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Show GRADUATION “LUMES.” file Okies hid been ashen and p sober"; Slk. boys had been serious and arJeved; Mrfirls had been serious and grieved; pfWU the night of our most ardent yearning a our most immemorial Eve; Kvas far from the dim halls of learning. Sua place where none could con¬ceive; wa8 down in a hall brightly I lighted, On the night of Commencement l PjJr thoughts had been serious I I; and sober; Blind/our thoughts they roamed without rule, I UBru' the dim, dingy halls of old High School, IThru' the rooms where gray dust formed a cover, KnBJl they came to a door of & tomb, IjTo the door of a legended tomb; Hmd in awe did they question ' each other; iljpill out from the dark there did loom—27!" —Frances J. Bryant. GIRLS' ASSEMBLY. Girls’ assembly will be held on Wednesday morning, April 27. The program is in charge of the junior class. This will give all fiifls an opportunity to see whom [tliey want for Girls' association president next year. ART EXHIBIT. The attention of Ogden people land students is respectfully, called to the art exhibit of Utah artists, Ijnow being held in room 202, high school .The exhibit will be open llto the public every day this week. OPPORTUNITY ASSEMBLY Opportunity assembly, the first of its kind, will be given Friday, under auspices of the Girls' association. A contest is to be staged, which Fill consist of numbers from any student who wishes to enter the contest. A prize. will be given to the student winning first place. Names may be handed to Mrs. Chambers or, to Dorothy Coop. As there will be a limited num¬ber the best and wisest plan is to be the first to hand in your name. Name's must Vie handed in by 3:15 p. m., Wednesday. OWN YOUR HOME ESSAYS. The high school sent in about .50 excellent essays on "Own Your Own Home" today. The essays are. well written and sho that tie students have some very defi¬ne ideas on this subject. Such roblems arc. of vital interest and connect up the work of school with the actualities of life. PROF. PARDOE VISITS. The high school was favored pith a visit Monday from Prof. Earl Pardoe, an alumnus of the high school, now of the depart¬ment of public speaking, Brigham Young university. Mr. Pardoe is quite an art connoisseur and was much interested p the cxhihit now- being held as rl as in the work being done the art department. He was felighted also with the opportun¬ity of meeting Mr. Stewart, whom he has known for years by his work! but whom he had not met personally. He gave some in- jereating talks to one of the his¬tory classes, and also a class in 2blip speaking. He gave some llghtful reminiscences of his Bib - school days. He recalled fifct he was one of a committee ko gathered' funds for the first ptece of art in the Ogden High school—which was housed at that time in the city hall. He recalls Hfe removal of; the school to the (now) Elks' hali; to Central Junior and later to its present lo¬ll cation. VADAL PETERSON HERE. Vadal Peterson of the L.D.S.U. was also another interested visitor at the 'high school Monday. It Re expresses himself as much llp':eased with our school and made fecial comment on the fine or- IKr iie observed in the hallways. OGDEN'S CUP. The J. S. Lewis company ora¬torical contest began in 1924. One of the stipulations of the co,ntept was that the cup should go to the school that won it for the year, and that, the school which won it three times should take permanent possession of it. Og¬den won the division in 1924. 1925 and 1927 and consequently now owns the cup. It was won in 1924, by Althen Thomas and Chester Zinn; in 1925 by Garff Wilson and Laurence Van Dyke, and in 1927 by Frank Rose and Philip Finkelstein. TEACHERS INTERESTED. The high school teachers are interested in social activities of students as well as academic work. This was evidenced the other evening by the presence of the following teachers at the junior prom: Principal and Mrs. A. M; Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Irwin, Captain and Mrs. C. J. Dockler, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wangsgard, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. William Abplanalp, Mr. and Mrs. Devere Child, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Alma Chambers, Mrs. Agnes Warner Bowen, Miss Reva Beck, Misses Edythe Merrill, Marguerite Hubbard, Alice Pedersen and Grace Atkinson. WHAT IS A HIGH SCHOOL? So far as we have been able to find out, this is about the best definition of a high school that has been given: "A high school is a democratic institution where democracy is practiced and nurtured for the elevation and strengthening of the larger democracy of which the high school is an integral part. STUDIES FOR SOCIETY. The author of the above defini¬tion, Francis B. Pearson, super¬intendent of public instruction of Ohio, insists that school exists for society and that every sub¬ject must stand the rigid test of its worth to society before being admitted to the curriculum, and can only hold its place as a sub¬ject in the high school by virtue of its continuous contribution to the needs of society. He says, "In all truth no study is valuable per se. It is valuable only in com¬bination with a pupil and for a worthy end—that end being—the fostering and well being of so¬ciety. A CHANGE. ''The old order changeth, yield¬ing place to new." All hail to the student body officers of 1928 May they live long and enjoy good health! May their reign be as successful as that of their prede¬cessors. An important job awaits the two lucky girls who were • elected to fill the offices of vice president and secretary, and a still more important position is to be filled before the week is out. May the best man win—and the loser—best man also. Congratulations are to be of¬fered the girls who were fortu¬nate enough to be elected. We know that next year the student body will be as successful as it has been in the past. We pledge allegiance to the O. H. S. of 1928 and resolve to support it and its officers.