Children Changing, Educator Believes Take More Readily to Discipline and Suggestion, De¬clares A. M. Merrill, High School Principal, in Review of Experiences EITHER children are changing and becoming more amenable to suggestion and discipline from their elders, or Albert Marion Merrill, principal of the Ogden high school for the past eight years, is changing, he declares, and he is of the opinion that it is the chil¬dren. "From year to year they are more easily handled," he said, "and today such a thing as punishment in a school is almost unknown." "Teachers are better psycholo¬gists, he averred, and are certain¬ly better prepared and more spe¬cialized. Mr. Merrill recalls that at one time while he was princi¬pal of a school in St. George he taught English, mathematics, Ger¬man, Latin and physical science, while today few teachers have more than one subject to teach. Quoting Dr. Edward P. Coverly, of Stanford, Mr. Merrill said a high school diploma today Is equivalent to the diploma from Harvard university of a quarter of a century ago. MORE BOYS FINISH M. Merrill commented on the youth of high school students today and pointed to the increase in the number of boys graduating now from high school. Fifteen years ago, 75 girls and 25 boys were grad¬uated, he said, while this year the Ogden high school will graduate about 156 girls and 152 boys. Mr. Merrill believes that every community should draft the best talent available for its teaching corps and that more money should be spent in school buildings and equipment; also that the school houses should be the community centers and the most attractive places in the community. Education, he thinks, is the most important business in the world. “I believe the curriculum should be as broad and varied as possible, to meet the needs of all and that school should train students to tackle difficult problems with vim and energy and to develop the habit of stick-to-it-iveness. Thoroughness and mastery of essentials should characterize all instruction and every student should devote some time of each school term to rsome form of vocational training, Music, art and esthetic appreciation should receive much attention." Every class recitation, the prin¬cipal believes, should evidence some training in the practice of social amenities—courtesy, kind¬ness, thoughtfulness or considera¬tion of others. "I believe," he continued, "that such interests should be developed in all branches of learning as will make students become students throughout life. America needs more Theodore Roosevelts." School training, he averred, should be of such nature as to de¬velop confidence in self in every individual. Each, he said, is cap¬able of doing some one thing well and school training should enable one to find out what that thing is. "I believe," he continued, "that good citizenship is the chief goal of school training and that civic and social righteousness should be daily inculcated and practiced." "Education is not confined to the school room; whatever con¬tributes to the making of a hap¬pier, more useful and better mem¬ber of society is education in its best sense," the principal declared. Education of the future, he as¬serted, must be more and more con¬cerned with the heart and emo¬tions. "We are not controlled or influenced so much by what we think or know, as by what we feel and by our habitual acts and atti¬tudes. "The moment one ceases to be a student he ceases to be a teacher," Mr. Merrill believes, "and it is the duty of every teacher to Continue to keep abreast of the 'times." So far as any radical changes in school systems are concerned, Mr. Merrill is not over-optimistic. "I have seen school systems go migh stages of fads and the declared. "I think an at- will accomplpish more than trying unproven new ideas." The principal has learned much about youngsters and the way to treat them and thinks a teacher or director must have confidence and faith and also respect for the stu¬dents' personal opinions to get the best out of them. He has noticed that all work better with encour¬agement. BORN IN CACHE Mr. Merrill is a native of Rich¬mond, Cache county, and attended school there, later going to Brigham Young college, now discon¬tinued, in Logan, and then to the University of Utah. He was graduated from the Oswego state nor¬mal school in New York, spent a year at Stanford, a summer at Har¬vard and then obtained his Ph. B. in English at the University of Chi¬cago, where he has also done some work in early English literature toward his master's degree. He taught in Richmond and Salt Lake, was superintendent of Logan city schools for five years, prin¬cipal of the St. George high school for two years, and then spent three years at the Cassia Stake academy in Oakley, Idaho, where he also edited and operated the Oakley News, a weekly newspaper. Mr. Merrill then taught in Brigham City for eight years and spent three years at the Jordan high school and in the fall of 1920 he came to the Ogden high school as principal. In 1902 Mr. Merrill married Miss Juliaetta Lewis of Oxford, Idaho, and they have four children living, three girls and a boy, two already graduated from the University of Utah and two attend that school at the present time. PUBLIC MAY SEE GYM WORK Ogden high school girls who have been taking physical education courses in Weber gymnasium will give an exhibition of their work at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday morning in Lester park. There are nearly 300 girls in these courses. The Og¬den high school R. O. T. C. band will play. The public is invited to be present. Ability of Six O. H. S. Students Is Recognized Six students who have won academic and military honors at the Ogden high school in the past year are shown herewith. Fay Hopkin, with