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Show Dear D. K. L.: The eternal triangle again. And with the same perplexing problems. Yes, all is fair in love and war, but just the same you owe to your chum a certain amount of loyalty and respect. If he really likes the girl it would certainly hurt him to think that the chum whom he thought a lot of would try to get her away from him. Of course the girl in the case and your chum may only be real good friends I and then I can see no harm if you take her on a "date," but even then your chum should be taken into con¬sideration. His rights come first. A good suggestion from one who knows —why don't you and your chum get together and hold a real honest "chin" on the subject. Ask him as to his feelings for the girl, if you are real chums the question won't be too personal, and if he cares for her a lot, just shake his hand and let the matter drop. He will like you a lot more if you come right out and tell him about it. You should do it any¬way, out of deference for the girl. Have you and the girl come to an understanding about your relationship with each other? She may like you as a friend, but she may prefer your chum. If she does, she will not ac¬cept a date with you, out of respect for the fact that you and your boy friend are such chums. I hope I have answered your ques¬tion so as to leave no doubt in your mind as to your methods of pro¬cedure. If anything puzzles you, ask me again. I am very much interested as to the outcome of it all. Drop us a line and tell us about it, will you? Aunt Jane. We are beginning to feel that Aunt Jane's Corner is a success. All these questions have been handed in by students (unknown, of course), and we hope that we have answered them so as to be helpful. This is your de¬partment, so take advantage of it. AUTHOR UNKNOWN Another mysterious contributor to The News. We think it quite clever and good advertising, but we cer¬tainly would like to know just who this said literary aspirant is— “What's all this murmuring going on? Why don't you study your lessons?" Cry all the teachers in despair, But still we keep them guessing. While in the halls and in the room The students lurk in bunches— The teachers spy their very best But still they have no "hunches." When on December twenty-third, One teacher cries, "It's rot!" "O, no, it isn't, don't you see? We're trading dances for the Holly Hop." 1—2—3—BANG! A flash of gleaming white bodies in the air. Splash! Arms flaying the; water; legs kicking. Shouting, wild, pleas to "come on." A smooth rip¬ple of water; they are making the turp. Back they race, first one in the lead, then another. Again they turn, again they- thrash the water in a frenzied attempt to beat "time" and each other. Who wins? That is for you to find out when you go to watch the girls in their swimming meet at the Weber gymnasium next February. But—we cannot have this meet unless you stu¬dents give us your support. The girls support the boys in their athletics; let the beys support the girls in theirs. If you can swim and are of the gentler sex, we urge you to try out for the Ogden high school girls' swim¬ming team. There will be several preliminary meets, so if you do not think you can make the team, come anyway; you may gain distinction in a preliminary. If you are not a speed swimmer, enter for form. If you can dive but cannot swim, just enter the diving. If you can neither swim nor dive, come and cheer those who can. Donna H. Manning. Dec. 16, 1927 OHS NEWS Stan Spencer ‘28 Only seven more days until the holiday hop! Really if you haven't your dates now I feel sorry for you. O. H. S. PLAYERS Playing a one-night performance in the Orpheum this week were the distinguished high school players, producing the modern and brilliant comedy drama, "Mary the Third." The leads were played by Gene Kimball and Dan Johnson, two versatile and clever young "trodders of the boards" (speaking in stage dialect). Of course we could not let such a play go by without seeing it and indorsing it with our heartiest approval. We strolled back stage and came upon Gene, surrounded by admiring friends and students—Clark in the foreground. Against a back¬ground of beautiful flowers she looked very beautiful and lovely in a white shimmering evening dress, which displayed her youthfulness to an excellent advantage. "Oh, I hope they like me!" she cried. "I loved 'Mary' and I played that part with all I had in me—I certainly hope it went over." We were drowned out by the chor¬us of "I'll say you put it over," so we reserved our judgment until now. You were all we expected and hoped for, Gene, so rest con¬tented. We wandered around on the drafty back stage and came upon the sophisticated and clever lover, Dan Johnson. "Are you glad it's over?" we in¬quired, with marked respect. "Yes and no," he replied with his Usual casualness. "I've worked hard on the play, but I've also en¬joyed it all. Working with Gene and being in the same company with Dorothy was a marked honor, and I also hope I put it across." We hastened to agree that his acting was very finished and real¬istic and that he was certainly ex¬cellent in his part. But he didn't pay much attention to us as he was peeking through a hole in the cur¬tain to see if Maxine was there to witness his success. Jeanette strolled across our path with Blaine Morse in tow. She was 1 