of class periods for too much testing instead of teaching. "Infringement by 'extra curricular activities,' plays, athletics, social events, school paper, etc. "Too heavy requirements. “Salaries not enough to support teachers and their dependents without requiring work in other lines and thus dissipating their interest." There is a tart meaning in his observation on the obligation of the high school when he says: "The idea of maintaining high schools at public expense for the training of a few leaders has disappeared in the face of a public demand that the institution serve all children of high school age." There can be less fault to find with the teacher now than in years past. Along this line, Dr. John Tigert, United States commissioner of education, after a wide tour of inspection of training schools for teachers, finds ''that the teaching profession has more well-trained members today than ever before." Perhaps the trouble is not to be found in any one spot. But the first consideration lies with the system itself and its management. Mon Oct 11-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES PEPPY LEADER Glen Burt the new yell leader is full of pep, vim, and action. Under his leadership Ogden will manifest an abundance of school spirit an enthusiasm during the year. Glen received his training at South Washington. HEAY ENROLLMENT The enrollment at night school has already exceeded that of last year. Tonight marks the beginning of the second week and a number of new students will join classes. High school students who have left school without graduating would do well to join night classes and complete their course. CONTEST NUMBERS The Ogden high school band is scheduled to play at the Utah Hotel at 7:15 o'clock Thursday evening, October 21, and at 8 o'clock at the Tabernacle before the Utah Teachers' Association convention. The band will play two contest numbers which it played at Fostoria last June. SEEKS APPOINTMENT Bob Craven, James Davis and Mr. Newman, graduates of Ogden high, desire appointments to Annapolis or West Point and will take the preliminary examination in Salt Lake next week. KEENLY DISAPPOINTED The Utah Agricultural College people were keenly disappointed that the high school band did not appear at the game Saturday. It was found that so many of the boys were working on Saturdays that the band could not make a creditable showing and so the invitation to play could not be accepted. The invitation was appreciated, however, and all regret that the band could not be present. REFLECTED GLORY That was almost a perfect game on Friday. Nought to nought is a good score for neither side exalts in victory nor is humiliated by defeat. We are "as you were" as it were. Ogden High scored high "Saturday. Floyd Thomas is an Ogden product, and the game would have lacked the "thrill" if Tommy had not made that sensational run. THE DANCE The student body dance on Friday night was a social and an artistic success. Youth, vibrant, eager and beautiful, displayed itself to good advantage. The hall as always was beautiful, the music was good and there was nought to mar the pleasure of the evening. "A wonderful bunch of finely behaved young people—an ideal party," said Mr. Herrick, the genial floor manager. ATTITUDE One of the most important things in school as in life is attitude. One who is cheerful, optimistic, friendly, stands a far better show than the one who is gloomy, pessimistic, unsocial. The student who has the attitude of "I can' and 'I will" will succeed while the one who says "I can't" and "I do not want to" will fail. Students who drop subjects with "I don't like it" haven't yet learned the biggest lesson that all education teaches "most worth-while things come thru effort.' Following the path of least resistance, taking the "soft and easy" way never gets one anywhere. ROAD TO SUCCESS To repeat mechanically the same task, whether it be teaching, selling, bookkeeping or laying bricks, is not work; that is labor. If you leave the engine of your automobile running while it stands at the curb, the motor burns fuel and oil, goes through all the motions and in time will wear itself out; but the car performs no work. 'Thousands of men are running the car of their life with the throttle wide open, without noticing that the wheels are spinning deeper and deeper into the sand; thousands are chugging merrily along the roads, with a stone wall just around the next turn. Effort alone won't do it. It must be definite constructive effort; it must be continuous, and it must produce results. Whenever I found that my best efforts failed to produce the expected results, I chose another road and went at it again until I got there. D. C. Jackling. LIKE PUPPIES, ALL Roe Fulkerson, editor of one of our best magazines tells a true story about his dog, and draws from it a fine moral, educational truth. We repeat his story and let our readers interpret the lesson according to their own discretion: "'I have a little Scotch terrier yclept "Wee Nippie." The reason for the name will be appreciated by sinners; nice people should not have it explained to them in a land where Scotch is so scarce. "When I go home in the afternoon, I have a romp with "Wee Nippie." I roll the puppy on the floor and toss a ball for her to catch; she growls at me in mock fierceness and we have a great time. "Recently, I found Wee Nippie in distress. She