Thurs May 22 24 Ogden High School Notes TODAY'S THOUGHT "Of all music, that which, reaches farthest into heaven is the beating of a human heart."- Beecher. Our parents see today the above thought written on every black­board. We hope they will feel the spirit and influence of the beat­ing- of human hearts in every class room. Real teachers are not so much creatures of intellect as they are living exemplars of human sym­pathy and love. Each teacher comes into inti­mate contact daily with from 100 to 200 different students. One of the great ideals or the Ogden high school is to have every pupil feel every hour and every day that his instructor is his herper, his friend his teacher, ! Unless there is some such feel­ing in the heart of every pupil, (then real teaching falls short of what it might be; for without good will, confidence, respect and love, there is no Harmony, ny music; but only discord and con­fusion. BECOMING ATTUNED. It is a fine thing to be "in tune with the infinite," but being in tune with one's daily environment is rather more important. Before the orchestra plays there is always a good deal of "tuning up." Most public speakers get in j tune with their audiences by be- j ginning with a humorous anecdote : or story. They are just "tuning up." So too many teachers "tune up" occasionally by a look, a smile, a kindly remark, that brings a ready and hearty response. It might not be amiss for every student to be aware that he, too, is an instrument in the class room orchestration and that it is high­ly important that he get in tune. Our parents will be reminded to­day of their own school days. In 90 per cent of the cases one or two great teachers will be conjured I up from the memories of by-gone I days. These teachers will be I gratefully remembered because j they loved, because they had a lik­ing for their work ana a genuine interest in their students. BETTER EXHIBIT. Our exhibit is not quite so good today as we had hoped for; we have been so long without exhibit days, without parents' days, that we have almost forgotten the art of exhibiting and entertaining. We shall do better next year, for we are re-learning the advisability of .expressing in some way the things we are trying to do at the school. We have been much en­couraged today and shall make "Exhibit day" an annual affair. NO ADMISSION FEE. May we not hope that the par­ents who have not met with us today will be on hand tonight to witness the work in physical edu­cation for girls and to Itear the opera Martha to be given by the music department. Several have phoned today about the price of admission tonight. Just the effort of coming-certainly no other ad­mission charges. The senior class will meet in as­sembly room on Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock prompt for a short song practice, and to receive final instructions regarding graduation exercises. The school song, "Our Alma Mater" will probably be given a rather more satisfactory rendition at commencement this year than usual for all the students of the class have memorized the words, and will have practiced it a few times at least. NO FLOWERS. As it is impractical to present each graduate with flowers at com­mencement exercises, it is re­quested that no flowers be present­ed during the exercises this year. As "simplicity is the essence of beauty," it has been decided to make graduation exercises as sim­ple, as beautiful, as democratic as possible. There will be no elab­orate nor expensive gowns, no os­tentation that will distinguish one above another. Most of the girls have made their own dresses. The boys will seek a degree of uni­formity though no rigid require­ment is made with respect to dress. It is desirable, however, that each wear a dark suit and a simple black bow tie. SCENERY LOANED. The school acknowledges with - ttebntes the loan of stage scenery from the Sacred Heart academy for today's exercises. The year books are all printed and are held at Scoville Press for the covers which have been shipped from Chicago and will reach here Saturday or Sunday The books will assuredly be ready for distribution on Tuesday next. It was decided by the council on Tuesday afternoon to give awards to the orators, Miss Althea Thomas and Chester Zinn, who participat­ed in the Lewis oratorical contest recently. Wednesday, May 28, has been designated as award day. Exer­cises will be held at 11 o'clock. DIETS SUGGESTED. The attention of parents is di­rected especially to the "diet ex­hibit" of the domestic science de­partment today. The diet for the baby, the diet for children at dif­ferent ages, diet for invalids, etc. There is an exhibition also of many "choice dishes and desserts, with the recipes for same. Any one interested is welcome to any re­cipe used by the school. CONVICTION. "All of my evasions vain, and reassuring though through images, lead me but to my own convic­tions."-Milton. Conviction. What a wonderful meaning the woifl nas. What a gigantic power and force it. has had in driving men on to greater ac­complishments. What is it that has cauced men to sacrifice their reputations, ;heir wealth and sometimes even their li es to bring truth to light or to do something benericent for hu­manity. It has been due to the power of the convictions decreed by their conscience and formed by the force of their minds that men have endured privations and suf­fered sacrifices. Conviction is the effect of sub­stantial evidence; it. respects our most important duties; it is solid and permanent in its nature and it cannot be easily changed or de­ceived. Conviction comes to one as a result of mature and sincere deliberations, the ofrsprlng of rea­son and enlightenment. An honest man can no more escape or re­linquish the precepts of his con­victions than he can do without food or sleep. Socrates took the hemlock rather than forsake his convictions. They meant more to him than life itself. Christ was crucified on Calvary to protect and uphold those convictions which have been the greatest force in the moral and spiritual elevations or mankind for over 2000 years.