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Show Ogden High School Notes April 18 MY SONG. I Oh, why can't I think I Of a song that will rhyme, I Of some words and a tune I That will last for all time? Why, I'll write on a star In the heavens above, And my pen shall be made Of the quill of a dove. My ink shall be drawn From the "Milky White Way," And my inspiration From the firebugs at play. 1 shall sit on a cloud Made of purple and gold, Ana the mists around me Will inspire songs, I'm told. Then when I've passed away And when they've knolled my knell, My song will live for me— It shall be "Immortelle." —Geneva Morehouse. TRUTH. Be truthful, honest, square in your dealings with men and wom¬en, both grown and ungrown, and they will enjoy having dealings with you. CLASS PROGRAM. Another interesting "group of six" program was sponsored by Tom Barker in the second period English class. Four interesting re¬ports were given. Three were de¬voted to the development of hu¬mor. Ancient humor was given by Jack Moore; medieval humor by Vernal Johnson; modern humor by At the height of exhilaration with the finish of her dance, co¬quettish April flung her rainbow draperies through the air, where they hovered, until reclaimed. Then as the sun kissed the earth good¬night, and tucked itself to sleep behind the lake, and as the birds warbled an evening song to a will-' ing mistress, the soft warmth of night enveloped the earth. People, who looked at the sky that night, saw two shining stars, winking roguishly, and .imagining those stars to be the eyes o£ April they said, "What will she do next?" —Arleen Larsen. ASSEMBLY REPORT. President Fife presided at the regular Friday assemoiy. Announcements were as follows: Kenneth Skeen asked seniors to order their commencement an¬nouncements before May 1, paying for them in advance. Paul Skeen announced a junior class meeting. Marjorie Kelly announced that seniors who failed to get prom in¬vitations would get them Monday, and that tickets were enclosed with the complimentary invitations. Em¬erson Thatcher announced the Lewis oratorical contest in Central Junior on Wednesday, April 20. President Fife announced that stu¬dent body elections will take place, starting next week, nominations to be made by petition. Jay Glen an¬nounced the first track meet, be¬tween Ogden High and Weber High, The program consisted of a solo, "Take This Rose," by Melba Bow¬man, accompanied by Echo Den¬ning, and a talk and piano selec¬tion by Mr. Solis. ... Dan Johnston, Kate Green well, Tom Broadbent and Marjorie Kel- ley announced the junior prom by a short skit. —Eleanor Weeks, Secretary. APRIL. Dark is the forest, silent and deep; Far in the stillness birds are asleep. With reeds o'er bending, shady and cool, Deep, dark and clear Is the woodland pool. Flowers around it lift up their heads, Glad to be out of their earthy beds, Catching the sunlight that falls through the trees, Feeling the sweetness Of each soft spring breeze. The silence is broken. The cry of a bird Resounding through woodland and meadow, is heard. Then again all is silent, shady and cool; Then again all is peace 'Round the woodland pool. —Eleanor Turner. A REAL ARTIST. B. Solis is an artist. Rarely have we had anyone at the high school who could get as much music out of our little Messenger piano as this young Filipino artist. He" was recalled time and again—the students being very loath to let him go. Freceding the playing, Mr. Solis gave us a very interesting talk on his own people. In consequence we know much more about the people of these far-off islands and we have a very much higher opin¬ion of them. If they are much like this fine cultured young gen-tleman, we should like them very, very much. HEARST SHOOT OVER. Kenneth Skeen, Allen Farber. Delbert Teeter, Arthur Hales and Lee Lundy represent the high school in the Hearst shoot this year. The score was mailed on Friday. The boys made an excel¬lent score. The second team, Clyde Elder, Lemon Parnell, Lester Grange, Le- land Stephens and Delbert Poole, also made an excellent score, high- er by more than 75 points than that made by our first team in 1922, when we won the trophy. That we do not win the cup any more then is not due to poor shooting, but due to the fact that the competition has become ex¬ceedingly keen and the marksman¬ship has been greatly improved. THE LEWIS CONTEST. Central Junior school should be crowded Wednesday evening at the annual Lewis oratorical contest of Ogden. Box Elder and Davis High schools. Each school is represented by two speakers, each of whom will give a 10-minute oration. Stu¬dents do exceedingly well in this activity and, as there is no charge for admittance, the house should be well filled. Judges will come from the University of Utah and the Utah Agricultural college. Plenley regatta, England's classic rowing restival on the Thames, will be held June 29-July 2. April 19 PHANTOM SHADOWS. When the light of day and sun dis¬appear, Then the soft stilly darkness comes creeping; Phantom shadows by the trees are lurking, Grotesqe figures, crawling as if in fear. Come to haunt us with their pres¬ence ever near, Seem to mock and jeer at us laughing Because we draw back from their ghastly leer. Oh. you black phantoms dancing in the night, Cast your fleeting reflections in the moonlight, Chasing each other in the dim light to and fro— Just like a flame of fire you come and go; Then when the soft gray dawn comes o'er the hill, You fade and vanish slowly 'gainst your will. -Doris Wilcox. IMPROVEMENT. The rostrum in the high cchoot assembly is useless, because a speech or program from the ros¬trum cannot be heard back of the center of the hall. For that rea¬son a small platform has been im¬provised at the side of the hall. Practically all programs this year have been rendered from the small platform. The plan worked so wen that. Superintendent Hopkins has promised that a larger platform will be erected here during the summer. This will make a great improvement for next year's as¬semblies. WILL BUY PIANO. The thought came to us the oth¬er day while Mr. Solis, a real mu¬sical artist, was favoring us with a fine piano selection on our little piano that the Ogden High school must have a grand piano. We should have had one long ago except