the party they had rescued. Some¬where near the site of Plain City, however, a Blackfeet war party met them and attacked. They were successful in driving the Blackfeet off, but lost one of their number. Shortly after this group reached the camp, a horde of 4,000 Snake Indian men, with their families, rode up. They were friendly and camped with the whites to trade. Shortly afterward, a friend rode in, saying the Blackfeet, deadly ene¬mies of the Snakes, had attacked some berry pickers, killing two wo-men and carrying off all the chil¬dren but one, who brought back the news. This story greatly excited the Snakes, and, accompanied by all the white trappers, they rode out in search of the marauding Black¬feet. A short distance from the site of Mound Fort, they met the enemy; and one of the most fierce¬ly contested Indian battles of the west was fought. At the end of six hours of savage fighting, the Black¬feet escaped, leaving 38 dead on the scene. The Snakes and the trap¬pers' losses were mostly in wound¬ed with only a very few losing "their lives. And here in Ogden we have no romance! No history! Nothing un¬til the pioneers settled here in 1847?—W. B. 10. SCORES ACTIVE IN HIGH SCHOOL STAGE VENTURE Students Rehearsing Opera; Sets and Costumes Being Prepared OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor Opera days are here again! Nearly 150 musicians are studying parts; rehearsals have begun in genuine enthusiasm, and songs of piracy can be heard from the music room nearly every period. Scenes are be¬ing painted and constructed to rep¬resent the romance of the high seas. Beautiful bridal costumes for the girls and dashing pirate outfits for the boys are being skillfully pre¬pared—everywhere there is a keen anticipation for this most thrilling event of the year—the opera. After March 15, everyone in school will be humming popular snatches from "Joan of the Nancy Lee." Remem¬ber the date, March 15; the place, Washington auditorium; the price of admission, 25c; the audience, ev¬ery music lover of Ogden. IS IT FUN? Is it fun to scribble on posters hanging in the halls, The pupils of this school have worked long and painstakingly to make the posters attractive to the eye. Yet their pa¬tient labor is in a minute gone for naught because some careless per¬son thinks it is fun to draw a Jiggs or some other caricature on the once-attractive posters. If you must draw, students, why don't you buy some paper (paper is cheap), or take lessons from Mr. Stewart. I'm sure he would be glad to teach you.—Barbara Clark. WHY STUDENTS FLUNK The clock clanged with a slow dead tread. Bong — bong — bong— bong—bong—eleven times. With a last desperate tremor of its great gong, it subsided. Twelve o'clock and all is most decidedly not well. Arousing myself from my sleepy stupor I looked toward the clock. Suddenly, I was startled by a creak from the cellar. Louder it grew un¬til it became a weird grating noise as if huge doors turned in metal stockets. In the intervals of com¬parative silence I could hear low moans, and always weird improvised extravaganas from some stringed instrument. In sudden terror I seemed to arise and flee hurriedly down long damp corridors. I passed one huge door after another, all slamming shut behind me. Finally, I came out of the great oaken door¬way and ran on towards the stables. Always behind me the clangor grew greater, and as I fled along a nar¬row causeway over "a dull, dark, sullen tarn," I heard a crackling sound behind me. Turning, I saw the grotesque fantasia of a castle breaking up; and through each fis-sure glowed an orange light. As, with a final resonant roar, it fell, broken, into the moat, my knees turned to water, and all power over my muscles ebbed away; I slipped from the horse and seemed to be falling—falling into the dark wa¬ters. Crash! Like a final flourish to some wild overture, a resounding thump followed the clamor I had heard; and, I sat up on the floor just in time to intercept with my head that weighty volume, "Ameri¬can Literature," in which I had been reviewing Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" for the English test.—W. B. BAND Aside from the fine drills and movements executed by the crack company at the recent Cadet Hop the people who attended that event were thrilled and amazed at the splendid work done by the Ogden High school band. The numbers played by this musi¬cal organization before the crack company took the floor were well arranged and appreciated very much by the people present. No doubt the skill displayed by the cadets was largely due to the sup¬port given by the O. H. S. band Glenn Hansen, Captain Gene Phillips, and Band Major Glen Wilde are to be congratulated on the fine performance given by the band at this military event. SUN'S OUT AGAIN! With slamming of doors the wind announced its boisterous arrival in the middle of the night last Satur-day. Thunderingly it tore around corners and did its best to pound its way into the house. Shivering I huddled deeper in the covers till only the tip of my nose was reveal¬ed. All day Sunday and Monday I felt a close kinship to the icicles hanging on the outside walls But at last Apollo has ridden forth from his stately palace in his golden char¬iot to smile upon the earth once more. The snow on the mountains sparkles in the sunshine, and though it is still quite cold, Mother Nature subtly hints of the coming of spring. CIVICS Miss Poulter's fourth period civics was entertained by an inter¬esting, illustrated lecture on the Events which led to the making of our constitution, given by Millie Rukavina, who was assisted by Lu¬cille Krumperman. The room was darkened by heavy shades covering the windows, and the pictures were reflected to the front of the room by a projector, so that the class might obtain full benefit from them. The lecture, which took many hours to prepare, was in the form of a journey from one historical place in our country to another. The birthplace of our flag, the home of George Washington, a. scene at Bunker's hill, the bridge where our brave Minute Men fought, and his¬torical buildings in Philadelphia were shown among several other in¬teresting places where important events in our history took place. Miss Krumperman operated the machine while Miss Rukavina ex¬plained the pictures as they were reflected upon the screen. A similar lecture was given in the third period class by Glen Stone, who was assisted by. Julian Lind- burg—Virginia Pettigrew. 11. OPERA TAKES PLACE TONIGHT, EIGHT-FIFTEEN Excellent Performance of 'Joan of Nancy Lee' Promised OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Emily Merrill, Editor; Blaine Larsen, Associate Editor. Ogden High school has always been noted for the excellent voices in its operas. This year is no excep-tion. The very best talent has gone into "Joan of the Nancy Lee." The role of Sir Richard Camden (Captain Dick of the Nancy Lee) will be sung by Chester Christensen. The star part, Lady Joanna Leyton, will be taken by Barbara Smith. The character of the villain Lord Egbert Mortimer will be por¬trayed by Darrel Kenney; Ned Brinkley, the ship's first mate, will be played by Joseph Harrop. Bill Bloddy, the terrible pirate, will be impersonated by Robert Emmett. Signor Daremi, an Italian singing master, will be Ed Tingen. Mon¬sieur Francais, the Parisian danc¬ing master, will be played by Fred Nickson. Other leading roles are Florinda and Dorinda, twin brides¬maids, Henrietta Curtwright and Ruth LaVin Cragun; Steve, the cabin boy, Glen Wilde; the maid, Henrietta, Barbara Foulger; and Dona de la Montana, Barbara Tay¬lor. This fine opera will be presented tonight at eight fifteen p.m. in the Washington school hall. We are sure you will enjoy it.—Alice Starr. FORTUNATE ONES Eight girls have been chosen to represent Ogden High school in the queen's court. Those students are: Ruth LaVin Cragun, Henrietta Curt¬wright, Jane Davis, Barbara Foul¬ger, Dixie Scowcroft, Phyllis Mey¬er, Clara Young, and Dorothy Hall. No lovelier, finer, more charming ladies could be found anywhere. The student body has chosein wisely. Two of the eight will soon be se¬lected. One to be queen of the Classicalia; the other maid of honor. It will indeed be very difficult to select any two girls from this selec-