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Show A CONTRAST Sleigh bells and Yule log, The far slow pilgrimage over drift piled roads To the home of childhood— The groaning board Lined with a dozen beaming faces, Voices lifted in tho familiar hymns around the melodeon— The old-fashioned Christmas. Past motor cars, Rows of city houses, Families scattered over a dozen states Sending quick greetings by wire— A few gathered about a smartly decorated table, The loud-speaker filling the room Avith music From a distant orchestra The new-fashioned Christmas. Times change indeed and en¬vironment puts on new aspects that may deceive us unless we look shrewdly beneath them. Merry Christmas is merrier than ever, and its spirit is as true and earnest. Santa Claus must clamber down a narrower flue. He will have to be cautious and spry, for instead of finding "not a creature stirring" and the children all snug in their "beds he is likely to find everybody up very late and dancing. He has to be broad-minded, for instead of the graceful minuet and the Vir¬ginia reel with a fiddler in the corner he will peer in upon steps as fast and elusive as quick-silver, led by jazz tunes issuing from a box. There are no candles on the tree, but there's a pretty string of electric bulbs to be lighted all at once by a twist of the wrist. If the room gets chilly we may stir up the grate fire for the fun of it, but we also slip out into the hall and turn the furnace heat on. Mother need not toil all morning in the kitchen, cooking a score of different dishes; she puts on a simple dinner with less waste of time and food and everybody feels livelier for it in the afternoon. There's an electric refrigerator in the pantry, and the turkey brown¬ing nicely in an electric oven. The mince meat comes out of a pack¬age, although you wouldn't know it unless mother confessed. There's no brandy to burn on the pudding. But the forgotten ice cream is brought up from the drug store in five minutes by a messenger boy. The short day is broken into dozens of bright fragments of brief gay excursions, by jolly groups that burst in and are gone again in a twinkling—no doffing and donning of mittens and a dozen layers of garments, but just a flash of silken hose and short skirts. Half the merriment is in the messages, deliveries, emerg¬encies, last-minute duties, carelessness and impulsiveness of our tire¬less unaccountable generation. Old-fashioned Christmas? Shucks! Give me the new-fashioned Christ- mas. Telephone and radio, movie and airplane and motor cr.3, free, spirits—these are all gifts giveil to mankind to enrich life. Never were there so many men of good will; never so ardent a desire for peace on earh; never so many things to make Christmas merry; and we still have—hope, love and faith.—Virginia Morton. H. C. REPORT A week ago today, the following girls were voted into H. C.: Jeannette Rosenburg, Mildren Boman and Ida Peterson. They are hilar¬iously celebrating their week-old memberships. We think Santa Claus has a bright surprise in store for us— our pins. We hope he won't dis¬appoint us. Speaking of Santa Claus, H. C. wishes everyone a bright and happy Christmas, and a glad New Year.—D. W. PALETTE AND CHISEL REPORT The meeting of the Palette and Chisel was called to order last Mon¬day at 3:30 p. m. by President Ruth Yorgason. The secretary was not present so no minutes were read. The program provided by the entertainment committee was a talk given by Mr. Stewart. It proved Very interesting and extra¬ordinary, being based on the proc¬ess of etching. Much discussion was given in behalf of the motion that a bob- party be held after New Year's. The members decided that; the party should take place the first Friday after school begins (pro¬viding there is sufficient snow). The meeting then adjourned and the Palette had painted another mark and the Chisel cut another notch on its block of success.— John M. & Jack N. Greetings, 1928! The first day of school went off with a bang, although the settling-down proc¬ess was rather hard to undergo at first. From all outward appear¬ances, however, everyone was glad to get back and to work once more. The girls seemed unutterably hap¬py and laughing all the time, as if at some delightful secret. Leap Year, of course! Revenge may go deep! The O. H. S. news staff, in this initial offering after the holidays, desires to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous new year. ONE ON MR. SMITH This is one recently heard in the chemistry laboratory. Mr. Smith was asking a certain girl why she did not get busy and work. He received this answer: "I am working, though." "It doesn't look like it," he re¬plied. "Well, I'm going around making acid remarks and then I watch the reaction," she innocently replied. A TENNIS BALL In a few months we will be con¬fronted with the tennis season. At that time our courts will be put into use, but before they can be opened, we need nets. The student body can hardly afford to buy these, so we ought to complete the work that was started by the sen-iors of last year, and raise the money to buy the nets. Why not have a matinee dance? We can put this on in our gym, with the aid of the new Ortho-phonic. We feel that the students would all come. Yes, and I for¬got, a good time would be had by all. FORUM REPORT Traditions that are as sturdy as a stone wall, they belong to For¬um; boys that are earnest and energetic, they belong to Forum; debaters that are peerless, they belong to Forum! Holding the record of no ab¬sences so far this year, Forum still