EAST SIDE HOP A number of Ogden R. O. T. C. officers and sponsors attended the ' East" side military hop on Friday evening last at the Elks' home. Among those who attended may be mentioned Colonel Frank Rose and Miss Winnifred McConnell, Major Kenneth Skeen and Miss Mildred McKay, Captain Clifford Fretwell and Miss Katherine Trousdale, Captain Cecil Fife and Miss Helen Wilcox, Captain Delbert Teeter and Miss Eva Walker, Captain Jay Glen and Miss Louise Eccles, Cap¬tain James Elder and Miss Neth McClellan, Lieutenant Emerson Thatcher and Miss Eleanor Weeks, Lieutenant Claude Snooks and Miss Blanche Hansen, Lieutenant Parnell, Lemon and Miss Geraldine Leonard. TERM ENDING This week marks the ending of the first term of the second semes¬ter. Talk about looking ahead! Why, we are already looking ahlid to 1926 commencement! GET PINS NOW The senior class president calls attention of all class members to the fact that all pins and rings must be ordered this week. Any orders after this week will be at extra expense. The group rate or¬der will be ended this week. LAST GAME The last basketball league game for Ogden will be played Friday night at Bear River City. Ogden must win this game or lose all chances of going to the tourna¬ment. In case we win we tie with Davis, then must beat them again to get to the tournament. Yes, we're going to the tournament: INTERESTING WORDS Disaster. The meaning of "dis¬aster," according to Webster, is "an adverse or unfortunate event, especially a sudden, extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap." Its origin, however, is from the Latin "dis," meaning "contrary" and "astrum" meaning "star" and meaning "bad star" or "bad aspect of the planets." The people long ago blamed a serious mishap to the influence of an "evil star" and called it "disastrum." As mankind progressed and out¬grew some of thgir beliefs of the stars, the word came to mean merely a serious misfortune. "TRITE" In the days when the ancients used to rub sticks together to light their fires, it was only natural that the sticks would become worn, due to the constant rubbing. The old, wornout sticks were termed trite. In the process of verbal ev¬olution, the meaning of the word trite has been applied also to grammar and rhetoric. Old, worn- out metaphors and other figures of speech are today looked upon as being trite, and the fault of most speakers today who talk much but say little, is due to the frequency of these trite expres¬sions. —LORIN WHEELWRIGHT. TUESDAY EVENING, M Ogden High School Notes "If this life be not a real fight in which something is eternally gained for the universe by suc¬cess, it is no better than a game of theatricals from which one may withdraw at will." —WILLIAM JAMES. CIVIC PRIDE During the advisory period this morning students pledged them¬selves to make an effort to co¬operate with the janitors and teachers in keeping the building and grounds free from papers, rubbish, etc. “CHINA SHOP” Pictures of m mbers of the cast of scbbol opera in costume were delivered at the-high school Mon¬day. The costumes are the rich¬est and most beautiful ever used in a high school play. The opera is to be one of the great musical achievements of the year. SMALL CLASS The graduating class of 1925 consisted of 353 members; the class of 1924 of 312 members. It appears that this year's graduat¬ing class will consist of about 200. This will seem a very small class in comparison. According to a bulletin' posted Monday, 96 girls have qualified for graduation and 76 boys. Per¬haps it will be found later that about 30 more will qualify. STUDENTS TO CALL Any students who hope to grad¬uate, yet whose names do not ap¬pear on the graduate list, are ask¬ed to call at the office to be in¬formed why names arc not list¬ed. WHO ? This Classicalia queen affair Is driving me quite mad. I've reached a state of hopeless¬ness; I've gone from good to bad. I'm up all night, can't even sleep; I've lost all thought of rest; I seldom wash or comb my hair; My clothes are never pressed. I'm Conscienceless, I never work; I'm weeks behind in Math. The Dean's grave looks don't bother me, Much less the teacher's wrath. I'm weak and gaunt; I