beautiful and as sweet as she could I be in her role. We are very proud of her and Tom, for they were an adorable old-fashioned couple. Ah! Blaine and Dorothy! Really adjectives are not invented to ex¬press the admiration we have for them. They were superb. Dorothy beat all previous records estab¬lished last year, and Blaine was ex¬cellent. We extend our heartiest congratiilations to you both. Elsie also deserves special men¬tion. We have never seen a bet¬ter character part in an amateur. And Mary, Ruth, Blaine Morse, Charles—all of you were excellent and we again expend our heartiest congrats. Kent, we found to be rather dejected with a rose pinned , on him, but we see no reason why he should be. He came almost walking away with the whole show. You were very real in your part and it was excellent, Phew! Running out of adjectives. But I mugt add it was the best show High ever put on. We take our hats off to you, Miss Irvine! M. K. BOYS ONLY People aren't just accidentally lucky; they look ahead. Are you looking ahead? Did you ask her to the Holly Hop? It won't be long until you'll wish you had, but then it will be too late. Treat her nice now. Tell her how well she looks, even though the wind has ruffled her hair and shined her nose, and, boy, you won't be sorry. No, indeed; take it from one who knows women (Oh, yes, I do). It pays to be on time with the goods. —K. B. JOY AND SADNESS Teachers and students were de¬lighted on Thursday to learn that a beautiful baby girl was born to Louise Bowman Kirk, a former teacher of the high school, on Fri¬day morning following Thanksgiv¬ing. So also were they saddened by the news that this beautiful child only remained with its happy parents five days, being carried away by an hemorrhage. Sincere sympathy is expressed to our for¬mer friend and teacher in her sad loss. AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: Will you please tell me what you consider "unsporting"? T. G. Dear T. G. The word "unsporting" may mean many things. I do not know in what sense you use it. Perhaps you mean it is unsporting to object to doing something the crowd wishes to do. In that case, it is not unsporting to object to anything you yourself know for sure is not right. There is such a thing as being a "wet blanket"; there is also such a thing as being too good a sport. Perhaps you mean doing some¬thing which is of no gain to the crowd but helps yourself a good deal. In that case perhaps it is unsporting, but you also must think of yourself and not go through life doing things to please others against your will. For then you would be a hypocrite. I don't know if I have made you understand my conception of the word "unsporting." I hope so. AUNT JANE. NEW MACHINE Well, our plea gained for us a brand new typewriter for the stu¬dent body room. It's coming after Christmas. Hurray! Doris Folkman has been given the student body room to design and she has worked out a very clever design, using it as an art project. The color scheme is done in different shades of tan and the drapes are to be stenciled in con¬trasting colors. With the new fur-niture and everything, the student body room is going to be a work of art. TEACHER HURT Miss Sarah Keener, English teacher, fell on the ice Tuesday and suffered dislocation of the hip. She is confined to her apartment in the Plaza. Dec. 19, 1927 OHS NEWS Stan Spencer ‘28 Only five more days until the wonderful Holly Hop! By all re¬ports everyone has a date, so we are all set for a real party. CHRISTMAS FEAR What do we want now that Christ¬mas nears? Some of the pupils are thinking. Not a few of the boys are fostering fears. And others' hearts are sinking. Even some are driven to let out a sigh, Where everything else is a joy, For they have a girl's present to buy. It sure is unlucky to be a boy. The girls are bunching together like sheep, Telling what they expect us to give them; While the boys stand around and feel very cheap. All bad luck seems to come to the men. When you're in despair and ready to die, Dad hands you a ten-spot and says, "Now, scoot." Your girl got her present and ex¬claimed, "Oh, my!" What about bad luck? We doa't give a hoot! —ELROY M'GREGOR. Thanks, Elroy. Come again. GUYS! You'd better be careful how you act for the next month. You'd better be awful polite to your best girl, 'cause if you don't you're gonna get left. And you'd better be darned nice to her while you've got her, 'cause there's gonna be something happen that you don't wanna miss. You'd better ask can you carry her books, And you'd better tell her how pret¬ty she looks; Else you won't get asked. You'd better take her to the Christmas dance. Tell her you fell in love at a glance; Else you won't get asked. You'd better always be on the watch. Don't make her think your people are Scotch; Else you won't get asked. —DONNA MANNING. FORUM REPORT Forum met, as usual, on Mon¬day night with all members pres¬ent. All seemed to have gotten over their feminine ways which were so noticeable at last assembly. After the routine of business Mr. Smith told us of Forum tradtions, the things that only Forum could put across and hold. Forum decided the question for the de¬bate with congress is to be the state question. Forum then adjourned. Following this, a special meeting was called. The aspirants to Forum were carefully checked over. Milton Rawson and Charles Dunn were