strives on. The Monday before the holidays all the Forum boys (nine in number) met and had some real hot debates. After a very short deliberation the judges announced the winners. Karl Hopkins and Tom Broadbent are to be Forum's negative team. Ralph Roberts as, alternate. Dan Johnson and Chase Dunn are to be the affirmative, team, with Willie Larson as alternate. These teams will scrap Con¬gress, the bone of contention be¬ing the state question. Good luck, Congress. We upheld our traditions and met during the holidays, enjoying short, snappy meetings. Happy new year! A REVIEW OF REVIEWS Certainly, no holidays have been so brim full of fun, as the ones just over. Everyone had a gor¬geous time sleigh-riding, skiing bob- sledding, dancing, eating (mostly) and in other ways more aptly described by the Hon. Bob Wing. Friday the Seniors entertained at the Holly Hop, the long await¬ed and eagerly enjoyed Christmas dance. Everyone had a gorgeous time. The hall was beautiful, the large tree in the center adding greatly to the illumination and loveliness of the dance. Mr. Widdison, acting distributor of Santa Claus, gave away hosts of pres¬ents, suiting the wants of the re¬ceivers exactly. The refreshments were lovely, the programs simple and formal, and the grand march showed off to excellent advantage the lovely dresses and "tux's" of "those present." Preceding the dance, a no-host dinner was given in the Japanese room of the Hotel Bigelow, at which a number of high school stu¬dents were present. Saturday, last minute shopping was attended to, and later, lean and lanky stockings were hung up for Santy. Sunday morning everyone found in their stockings exactly what they wished for. By the way, Dan got his little red wagon. Monday everyone enjoyed a sec¬ond Christmas dinner and were present in goodly numbers at the dance. Forum held a meeting— very short and, snappy, with only two members absent. Tuesday Carpe Diem held a skiing party at Rushmer's home in the canyon, which was certainly lots of fun. Nobody escaped injuries. Wednesday congress met at Mrs. Chambers' for a cup of tea and a short meeting. Friday, I-Wanna-No's held a skiing party which was also more fun than nobody's business. Saturday night innumerable watch parties were held, and the Leap Year ushered in in fine style. Sunday, more eating. Monday, still more eating. Tuesday, ah, yes, school! NEW TEACHER As Miss Keener is still confined to her home with a fractured hip, Miss Annette Goodwin of Logan, a former High school teacher, has been secured for substitute work until Miss Keener's return. Principal Merrill taught Miss Keener's classes on Monday. GET THAT DATE Girls! All dates postponed from the twentieth to the twenty-seventh for the Girls' Accolade. The suspense may seem unbearable, but the thrill will last longer, so we ask you once more, dear sisters, "squeeze that nickel till the buf¬falo bellows" and get your dates "pronto," cause "stags" are not allowed. —B. E. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION At faculty meeting on Monday, Principal Merrill advised the teach¬ers to adopt the following reso¬lutions: 1.—Resolved, that I will get the success habit and will encourage i the students to substitute "I can" for "I can't." 2.—Resolved, that we shall al¬ways try to feel the emotions we ought to feel. 3.—Resolved, that we shall con¬tinue to believe in the person we might be, and shall eliminate the "might have been's." 4.—Resolved, that we shall ser¬iously, deliberately plan for times of play. 5.-—Resolved, that we shall put into life the richest and best that is in us with a consciousness of the fact that it will be returned many fold. The resolutions were based on a recent article by Dr. Albert E. Wiggam. Dear Aunt Jane:— Is it proper to ask a boy for a date during Leap Year? MARY. Dear Mary:— Leap Year was established by the Greeks and Romans, as a year in which the female sex were given the prerogative in the matter of choosing a mate; and if the man refused the honor he was instantly beheaded. Lucky there is no such established precedent nowadays. Leap Year has become rather a joke, md if the girls make dates, they are only joking. Unless for a special dance or party, I wouldn't ask boys for dates. There is one party, however, during the school year which gives to the girls the right to take the boy of their choice. This is the Girls' Acco¬lade, which will be given by the Girls' association sometime in Jan¬uary. Make your date for that now, Mary, and let the boys ask you for the rest of your good times. —AUNT JANE. WELL! WELL! The teachers weren't at all hesi¬tant in assigning nice long lessons Tuesday—in fact, they seemed quite eager to burden our fertile young minds with various enlightening points found in the lessons. But we fooled them—we didn"t mind at all. If the truth were known we were all glad to be back to work. Remarks were heard everywhere to the effect that the old school certainly looked good, even though they did hate it, and it was good; to be back on the job again. Va¬cations, no matter how enjoyable, are rather boring when one is used to the social and scholastic activities that form school routine. The] students seemed to plunge into a whirlpool of activities and came up dripping with enthusiasm. An un¬usually good attendance was re¬corded at the gym for the girls (possibly due to the fact that it was an excellent opportunity to work off the after-effects of tur¬key and mince pie). The girls' as¬sembly Wednesday morning was excellent and highly entertaining— carefully planned, too. At