never eat; I'm angular and lean, And all because I can't decide Just who I want for Queen. —NAOMI WILBUR. FROM SENATOR KING A. M. Merrill, principal Senior High school, Ogden, Utah. My Dear Friend: It was my pleasure a few days ago to nom¬inate Leland Newman as princi¬pal for appointment to the naval academy, and to consider your in¬dorsement of Mr. Newman, and recommendation, as bearing upon my final decision. From your statements concern¬ing him, 'I feel that he will make good at the academy and be a credit to the school from whicb he graduated, to the state, and to the country for which he is mak¬ing preparations to serve. With kind personal regards, I ahi, very sincerely, WILLIAM H. KING. AWARDS MADE Typewriting awards for the month of February. Edith Kohler, instructor. L. C. Smith typewriter. Certifi¬cate: Kathryn Blake; bronze pin, Wilbur Couch; silver pin, Marie Levedahl. Royal Typewriter: Gold pin, Thelma Petersen, Lorin Wheel¬wright. Remington typewriter. Certifi¬cates: Dorothy Bushell, Mariam Ellis, Carma Hunsaker, Arleen Nelson, Margaret Schrnalz, Rhodora Van Zweden, Avery Wheel¬wright, Lorin Wheelwright. Gold pin, Marie Levedahl. Underwood typewriter: Certifi¬cates—Neth McClellan, Louis Hoggan, Eugene Newey, Louise Mackay, Carma Smuin, Joe Fakler, Donna Ramsdon, Dorothy Higgs. Bronze emblem: Thelma Peter¬sen, Maxine. Folkman, Mary DeKaan, Mignon Lee, Frances Charlesworth. Silver emblem: Ruth Ferrin, Maurine Mortensen. ters to everybody you know Bob. LETTER TO BOB Dere Bob: It has ben a long time sence I I seen you aint it? But lest "Auld acquaintance be forgot" I am go- >J?g. Jo rite to you every now and then:—I hope thet you wil appre- shiate this becuz I dont rite 'let- It is nerely the close of the sec¬ond semester in school and I am 1 1 going to pass in ail of my ;M"b- jects except 4 and I think, thet I I wil pass ,in drell becuz I hev never ben absent & thet is a good trate to be found in everybody espec- hally me becuz, you know me Bob. Mr. Wangsaard sez thet if I kin understand how his thunder and lightenin machine works thet he wil give me a C—and thet is worth working for dont you think Bob? You know what I am talking about dont you! You know thet there thing what makes a spark hop from one rod to another. I think thet it is physclologically known as a statec apparatus. You know that kind of stuff thet everybody gits on there radio they think thet they hev got China but it is only the kind of a noise thet they this here machine makes. Enyway Mr. Wangsaard knows all about it and he is going to show me howr it runs and I sure wish thet you could see it with me Bob. This feller what learns me about this statec machine has got a baby— I mean his wife has and I think thet he knows darn near every-thing about anything but I feel like thet he wil hev to learn some new things about taking care of this little Ernest dont you Bob? Well I am in English now and we are having a drill in grammer so I wil quit (I dont know her last name, its just Grammer). I will rite to you again tomorrow or the next day, I remain yore friend G. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE Some people labor under the delusion that each person is fit- ! ted for some one occupation and I that one only; that if this partic¬ular niche in life is not found, that the individual is doomed to mediocrity or failure. Every one owes it %to himself to have more faith in himself and in life than that. The real truth is that every person is equally fitted for sev¬eral occupations and not especial¬ly well-fitted for any one of the several. Excluding the very few persons of genius such as the art¬ist and musician, every man who has succeeded in some field could also have succeeded equally well in several fields under the same circumstances. The theory that there is just one particular vocation for each is rank folly, sheer fatalism. Let us have none of it. Young people should face life courageously, should prepare widely and ade¬quately ami then finding any sort of work that is enjoyable and re-munerative, bend every effort to make a success in the line of work chosen. —oo-- Ogden High Mar. 2 TO YOU. The chilling beauty of