Jan. 11, 1928 OHS NEWS Stan Spencer ‘28 Two new members to council were elected "Wednesday at the senior meeting. They are Tom Broadbent and Isabelle Bramwell. AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: Having never asked a boy for a date, I don't know just how to do it. I want to ask a certain boy for a date to the Girls' Accolade—but am unable to summon the courage necessary to do it. Tell me how, and please tell me just what the boy expects on this particular eve-ning. Thanks! HELEN. Dear Helen: From experience a girl asks a boy for a date in exactly the same manner that he applies for the pleasure of her company. Ask him if he has a date for the dance, if he says: "Yes, I have one," say, "Save me a dance." This prevents both parties from undergoing em-barrassment. If he says, "No, I haven't a date," say, "May I have the pleasure of your company"—or merely, "Will you go with me?" Of course he will accept. Then thank him politely, and make the necessary arrangements. If you go in a party and have a car it would be nice to call for him. Most girls do, regardless of cars, and parties. If you can afford it, a very small bouttonniere would be nice to send him. They are not much more than a quarter. You may either treat him before or after¬wards, or both. Lots of girls go in parties and give a small dinner or supper, which is lots more fun than going alone. When you reach the ball, you trade dances in ex¬actly the same manner that is prevalent at all of the school dances where there are no stags. Oh, and don't forget to check his coat. Tickets may be purchased from Louise Becker, Ted Lashus or Marge Kelly as soon as they are printed. They will be $1 per cou¬ple. I hope I have made the general procedure clear to you. If you de¬sire to know any more about the dance, I will be glad to hear from you again. AUNT JANE. ON RESOLUTIONS "Have you made your resolu¬tions?" "What are your New Year's resolutions?" These questions I hear every year when the old year has joined its ancestors. If one has the will power to keep his resolutions I suppose it's all right to make them, but why wait until New Year's? It doesn't seem to me as though they wolud be any easier to keep because they were made at the first of the year. Of course ev¬eryone has different opinions, but as for me, I don't like to break things so I didn't make any reso¬lutions. RUTH GOSS. Resolutions simply don't work. If you make a resolution, it is a prom¬ise to yourself, and when you break it, you break your word. Eventually you will not be able to trust yourself or believe in your word; hence—oblivion. TED LASHUS. I think that New Year resolu¬tions are like a lot of our laws: Wonderful in theory, but the "bunk" in practice. If a person hasn't enough will power to control his actions, no resolution he can make will affect it. I would substitute for resolu¬tions, a higher code of morals and ethics and strive as best I could to live up to them. If I fail, which I naturally will, being human, I have the satisfaction of knowing that my ideal is still ahead of me and I have not broken any resolu¬tion. TOM BROADBENT. BIRTHPLACE OF A FACULTY MEMBER Over a small valley, there shone a lone star. The lone star of the east. This star symbolized a birth —that of Dave Wangsgard. As the star poured its soft light over the valley of Huntsville, we could hear a mighty noise, that of Dave's squalling. That's how it all started. About all I know of him is that up to the time he started to mark rolls in history classes, he played basket ball and went to school occasion¬ally. He is now a prominent farmer in the small metropolis east of Ogden, and is a well known teacher in Ogden High. Possibly if he were not teaching, and farming between times, he would be running in competition with Will Rogers. If you want to hear some real, honest-to-goodness humor, visit one of Dave's classes. So—hats off to Dave!—D. J. Rock-a-by, senior, on the tree top As long as you study, your grades will not drop. But if you stop digging, your standing will fall. Down will come senior, diploma and all! —A Junior. CARPE DIEM REPORT While everyone else was recuperating from Christmas excitement, Carpe Diem was rallying her forces and enjoying splendiferous tumbles, falls and slides on the snow-covered hills of Dave Wangsgard's expansive estate in Huntsville. With Mr. Smith's nose dive, Clark's aerobatic feats and Ted's burial in the snow, a wet time was enjoyed by all. However, no bones were broken and everyone was in high spirits when they were served baked beans, Boston brown bread, popcorn, marshmallows and apples at Rushmer's cabin. After this rustic feast, ghost stories were told in the flickering firelight, then Mr. Smith, Bugs, Dan, Blaine and Dorothy "showed off" in an ex-temporaneous program. Everyone went home happy and looking for¬ward to more Carpe Diem. -Ruth Goss Jan. 13, 1928 OHS NEWS Stan Spencer ‘28 CONTRIBUTIONS After having tried out the ex¬cellent theory that more fertile ideas spring from a crowd than from one poor, overworked brain, we chose a staff for the O. H. S. News. Now, we are confronted with the problem of equal repre¬sentation among the students. These notes are for you, so natur¬ally we want as much of the stu¬dents' work in as possible. So please take advantage of the chance to see your name in print, and thereby