SCHOOL MUSEUMS Miss Florence Brown of the Quincy school advocates the awakening of more interest in students in (he subject\of nature and natural phenomena. She feels as Browning, that the world is so full of all sorts of interest- In tr things that it is really a great pity that do not get more en¬joyment, satisfaction out of them. Miss Brown feels that the school Is the natural' civic center about , which all th" community life re-< volvcs, and that each school might have an interesting museum, a collection ol' .plants, minerals, in¬sects, birds, etc., representative of i not only the immediate neighbor¬hood, hut to an extent the world at large. We agree wholly with Miss Brown and believe that such collections would be of great ed¬ucational value. HIGH AND HIGHEST Of the 2 5 high schools of Utah iendlng students to the University of Utah, Ogden stands second in Icholarshlp rating, according to a report received Thursday from the' University of Utah. Of the eight schools sending ten or more students, Ogden ranks first. Tho average rating of all schools Is 1.16. The highest rating is 1.55, the lowest, 0.4. Ogden's rating is 1.46. SCHOOL CONTESTS The University, of Utah extension .division has sent to the high school rules and regulations con¬cerning the high school contests that are to take place on Univer¬sity day in May. Among the con¬tests may be mentioned, art post¬er, food, clothing, chemistry, mu-sic (vocal and instrumental), pub¬lic speaking, etc. Students who may be interested In any of these rout' ts should consult tho in¬structors in charge at the high school. AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT Once having conceived of edu¬cation as the birthright of every American boy and girl, we have in time worked out this conception in a series of free non-sectarian, tax- aupported schools, that, despite all their deficiencies, stand forth as an example of creative achieve¬ment of the American people in other than material things.—Dr. Cubberley of Stanford. FROM GOOD TO BAD Many word;: are like men: They fall into bad company and come after a while to lose their origi¬nal character; once they stood for good tilings, now fon. bad things. KNAVE—No one nowadays wants to be called a knave. Yet time was when to be called a .knave meant simply .to be a boy, no disgrace, certainly. Even to¬day throughout Germany a knabe is simply a boy. VILLAIN—This word has a sim¬ilar history. To be a villain orig¬inally meant simply to be a poor person, a peasant, a dweller in the country. MENIAL—This word meant originally "one of the many," a member of the household. From this it gradually became one of the lesser members—a servant, a slave, a low, base person. OFFICIOUS—Time was when tin officious person was one who 1 performed offices of kindness, of favor, of help or service. From this meaning it retrogressed so that now it means a meddlesome,' undesirable busybody. How are the mighty fallen! MAUDLIN—When one hears to¬day of maudlin sympathy or maudlin s- ntiment, he perhaps never imagines that maudlin was originally the Magdalene whose true, deep, sincere sympathy and love were expressed in her swol¬len eyes, red with weeping; but so maudlin was painted by all the early painters. How ever it came to have its present unpleasant meaning is difficult to under¬stand. ANIMOSITY—This word, ac¬cording to its derivation means no more than "spiritedness," full of vigor, life. It was applied for in¬stance to,the spirit and fiery cour¬age of the horse. Now it applies, as all know, to one kind only of vigor and activity, that, namely, which is displayed in enmity and hate. OGDEN H Feb. 14 LINCOLN Homely? Yes, from what I'm told tlis looks were those of a man of toil. Ungainly? Awkward? Well, why not— Rail splitter, farmer, born of the soil. But kind of heart as God himself; With grief marked deeply on his face— The turmoil of a nation's strife Was borne by him with saving grace. Who can sing praises of a man When words of praise are weak ? With reverent thoughts we honor him, With silent hearts, too full to speak. —O. H. S. Alumnus, 1919. THE LINCOLN PENNY Not on the eagle golden will we behold his face, Nor yet on gleaming silver the honored features trace, But to the common copper, the lowly coin instead, Has fallen the distinction of bear¬ing Lincoln's head. The millionaire may seldom these noble outlines grasp , But childhood's chubby fingers the image oft will clasp. The poor man will • esteem it and mothers hold it dear, The plain and common people he loved when he was here,, —Author unknown. The above poem was mailed to High School Notes by a' friend. The contribution will be appreci¬ated, we are sure, by all who read this column. Come again, friend. AGGIE LETTER Frank L. West, deal of faculty, sends the following letter to Prin¬cipal A. M. Merrill from the Utah Agricultural college: "You, as well as all friends of education in Utah, will be pleased to hear that the Utah Agricultural college has received formal notice of its admission to the accredited list of the American Association of Universities. A very exacting personal examination was given the institution by dean Effinger of the University of Michigan, following his careful examination of an elaborate written report submitted by us covering such items as entrance and graduation requirements, including the faith¬fulness with which they were ad¬hered to; scholarship and research of the faculty as demonstrated in their published writings; and es¬pecially the record the graduates of the college actually made in the best graduate schools of the coun¬try. The registrars and deans of these graduate schools reported directly to Dean Effinger the scholastic standing maintained there by these students we had prepared. The report was unusu¬ally satisfactory. These young people made good." ASSEMBLY REPORT President Fife presided at the regular Friday assembly. Announcements were as follows: Paul Skeen announced that the junior-senior tug o' war will take place next Friday afternoon; Ken¬neth Skeen announced that the rings and pins are here; Kenneth Skeen, on behalf of the guards¬men, challenged the Iwannanos to