COUNCIL REPORT. President Fife presided at the regular council meeting. The roll was called and the minutes read and approved. Mr. Rose presented a plan for building tennis courts, and pro¬posed that the tennis lovers in the school organize and raise money to get the courts. He gave an approximate estimate of the cost. Mr. Broadbent moved that the matter be tabled. He amended the motion that a committee be appointed to work on arrange¬ments. The motion was second¬ed and carried- Miss Youngsma asked permis¬sion for Zeta Phi Xi to give a party on Friday, May 6, at Jules. No objections were offered. The meeting was adjourned on motion of Miss McConnell. —Eleanor Weeks, secretary A PROFITABLE HOUR. Students of the high school spent a very profitable hour this morning listening to an inspira¬tional address by our good friend Judge J. A. Howell. Judge How¬ell always brings us a message, and creates in us a little more faith, a. little more ambition to do something in life. Come often, Judge. AN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE. The patrons of Lewis junior high school were favored on Thursday and Friday evenings last with a very delightful pre¬sentation of the ever popular op¬eretta, "Cherry Blossom." We hope that every patron of the school witnessed this fine musical performance, as it would create more faith in and appreciation of the work of the school, especially along the line of music, vocal, and instrumental, as well as phys¬ical education as expressed in grace and beauty in dancing, and oral expression as exhibited In both speaking and singing dia¬logue. There was a fine combination here of the orchestra, the chorus, the physical education, the oral expression and the art depart¬ments; the latter created a most ! beautiful setting for the perform¬ance. The work was exclusively that of the school and it is high credit to those in charge that such a finished production could be made by junior high students. The orchestra did exceptionally well; the chorus work, the solos, the duets, the speaking parts were all well done. Miss Gladys Anderson as Cherry Blossom," was perfectly delight¬ful; Edwin Neeley and Glen Shaw as Kokimo and Togo had a fine conception of their characters and did most creditable work. Robert McCraley, as the lover of Cherry Blossom, made good use of his splendid voice and his art in love making. Wallace Johnson and Blanche Heed made good in their parts as friends and lovers, and Lawrence Hollinger and Rob¬ert Allison filled their roles with complete satisfaction. In a word, it was. a very creditable operetta and those who took part, those who directed, those who assisted in any way, are to be congratu¬lated on having given the patrons of the school two very pleasant evenings. MAKING UP. THE QUARREL. Dark clouds concealed the sun and cast a shadow over the earth. The air was choking with the stuffiness of a warm, dry, sultry wind. Suddenly there was a dis-tant roar. As if waiting for the warning signal, the little town made ready for the oncoming storm. Housewives hurried from room to room closing windows; frightened ones ran to darkened corners, feather beds, or to storm cellars, to escape the sight of lightning, birds flew to their nests and chickens went to roost. Chil¬dren, dazzled by the wonder of it all, stood eagerly at the windows. The frightened .little town closed. The houses, as if holding on to the earth, hovered, rocked and swayed in the flashing lights. The rain had ceased; a sun ray, golden and radiant, peeked through the departing clouds. A teasing, taunting, airy breeze chased dancing leaves and ruffled unruly hair. The air was fresh and pure, bringing a rush of joy¬ous contentment. Housewives opened windows, twittering birds came from their nests, barefooted children waded in puddles of wa¬ter and looked up at the now clear sky, at the fading rainbow, the while marveling at nature's way of "smoothing over" her perturbed feelings. —Katherine Trousdale. Ogden High Tues Ma HIS MISTAKE. He longed to find the road to fame, But not a highway bore that name. He thought to glory there must be A level path that he should see. But every road to which he came Possessed a terrifying name. He never thought that fame might lurk Along the dreary path called work. He never thought to go and see What marked the road called in¬dustry. Because it seemed so rough and high, He passed the, road to service by. Yet had he taken either way, He might have come to fame