council Tuesday, Dan's and S. K. Hopkins’ ability to argue was still pre-eminent; unhampered, as it were, and untinged by the hectic rush of the holidays. Reports on the Christ¬mas dance, school play, and the cantata, were presented by the business managers and approved. Ah! that is over with! Now we can plan and work on the wonder¬ful things that are to be—that will add fresh laurels to the "bunch" at Ogden High. AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: I heartily approve of this leap year business, but most people think I am rather dumb to want to accept a date if I should be so lucky as to receive one from a girl. I see no reason why a girl shouldn't foot the bills one year at least, especially in this modern dajl and age. I haven't been asked yet but if I should be, don't you think it all right and proper for me ten accept one?—Ralph. Dear Ralph: Leap year or not, in this modern day and age, girls are known to foot the bills—as you so aptly describe it. I guess it comes from the fact that they have acquired a lol of super-independence and want td pay their own way around, or at least have one more added characteristic of the masculine sex. In large cities girls go out most regu¬larly on the fifty-fifty basis, but it isn't practiced at all here, although I see no real reason against it—except the fact that the boys won't let them. Boys are funny—the fe¬male species have usurped a lot of their high masculine places— but they certainly draw the line when it comes to the girls treating. This makes the girls entirely too independent. I see you are very modern and original in your views You approve of the idea. Boys have held the honorary position of "footing the bills” so long that maybe it is just feminine prejudice that makes a girl respect a boy less when he allows her to pay for the entertainments. Anyway, they do. There are special occasions how¬ever, when a girl can treat the boy and be right in style. There is the Girls' Accolade—and other parties where a crowd of girls gets together and decide to show the boys a nice time in return for all of the courtesies shown them by the boys. Accept dates to these functions, by all means and enjoy yourself thor¬oughly, for they are for you, but I wouldn't advise you, as Aunt Jane, to accept a date from girls at any other times. ON RESOLUTIONS Resolutions are as easily broken as they are made, consequently I haven’t much faith in them. I believe I did use to make them, but I found out that there was one I made that covered everything, so I just repeat it every year--don’t bother with new ones. It is, “Be Yourself.” I have a lot of different “selfs” and they pop out occasionally, making some things I think seem inconsistent and rather not true, but most of the time I am “myself.” Maybe it’s a funny self, but I am true to it.--M.K. Resolutions are all “haywire.” The only person who can observe resolutions is the one who has enough will power to diet. Resolutions and dieting are similar, neither one can be adhered to strictly. -- K.T. Greenwell “Yesterday is yours no longer. Tomorrow may never be yours. Today is yours, and in the living present You may stretch forth to the things that are before.” —Canon Farrar. NEW YEAR RESOLUTION! Aren't customs and habits the queerest things? It seems that just because one person away back in bygone days made a vow that jfl would correct all his errors durlw the coming year, we must folfafl suit. Each year so many New Year resolutions are made andH broken that it has all great farce. Why do people make these silly resolutions—"I resolve not such and such or so and they turn right around and d very thing that they have nH not to do. Just once in & fljH while we find a person who iH by his resolutions. utthen, all is said and done and one liM at it in another light, is qH beginning of the new year thiJH in which to start out afresh? WwW is passed is passed and at of a new twelve months it IH only logic that the slate be flH clean and new methods ofH be adopted. In the end it nAH suit in the improvement of t B son. If you have made an year resolutions you hil make one big one to cap d max—"I resolve to live up to all of my resolutions." VISITS MADE Mrs. Kathryn Fitzgerald Backman, at one time a teacher tH ence in the high school Mlfl resident og Oakland, Calif. a very pleasant visit at flH school on Wednesday. Miss Vida Mason, a tetflH Malad High school, alwjH several English classes on Wednesday. COUNCIL MEETING The first council of lMH called to order by President hales. Mr. Skeen of the social co recommended that the ditfH Girls' Accolade be chanflU moved and seconded thtfH be changed from 20th of January to the 27th. The motional ried. The roll was called andH utes were read and correH A motion that the chlH the holly hop commtttjB one more week to prepflf port was carried. It was moved and selH council place advertiseJH paper, stating that nof school student shoulitiB "to charge to the senwi ! without a requisition. ' was carried. On motion of Mr. LtlH ' mittee was appointed the student body consttiH i, committee consists o! B4 . erts, Kate Greenwell, and Larson. Larson. On motion of Mr. council then adjourned —Dorothy Foulger, Secretary TYPEWRITER AWARDS Awards won during i December: Remington--Certificate Welch, Margaret Stewart pins, Elma Rosevear, Russell, Grace Gary, Ruth. L.C. Smith--Certificate nor Gager; bronze pin Clarke, Grant Syphers. Underwood--Certificate Higginbotham, Henry, Breggie Wharton; Stanley Spencer, Grace Gary, Louise medal; Ruth Goss. --Ethel W. Franke |