7. PROGRAM READY FOR PUPILS AS SEMESTE RNEAR No Change In Registration Needed As Classes Go Right On OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen. Associate Editor. The second semester begins next Monday January 21. Fortunately or unfortunately an efficient office force has so arranged the program that we do not get a day off—no not a single hour to re-register. They tell us "your classes go right on. If you wish to make any change what¬soever, you must write out a peti¬tion to the office this week so that all will be set for continuing regu¬lar work next Monday. But one break we do get. We change text books, literature takes the place of grammar, civics takes the place of U. S. history, eugenics, follows physiology, and botany follows zoo¬logy. FINE GAME To the boys on the basketball team, we now give a literary hand¬shake! The efforts of the Tiger team against Weber, our oldest rivals, were superb. Although Weber had a fine squad, she could hardly match the aggressive combination of fine shooting and ball rustling displayed by our boys. Coach Kapple, it was shown, must have done some exten¬sive training with the boys last week. The team that met Box Elder a few weeks ago would have been badly beaten by the squad that took the floor against Weber last Friday. Fine work, fellows! CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTION It is a serious problem which con¬fronts the whole nation—educating those who do not desire education. State laws have been made com¬pelling boys and girls to attend school until they reach a certain age. The very fact that he is com¬pelled makes the back-slider obsti¬nate and difficult to teach. A stu¬dent gets from the lesson just the amount he puts into it, and it is easy to see that very little or noth¬ing can be gained when the lesson is attacked with only a half-hearted effort and no determination. We, as students of Ogden High, do not realize the many advantages we have. We do not study as we should, and too many of us are content to "get by." Let's remember O. H. S. means 'Only Hardworking Students' and not 'One Hundred Sluffers'—A Student. TO THOSE WHO BLUSH Do you blush? If you do you have my sincerest sympathy. I also belong to the great sisterhood of blushers, and indeed I sometimes feel that it is a cross too heavy to carry on my humble shoulders. Often I have found myself in rather peculiar positions which are embarrassing, to say the least. I am all ready to carry everything off with a high hand by adroit play¬acting when all of a sudden my face betrays me—a sudden hot feeling, a rush of the blood to the cheeks, and then, to my utmost dismay, that tell-take red seizes my face. It is then that I give up with my banners trailing in the dust, wishing heartily and with all my might that either the floor would open up and consume me or that some huge force would suddenly come and crash me to oblivion. Once I complained bit¬terly to mother concerning this great failing of mine, but she only laughed and said that I should be proud of having such an accomplish¬ment. "It is a rare gift handed down from our grandmother's day and you should be glad to possess it," she said. This, being of no help at all, only added to the dust and ashes already heaped on my innocent head. Ever since then I have hunted through books and searched through the windswept corners of my mind, but I have been unable to discover a cure for this sinister malady. So all that I am able to do is to send my sincerest sympathy to those who also are suffering from the gift of their grandmothers.—Barbara Clark. TO STUDENTS We have noticed in the last few weeks that some of the students have been "sluffing" assemblies. Occasionally, of course, there is a reason for this. Other than the feel¬ing that assemblies are boresome, for the most part, these students merely think it more fun to stay away, and fight in some study hall. Apparently, they don't know what they're missing, or they would not "sluff," as the assemblies have been exceptionally interesting lately. After all, these assemblies aren't for the teachers, or for Dick, but for you, students, so let's see you there. After going to a few, if you can truthfully say that you don't enjoy them, stay away, but don't bother those who do.—W. B. TO THE UNDEDICATED Most of the people of the world go through life calm and placid with nothing especially distinctive mark¬ing their footprints. Yet if these people to whom no special recogni¬tion is given should suddenly be swept away, the whole structure of our civilization would crumble. Civil¬ization is a huge pudding, and if you take away the flour and salt and leave only the raisins and sugar, I'm afraid that you would find the pud¬ding much too sweet for digestion and would throw it away or leave it to spoil. So, to you who are the flour and salt of this pudding I dedicate this article. If you find as the days go by that you have not been spec¬tacularly marked as a success in this world, do not condemn yourself as a failure for you are far from being one. Do not feel that you have been cheated if no special recogni¬tion has been given you. What better recognition could a person want than the knowledge that by doing his bit the civilization of the world will continue on the face of this earth? The universe is a huge wheel and every little cog and spoke is needed—Barbara Clark. 8. WRITER CALLS FOR FRESH WIT Raps Allegedly Humorous Remarks Regarding Teachers OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor Ladies and gentlemen of Ogden High school: I appeal to you in the name of common sense Do we as students want to be criticised by the public for the featherbrained articles that have been appearing in this column concerning the personalities and characteristics of several of our highly esteemed teachers? By far the larger portion of the student body respects and honors the splen¬did staff of teachers we have in Ogden High. If it were not for a few irresponsible people that clutter our halls and mar our scenery, there would be no need to write this article. Nothing is more refreshing and satisfying than crisp, clean, frank wit. Nothing is more repulsive or disgusting than flat, incoherent tomfoolery. Students not clever enough to compose uplifting humor resort to digging up or for the most part, making up certain personal characteristics that seem funny to their warped outlooks. The spirit of Ogden High is not in those articles and the majority of the students are up in arms to think we have students within our doors guilty of such misdemeanors. The Ogden High column is the thermometer of the school. Let's not have the public believe we are weak, fever-ridden, worn out delinquents when we are an alive, wide-awake, clear-eyed student body.—Bob Buswell.