10 GOOD WINTER WEATHER BAD, TEACHERS SAY Plentiful Snow and Low Temperatures Best For Studies OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor There is much controversy at high school as to what is good weather and what is bad weather. Several teachers insist what is known as good weather is bad weather to lis. They characterize, for instance, the present winter and last winter as bad weather (for school). Say they, the old-fashioned winters with plenty of snow and plenty of cold were especially good for good, straight-forward, consistent school work. This so-called good weather contributes to restlessness, uneasi¬ness, irregularity. As one teacher expressed it: "Some students have had spring fever ever since school opened in September." CADET HOP The annual cadet hop will take place February 21—Thursday—in the Berthana ballroom. This dance is one of the very biggest social events of the year. It is sponsored by the 400 cadets of Ogden High school. The "crack company" will exhibit its skill, and all boys will be there in full uniform. The girls will be neatly attired. Don't miss an opportunity to spend an unforgettable evening of pleas¬ure. Come to the cadet hop! CHEWING GUM An epidemic is spreading from room to room, from door to door, from floor to floor, where girls and boys are found. What could it be? Why, chewing gum, of course. That teachers' enemy is waging a war against the slowly succumbing, help¬less, young creatures by injecting the jaw-moving habit into their sys¬tems. This enemy swaggers into study halls, stalks into English classes, saunters into German and Latin classes and history periods. Sometimes he is greatly disturbed and bade to leave by the piercing glare and command of the instruc-tor. Occasionally, he slyly creeps back to his abode unnoticed to nurse his wounded feelings. Mostly, how¬ever, he clutches boldly the person unawares and strikes at his weak¬ening resistance. Then the poor fel¬low wags his jaws unceasingly all day long. Far be it from me, however, to Insinuate that the expressions on the victims' faces are not angelic. VALENTINE'S DAY Since the beginning of the Chris¬tian era, girls and boys have sent j fancy missives to the dashing gallants and ladies fair who are nearest to their hearts. There are many popular beliefs concerning the origin of this day, dedicated to Cupid and his arrows. One belief is that it is the pagan festival, the Lupercalia, Christianized. Saint Valentine, who has given his name to this day, was a bishop or pope of the early Christian church in the days of the Claudian reign. The nearest he ever came to the fair sex was at the time he was thrown into prison by Claudius. The keeper's daughter was blind and he cured her. For that kind deed he was beaten with clubs and behead¬ed. There is also another Valentine who shares the honors of the day with Saint Valentine. He also was a dignitary of the church, but little is known of him except that he swallowed a fish bone and choked to death. It is indeed a mystery why this daty is named after two men who had forsworn the right to love. There might be an explanation in the fact that both valentine and gallentine, which means a lover of the fair sex, spring from the Latin word valens. If the two bishops could spring from the earth Febru¬ary 14 and watch the world observe a day named in their honor, they would probably be quite mystified by i its meaning.—Barbara Clark. PUNCTUALITY ASSET "On the clock of time there is but one word—now." How essential thkt quality of promptness is, for lives can be lost, armies defeated, and success ruined because someone did not know the value of a few min¬utes. Caesar's delay to read a message cost him his life when he reached the senate house; Napoleon said he defeated the Austrians because they did not realize the worth of five minutes, and Alfred the Great said that he owed his success to being "always ready." Not only in a crisis of life do sec¬onds count, but in our daily work as well. Promptness takes the drudgery out of an occupation and is the very soul of business. The longer an individual delays whatever he has to do, the harder the task seems. The person who is always leaving important details until to¬morrow makes a poor business man, for he lacks method and seldom at¬tains his goal. It is the man who is ready who wins. Students, now is the time to ac¬quire the quality of punctuality. Let us always be on time, and prompt to our classrooms. The habit of punctuality will be a great aid in our lives. THE BAND TREATED The school band, after marching and playing at the CCC entertain¬ment Friday, was complimented by the committee and theatre manage¬ments with tickets to any theatre in Ogden. This kindness is appreci¬ated by every member of the band. 11 DEFENSE WILL BE SUBJECT OF OFFICER'S TALK Lieutenant Commander To Address Ogden High Assembly OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen. Associate Editor. Lieutenant Commander W. J. Hart of the United States navy, Salt Lake City, will speak at an Ogden High school assembly Thurs¬day morning. The program will be held at nine forty-five. The subject "National Defense." SYMPATHY In behalf of the student body, the editors of the Notes express their sincerest and most heartfelt love and sympathy to Ruth La Vin Cragun for the loss of her dear father, Dr. Cragun. We know, as does everyone else, that La Vin has re¬markable courage and perseverance- to overcome any obstacle whicTTf might befall her in life. She lias made many fine records in the fields of literature, dramatics and music. We are sure she will gain much more honor in the future. CONGRESS Various activities have engaged Congress during the past weeks. Af¬ter preliminary debates, the mem-bers began to work upon the ques¬tion for the state tournament. Verna Forbes and Lola Woodbury were in one of the teams entered by Og¬den High to the debates held at We¬ber college last week. At the last few meetings, members of the club have given discussions concerning timely current events. However, it has not been all work and no play. Two parties have been held recently. The last one took place Friday evening. After a thea¬tre party the girls went to Marie Manning's home and enjoyed a late supper and a social time. ANOTHER CLUB DAY Once more Monday morning ar¬rived, bringing the beginning of an¬other school week to students of Ogden Hikh and another club day to the Clever Conversationalists. During these last two weeks Mr. Robin's first period English class has been studying the literature written by famous men of American history. The class has been so in¬terested in these literary works and their authors that it was decided the members would look up the story of the lives of these men and enter¬tain the class on the next club day with reports on them. So when Monday rolled around, the club members were entertained with reports on the lives of Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington as well as oth¬ers. In their reports the girls ex¬pressed their own reactions toward the men. This made them seem more interesting than if they had stated just cold fasts. They re¬vealed intimate details concerning these great men which made us think that perhaps they were hu¬man after all.—Barbara Clark.