some day. —Detroit Free Press. WILL GO TO SALT LAKE. Philip Finkelstein, who won first place in the international ora¬torical contest of the Davis, Weber, Ogden, Box Elder and Cache dis¬tricts on Friday evening last, will go to Salt Lake on Friday evening, May 6, to compete with the win¬ners of the other seven districts in-. Utah. GIRLS' ATHLETICS. Track practice for girls will start tonight in Lester park under the- auspices of Mr. Oberhansly. All girls who are interested should have their names' registered by Wednesday noon at the latest. Thy practice outfit will consist of a pair of zip knickers, gym shoes and stockings, and a blouse or middy. The date for the track meet has not yet been decided upon, but that will be settled before the end o~i the week, "and the junior high ' directors notified. We would like to have the track meet, the swim¬ming tournament, and the finals of the tennis tournament all in the same week and have a "Girls' Week." We think that this plan would be very successful if the girls will co-operate. The junior high school directors of athletics, we hope, will approve of this plan. TENNIS. The first games in the tennis tournament must be played off by Thursday and reported to' me by Friday , morning. The rules are that players must have a reference, and that the referee must report the results to me as soon as pos¬sible. No decisions will be accepted after Friday at noon. Today is the last day that entries can be made. The entry fee is 25 cents per person. SWIMMING. A list of the events in the swim¬ming tournament will be published Wednesday, and also a list of the entrants. We think that as this is the first swimming tournament ever held at Ogden High school that the students should support it as much as possible. All of these events are sponsored by the Girls' association. DONNA H. MANNING. Athletic Manager Girls' Associa¬tion. SPECIAL NOTICE. The University of Utah sends the following statement: The following is a copy of a telegram received from Stephen James of the highway education board, concerning the good roads essay contest: Delay in selecting subject has Made impracticable good oads contest this spring. Schools too near closing. Contest resumed next autumn. Sincerely regret failure to advise you, but decision reached only recently. Will ask your good offices next year. Thank you." In view of the above telegram the good roads essay contest has been withdrawn from our schedule. J. M. ADAMSON, In Charge High School Day. TEACHER ABSENT. Miss Reva Beck was called home on Saturday on account of the death of a relative and was con¬sequently absent from her classes Monday. Principal Merrill substi¬tuted in her place. MILITARY DEPARTMENT. The following promotions are hereby announced in the reserve officers' training corps, Ogden Senior High school, effective May 1: To be second lieutenants: Regi¬mental Sergeant Major Gerald Mc¬Donald; Sergeant Ambrose Merrill. CARL J. DOCKLER, Captain, Cavalry (D. O. L.), P. M. S. and T. PRIZES AWARDED. At a special assembly today the following cash prizes were award¬ed for best essays on 'Wild Life in Utah": George Williams, $5; Joe Fakler, $2.50; Charlotte Anderson, $1; Martha Craghead, $1; Helen Hedge, $1; Louise Blake, $1; Ma¬rian Hussey, $1. The prizes were given by the Weber Fish and Game Protective association. TWPEWRITING AWARDS. Awards won during the month of April: L. C. Smith certificates—Paul Skeen, Norma Bever, Harry Por¬ter. Ruth Rampton. Bronze pin— Philip Empey, Charlotte Anderson, Lorna Purdie, Russell Fort. Sil¬ver pin—Dorothy Coop. Remington certificates — Janie Martin, Jim Doon, Julia Liddell, Gerald Kennedy, lone George, Alice Wallwork. Silver pin — Dorothy Young, Ruth Rampton, Fay Hopkins, Nora Sorensen. Royal certificate—Owen Champneys. Gold pin—Mildred Bowman, Agnes Russell, Donald Bass. Underwood certificates—Lorene Shipley, Dan Johnson, Kermit Mc¬Kay, Evelyn McGregor, Harry Por¬ter. Ruth Rampton, Weston Hymas. Carmen Mischler, Gerald Kennedy, Margaret Rhead. Bronze medal—Annette Moore, Howard Foley, Grant Syphers, Mildred Boman, Fay Hopkins. Silver medal —Agnes Russell, Marjorie Slade. Gold medal—Charles Allison. ETHEL W. FRANKS, Teacher. WHAT IS HAPPINESS? Miss Louise Blake went to the blackboard Monday in an English class and began an essary on "Happiness" that we think is pretty good. It began: "Happiness is the great surge of something mysterious and undefinable which crowds one's being and makes him feel joyous