a basketball game; Principal Merrill read a letter from the University of Utah and some poems about Abraham Lincoln. The program was under the auspices of Gamma Kappa, with Pearl Westemeir presiding. Lois Robinson played a saxaphone solo. An instrumental trio, composed of Winifred McConnell, Virginia An¬derson and Emerson Thatcher, nlayed a selection. Professor Harrison R. Merrill of Brigham Young University read some of his poems and gave a short address. Mr. Nelson, also of the B. Y. U., read some poems. Mr. Merrill led the school in prayer in sympathy with Mr. Beeson for his recent bereave-ment. The assembly was then ad¬journed. —Eleanor Weeks, Secretary. and have written some very ac¬ceptable poems on western sub¬jects, such as "Out West," "On the Hills," "The Mountains," "Sage Brush," "The Call of the Desert," "The Coyote," "The Lure of Bryce Canyon," etc. Their readings were very much appreciated, and were inspirational, especially in the matter of marking us all feel that we should love and appreci¬ate niore our western home. We hope these gentlemen, will come again. LITERARY DAY While the B. Y. poets were reading their verse on Friday, the suggestion slipped into our mind that we should have another lit¬erary assembly again soon-—and this time to exploit some of our own literary amateurs. We have in school any number of students who write very acceptable poetry and a little encouragement woulfd not do any harm. NEW HIGH SCHOOL All Ogden was aglow with enthusiasm when Saturday's papers announced that the board of edu¬cation had talked seriously at a meeting the previous evening about the advisability of building a new high school. For several years now, all who are acquaint-ed with the situation have known that Ogden's high school building is wholly inadequate and many have said time and again "the need of a new high school is impera¬tive." It is well known, also that all board members are converted to the need and it is sincerely hoped that plans may be formu¬lated soon for the securing of this much needed building. Ogden has now more than 1500 students who should be in senior high school, but the inadequacy of the plant is holding more than one-third of these back in the junior highs. A relief at the head of the system would bring much relief throughout the system, as crowded, crowded, crowded seems to be the prevailing situation in every school of the city with one or possibly two exceptions. "THE HOP" "The most successful military hop in the history of the school" is the statement given out by a number of school people, re¬garding the ball givfti by the school on Friday evening, last. In the first place, a larger num¬ber of parents were present. These were very much pleased by the fine showing made by the boys. Again the incomparable band was there and thrilled the patrons, friends and pupils by their won¬derful playing. The hall was most artistically decorated and all cir¬cumstances combined to make the function exceptionally successful. About twenty-five cadet offi¬cers from East, West, the uni¬versity and agricultural colleges were present to enjoy with us this great social event. Captain Dockler, Sergeants May¬er and Halloway, the cadet offi¬cers and the boys who participated in the exhibition drill and manual exercises, and, of course, the girl sponsors, are all to be congratu¬lated on this new achievement. ARCHDEACON TO SPEAK An effort is being made to take advantage of the preesnce of Arch¬deacon Webber of the Episcopal church in Ogden this week and have an address by that able di¬vine at assembly on Friday. He is known as a speaker of unusual ability and one with a message for youth. PROCTORS NOT IMMUNE Assemblies have ' greatly im¬proved since the school council has taken supervisory charge. In' accordance with the plan, proc¬tors are appointed to report stu¬dents whose conduct is not alto¬gether acceptable and these are requested, to take a study period during assembly. An interesting incident of the first trial was the naming of a proctor by another proctor to participate in the study hall privilege (?). LINCOLN'S FIRST ADDRESS The following is said to be a verbatim report of Lincoln's first, or one of his first, political ad¬dresses: "Fellow citizens: I am humble Abraham Lincoln. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance. I am in favor of a national bank, of internal im¬provements, and a high protective tariff. These are my sentiments. If elected, I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same." LINCOLN ESSAYS Students in English classes are submitting essays on tho subject of "Abraham Lincoln" in competi¬tion for 'the Lincoln medal offered by a patriotic jewelry firm of Lincoln's home town, Springfield. The medal is now on display in the Lewis jewelry store window. THE GAME Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the -saddest are these, we're beat again. By the margin of eight points (29 to 21) Box Elder was proclaimed victor at Satur¬day night's game. Nuff said. We were beaten. But we live to light another day. Ogden High School Notes Feb. 15 DAY'S END Day dies in glory Like a song, It's last harmony Full and strong. Loveliest in death Like a rose Crushed or like embers Or echoes. —LOWRY NELSON. GOOD POETRY Some literary connoisseurs say the above is a pretty good poem. Read it over again as you think of the closing of one of our west¬ern days and see- if you do not get the feeling of it. GIRLS' MEETING Tomorrow morning all high school girls are asked to meet promptly at 8:30 o'clock in Cen¬tral Junior. Miss Charlotte Stew¬art. suppervisor of physical edu¬cation in Salt Lake, will address the girls. PIGEONGRAM Mr. Bergstrom received yesterday this interesting pigeongram: "San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 12, 1927, 12:45 p. m.: Boy Scouts of Utah, Ogden, Utah—The scouts of the San Francisco Boy Scout dis¬trict council send Valentine greet¬ings to their little indoor friends. Julius I. Cahn, commissioner." RECEIVE VALENTINES A number of teachers received Valentines yesterday—especially the good-looking unmarried lady teachers. Flowers seemed to be the favorite Valentines.