STUDENTS HEAR JENKINS SPEAK Speedster At Journalists' Meeting Shows Movies On Highway Safety OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor. Ogden High school representa¬tives who attended the Inter- mountain Journalists' conven¬tion at Provo Saturday, today declared a high spot of the con¬vention was an address by Ab Jenkins, holder of several world speed records, whose talk was accompanied by highway safety movies.—Arnold Roe. CAST SELECTED The cast for "Babbitt's Boy," a play about business people to be presented by the business principles class, was selected today. Ray Hobbs will appear in the play at an assembly in the near future.—George Jen¬sen. Ogden High school students express sympathy for the family of John C. Cawley, who died Saturday. His brother, Paul Cawley, is an Ogden High school student. He was the brother-in- law of Miss Mary Woolley, a teacher. Parent-Teachers association will meet Wednesday evening at eight o'clock in the music room of the high school. The public is invited. ANNUAL HOLLY HOP A Holly Hop will be held Fri¬day, December 17, in the school gym prior to Christmas vaca¬tion. A large Christmas tree will decorate the main hall of the school for a week before school is dismissed. A ski school was held this afternoon at Central Junior High school. The technique of skiing was explained and demonstra¬tions of correct skiing positions were given. Girls' athletic di¬rectors and assistants attended the session.—Kathryn Ells¬worth. MERRILL ASKS ALL TO LEARN SCHOOL'S SONG Principal Leads Movement For Vocalizing At Ogden High OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constanre Ford, Editor. Principal A. M. Merrill is re-1 questing that all students of Og¬den High learn the words to the school hymn and that they join in the singing of it at the open- j ing of each assembly. This movement is being carried on through advisory classes, j —Kathryn Ellsworth. This Friday the assembly will J be held in the boys' gym so that the students may have a pep rally for the basket ball teams. Jennie Bekker, vice president said, "Mimeograph copies of four new songs will be given out to the students to be learned during the assembly."—Virginia Fotis. SPANISH CLASS GIVES PROGRAM Songs, Sketches and Short Plays Presented By- Students OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Constance Ford, Editor. A program under direction of the Spanish class was given Wednesday under direction of Ramon Varela, president. It consisted of songs, sketches and short plays. The outstanding event was the showing of picture films of Mexico and Spain. Vic¬tor Hancock, instructor, explain¬ed the history of ancient build¬ings and famous cathedrals as the concluding event. — George Jensen. PINS DISPLAYED The class pins are on display in the showcases. The pins are of solid gold for the price of $3.15. The pin and date guard and chain are $4.25. — Virginia Fotis. Today in each zoology and geology class films were shown, named "Tiny Water Animals." The titles of the geology films are "The Formation of the Soil" and "Volcanoes." Glenn Eye, vice principal, explained: "This is the first of these films, which is part of the visual education schedule."— Margaret Hocking. On Friday Weber college stu¬dents will give selections from their opera, "Vagabond King," in assembly. Wayne Bundy and Berniece Criddle have the leads. —Margaret Hocking. FIRST SMOKER The first smokeless smoker of the school year will be held De¬cember 10, in the school gym¬nasium. A series of boxing and wrestling events is scheduled.— George Jensen. The first of the Junior pictures for the school yearbook are be¬ing taken.—Editor. An inter-mural basketball tournament is being conducted every school night in the gym¬nasium. The tournament is un¬der direction of Athletic Direc¬tor Dixon Kapple. Purpose of the tournament is to determine the school basketball squad.— George Jensen. DANCES AT NOON Free matinee dances are being held each noon hour in the gym, from twelve-fifteen until the first bell. The latest dance records are used. — Kathryn Ellsworth. Report cards will be given to students Wednesday in advisory classes. Students are asked to return them as soon as possible. —Virginia Fotis. No more pictures for the year¬book will be taken until after the Christmas vacation. Students who have proofs of their pic¬tures are requested to leave them at the studio. Juniors who have not had their pictures taken are to see Leonard Robins Room 118, immediately.