20. BOOK PLEASURE HEIGHTENED BY ENGLISH STUDY Value of Training Becomes Apparent As Reading Pursued OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor Many times I have heard my friends tell me how much they en¬joy reading. I have often said the same thing, for reading is my favor¬ite pastime. Yet, if we did not Have lessons in English, grammar and rhetoric, we would be getting little value and realize small joy in reading. In order that we may fully un¬derstand and appreciate the liter¬ature of the World, we are taught in English the grammatical con¬structions of the language and how good rhetoric is used. We would miss the real value of the literature that we read if we did not have the knowledge that our English teachers ' have so patiently labored to give to us from the first grade up. Everyone can sit down and read from a book, but only those who have put forth their best efforts to accomplish something in English are really able to read a book and enjoy it to the fullest extent.—Bar-bara Clark. I. R. C. ACTIVITIES. The I. R- C. has completed the study of contemporary poetry and poets. During the last term the club has been under the capable direction of the following officers: Director, Marion Smith; parliamen-tarian, Fred Nickson; clerk, Norma London; reporter, Arlene Haygood. Last Monday officers were elected for the following term. They are: Director, Sidney Cole; parliamen-tarian, Betty Young; clerk, Marion Wheelock; reporter, Barbara Foulger. The next term's work will be Christmas readings, and the class will also conduct a trial.—Barbara Foulger. REPORTER REPORTS. When Mr. Hancock begins talking about his experiences in Old Mex¬ico, Carrumba! It causes one to want to hop the next freight out of town, heading south toward that colorful, delightful land. During the fourth period Span¬ish class Tuesday, an interesting discussion ensued on the subject of Mexico City and surrounding places of exquisite beauty and in¬terest. If you take Spanish, any of you, and if you are not interested or prepared, just start Mr. Hancock off on his favorite subject of Mex¬ico or South America and forget that you ever had a lesson. (So will Mr. Hancock until the cards come out). This is a temporary re¬lief anyway.—Reporter. OH, WELL! Walking along the hall with an open book in my hand, I started to read aloud to myself. I received several glances from passing stu¬dents who were wondering if I were sane. In order to save my reputa-tion, I decided to find some place where I could recite undisturbed. I rushed down the side hall positive of finding a place, but I ran into a nicely progressing radiator romance. I peeked into all the rooms that were not locked. (You see this was during a noon hour). Looking up¬stairs and downstairs, I couldn't find a single place unoccupied. The whole building seemed to drip with them. I even had to trip over some girls that had started upstairs and claimed a rest half way. Oh, well, I was only unprepared in oral expression. Maybe I mem¬orize at home instead.—Dolores Rowland. IN ELEVENTH HOUR. The halls are filled with students. They stand talking by the lockers; they walk through the halls in groups; and here and there, they block the stairways. Suddenly, an overwrought student pushes his way through the jam. Marvelous block¬ing! Finally he reaches the stair¬way and begins to battle his way up. Here he meets little opposition, and he soon is in the upper hall. Then, he sprints for the physics room. He rushes through the door, and paying no heed to his friends' greetings he goes straight to his seat. There he sits, scribbling fev¬erishly. Finally, the last bell rings, tfte instructor faces the class and the class settles itself for the en¬suing period. Oh! thank goodness! The dear teacher is going to talk a few minutes before he starts class. Finally, however, he reaches for the roll. The first few students answer, "Unprepared," in small voices; the teacher warns them to study harder, or else. Slowly, but as inexorably as fate, the teacher works down to his name. Jus as his name is called, he puts the last decimal point in place, and in a tired but proud voice answers, "Prepared."—W. B. "IGNORANCE IS BLISS." The height of protection: Locks on Panama canal to foil thieves. The height of irony: The high school band going down to greet Santa Claus. The height of ignorance: A per¬son unable to understand why a white cow gives milk and a black cow doesn't give ink. The height of suspense: Waiting for Mr. Smith to hand out the re¬port cards. The height of embarrassment: Finding my radiator occupied by my girl and another guy. The height of surprise: How I got B in Latin. The height of bewilderment: Try¬ing to formulate this column. The height of impersonation: The animal impersonators heard in a certain study hall.—"Toots-Zilch."