MAY FESTIVAL. Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, : the Children's Musical club of the Utah school for the blind put on a May festival in the school chapel, to which all high school tadeistare invited. The festivals this ichool are always of such Nfh order that it is always a Mttiure and a marvel-to witness "U DAY." Friday of this week is "U" day. On this day all the graduating high school seniors of the state nre guests of the University of Utah. A goodly number of scholastic contests are scheduled, and Ithe annual state high school track jinett takes place on Cummings field during the afternoon. During the morning the visiting stu- drr.la are escorted through the fwious departments of the uni- Iwralty. Lunches are served free Iby the university. A goodly number of Ogden High school students will visit lithe university on this day. LOYAL SUPPORT. I The high school teachers appreciate the fine support given S; by the patrons of the school and take this opportunity of thanking them. Naturally in a school of this size disciplinary problems arise occasionally and parents are called In consultation. In 99 cases out of ,'a hundred the parents support [the teachers and render valuable service. A REFERENCE BOOK. "Who's Who" loses its place as a reference book when it is compared with our famous walking encyclopedia. Every little riirstl center of trade, every little group in a big avenue of commerce, every little emporium of employment, every little attractive social center, and every little place of worship has this distributor of news. It is not the newspaper or the busy camera man; it is [not the school teacher or the humming radio; it is not the tele-graph or the late mail man. It is the thing which the fence post Inspires. The telephone is its best companion. Its ears are big; -its sense of reasoning is very limited. Jealousy—yes, jealousy, is in tlje formula. It can't accomplish' any* thing without the aid of another, very imaginative person. Probably, you have guessed what this is by now. You should have done so. It is the proverb¬ial gossiper. These gossipers are commonly called cats, sirens and liars. The latter definition, -I think, is a little bit too drastic, because gossipers really do not say anything which they do not believe to be true at the time it is said. Note that I say, "at the time it is said." Cats are very fickle people. Yes, they are very fickle indeed. Perhaps a- kinder way to say it would be to say that their views differ from day to day. Well, any one has a perfcct right to change his mind. These so-called cats talk just to hear themselves talk. They are ardent followers of the party which has as its slogan, the old proverb. "Make a mountain out of a mole-hill." This slogan is in the mind of the gossiper at all times. She—no, it is not al¬ways a she—likes to hear her words take wing and land on the death-like, doomed, dome of denunciation. Maybe I have been too harsh. Maybe her words are said inno¬cently. Nevertheless, she is all this and more too.—Helen Wilcox. EVERY DAY PATRIOTISM. The word "patriotism" brings a thrill of pride to every man who hears its sound. His chest begins to swell a little and a picture flashes across his mind of march¬ing soldiers, blaring bands, find waving flags. He thinks of war and the men upon men who die happily with thoughts of their own land, no matter how remote It is. Mr. Man beams when he thinks of these glorious deeds and the stirring celebration conducted to commemorate the dead—and on these days he feels very patri¬otic indeed. He doesn't generally stop to think of the three hundred fifty days or more on which there are no holidays, and which are dedicated primarily to him and to other men like him. On one of the days which are deeply patriotic, at the sight of the flag, he conscientiously re¬moves his hat and stands at at¬tention, admonishing small boys to follow his example. He be¬comes stirred to eloquence about the pitiful condition of the dis¬abled soldier, the scattered, scrap¬py streets and the damage they do to the community. But on the days which are dedicated to him, for they may be his to make holidays, a subtle change takes-, place. When he passes the local flag the sentiment it raises in his mind generally runs something like this, "Hum, that flag is dirty and ragged—the city surely needs a new one. it ruins the appear¬ance of new buildings." The dis¬abled veteran inspires this thought, "It's a shame the way these vagabonds trade on people s sympathy, why don't they go to work?" Upon seeing the great accumulation of rubbish and gar¬bage, he allows a few sundry curses to escape, and makes the note, "I must remind the son to take this rubbish over to that vacant lot tomorrow." Perhaps it does not occur to him that loyalty and pride in the city are almost equivalent to patriotism to the country. Perhaps, Mr. Man yearns to do some brave deed of valor, which will mark him as a great hero, and place his name in-large shin¬ing letters in the books of fame. If he could only understand that by having high pride in his city; by doing continual deeds of help in beautifying and bettering his community, he pulls himself by his bootstraps to a place of al¬most equal greatness with his ideal hero. For although almost anyone can become valiant and self-sacrificing in time of need, it takes a real courage and valor to do constantly the things that seem so trivial, but really are so great.