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Show DECEMBER DECEMBER 1-Alumni Day again. Members from the classes and faculty of 1897-98 and 1901 entertain us. Brother Blaylock "Some of the best looking chickens ever hatched were in that class. Some of them are our mothers." * Feature Doc. Lind taking home his pay in an envelope. DECEMBER 6-Melbourne Douglas wins the Barker Contest for the College. The "Owls" surprised President Ricks. DECEMBER 7-"Peg o' My Heart, I Love You." We all practice the song for the school play. DECEMBER 8-Our Superintendent, Adam S. Bennion, inspires us to greater ideals and higher aims in our pursuing our education. DECEMBER 9-L. Leo Fairbanks, from the class of '99, spoke on the subject, "Criticism is the vanity of the weak; appreciation the expression of the noble." DECEMBER 13-Seniors give up seats in Devotional to Sophomores. Oh, wasn't it a grand and glorious feeling to occupy such a prominent position, although for only one short half hour! * Farce in Devotional, characters going to "Peg o' My Heart." We serenade the city. DECEMBER 14-School play, "Peg o' My Heart" is a great success. DECEMBER 15-Alton Richards wins college prize for the Grant Oratorical Contest. DECEMBER 16-Three hip-hoorays for basket-ball! Weber 24, L. D. S. U. 26. Dance after the game. DECEMBER 20-Ben Young wins the prize for the James L. Barker Contest. Extemporaneous speeches from James L. Barker, David J. Wilson, President Ricks, and a well known former student, John Emmett. Petition started for Xmas Holidays to begin Friday. DECEMBER 22-Matinee Dance. L. D. S. U. is defeated on their own floor by our hoopsters. Girls start making dates for the Weber-Ogden Girls' Association Ball, to be given January 6, 1922. DECEMBER 29-Larry (Captain Budge) breaks his arm. DECEMBER 30-Our hoopsters defeat the "All Star" team, absolutely. JANUARY JANUARY 3-The holidays are over. Most of our ambition has likewise ceased. JANUARY 4-0. H. S. Girls' Association gives us a demonstration on how to step a fellow to the leap year ball. Cyril gives Charlie Taylor a black eye and accepts a bloody nose. Cyril insists that it tastes like more. We wonder why, but no one can tell why he does what he does. JANUARY 5-Marguerite Rogers as "Peg" just begs Jerry to take her to the dance, but now she stamps her foot and says, "I won't ask a fellow to go with me to the dance." Elder David 0. McKay, much beloved by all, is welcomed home in Founders' Day celebration at night. JANUARY 6-Founders'' Day. Great celebration. In an extensive parade, all loyal Weberites, both past and present, honor those buildings which mark the progress of our school. Each class much in evidence. College and Sophomores take honors for having the best decorations. O. H. S.- Weber Girls' Ball at the Berthana. JANUARY 10-Somebody must have "strings on Jeff Bailiff." Wherefore the pink ribbon? JANUARY 11-Symptoms of the annual Weber-Ogden basketball scrap begin. We practice a few new yells. JANUARY 12-Epidemic of semester exams invades our happy home. JANUARY 13-Friday the Thirteenth. Jinx day. Tigers defeat us by three points for the first time in history on our own floor. Great weeping and wailing among the fair sex, and gnashing of teeth among the fellows. JANUARY 16-Ogden has a holiday. Weber has just the opposite. JANUARY 19-The mercury reads minus, but the weather is certainly plentiful. JANUARY 20-Davis goes down to defeat at the hands of our basket cagers. JANUARY 23-Matinee dance to rejoice over Davis' defeat Friday. JANUARY 24-Prof's prove themselves faster than students. Maybe it's only because they are heavier, any way they piled up the score. JANUARY 25-"Sixth Man" begins training up for Box Elder for the coming Friday. JANUARY 27-Box Elder vanquished. Score 27 to 16. "Tiny" did it. Oh wasn't it a "grand and glorious" feeling. JANUARY 30-Davis defeated; Box Elder defeated; now for the Tigers. JANUARY 31-A certain bunch of Senior girls appear with bows in their hair. The idea rapidly spreads. FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 1-Elder David 0. McKay entertains us with an account of his trip in Egypt. FEBRUARY 3-At Ogden-Weber 34, 0. H. S. 28. Enough. Hurrah! FEBRUARY 6-Matinee Dance. We celebrate the victory quietly, in order to "keep our bubbles high without breaking them." FEBRUARY 8-Sophomores Party. The fresh, young things taste society. Bob party, banquet, and dance. FEBRUARY 10-At Davis, Purple and White 37, Gold and Brown, 20. Division championship in sight. 'FEBRUARY 13-Celebration after one o'clock. Big Kiddie Kar Race. Brother Winsor wins. FEBRUARY 14-Judging from the hearts displayed in room 12, after the Faculty Valentine party, our instructors must be almost human. FEBRUARY 15-Vice-Presidents vs. Lady faculty team. Stellar hoopsters Hazel Mills and Helen Slater. Score 7 to 2 for the girls. FEBRUARY 17-At Brigham, Weber 32, Box Elder 37. Our second division loss. FEBRUARY 21-Seniors try to forget at a lively class party. FEBRUARY 22-Washington's Birthday. Holiday. FEBRUARY 23-Our first oratorical contest with O. H. S. comes out right with Venna Deamer carrying off the honors. Ogden Kiwanis Club, sponsors. Commercial team shows Box Elder's seconds a snappy battle which should take a little of the swelling out of Box Elderites. |