gaining honor and fame. Ahem! Drop your con¬tributions in the bulletin box. —M. K. POEM SUBMITTED We think the following is the best poem written (as yet) by our poet laureate, Tom Broadbent, so we hereby publish it for your approval. (Gee, I'm getting good!) A soft breeze Blew through all the land. I saw you Walking hand-in-hand with Happiness. A bluebird Warbled softly to his mate. I heard you Laugh away all care and hate with Mirthfulness. A flower Nodded thrice its dainty head, I saw you Pause, lest you should on it tread in Carelessness. The sunlight Soft, caressing, sent his favorite ray. I felt you Thrill, and it was carried 'long life's way in Loveliness. THE TEAM 'Russell, Russell, go the leaves. And Rex sits there and Greaves and Greaves. Though Red is sure to get the tap, He certainly enjoys his Knapp. And though Pat New-ey shouldn't hold. He'd give his life to know who told. Don has donned his coat of mail And vows he'll win or go to jail. We'll wallop all from east to west, And prove that we're the best by test. —C.E.M. AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: I have a date with a nice girl to the Girls', Accolade but do not know exactly how to act that night. Am I supposed to open the door, remove her coat, etc., or are these' her privileges on the night of Jan¬uary 20, 1928? B. I. Dear B. I.: All you are supposed to do that night is to go where' she' takes you —I mean your partner. I have noticed that several boys have al¬ready made that declaration lots of times. Perhaps they weren't re¬ferring to the girls' dance, but any¬way they said it, so it hadn't ought to be hard for you to play "Tagalong." She is supposed to check your coat and also remove it, but as far as opening doors-—I haven't much thought of that. I guess it's a case of getting there first. Just act your natural self— she will trade the dances and in general arrange a good time for you. And how! —Aunt Jane. INSIDE DOPE One day last week, Ted Lashus went to the dentist. He looked at her and said to his assistant: "I'm afraid to give her gas." "Why?" replied the assistant. "Because," replied the dentist, "how will I know when she is unconscious?" But her tooth ached so bad that he had to take a chance. How¬ever, every time he touched her tooth she would scream. "What are you making so much noise for?" he said in exaspera¬tion. "Don't you know I am a painless dentist?" "Well," Ted replied, "maybe you're painless, but I'm not." THE I-WANNA-NO'S Talk about your Alexanders and Houdinis, say, if they came to one of our meetings they would cer¬tainly have keen competition. Af¬ter our regular meeting, we turn¬ed to the very interesting pastime of playing tiddle-dy-winks, and solving mysteries that have troubled the great minds of the world for years, such, as how two white men and two cannibals can cross a river at the same time or something like that. I'm sorta dumb, so I wasn't much use in solving the mysteries. Don't take from this that we spend all our time in idleness, for we don't. We are really, very serious in our cause, and are doing everything to further the cause , of science in the school, but you know humor is the spice of life. After disap¬pointing Mrs. Skeen once we were very much surprised to find that she had a very delicious lunch for us. In her absence Paul certainly makes the wonderful host. We all had a wonderful time. You''ll hear more soon. —LEE CAIN, Reporter. TODAY'S PROGRAM The assembly program today at 12:45 o'clock consisted of the fol¬lowing: Piano solo, Lorin Wheelwright. Solo—Reed Gammell. Violin solo—Harmon Farr. Address—Dr. E. P. Mills. Reading—Alice Hyde. NEW PIANO RACK The carpentry department has built on our rostrum a fine garage for our new piano. We think it too fine an instrument to take any chances with it, and are there¬fore housing it in a strong house and shall keep it safely padlocked. PICTURES AGAIN It has been announced again that all students who haven't had their pictures taken should get them done right away, or---. But it is dreadful to think of that "or." Stellae held its bi-weekly meet¬ing Thursday night at Mary Hill's. The meeting was given over to in¬itiations and the following kids were scared half out of their wits: Helen Hodge, Virginia Morton, Jim Noblitt, John Carver, Warren Wattis and Oliver Ames. Mary had awfully good "eats," (according to Ted.) AT BEAR RIVER Our team goes to Bear River tonight to play our first league basket ball game. They tell us that Bear River has a very peppy team and are determined to beat us tonight. All Ogden High stu¬dents are asked to hold their breath from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. PROPOSES CONTEST The Utah Council for the Pre¬vention of War, from its Salt Lake office, has sent a letter to Mayor Frank Francis, which is submitted herewith to high school students who may be interested, signed by Frank L. Hunt. It reads: "I am enclosing some interest¬ing material pertaining to an es¬say and oratorical contest for stu¬dents of high school age which 1 hope you will turn over to the proper person to promote the con¬test in your city. It is part of the program to outlaw the war system and is a means of turning the mind of youth to the subject of peace. "The high schools of Salt Lake are entering the contest. So are the L. D. S. college and Westmin¬ster college. We expect