—Vella Fowler. OGDEN B THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS They died In some lone outpost And were buried In a ditch Left unmarked And forgotten But when the world Sighed with relief And fanned away The battle smoke, She remembered The men She had forgotten And buried in ditches Now In the gray, old English abbey, And under The French triumphal arch, And in the quiet depths Of American Arlington Three men sleep. Mothers, Wives, And sweethearts In somber black Wistfully watch the tomb And -vonder If he is there, For he is one That gave his life And name. —Robert G. True. MANY GOOD ESSAYS The above poem is one of sev¬eral fine expositions recently written in English classes in a national competition fostered by the National Society of Colonial Daughters. The essay on Patriot¬ism in Tuesday's Notes was an¬other. Still mother is presented In today's Notes. These are typi¬cal of the work done by many students. CONGRESS Congress met Monday night, May 9, and was called to order f Dy the president, Gene Kimball, rhe constitution was presented md accepted. The original copy will be typewritten, signed by all charter members and filed for the perusal of future orators and writers whom this school will shelter for two years. The program for the coming fear was discussed. Congress will lot only sponsor good debating, but, will discuss national problems in a manner befitting senators. Speakers will be asked to speak to us on topics of the day. We look forward to a year of interest and instruction. —Margaret Schmalz, Reporter. A WELCOME VISITOR Albert Backman, erstwhile in¬structor in agriculture and science at the Ogden high school, now associated with the federal land bank in Berkeley, Calif., was a welcome visitor at high school Tuesday. "Al" is remembered on two or three counts—his fine work as instructor, his pleasing personality and the fact that he married a popular high school science teacher, Miss Kathherine Fitzgerald. Mr. Backman says he and his wife are strong for Cali¬fornia and are very happy in their home there. They are em¬ployed for a good part of the time in taking care of a lively two-year-old youngster who graces their home. MORALE The "morale" of a school is judged by the atmosphere that prevails in the hallways and classrooms. Many people who have visited our school say. "We like the spirt of the school. There seems to be happiness, industry, vitality, order, system here." Per¬haps this is about as good a rec¬ommendation as a school can ob¬tain. Naturally we are all interested in having a good school and so teachers and pupils show a fine spirit of co-operation in working for the ideals which go to make a good school. APPRAISAL OF PUPILS' WORK Mr. Abplanalp spoke on the above subject at faculty meeting Tuesday morning. He deplored the tendency current in many schools of working for grades, in¬stead of aiming to achieve mas¬tery in the various units of school work. He outlined briefly also the technique of instruction, giving some details on the proper method of procedure in school work. Mr. Abplanalp also exhibited a quality that surprised some of the teachers, bjit one which has been known by his students for a long time—a fine sense of hu¬mor. We regard this as a saving grace and one of the prime virtures of the successful teacher. PROGRAMS READY The programs for Baccalaureate services and also for commence¬ment have been definitely out¬lined and the students are now busy preparing their several parts. At th commencement exervices. Philip Finkelstein will represent the class in oratory and Helen Wilcox as class reader. The other members, valedictorian and salutatorian, have heretofore been announced. In addition to these, several choice musical numbers will be given by the students. It is a matter of regret that more capable students can not be rep-resented on the program as the class is literally full of talent. SOFT EDUCATION President Elmer G. Peterson of the Utah Agricultural college ad¬dressed a special assembly at 1 o'clock Tuesday. Dr. Peterson called attention to the variety aftd richness of modern life and asked the question, "Shall we weaken and soften under modern civiliza¬tion or shall we be able to main¬tain the vigor, hardihood, courage and strength of our progenitors?" He developed the thought tjiat the overcoming of obstacles de¬velops strength, whereas the ten¬dency of the pampered life is to¬ward deterioration. He also related the story of the falling away from the easy going plan of accepting authority of tradition and the development of the modern plan of experimenta¬tion, investigation and proof. The entire address was fraught with interesting thought and il¬lustration and was well received by the students. President Peter¬son was accompanied by an ex¬cellent male quartet and accom¬panist, which favored us with several musical numbers.. STUDENT COUNCIL Schools all over the country seem Nvery much interested these days in the subject of student body government. Several ques¬tionnaires have come to the school of late on this subject. The. latest one came Tuesday in which the problem is probed from every angle by the national de¬partment of education with a view to making a complete report at the N. E. A. convention at Se¬attle in July. The Ogden high school has been very successful in its oper¬ation of student body council and government with respect to all social activities of the school. The council has not interested itself much in disciplinary prob¬lems except as they affect the school's social affairs. The build¬ing of the curriculum and the ad¬ministration of the scholastic work are left to the faculty, while the student council assumes responsibility for the conduct of all social affairs. THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER What a depth of feeling this name stirs! It brings back the memories of the great sacrifice all the boys made of their lives for their country. It pictures the dreadful battle scenes, with cannons bursting overhead, wound¬ed soldiers falling by the path, I yet all trying to "Carry on." It shows a hushed audience, rever¬ently standing by the tomb of the unknown soldier, resolving "that these dead shall not have died in vain," and promising to "carry on." Just as the symbol of our country is the American flag, so is the unknown soldier a symbol of the great world war—a sym¬bol of love and sacrifice. Ah! I wonder how many un¬known soldiers there have been —how many little crosses in France mark the graves of some unmourned, uncarfd-for soldiers! They, too. might be as unidenti¬fied as this one, for no one knows him—not even his buddy, "back home" in a factory, or perhaps wandering again over the battle¬fields of France. General John F. O'Ryan, the orator of the exercises at the tomb of the unknown soldier, said that although the boys were taught a great many things at the front, their fine morale and faith caused them to Avin tho war. So the mothers who sent, these boys to war endowed them with weapons with which to figiit. I wonder how many of these same mothers have stood before the