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Show THE GRAND CLASSICALIA The great annual carnival ball, the Classicalia, will be held on Fri¬day evening, March 18, in the Berthana hall. The committee in charge has already held several meetings and has outlined plans and features for the. great event. Attention is centered, of course this week upon the hop and when this is by the energies of the work¬ers will be directed toward mak¬ing the Classicalia bigger, finer, better than any of its predecessors, and that is saying a great deal. FOR NOMINATING The queen will be elected by popu'ar vote. The preliminary events call for a nominating con¬vention at which there will be no limit to the number of candidates. In the nominating convention there will be about 80 representa¬tives selected on the basis of 1 for every 10 students in the advisory period. The aim will be to take plenty of time to prepare for the great event and not to interfere with regular school work. FINDING THE CAPABLE "As a race we produce a con¬siderable percentage of persons in each generation who have intel¬lectual and moral qualities for the moral and intellectual inspiration of others—for the organization and administration of our gigan¬tic economic and intellectual ma¬chinery and for "invention and creation. 1 believe that we lose a large portion of those who would join these ranks because we fail to find them, to train them right¬ly, to create character in them, and to inspire them to effort. Our , teachers are necessarily the army of inspectors of our nation who must find these individuals and who must stimulate them for¬ward."—Herbert Hoover. INTERESTING WORDS TRIBULATIONS — The word tribulation comes from the Latin word "tribulum," a threshing in¬strument or harrow, with which the Roman husbandman separat¬ed the corn from the husks. The word was seized by a Christian writer to set forth a higher truth; and sorrow, distress and adver¬sity being the appointed means for separating in men whatever Avas light, trivial and poor from the solid and true—like chaff from the wheat, he therefore "called these sorrows and trials tribula¬tions. PERSON—The Roman theatres were very large; so large,, indeed," that the actors wore masks with a contrivance to magnify the voice. This mask was called the "per¬sona" from per sonere, to sound through. By a figure of speech the persona was applied to the. wearer, and later came to mean a man or woman or person, for ali men are actors. In this day we sometimes use the word people when we should use persons, e. g., "five persons "were on the bridge," not "five people were on the bridge." CAPRICE—Caprice is derived from the Latin word "capra," a goat. Goats, as we all know are restless, always moving about. So somehow or other it came about that the restless, changeable heart came to be called, like a goat, capricious'. TRIVIAL—Trivial comes from the Latin word "trivium," mean¬ing three ways or the meeting of three roads. Since idle men and boys gather at corners, or at cross roads or meetings of roads and in¬dulge in light talk and gossip, the word trivial was originated to des¬ignate such light, unimportant conversation. BANKRUPT—This word means a broken bench. In the thirteenth century the Lombard merchants placed their commodities for sale on benches in public places. When one of them failed in business the other merchants broke his bench. MUSINGS OF AN IDLE HOUR As I sit writing this theme, a realization of the drabness of my existence comes over me. My life if just one day after another. Days days, days! and nothing to dis¬tinguish one from another. I am not free to follow my own inclina¬tions, but am held fast by the hardest of all ties to break, those of convention. At 7:30 I must do this; at 12 I must do that. There is no escape. I must follow the course fate has mapped out for me. How I envy the romantic course you are free to blow, west wind! From mountain to valley, over plain and up ravine, you may pause to rest by a quiet stream or wander through the fields of blos-soms, carrying away your choicest petals as you will. And I—I sit jealously watching with covetous! eyes. Take me with you, happy west wind, "be thou spirit fierce my spirit!" Oh, let me, if only for a day, know the joys that * are yours. JOAN BYBEE. 2-10-27 Ogden High School Notes The one sole design of education, when properly understood, is not to make a gentleman or a lawyer or a mechanic or a farm¬er, but to draw out to their ut¬most limits all the susceptibilities of our three-fold nature; and the product of this true discipline is not a scholar, nor a philosopher, nor an artist, but a fuliy develop¬ed man. B. F. TEFFT. ANOTHER BOUT The success of the recent ath¬letic contest has suggested the ad¬visability of holding such contests frequently. Mr. Oberhansley, who has recently taken over the physi¬cal education work, is much inter¬ested along this line and will lend his good offices in training the boys in all sorts of physical ac¬tivity. ALL IN READINESS Captain Dockler reports that all is in readiness for the great an¬nual hep to be given Friday eve¬ning. This is one of the high, school's great annual social events and is enjoyed in anticipation, in realization and in retrospection. COUNCIL REPORT President Fife presided at the regular council meeting. The roll . Was called and th minutes read and approved. Kenneth Skeen reported for the opera committee and the report was accepted. Eleanor Weeks of the commit¬tee'on order in the assemblies re¬ported and the names of offend¬ers was read by Paul Skeen. It was moved and seconded that the names of offenders be read in the next assembly and that they be required to report at a supervised study room during assembly pe¬riod. The motion, amended to read in above form, was carried. It was moved and seconded that after the next assembly proctors hand the names of disturbers to the chairman of the committee. After some discussion it was moved and seconded that Zeta Phi Zi be permitted to give .a party next Monday, provided that there are no other social affairs on that date which would interfere." The motion was carried. It was moved and seconded that the junior class be allowed to raffle a box of candy provided they do it outside of assembly.: The motion was amended to say that the permission will be grant¬ed subject to Mr. Merrill's ap¬proval. The motion with amend¬ment was carried. T Frank Rose presented a pian for organizing the talent of the school to put it at the disposal of clubs and organizations of the city. It was moved and seconded that the discussion be tabled. The assembly was then adjourn¬ed.