walked on three legs, holding one foot in the air, whining painfully. Examining the foot. I found a pin run half its length thru her foot beneath the pads. "When I grasped the pin to pull it out, the dog writhed with pain, twisted out of my hands, and ran away whimpering. “For the first time in my life she refused to obey my call. She crawled under the sofa and when I attempted to drag her out she growled, half in fear and half in anger. When I caught her she struggled and tried to bite me. It took two of us to hold her, whimpering, crying, growling, biting. At last I yanked out the offending pin. It took ten minutes to get through her puppy brain, the idea that her pain was gone and that we were not trying to hurt her. After her struggle and her fright she realized I was her Providence; then, she crawled apologetically to lick my hand and to make friends." Oct 12-26 OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Miss Egert of Sugar City High school visited the home economics department of the high school today. WHO? WHO? The great question amongst the girls these days is, "Who are to be the sponsors?" The position of sponsor is one of the most coveted of all places open to girls during the high school year. To be a sponsor one must be a senior in good standing in all subjects, and generally one must have a "stand in" with the captains, majors, colonels, etc. STRIKING COINCIDENT Chester J. Myers of the Utah Agricultural college, Harvey Taylor, of Weber, and Miss Reva Beck, each decided independently that "the Goose Hangs High" is the appropriate play for their respective schools to present this year. Mr. Taylor admitted today that Miss Beck announced her intention first, and graciously agreed to prepare another play. CLAS5ICUM BIRTHDAY On November 1, the Classicum will celebrate its twentieth birthday. It was known in its first editions as "the Kicker" and was published on a small hand press owned by E. T. Spencer, manager of the paper, and Ben L. Rich was editor. It occurs to us that the Classicum staff might appropriately devote some space this year to the anniversary, and create enough interest in Ogden to get a complete file of the paper from its first publication to date. HELP PROMISED In this connection we may say that Mr. Spencer, the popular Elks' secretary, has shown some interest in this matter and has proffered to assist us in completing the file. No doubt others will also help us when once the thing is under way. A NEW NAME A writer in the American Mercury has a new name for Senator Smoot of Utah. "Pontifex Babbitt" he calls him. He manages, however, to say some pretty good things about the senator. This, for instance: "Today, it is probable, he has more real power in his hands than any other man in Washington, not even excepting President Coolidge. He knows more about the actual workings of the government than any of his colleagues. In all national legislation, and especially when it relates to finance, he has become a dominating influence. No important bill dealing with revenue or expenditure can go on the books before he has left upon it the impress of his dour and suspicious personality." TRIBUTE TO INDUSTRY The attention of the youth of the nation may be well called to the fact that Senator Smoot has reached his position of power and influence through hard, unceasing work. Indefatigable effort, industry and persistence have been crowned with success. POWER OF AN IDEA Henry Ford says the employment of over 600,000 men in the manufacture, distribution and sale of the Ford car—which, by the way, we must remember means, incidentally, the feeding, clothing, educating of approximately that many families—is the simple result of the ripening fruition of a single idea. He knew the world needed cheap and rapid transportation and he proceeded to give it. In consequence we have one of the greatest industrial establishments of the age—all accomplished within the margin of a few years. Up in American Falls, Idaho, just a few years ago M. B. Skaggs had an idea that the half starved farmers in that neighborhood wanted fruit at a price they could afford to pay—and he took it upon himself to see that they got it. Having met the need of the small community, he saw no reason why every community in the west should not likewise have this urgent need supplied. As a result have a chain of nearly 400 Skaggs grocery stores in the west, doing annually millions of dollars worth of business, and all accomplished within fifteen years. Truly, truth is stranger than fiction, and an idea is the most potent force in the universe. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OGDEN October 12, 1492—October 12, 1926. Four hundred thirty-four years of development and progress. The youth of today can in no wise understand nor appreciate the significance of that great event— the discovery of America. They can but read and try to picture to themselves the great romance of the finding, settling, development of the world's greatest commonwealth. It is one of the most marvelous stories ever told. GREAT LESSON. Perhaps the most graphic description of the circumstances attending the discovery of America is that given by the poet of the Sierras—Joaquin Miller— "Westward Ho" or as sometimes called "Columbus." Not only is the description effective, but the lesson which the poet derives is also one of the greatest lessons of life.