WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1934. School Has Made Gains Says Review Special Activity Periods May Take Place of Club System OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Mary Paquette—Editor Jack Bennett—Associate Editor At the last of last year one of Ogden High's publications was sent to each tenth grade student in the junior high schools. Contained was a summary of the work to be taken up this year by the various departments. Most of the tenth graders who went over that review of activity last year are now at high school. This year is almost history. Once again the time comes when we should encourage tenth grade students that their attendance at Ogden High will net them real I worth. What have we to offer? What have we gained? To be sure we will have next year all the departments that we have this year, perhaps more. But is that all? Each year we should progress all we can. We hope that we have gained a little this year in the way of outside work. First of all we have a number of new clubs within our school. Because of that a few more students will become club members. Next it has been thought that next year all I students will be allowed to enroll for at least one period a day in some I special activity in which they are interested. This system would replace the club system. Next year there will be Ogden High notes in two newspapers. The athletic department will have the use of a new athletic track in the rear of our school. This year a splendid series I of extemporaneous speeches was carried on between the juniors and seniors. It is hoped that these speeches will be carried on next year. Each year the music department grows a little more in volume. Student talent in piano and all instrumental and vocal work has been greatly furthered this year. Next year we shall probably have an opera. All in all, much progress has been made. A great deal more can be made next year. Juniors, are we going to make good seniors? If so, let's try to more than fill the shoes of the outgoing seniors! Be boosters! Make Ogden High the best, and most progressive school in the west!—Blaine Larsen. PERSEVERANCE "The act of continuing in a given course, especially in the face of dis¬couragement, obstacles, etc." is the definition Mr. Webster gives for perseverance. For instance, Abra¬ham Lincoln faced many failures before he became president. Athletes are discouraged numerous times be¬fore they become famous; in fact, it is the same for the majority of people in their vocations. People are so accustomed to seeing others fail in their first attempts that they think it's luck if persons succeed. You might wonder what the moral to this article is. It's that success in all vocations depends greatly on perseverance. This school year will soon be a closed book to us all. Our seniors are soon going into the world receiving many heartaches and disappointments. If perseverance isn't a characteristic their personality, the heartaches and dis¬appointments will hit them hard in the face. Take this to heart, juniors, "a word to the wise is supposed to be sufficient." Is it in your case? If not why not develop perseverance now? If you think that you're a failure in your lessons and you are discouraged, keep at your lessons and pull yourself out of the hole. The result will be the development of perseverance. Why not all be persevering and attain success?—T. M PHI LAMBDA TAU Although you have not heard from us for some time, we want'you to know that we're still going strong. An enjoyable meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at which 'Mr: Ed Smith presented us with an ex¬tremely interesting exposition on his experiences in Heidelberg, Germany. He brought out especially the stu¬dent life and mannerisms at Heidel¬berg university. Following this. one. of our members, Shirlie Wangsgard told of her experience in Yosemite park, after which the members.then sang the club song. To conclude this delightful program a few remarks were given by our ever faithful ad¬visor, Mr. Dave Wangsgard. This is just an example of the interesting meetings which the members of Phi Lam have enjoyed during the year.—Phi Lam Reporter. "Judging by the way they talk, some people would have us believe. that their heads are so filled with wisdom that they have to use their mouths as safety valves. People are as old as the tunes they whistle. When fortune means to men most good. She looks upon them with a threatening eye."—Shakespeare. DIFFERENCE "Oh, dear, our lessons are so hard. Why didn't the teacher explain it better? I don't know how to do this crazy thing." "What an easy lesson! It's so short. I can do that in five min¬utes. Thank Heavens, he always ex¬plains his assignments adequately." Now I ask you, students, what caused such a great difference of opinion of two pupils coming from the same class? I can tell you! Simply the amount of attention given in class. The first speaker spent the period in talking to friends whereas the second speaker listened to the teacher. Yes, the teacher's voice droned on and on, but valuable information was being given out. I don't wish to preach, students, but this advice is really for your own good. If you want short, easy lessons, pay attention in class and you'll see that lessons which vae formerly very long and hard have suddenly become very simple Try it! STUDENTS' INTEREST We students sit back in our seats and dream these spring days, but while we are dreaming we are also looking stupidly at our teachers. We watch everything from the buttons on the vest of our masculine in¬structors jiggle merrily, to the shoe strings on their shoes twitch. We notice the design on the handker¬chiefs of the women teachers. Think then what delight it furnishes the students, when the teachers come to school in stunning new dresses and striking new suits. Of course, I am not insinuating that it is their duty but just an added pleasure for the girls and boys. What a chance for the teachers to be in the lime¬light. Wear apparel that will be the center of us stupid students at¬tention. SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1934. Ideal Girl Arda Mae Phillips, the ideal girl of Ogden High, will preside over a pageant given for the mothers by the Girls' associa¬tion of the school. This final activity of the girls, wherein the mothers have an oppor¬tunity of seeing their daugh¬ters at their best, will take place Wednesday, May 2, at two-thirty o'clock in the high school gym. The purpose of this pageant is to demonstrate the results of the year's work.