that we have hoped for a new building where the instru¬ment could be properly projected during games and at other times. We have come to the conclusion, however, that the piano is needed now and steps will be taken to provide the school with a suitable piano for next year's work. TO BE REMODELED. Superintendent Hopkins was at high school Monday and recom¬mended the remodeling and re-ar¬rangement of the art room. "Lt seems very incongruous to me,'' saia he, "that we should teach art, and hope to develop taste and ap¬preciation in a room like this." So we presume we shall have a new high school after all. Last year we got a new office, tlu% year we shall get a new art roOixi" Jand course of 40 years, a brand new high school. TEACHER ILL. Miss Hortense Evans was ill Monday. Her classes, however, in office machines, had sufficent work to do, so that it was unnec¬essary to have a substitute. Here is another group in which the stu¬dents "teach themselves." PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! Praise be to Allah for his good¬ness to His people! The dark, velvety blue sky cur¬tains to which clung myriad scintil¬lating moon children and the moon herself hung low. The heavy, lan¬guorous odor of gorgeous blossoms was pushed about by coy breezes. The gray, curiously decorated buildings swathed in black shad¬ow appeared white. The crystal water of a fountain played a tin¬kling, pattering, splashing melody behind the shelter of a large wall., A lingering Dervish hastened down the street with a worn pray¬er rug under his arm. In an edi¬fice nearby music was played—mu¬sic that swayed the slim bodies of brown-eyed, black-haired beauties in an adjoining room. A huge, quaintly carved door was opened revealing a magnificently beautiful interior—Persian rugs of intricate design and exquisite color on the floor, brass lamps, reminiscent of Aladdin, sent darkness flitting, while sandlewood chests filled with priceless baubles lent mystery to the scene. The perfume—but hark! It is your privilege to behold— yea, to take part in a scene of like beauty. Merely grace the Berthana with your presence on the night of the junior prom, April 22, at 9 o'clock. Praise be to Allah for His good¬ness to his people! —Dallis McClure. PHOTO WANTED. The Chicago American will print next Sunday the pictures of our crack rifle team which has made again this year a most excellent reccrd.in marksmanship. \ye may not win the trophy, but assuredly - we shall be near the top. HAWAIIAN PROGRAM. On Friday of this Week Mr. and Mrs. Castle Murphy, who passed several years iln the Hawaiian islands, will tell us the story of the songs, the customs and history of that far away people. The program was scheduled for Friday last, but it was found advisable to postpone it for one week. WILL GIVE CONCERT. ! The R. O. T. C. band will give another free concerLin the Or Benowitz ceived and at the request of . people, both those wy heard , those who did not\ ar the \cert, this second coXy has arranged. LETTER OF TRANS Apropos the Lewis contest the following lette April 24, 1924, from J. S. may be of interest: "Realizing the importance o. your annual oratorical contest and' the good that may accrue through as much interest as possible being- manifested by the students, we de-sire to assist in the contest and are pleased to make the following offer for your consideration: "We have prepared an excellent trophy cup, properly inscribed, to bo contested for by students of the 1 Ogden High, Brigham City High, and Davis County High. This cup will remain the property of the I school winning it for one year; when the cup has Been won three times by one school it becomes the property of said school. "In addition to this, we propose presenting the winning student each year a gold watch to the value t of $50 for the first prize and a nice 5 gold pin as second prize." NOTHING. Nothing, nothing, and some more nothing is all I can think of. Yet am I thinking of nothing? Who shall say? Nothing is unconceiv¬able, fathomless, yet I am writing about it. Nothing is everything subtracted from hot much. We find in the dictionary, that noth¬ing is not anything; what is of no significance; a thing of no account; a nobody, yet what is something though it may be of no signifi¬cance. A thing of no account may be something and a nobody may be somebody. If nothing isn't any¬thing how can one think about it or write about it? I may be just using words to fill in paper and time; if so, then it Is of no significance, therefore it is nothing. When people use the expression, "Oh, it is nothing!" they are either using these words as an excuse or a blind. When you or I say we have nothing in our hands, we have, for air is something. If a person is asked what he is think¬ing about and he replies, "Oh. nothing." it isn't true because the brain is always active. There is no nothing, two nega¬tives make a positive, therefore nothing is something. F'gure that out for yourself. —Ruth Goss. Baseball, although still a nov¬elty, is progressing slowly in France. Last year six clubs, made up mostly of Frenchmen, disputed the championship of Paris. Four more clubs have entered the Paris bush league for the 1927.season. Overissue newspapers from Eng- April 20 WIND SONG The day was dull and activity was lulled, so I took down my fa¬vorite book of poems. For an hour I dwelt in an enchanted world, following the fantasies . of my poets. Later I carried away a picture: a boy lying on his back on the ground in an old apple orchard, listening and wondering as the wind whistled through the bare branches of the trees. A phrase constantly repeated itself in my mind—"the wind, counting its money and throwing it away." I stood on a lonely hill one night and paid homage to my poet as I listened to the wind "counting its money arid throwing it away." DOROTHY WHEELWRIGHT. FINE EXHIBIT The art students of high school are sponsoring this week a very fine exhibit of Utah artists' work. The pictures were placed Tuesday in room 202 and may be viewed each afternoon this week. The following Utah artists are represented: G. Wesley Browning, A. B. Wright, Mabel Frazer, L. A. Ramsey, Ted Woods, Le Conte Stewart, Calvin Fletcher, W. J. Parkinson, Edwin Palmer, Fred Ruthrauff, C. D. Campbell and B. F. Larson. |