to get co-operation in Logan, Provo and Mount Pleasant so that a state contest may be held. You are the only person I know in your city who takes an interest in these matters, therefore, I am, asking you to appoint some one in Ogden to head a committee to promote this worth-while project.” Jan. 17, 1928 OHS NEWS Stan Spencer ‘28 GAMMA KAPPA REPORT It won't be long now! That is the joyous cry of all Gamma Kappians regarding the formation of a chapter of the national society of Gamma Kappa. We will be the first national society among the club organizations at Ogden high school. Our high and worthy aims are: Service, character, scholar¬ship and leadership. At the meeting, Miss Garcia gave a most interesting talk on Mexico, showing many photographs and examples. Mary Ethel Brittain gave a clever little Japanese reading, while Keith Corry sang a solo in a pleasing manner. New members were taken into the fold. They are: Wendell An¬derson, Paul Blair, Katherlne Colley, Louise Emmett, Whelma Grose, Wallace Johnston, DeLon Murray, Bernice Malan, Arleen Larson, Ethel Stevens, Viola Teuscher, and Ruth Zuppann. One desire of the club is to give rec¬ognition to all students who dis¬tinguish themselves in school ser¬vice by taking them into the club. So Arthur Hales was taken in. We also elected new officers: Willie Larson, president; Kathryn Blake, vice president; Louise Blake, secretary; Keith Corry, treasurer; Lou Ciel McFarlane, reporter. —Lou Ciel McFarlane, reporter. INSIDE DOPE Last Sunday Burt Purdy decided he would go to church for a change. The minister was speaking on the wickedness of this modern age. He was warmed up to his cause and burst forth with passion¬ate eloquence. He declared, "Hell Is full of cocktails, high balls and nothing but avid pleasure." Burt's voice came from the gallery, "O death, where is thy sting?" BIRTHPLACES Ever hear of Dave Peterson? Well, I'll say! Dave has a very interesting history and I want to STive you the low down on it. Dave was born in Huntsville. Off the bench, they say, so Dave W. and Ernie claim he is not qultel their social equal. I suppose Dave I knows more about them than he'll I ever tell. We might say that he H more patriotic in that lie married I a girl from his own town. If you don't know Peterson, you want to get acquainted. He possesses a fine sense of humor and he knows his history. He went tan school in Logan and has attended college at Weber, B. Y. U., and U. of U. He graduated from the latter, and since then has taught in the Ogden high school for four years. AUNT JANE'S CORNER Dear Aunt Jane: Could you tell me more about! this short story contest that Gamma Kappa is sponsoring? Can a junior try? What do you think would be a good subjcet to write on ? —Junior. Dear Junior: Details of this contest already have been announced, but I will I repeat them for your genefit. Then story is to be not less than 250 words and is to be handed in to Mrs. Chambers or to Mr. Hyde before Friday, January 27. Of course I a junior can try. Anyone can that I goes to Ogden high. As for your subject matter, I cannot tell you what to write on. Some subjects you may be able to write on better than others, and anyway you may be graded on your subject matter so it wouldn't be fair to tell you that. Write your very best, Junior, and leave the rest to fate and the judges. —Aunt Jane. Mr. Kapple (rushing into barber shop)—Can you cut my hair ifl with my collar on? Barber—Yes, and with your coat on, too. All pictures must be taken by the H latter part of January for the year fl book. If they aren't taken by then they will not be accepted. So take a gentle hint! ALUMNUS INVENTOR High school teachers, pupils and friends were very much elated on Sunday when they read in The Standard-Examiner and in Associated Press dispatches that P.A. Beck, Jr., (Andy) had turned inventor, having invented an exit device with parachute for passengers traveling by airplane. With the development of aerial transportation and the building of passenger ships, the matter of life preservation in case of trouble is of paramount importance. Andy, looking ahead, saw this and has invented an exit devise from the bottom of the plane, that has re¬ceived the hearty indorsement of aviators, of plane-building corpora¬tions, of government officials and many others. Mr. Beck exhibited the drawings of this invention at the high school office Monday and we'll say they look mighty fine to us, and we wish him all success in his great under-taking. The O. H. S. is proud of Andrew and is happy to call him one of her boys. Andrew left for Washington Monday night to present his in¬vention to government authorities. THRIFT WEEK This is National Thrift week. Special programs will be held in all the schools, emphasizing the importance of this subject. We i should all rsad Benjamin Frank¬lin this week, and then form some more New Year's resolutions. THE GARDEN WALK A winding path of cobbly sand Fringed with pale pink four- o'clocks. Candytuft forms a dainty band Around the shadows on my garden walk. Columbines grow so shy and frail That humming birds come to join our flock Of happiness, in a tangled lover's trail, A bit of Paradise, and the garden walk. I'm contented here among my friends As I listen to their gypsy-talk. It seems the delphinium and daisy lends A heavenly charm to my garden walk.