Page 4 THE O. H. S. TIGER, NOVEMBER 29, 1922 THE O. H. S. TIGER Published semi-monthly by and for the students of the Ogden High School. Price Ten Cents Per Issue. THE STAFF Leon Keller..: Editor in Chief Jeanne Chez. Associate Ed. Wm. Hutchings 1st Asst. Ed. Virginia Green 2nd Asst. Ed. Eleanor Agee Society Ed. Alyson Smith Athletic Ed. Theron Jost 1st Asst. Ath. Ed. Norma Hodgson Exchange Ed. Elizabeth Snedden....Ist Asst. Ex. Ed. Philip Ring Reporter Mac Boyd .Reporter Miriam Cane Reporter Marcus Child Staff Artist Arleen Burke .Staff Stenographer Ruth Lyon............. 1st Asst. Steno. Adeline Eels .2nd Asst. Steno. BUSINESS STAFF Milton Kreines Business Mgr. Fred Gentsch.., 1st Asst. Bus. Mgr. Tom Boyd 2nd Asst. Bus. Mgr. Mac Nab Boyd Circulation Mgr. Mrs. Florence Newcomb Faculty Advisor PUBLIC OPINION From time immemorial the opinion i of the general public has governed, 1 to a great degree, the destinies of the world by its influence on the men c in power, yet the few men who have ; risen to fame, who have become truly : great, have attained that height by < doing what they believed to be right < regardless of what people thought. ; An opinion, according to Webster, 1 is a judgment formed from conditions - or facts known. Then public opinon 1 would be a judgment formed by the j public from facts or possibly only j i circumstances about which they! : know. But some things on which the i public pass judgment are circum- 1 stances which have nothing to do 1 with the basic or fundamental prin- 1 ciples of the case. That is the reason i public opinion is fickle and has been i so from the ancient Roman mob, 1 down to the present day press. For 1 examples, in a trial at court, people ; read the account in the newspapers. < That they form their opinions 1 and possibly think that the man was 1 justified in committing the offense. 1 They read of the judge giving him a severe sentence and they condemn 1 the judge for not having good reason. But remember, that the judge knew 1 many facts which the public did not 1 know,—many facts upon which he , based his decision. Then why pay any attention to what the public thinks? Are you doing or not doing some¬thing that you know is right because of what people will think about it? Remember that age old maxim, "Be sure you're right then go." Are you criticising or talking about somebody for doing, something, the facts of which you are ignorant? Never pass your opinion unless it is desired and then limit it to the facts which you know. Remember people who talk the most generally know the least about which they are talking. And now is the time to stop thinking this way or that way because somebody else does, and think for yourself. Be a thinker, not a talker! —O-H-S— THE STUDY HALL Within the last week an addition to the O. H. S. regime has been made; namely, the institution of regular study-hall hours for the students. Most schools have this commodity, but limited room space here, has, heretofore,' made study hours at school impossible. However, within the last week, it seems that the building has grown, or the pupils have shrunk, for the student-body has been individually invited to par¬take of the joys of study-hall. To those who flunk because they are unable, on account of pressing social duties, to get their lessons, the study-hall should be a blessing. For at least one hour a day these popular persons will be enabled to escape the flattering attentions of their many friends, and find solace in the more harvestable business of gathering knowledge. But alas, it also deprives them of their alibi! To the indolent one, whose work really requires outside research, but who is too lazy for a trip to the library, an hour in the company of those boOk-shelves of Miss Smith's will be beneficial. MINUTES OF THE SPONSORS' EAT CONTEST Things go from bad to worse. Ready to start for the Orpheum we ran out of gasoline on Madison The officers "all dressed up" are forced to get out and push. Much laughter on the part of the Sponsors. Coast¬ing down Twenty-fifth street, over Adams and down Twenty-sixth we arrive at a gas station on Washing¬ton. Filling up the car with gas we are ready to start again. Reaching the theatre ten minutes late we find the other crowd has not arrived. Half an hour later—still waiting. Just about to declare the evening a failure, the crowd arrives. Shrieks of Joy. We are ushered into boxes and be¬fore the lights go on the sponsors make a last attempt to powder and prepare to look dignified. The show begins. We are the cen¬ter of attraction. Things progress smoothly until the last act, when a comedian cleverly makes us the vic¬tims of his jokes. Much laughter and mirth from the audience. The show ends. We march out (true army style) and start for high school and food! Much haste. Arriv¬ing at school we find we are locked out. Mrs. Sprague comes to our assistance, however, and we prepare for the coming ordeal. Upon entering the dining room we are delighted with the color scheme and decorations. A huge bouquet of yellow chrysantheums adorns the center of the table, while yellow candle sticks are at each end, the place cards are clever and snappy with such inscriptions as "The silver¬ware may not be marked but we trust you." The meal begins. We hitch up and commence. Silence prevails. All are intent on finishing first. Captain Ryder calls us to atten¬tion and then proves himself to be the "life of the party" by starting things going. Our first speaker is Captain Jost, commonly known as the "Baby Captain," who gives us a very interesting and unique talk on "How I Became a Captain." Next to address us is our tall and distin¬guished Captain Mac Boyd who pays the "sponsors" a fitting compliment on the excellent meal that is before us. Mr. Merrill, Mrs. Newcomb, Mrs. Coolidge, Lieut. Lippincott; Lieut. Col. Agee, Major Ring, Major Rich, Captain Keller, Mrs. Ryder and "Dad" Beeson, are among those who give us short and snappy talks. A delightful solo is next rendered by Captain Walberg accompanied by Capt. Fisher at the piano. This is rapidly followed by a skillful inter¬pretation of the "Sneak," a very difficult dance, yet mastered to per¬fection by the worthy Mac Boyd. And after a wonderful and enjoy¬able evening we are forced to sing "Till we meet again" and say good¬bye. We leave the sponsors thor¬oughly satisfied that their little party has been a complete success. We hope many more parties will follow. —O-H-S— COMPANY A WINS COMPETITIVE DRILL In the first competitive drill held two weeks ago A company won first place. The decision was left in the hands of Sergeant Halloway who in¬spected > the companies during the drill period. No regular' inspection was held but the sergeant merely went through the companies looking for mistakes. He checked up on the appearance of the cadets, the way they kept their clothes, whether or not they had a shine on their shoes, etc. After this was done he called for a little drill from each company and noted all the errors that were made. The company making the least number of errors was awarded the honor. A company made the least number of mistakes and B company was second. To everyone, in fact, be he na¬turally studious or frivolous, study hours will not be harmful. The adoption of these periods ought to make some marked improvements in some of our members. And yet, what opportunities there are to waste one's time even in study-hall,-^count¬ing the books, for instance, or the spots on the ceiling, and wondering where they all came from. But let us hope for the best. CAPT. RYDER TAKES A WHIRL AT GOLF On a certain bright and sunny day of last week, Captain Ryder and one of the cadet officers, journeyed out to the Country Club for a round of "Out-door Billiards." The purpose of the excursion was to see if the Captain could possibly get the small face of a long handled golf "bat" to connect with a little white round "pill," about an inch in diameter, commonly known as a golf ball. Much to the surprise of the in¬structor, the Captain was successful in causing the head of a golf club to collide with the ball on his first attempt. The little "pill" sailed down the "alley" about a hundred and fifty yards, and the Captain thought the game was as easy as taking a dog- biscuit away from a cat. But wait, that was only the first attempt. The second act proved more interesting. After hearing a careful explanation of how the shot should be played and wTith which club to do the execution, the Captain took a terrific slam at the ball and , immediately looked clown the course to see if the ball had traveled more or less than three hundred yards. To be exact the ball traveled one inch in its attempt to roll away from a large chunk of sod that had been raised in the excite¬ment. After fifteen minutes of toil the first hole of the nine was finished j and the Captain rarin to go on. As the game proceeded, improvement became noticeable until the last hole which was played like a whirl-wind. Remembering all the good shots that he had played and forgetting the poor ones Captain Ryder left the links with a determination to master the game if it took the rest of his patience to do it. —O-H-S— In days of old a knight would take A horse and suit of tin, And with a ten-foot pole would try His lady's love to win. But now he takes a bus of tin And fills her up with gas, And miles and miles away from town He woos his winsome lass. MR. GUS WRIGHT SPEAKS TO COMMERCIAL CLUB At a regular meeting of the Com¬mercial club last Wednesday, Mr. Gus Wright, of the W. H. Wright & Sons Co., a prominent business man of our city, spoke to the mem¬bers of the club. Mr. Wright talked on the "Good of Commercial Clubs" and on the "Chamber of Commerce" of Ogden. He gave the students a very clear and dfinite idea of what this organization means to this com¬munity, and explained to them why commercial clubs are becoming so popular and important. "Cooperation is the aim of the business men of to-day," says Mr. Wright. Such speak¬ers as Mr. Wright are a great benefit to the club and should be invited to come and speak to us often. We wish that the entire student body could hear One of his talks. A short business session followed. Plans have been made to drop from the roll such members as show a lack of interest in the program of the club. New members are to be added. In this way the club hopes to keep up a degree of pep and spirit that has never been equaled in the O.H.S. —O-H-S— New Office Boy: "A man called here to thrash you a few minutes ago." Principal: "What did you say? New O. B.: "I told him I was sorry you weren't in." LOYALTY? WEBER CONFECTIONERY The home of Home-Made CANDIES Made Fresh Daily 2542 Washington Ave. Let Us make your Suit or Overcoat according to your own specifications From your choice of a large assortment of the Newest Fabrics of .the highest quality. Dundee Tailor 2431 Hudson Ave. Clarence (Cad) Child, Mgr. ICE CREAM BROWN'S DELICIA ICE CREAM! Xmas Goods Now Ready -Books, Stationery, Leather Goods, Fountain Pens, Eversharp Pencils and many other practical Gifts. Select while stock is complete. 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