a winter's night, The drenching sweetness of sum¬mer's twilight, The loveliness of roses caressed by dew— All these things I wroild give to you. All these things I would gather up Into a phosphorent tinted cup. \ This I would give, twined with stars from above To you, as Beauty, in exchange for Love. —Marjorie Kelley. NEWSPAPER TALK. Frank Francis gave two most interesting talks before two stu¬dents classes in English on Wed¬nesday .. morning. Mr. Francis ex¬plained in detail the various parts of the paper, how each section is edited and printed. He made it clear also that there is an op¬portunity for boys and girls of pluck and determination to make good in newspaper work. In" speaking of newspaper styles and policies, Mr. Francis exhibited . a composite paper made from photographed copies of newspaper pages from 1851 to 1927. This was a most interesting paper as it portrayed graphically the entire history of the develop¬ment of the newspaper. Better than this Mr. Francis presented this wonderful paper to Miss Beck, so that it might continue ; telling its story to high school students. QUEEN TALK. The queen contest is rapidiy becoming the most important business in high school. Who will be queen? The posi¬tion of queen is one of honor and prestige. True merit deserves a just reward. We want a girl for queen who has done something for the school as well as one ; who has grace, beauty and queenly appearance. If service to school Institutions, participation in O. H. S. functions and activities, deserve considera¬tion, Winifred MacConnell should be the one honored. Her support¬ers are willing to prove that she has done much more real work for the school than any other candidate, add to this the visible qualifications and if you are fair Win will be your choice.—C. F. TYPEWRITING AWARDS. Awards won during the month of February: Remington— Certificates: Fay Hopkin, Edna McGinnis. Elberta Irvine, Louise Briem, Bertha Champ. Stanley Spencer. Glen Burt .Dorothy Young, Eloise Har¬ris. Thelma Foulger. L. C. Smith—Certificate: Phillip Empey. Bronze medal, Charles Foulger. Silver medal, Vellys Woods. Royal—Certificate: Earl H. Neuteboom. Gold pin, Vellys Woods. Underwood—Certificates: Rob¬ert Donaldson, Stella Stratford, Melba Jacobson, Fay Hopkin. Bronze medals. Parry Nelson, Lillie Sommer. Russell Fort. Sil¬ver medal, Donald Bass. Thelma Wycoff. —Ethel W. Franke, Teacher. BROWNING COURTESY. The boys in the auto mechanics 'department say there is a new type of courtesy in Ogden—it is the Browning Auto company courtesy. This enterprising firm sent new cars to the' high school on Tuesday and conveyed all the boys down to their garage, where , they were shown the king's car. Not only this but the experts there gave the boys a thorough ex¬planation of the construction of the engine and car. Later the ; boys were driven back to the school. Aside from the thanks to the local management, Mr. Bergstrom and the boys wish to express their sincere appreciation to P. W. Baker, chief engineer Daimler company, and to James Teale, in charge of King's car. MILITARY DEPARTMENT. Following are averages of the organizations composing the re¬serve officers' training corps, Og¬den senior high school, for the month of February, 1927: Band. 979 per cent; company A, 940 per cent; company B, 930 per cent; company C, 950 per cent; company D, 999 per cent; company E, 978 per cent; com¬pany F, 994 per cent. Company D, Lewis junior, Cap¬tain Verlin Carroll and Sponsor Mildred McKay, having the larg¬est average for the month, will carry the guidon during March. 1927. The following appointments and promotions are hereby announced in the reserve officers' training corps, Ogden Senior High school, effective this date, March 2: To be sergeants—Corporal Rus¬sell Fort, assigned to company A; Corporal Ralph Roberts, assigned to company B; Corporal Freddie Clift. assigned to company B; Private Louis DeHart. assigned to 5 company D; Private Clifton Lund, assigned to company D. To be corporals—Private Lee Lundy, assigned to company A; Private Phil. Finkelsteln, assigned to company C; Private Lester Grange, assigned to company C; Private Charles Sneddon, assigned