A LETTER TO MOTHER Dear Mother—I just thought I'd drop you a line and tell you what is happening here at home. Every-thing was going fine until yester¬day when I let the boys help with the dishes. They didn't do so badly although they did break the sugar bowl and two cups. I shouldn't complain because I broke the sweep-er, but Ferren fixed it. It does seem strange, but now the motor won't even run. The cat ate the orange and black gold fish. I guess we'll live until you get back, but for goodness sake do hurry because the boys told me they would like a piece of pie with the tin off the bottom. Hurry home!—June. NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS At the half-year it is customary to elect new council members for the various rooms. The student body officers feel that those council members who have served the first half of the year have fulfilled their obligations to those who elected them. It is our sincere wish that the new council members will act ac¬cording to their views on all mat¬ters that are brought before coun¬cil. May we advise the new coun¬cil members to make the term spent in council sessions worth something to the class and the school.—Blaine Larson, secretary. BRAINSTORM RELIEF As we see the old year fade we also can see the "New-condie" in with plenty of work. Did you see Cathleen "Paint-er" locker red? There isn't much "La-Vin" left in Angus. When somebody slapped her "Frances" did Young grow old? "D'Emmett!" "A-von" to go home (such vulgar language). They "Marge'd" him thru the "Hall," then "Jane'd" him to the bed. Just as they called "Check-ett," "Henri-et-ta't." The canary got 'Riley," so nary "Sad-er-berg" to the cage. Pudgie couldn't foot the bill, so she "Rose'd" herself and "Bob'bed" her hair.—"The Two Old-Fashioned Ninnies." Stop! Look! Listen! Stop at Mr. Stewart's room dur¬ing the next two weeks and; Look at the beautiful pictures of this art exhibit sponsored by Beta Zeta Tau, while you Listen to Mr. Stewart tell about the artists.—A Pledge. THANKS We thank you, Mr. Editor Stand¬ard-Examiner on that fine editorial concerning a new high school in Thursday's paper. Keep up the good work and before this depres¬sion is fully over we shall have that new building. The High school re¬ceived this week through the cour¬tesy of Senator Ira Huggins a copy of Utah Revised Statutes, 1933. We appreciate, senator, this very valu¬able book in our library. 11. PIRATES WILL BE PRESENTED IN NEW OPERA Students Urged To Take Up Music Work, Join Choruses OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor We have good news. It has at last been decided that we shall have an opera this year. What's more, the copies have arrived and Mr. Hanson and his music classes are hard at work. The title is "Joan of the Nancy Lee." The story concerns women haters who turn pirates. Clever songs, and dances and scrip make "Joan of the Nancy Lee" an opera of which the school will be proud. There are ten men leads and a number of women's parts. A large band of pirates is also needed. As this is the half year, we urge all who are interested in taking part in the opera to make arrangements to take music in some form during the last half of the year. The Boy's Glee club the Girl's Glee club and the seventh period mixed chorus class are all open to further enroll¬ment. S. W. E. NOTES As report cards threaten for the! third time and the half way mark of the school year is approached the S.W.E. (Speak with Ease) club looks back upon a very progressive and successful existence. Having finished up the first 18 weeks with a flourish (a myth¬ology project in other words) every student is eager to start on the down hill path, his only hope be¬ing that the second lap will be as profitable as its predecessor to the members of this club.—Reporter. FAILURE Oh, men have yearned for great suc¬cess. Believing such is happiness, But give me failure every day To strengthen me along the way; Yes, give me failure o'er and o'er So I'll be trying more and more; When failure whispers, "try again Oh, let me be the wiser then. —Elizabeth Parkinson. PHYSICS BENEFICIAL Physics is the study of all things that make up our everyday life. Physics is the basic foundation of all sciences. When a person studies physics, he does not accept a theory until he finds out for himself that it is based on truth. Let us take, for example, the theory of heat expansion. Scientists tell us that with heat all metals ex-pand to a certain degree. But how are we to find out for ourselves? We run steam through a hollow tube of a certain metal, and with accurate instruments we measure the tube before and after the addi¬tion of steam. Thus we find the heat expansion theory to be true. Everything we use has to do with physics. Even the common light- switch envolves a principle of this wonderful science. Therefore, every high school course should include the study of physics in its curricu¬lum.—Ed Chatelain. DO YOU THINK? How many of you students pos¬sess the facilities necessary to think? All of you. How many of you ever really think, really form an in¬telligent opinion of your own? Not more than one or two per cent, or less. One of the curses of the world today is the fact that most people do not think. For instance, how many of you could listen intelligently to the ex¬temporaneous speeches Friday, or how many of you listened closely enough to make a general outline of the three most important forms of municipal government? In one English class, Friday, it was found that only one or two pupils, who (strangely enough) were the ones who shine brightly in class, had retained more than a slight smat-tering of the information given by the speakers. In fact, some stu¬dents could not even name the three types discussed. And yet, these same pupils are those who would be the first to agree with anyone who would venture an opinion. Will you, when you become the citizens of to¬morrow, be swayed by every silver tongued orator who has an opin¬ion, whether good or bad? Leam to think for yourselves to form opinions; for the greatest ser¬vice school can render you is to teach you to think. This, however, can be accomplished only if you co¬operate. Learn to think.—W. B. FOR THE LIBRARY We have received this week the report of the "Committee of Nine" appointed by Governor Blood. This is a very exhaustive, complete sur¬vey and report on "Utah's govern¬ing units" and will come in mighty handy in our library. We have re¬ceived also the report of the state superintendent of public instruction. This also is placed in our li¬brary.