—C. G. AMERICAN CHEMICAL SO¬CIETY. Commttee on Prize Essays— W. D. Bancroft. Charles H. Herty, H. E. Howe, chairman; Paul Smith, secretary; 85 Beaver street, New York, N. Y. The Principal, Ogden High school: Dear Sir: Dr. George Thomas, chairman of the committee which had charge of the selection of the prize winning essays in our 1926-7 secondary and high school con¬test in your state has just in¬formed us that the essay written by Avon Poulter has been selected as the best on its topic in your state and will receive an award of $20 in gold and a first prize certificate. In addition this essay will be entered in the national competition for the six four-year university scholarships, the result of winch will be announced about June 1. Dr. Thomas has also advised us that the essays submitted by Vic¬tor D. Shtirtleff and Ambrose Merrill, Jr., of your school have been selected as the second best on their topics in your state. As evidence of their success they will receive certificates of hon-orable mention and copies of "Chemistry In Industry," volumes I and II. For the past three years the high schools attended by our win¬ners have gladly complied with the suggestion that they present our prizes to the winning stu¬dents at their commencement ex¬ercises. Will you please advise if you will co-operate similarly this year and thus give public recognition to your students' achievement, at the same time providing the date of your closing exercises. Sincerely yours, PAUL SMITH, Secy. (Note: Victor Shurtliff belongs to Weber County High school.) RAINDROPS I like to see the raindrops Splash upon the window pane—Tiny, gentle raindrops— Dazzling, sparkling, joyous rain. I like to hear the raindrops Gently bathing Nature's face; Purging, soothing raindrops Cool the heat of Earth's mad race. I like to feel the raindrops Brush care and worry from my cheek; Daihty balm of raindrops Giving me the rest 1 seek. —Frank Rose. ELIQUET ABROAD When you picnic in the glade, Do not take your hoe and spade, But leave the flowers in their mossy homes. You may sit upon a stump, But you should never dump And papers or tin cans among gnomes. As you roam a pretty nook It is very well to look, But do not cut the branches from the trees. If you visit feathered folk And hear the eagles croak, Revere them—be not plotting their demise. As with social grace and ease You act at dinners and at teas, So consider well your manners wrhile abroad. —Eleanor Weeks. SEE THE PICTURES In room 202 at the high school, we have on exhibition this wreek about 50 masterpieces of art, painted by Utah's best known art¬ists. The names of the artists and of their pictures were given in last Sunday's paper. We hope that all Ogden people who are at all interested in art will take the opportunity of seeing these pictures. There is no admission charge. IN PROVO MEET Ogden will enter the following students in the athletic meet'in Provo this week: 100-yard dash—Spencer Walk¬er. 220-yard dash—Victor Biddle. 440-yard dash—Voy Hickman, Wayne Fisher, Robert Lisingston. 880-yard run—Tom Barker, Richard Barker. One-mile run—Tom Barker. 220-yard low hurdles—Herman Long. High jump—Francis Hearn. Broad jump—Herman Long. Pole vault—Francis Hearn, Groberg Woods, Gilbert Moesinger. Shot put—Gilbert Moesinger. Discus throw—Gilbert Moesing¬er. Javelin throw—Herman Long. 444-yard relay—Herman Long, Victor Biddle, Spencer Walker, Voy Hickman. 8 80-yard relay—Francis Hearn, Herman Long, Voy Hickman, Spencer Walker. One-mile relay—Wayne Fisher, Victor Biddle, Robert Livingston, Voy Hickman. Medley relay—Spencer Walker, Francis Hearn, Robert Livingston, Richard Barker. All-around championship—Lynn Gibbs. CONGRESS For three years there has been an idea nestling in Miss Beck's brain, waiting for the appropri¬ate time and place for it to burst forth and startle the school; ay, and the world,'too, with its bril¬liant appearance. The idea first made its appearance when Miss Beck called nine girls together and discussed the advisability of forming a girls' discussion and debating club. On the eighteenth the girls again met and the idea was definitely given a place, a mighty big place at that, in the hearts of the girls. On April 2 5 at 7:30 o'clock the first formal meeting was called. The idea was christened Congress; the sup¬porters of the idea, senators. With Miss Beck as an advisor, with the names of the three senior mem- b.rs, Winnifred McConnell, Wil¬ma Bailey and Dorothy Higgs, already glorified by fame, and the junior members, Dorothy Abbot, Dorothy Foulger, Vella Fowler, Jean Kimball, Virginia Nicholas and Margaret Schmalz, with a whole year in which to try to make their names as famous; can we not expect to have as fa¬mous senators as any now in national congress? The senators discussed a constitution, and a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution that will live up to their high ideals. A debat¬ing team was selected that will be able to cope with any the Forum sends against us. The boys displayed their eternal curi¬osity by constantly annoying the august senators by furtive peeks into the senate room. Finally the drastic measure of locking the door was resorted to. So now, Ogden High, make w-ay for the great modern idea—Con¬gress and its loyal supporters, the senators.—Margaret Schmalz. UTAH PRODUCTS WEEK This is Utah Products week. The slogan, "What Utah makes, makes Utah," is an especially apt slogan. The thought cannot be too strongly impressed upon the minds of Utah youth and Utah people. In the lobby of the Hotel Bigelow there is a sample case of products manufactured in Ogden. This case should be considerably enlarged, and every manufactured article that Ogden produces should be placed therein; nor would it be a bad idea to have also on ex¬hibition in this case samples of the fruits, grains and vegetables grown in an around Ogden. The exhibition should be a perma¬nent fixture of the hotel. Such a display would be a better adver¬tising medium than all the paper, magazine and public display ad-vertising Ogden could put out. |