a four-year rec¬ord of A's was ranked as the only summa cum laude student and chosen as class valedictorian. Bertha Louise Blake with 95 per cent of all marks A's was selected by the faculty as salutatorian. Gene Kimball and Grant Syphers were elected by the senior class as reader and orator, respectively, for the commencement exercises to be held at the Paramount theatre, Thursday, May 24. Roger Woods is captain of B com¬pany which won the Kanzler cup at the tabernacle park Friday when the annual Ninth corps area in¬spection was held. Melvin Atkinson was selected as the band member with the best scholastic and musical record and awarded the Glen Brothers-Roberts silver loving cup. The following list of honor stu¬dents was announced: Summa cum laude (all A's)—Fay Hopkin. Magna cum laude (95 per cent A's)—Bertha Louise Blake, Kath¬ryn Edna Blake, Sue Evans, Arleen Fern Nelson, Harlan D. Petterson, Ralph C. Roberts, Charlotte E. Scheunman, Minnie Rhodora Van Zweden. Cum laude (all A's or B's)— Dorothy Abbott, Rosemary Barber, Charlene Claire Bell, Ethel Agnes Bills, Mildred Bowman, Fern Charl¬ton Borup, Thomas Lowell Broad¬bent, Gordon Elwood Braun, Flora Lucille Brussard, Dorothy Eva Bushell, Fred E. Clift, Philip How¬ard, Philip Empey, John Enrietta, Vella Fowler, S. Benjamin Griffin, Joseph W. Halford, George Heber Hartog, Jack Albert Hooks, Fay Jones, Sylvia May Jones, Gene Kimball, George Komatsu, Willie Arthur Larson, Esther Marion Lashus, Helene L. Mattson, Zelda Louise Morley, Virginia Nicholas, William Lawrence O'Connor, Fern Parry, Henry Earl Pelham, Ida Leona Peterson, Myrta Margarete Peterson, Valera Randall, James Norman Russell, Margaret Schmalz, Kathryn Yynona Sherman, Louie A. Skaggs. Ogden Society Shows Notable Artists' Group Exhibit to Be on View Until June 1; Painting to Be Bought. Opening Sunday, May 13, one of the most outstanding exhibits ever sponsored by the Ogden Art society will be held at the home of Mrs. Mark Brown, 853 Twenty-fourth street, ac¬cording to announcement made by Mrs. H. F. Irwin, a member of the society. The display will be on view between the hours of 3 and 6 o'clock Sunday, and every afternoon and evening after that date for the re¬mainder of the month. This exhibit is considered as the most unusual collection offered by the art group since the Metropolitan ex¬hibit held a number of years ago. It will comprise thirty-five paintings, representing nineteen artists from various parts of the United States. In the group the following well-known artists are represented: Mary Butler, Suzette Keast, Helen M. Weisenburg, Elizabeth Washington, all of Philadelphia; K. Nunamaker of New Hope, Pa.; Emile Gruppe of New York; W. H. Dutton, Taos, N. M.; Carl Oscar Borg, Benjamin Brown, Eugene Neuhaus, Maurice Braun, Maynard Dixon, John Gamble, of the California art colonies; Walter Baum, Dublin, N. H. The society feels itself very fortunate in being able to assemble such a group of artists for presentation. Several of these painters have a na¬tional reputation, and are exhibitors at the large galleries throughout the oountry. Students and others inter¬ested in art, as well as members of the Art society, are invited to attend this exhibit. From among this group a painting will be selected by Ogden high school girls for addition to the permanent collection of the high school. ART EXHIBITION TO CLOSE SOON Another Painting Chosen From Collection In Brown Home The Ogden Art society’s exhibition in the home of Mrs. Mark Brown, 853 Twenty-fourth street, will be brought to a close at the end of this week. The exhibition is open to the public and can be seen both afternoon and evening. The Girls’ association of the Ogden high school last week purchased “The Land of Mystic Shadows,” by Carl Oscar Borg, and presented it to the high school at an assembly. Mrs. A.P. Bigelow has selected “The Bend in the Canyon’.” By Maynard Dixon, and will hang the picture in her apartment in the Hotel Bigelow. The committee that selected the picture for the Girls’ association was composed of LeConte Stewart, Mrs. Harry F. Irwin, Mrs. Francis Drake, Mrs. Sarah Wilson and Mrs. Mark Brown. The art committee of the Ogden high school, Rosemary Barber, chairman, Marjorie Faris and Myrta Peterson, also helped select the painting. O.H.S. Girls In Swim Meet Fine Performance Given at Weber Gym Pool Ogden High school girls gave a swimming exhibition at the new Weber gymnasium last night before a capacity crowd. Demonstrations of the free style, side stroke, back stroke, were given by groups of girls. Lou Cragun gave a demonstration of the breast stroke and Jean Bailey performed the back stroke for the spectators. Nettie McNeil, Dorothy Ellery and Lucille Pullum were featured in the single trudgeon stroke, double trudgeon and the trudgeon crawl. The group of girls demonstrated burlesque and plain diving to win rounds of applause. Dorothy Ellery, Lucille Pullum, Mary Ethel Brittain, Libbie Buckley and Nettie McNeil were starred in special diving events. The life saving program was down as the big feature of the lengthy card. This made a decided hit with spectators in attendance. Various methods of life saving were demonstrated. The event was conducted under the supervision of Mrs. F.C. Van Buren. The performers included the following: Pearl Lorance, Nettie McNeil, Libby Buckley, Janet Wilkensen, Helen Newey, Geneva, Morehouse, Lou Cragun, Dorothy Ellery, Lucille Pullum, Edith Spencer, Marjorie Ridges, Louise Hughes, Wyona Goddard, Lorene keeter, Mabel Sundquist, Gladys Ballinger, Louise Emmett, Naomi Badger, Cornellia Schouten, Eleanor Paxton, Vera Wells, Katherine Bradley, Katherine Thomas, Sabra Wright, Louis Jay, Ethel Brittain, Lillian McFarlane, Janet Morrell, Norma Walwork and Lucy Salsbury.