—Eleanor Weeks, Secretary. FRIDAY'S PROGRAM We are assured that another ex¬ceptionally good program will bt offered on Friday at 11:15 a. m The program will be given undei the auspices of Gamma Kappa Some good music and readings and exceptionally interesting speaking will be offered for our delectation. Two out-of-town speakers have signified their willingness to favor us, but we are not sure at this time which one will be able to come. We are assured, however, that one wil be here, and that he will have something worth while to say upon the Great Emancipator, whose an¬niversary will be commemorated by the program. UNIVERSITY LETTER To high school principals: Conditions as to award of schol¬arships to high school contest¬ants: Hereafter, by order of the pres¬ident of the Univerdsity of Utah, no scholarship awards will be made to winners in the high school contests unless they are seniors or fourthyear stu-dents, prepared to graduate in the same spring in which the contest ; is held. It will also be required that the aw-arded scholarships e used in the academic year imme¬diately following the contest. This new ruling does not apply to past winners of scholarships, ; except that the cpndition established last year will prevail wherein it was provided that winners of scholarships last year must use. the scholarship won this year. Nor does this new ruling apply to awards other than scholarships. Yours sincerely, J. M. ADAMSON, In Charge High School Day. NO SPECIAL TRAIN An effort was made Tuesday to get a special train, to Brigham City next Saturday afternoon, but the necessary hundred could not be obtained. It is safe to say, how¬ever, that Ogden will send up a big delegation to see this classic. We advise going early, otherwise you might not get into the gymna¬sium. BEHIND TIME A great battle was going on. Column after column had been precipitated. for eight mortal hours on the enemy, posted along the ridge, of a hill. The summer sun was sinking to the west; re¬inforcements for the obstinate de¬fenders were already in sight; it was necessary to carry the posi¬tion with one single charge or everything would be lost. A powerful corps had been sum¬moned from across the country, and, if it came up in season, all would be right. The. great con¬queror. confident of its arrival, formed his reserve into an attack¬ing column and led them down the hill. The whole world knows the result. Grouchy failed to ap¬pear; the imperial guard was beaten back: Waterloo was lost. Napoleon died a prisoner at St. Helena, because one of his mar¬shals wars "behind time." —Selected. WORDS AND PHRASES UNCLE SAM—-Uncle Sam as United States government, has a well-known history. Perhaps it will bear repetition for the nth time. The inspectors of Elbert Ander¬son's store on the Hudson were Ebenezer Wilson and his uncle, Samuel Wilson, the latter being superintendent of workmen and known a;s Uncle Sam. The stores were marked E. A. U. S. (Elbert Anderson, United States) and one of the employes being asked the meaning said U. S. stood for Uncle Sam. The joke took and in the war of Independence the men car¬ried it with them and the phrase became sterotyped. BIGOT — There. are several stories extant concerning the orig¬in of this word, but scholars seem to agree largely that it is of Span¬ish origin and means "mustachio." During the fifteenth century when the Spaniards were supreme the real men among them were the "men of the mustachio." That it was then a characteristic feature comes out in Shakespeare's "Love's Labor Lost," where Armando, the fantastical Spaniard, describes the king, his familiar, as sometimes being pleased to lean on his poor shoulder and dally with his "mustachio." It was but natural then that this striking and dis-tinguishing outward feature of the Spaniard should have been laid hold of to express that character' and condition of mind which emi¬nently were his—'firmness, resolu¬tion and then transferred to all others who shared the same. The word now means, of course, one blindly, resolutely holding to his own belief, party, sect, etc. Feb 11 Ogden High School Notes Nothing is lost; the drop of dew That trembles on the leaf or flower Is but exhaled, to fall anew In summer's thunder shower; Perhaps to shine within the bow That fronts the sun at fall of day, Perhaps to sparkle in the flow Of fountains far away. GOOD CHARACTER Good character may be defined as those behavior habits of an in¬dividual which develop his good qualities, suppress his bad quali¬ties, cause him to get along with, other people* and to be a patriotic citizen.—Superintendent R. G. Jones. SHAKESPEARE AS A PARABLE Dr. Ford Newton is responsible for this remarkable and brilliant play upon the titles of Shakes¬peare's works in the closing words of a popular lecturer on the great poet and dramatist: "Life is not all 'Tempest,' neith¬er can it always be 'A Midsum¬mer Night's Dream.' Often it would seem as though it were 'A Comedy of Errors,' and frequently as if it were 'Much Ado About Nothing'; and, alas, more often than not it appears to be 'Love's Labor Lost.' Very rarely is it 'As You Like It'; often in summer time it tells 'A Winter's Tale.' Bui if you have faith enough to hold on your way you will discover that 'All's Well That Ends Well,' and in the long ran every one will re¬ceive 'Measure for Measure.' " PLEA FOR CLEANLINESS Superintendent W. Karl Hopkins is making a plea this week through the principals of schools for neatness, cleanliness and beauty. He feels that this is not a matter for janitors alone but a co-operative enterprise for teach¬ers, students, janitors and all. With a little care and enthusiasm on the part of each, the school¬room can always be kept tidy and attractive. There is a tendency in good schools everywhere toward clean¬liness, decoration and adornment that appeal to the aesthetic sense, and the superintendent is desirous that Ogden shall not lag behind. A MODEL SCHOOL Every school, perhaps, has some outstanding feature, some particu- . lar in which it excels. One school may be marked by cleanliness, an¬other by discipline, another by its music, .or art or science or history or whatnot. This depends, upon capable, enthusiastic leadership in the particular line. The Garfield school, for instance, in Salt Lake, is becoming known throughout the intermountain region as a school of great natural beauty. Flowers, shrubbery, trees artistically ar¬ranged mark the outside. Within the rooms and hallways are lined with ferns, flowering plants, etc., to that extent that the visitor feels almosf as if he were enterinig a b.qautiful conservat ry. This school is a splendid example of what can be done in the way of making school a comfy, beautiful, homelike place. |