and ether¬eal. It may be called forth by a bit of nature, such as a gorgeous sunset or a budding flower, by a great love or by a kind deed. It carries a pleasant glow with it, which makes it differ from all other sensations. "Sometimes in great joy there is a tcuch of sadness, too, as though the heart overburdened by the glorious wave must needs turn to another vein to free itself." GORDON'S PEDAGOGY. Never ask a man what he knows, but what he can do. When a man ; can do anything, he's bound to know something worth, while. Books are all right, but dead men's brains are no good unless you mix a live one's with them. A young fellow always thinks that if he doesn't talk he seems stupid, but it's better to shut up and seem dull than to open up and prove yourself a fool. It's pretty hard to know how to treat a lie about yourself. You can't go out of your way to denit, because that puts you on the defensive; and sending the truth after a lie that's got a running start is like trying to round up a stampeded herd of steers while the scare is on them. Lies are great travellers, and welcome visitors in a good many homes, and no questions asked. Truth travels slowly, has to prove its identity and then a lot of peo¬ple hesitate to turn out an agree¬able stranger to make room for it. About the only way I know to kill a lie is to live the truth. When your credit is doubted, don't both¬er to deny the rumors but discount your bills. FLIRTS. Flirts are regular busy-bees; they pass from one person to an¬other, trying to get a little fun and love here, and a little there., They are about as changeable as the wind. They smile softly ana sweetly on you today, and tomor¬row they smile again but not quite so soft or sweet, and by the third day they have changed their tune and smile no more—they have caught another fish! One evil that comes from flirta¬tion is that it develops a rather fickle character, and one that is inconsistent. It makes one too changeable and unreliable. Flirt3 crave pleasures of an amative na¬ture. They are seldom if ever sat¬isfied. Things of very much im¬portance do not interest them. What attracts their attention is only that which is sentimental, vain, silly, and disgusting to those : who have a little bit of common ; sense and judgment. I Intelligent people do not resort to flirting, because they have oth¬er better wrays to entertain and in¬terest themselves. It is mostly common aijd uneducated people that flirt, because they are unable to amuse or content themselves. AILEEN BYRNE. Ogden High May 4 MAY. In a robe of cherry blossoms and a crown of gorgeous flowers, May enters this world. With her she brings beautiful flowers, beau¬tiful weather, and beautiful thoughts. Joyous people follow her wherever she goes. Everyone seems brighter and merrier, and things move along in smooth, lux¬urious way. What though May lives only thirty-one short days a year? In that short time she accomplishes her purpose of mak¬ing everyone joyous and happy and gay.—Hazel Davis. RECORD ASSEMBLY. The high school held Tueslay a record assembly. The students were surprised at 12:45 o'clock to hear the assembly bell. We went up quite excited, wondering what it was all about. Principal Mer¬rill quietly told us that it is not only Music week and boys' week, but also Safety week and warned us no to run over anyone in the halls. He then introduced Mr. Nichols of the American Rail¬way association, safety division, who gave us a short talk on i "Safety First,' after which we were ushered back to classes and were found reciting on lessons at exactly 1 o'clock. FORUM. The Forum is looking forward to Friday night as the biggest l night of the year. Our annual . banquet will be held in the Hotel Bigelow. We regret very much the impossibility of some of our guests not being able to be there. Philip Finkelstein and Miss Beck will not be able to be ' there on account of having to go to Salt Lake where Philip will [ deliver his oration. We are very proud of Philip for his bringing these honors to our school and are proud to say he is a Forum member. We only wish these two 1 could be with us Friday evening. President Rose with his commit¬tee, composed of Walt Slater, Tom Broadbent and Seeley Hop¬kins, have arranged a verv good program for us. There will be toasts, music, responses to toasts ond other interesting things. May it be a great success and reward our officers for the time and work I they have put into it. —Lee Cain, reporter.