entered into Forum's mem¬bership. Congratulations are now In order. —WILLIE LARSEN. MORE CONGRATULATIONS The Girls' association of the Og¬den High school wishes to con¬gratulate everyone who took part in the play. We think a great deal of credit should go to Miss Dor¬othy Irvine, who directed it. We are also proud to say that Miss Ir¬vine is our worthy advisor. The Girls' association is always ready to stand back; of and boost any ac¬tivity which the student body wishes to sponsor. Again we praise and commend the members of the cast. We all agree that it was the best play that Ogden High has ever had! —C. G. AUNT JAN’E CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: There's a question that has been worrying me for a long time, so will you help me out? What qualities does a girl like in a boy and does a girl think less of a boy if he smokes, if she never asks him not to? Thanks. —JUST ME. Dear "Just Me": Now every girl has her very own ideal of a boy, and very seldom are there two girls who like the same qualities in a boy. But in a broad sense a girl likes a boy who is a good friend, who can talk intelligently to her. She likes one who will show her a good time within reason, of course, because you are only a high school boy and who will not brag about how much he spent on her afterwards She will like you if you make her feel that she is doing you an honor by going out with you. Cleanlines and neatness in dress go a Iong way in making a girl like you, and also cleanliness and neatness in speech. Tell her you like her new dress, and flatter her a little, be¬cause they all like that. In most cases a girl doesn't like a boy who is inclined to be a little "soft" or "mushy," so be a pal to her. Talk about-things that are interesting to her. Find out her pet ambition and discuss it with her intelligent¬ly. Treat her like another boy pal, only, of course, with more defer¬ence and respect, and I think you will find out that she likes you. As for smoking, it really isn't good form in high school, and if you notice, most of the boys who are leaders at Ogden High never smoke. They don't want anything to make them less energetic, they don't want anything to interefere with their growth, both mentally and physically. Perhaps your girl friend hasn't said anything about it, but I'm sure if she is a real girl and really likes you she won't want you to smoke. Why don't you ask her how she feels about it? Come again. —AUNT JANE. Dear Aunt Jane: I like a certain girl better than any other, and she likes to go out with me. However, I always feel that she is thinking, “Well, since ------ isn’t here I suppose I may as well go with you.” Please tell me what a fellow should do to remedy this feeling. Is it in her or in me? Thanking you in advance, I remain, I. B. INLUV. Well, I. B. Inluv, you are stricken with a very bad case of inferiority complex. Or in other words you are terribly conceited. Now la that sounds like I am contradicting myself, but I'm not. It is onlyil conceited people who think of themselves and how lacking they are in some virtues, and that gives I them a feeling of inferiority. Nowal you stop thinking that you are not enough to counterbalance the absence of that other fellow. In all probability the girl is trying to I lead you on by rhaking you think that she likes the other one better, I but don't pay any attention to her. Being a girl she has to do those little things to keep you interetsed, but really she in her own mind likes you the best. Just go out I with her if you like her so well, show her a good time and treat her with all the respect in the world. Talk to her about things in general that she is interested in, but never for once show her that you are thinking about that other boy, or that you are jealous. Ill she is so impolite as to talk about I him herself and praise him, you too, praise him lots more than she does. If you talk against him she! will have gained her point, for she will know that you are jealous. Really, though, I think it is I mostly you who feel yourself inferior to the other boy, so the best thing you can do is just don't think about him at all. Don't take thfl time while you are with her tol think about him at all. Just keeM yourself occupied with the idea ofl making her like you, and of being the right kind of a fellow. —AUNT JANE. On account of the many questions handed In we are going fVjfl run two questions and answwB whenever we have room. M. K. A FINE ASSEMBLY Friday's assembly was unique. Itfl had two outstanding features First, the school council held ilfl open session—and a most interesting one—for the benefit of the student body. The students learned! more about student body government than they ever knew beort, K and they will appreciate more what the school council does. It may not be amiss to remark right here tlut student body government at Ogden High has been a distinctive success and has added materially tol the dignity and prestige of tklB school. In the second place, the student had the opportunity of hearing for the first time the fine new Chickering grand piano, purchased cooperatively by the student body udB the board of education. Miss Gladys Lochtrog played a very pleasing number in such manner to demonstrate the fine qualities of the instrument. The studentiiwB delighted with this valuable aision to the school and desire to |