—Kath¬ryn Ellsworth. SPECIAL MEETING The chemistry club will have a special meeting Wednesday at three-ten in the chemistry room. —Constance Ford. CLASS DOORS TO BE LOCKED Ogden High Campaigns For Reduction In Late Comer OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NOTES Constance Ford, Editor. Ogden high school officials today took stringent measures to cut down class tardiness by ordering teachers to lock class¬room doors. The doors will remain locked from the time the tardy bell rings until the teacher has called the roll.—Margaret Hocking. SCHOOL HISTORY The history of Ogden high school was related by Louise De- Witt, as part of a program given by the sixth period business principles class. Pictures demonstrating the early life of the school were shown. A lecture on the building of the first school was given by Victor Hancock, advisor. — George Jensen. The cast has beefi chosen for the Spanish play, "Enrique Va a America" to be given the last week before Christmas vacation. The play is to be given under the direction of Dan Bailey. The characters are Mazo, Jack Brauman; Miquel, Lee Cluff; Pedro, Gordon Cole, La Senora de Garcia, Frances Gib¬bons; La Senora de Martinez, Eva Greenwell; Rita, Linette Hinton; La Senora de Lopez; Agnes Jensen; Don Enrique, Dell Nyland; Rosita, Ester Stew¬art.—Jeanne Johnson. TO GET SETTINGS "Juniors who have already handed in their names and money to have their yearbook pictures taken will be notified Thursday the time of their sitting," states Ray Wilson, ed¬itor of the Classicum.—Barbara Reeve. The Red Cross Council is spon¬soring a contest among the ad¬visory classes for the purpose of Collecting toys. It has been announced that the score will be kept by means of a "bar¬ometer." The contest closes December 10.—Margaret Hock¬ing. PUBLIC MEETING Wednesday evening at eight o'clock a P. T. A. meeting will be held at Ogden High. Vice Principal Glen G. Eye will speak on "The Changing Curric¬ulum." President H. A. Dixon, Weber college, will speak on "What Parents Want Taught." Mrs. Glen G. Eye will sing a solo and Connie Ford will play a violin solo. To close the meeting a picture show will be given. The public is invited to attend. —Florence Cashmore. Dora Handy is the new home- making class teacher. Winifred Hauser will be in charge of the cafeteria and cooking classes.— Virginia Fotis. SCHOOL FINDS RULE HASTENS GLAISSTARTS Approval Expressed After Anti-Tardiness System Tested OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor. The recent Ogden High school ruling that students must enter classes before the tardy bell or be held in the hall for a few minutes for questioning and rep¬rimand has proved beneficial both to the classes and to tardy students according to teachers and student authorities. It; was reported today that tar¬diness had been cut to a min¬imum and that speed in opening class work had been increased. After a visit to school Thurs¬day, Fire-Chief O. Owens stated; "The locked door ruling is ab¬solutely all right as far as fire hazards are concerned. All doors in the building are equip¬ped with fire locks which may be locked to prevent opening from the outside, but which can¬not be locked to hold students inside of rooms. It would be impossible for anyone to be lock¬ed inside any room in the build¬ing." AT CONVENTION Teachers and students attend¬ing the convention of journalists at Brigham Young university are W. W. Taggart, L. R. Robbins, Fern Marquart, Ray Wil¬son, Beth Clark, Betty Smalley, Dale Rose, Mary Hopkins, Blair Evans, Constance Ford, Bar¬bara Reeve, Marian Lund, Frank Barlett, Kent Rounds, Glen Brewer, Jack Andrews, and Blaine Glasmann. The movie screen in the audi¬torium was painted recently so that the pictures would become more plainly visible. The paint¬ing was done by LeConte Ste¬wart's art class.—Gordon Cole. SINGING FAVORED Today's assembly was called to order by Student Body Presi¬dent Ray Stewart. Weber Col¬lege students presented scenes from their musical presentation, "The Vagabond King." It was decided to dispense with the community singing but student applause had it recall¬ed. With Aileen Reynolds and Elsie McKay as soloists, the as¬sembly joined in singing of "The Bells of Saint Mary", "Down by the Old Mill Stream," and "Utah Trail." Quotes Mr. Merrill, "I think the community songs are fine and I hope they will be contin¬ued." Betty Lou Balch gave a read-! ing, and Richard Murdock a sax-1 aphone solo.—Kahryn Ellsworth. MATINEE DANCE A matinee dance was held j Thursday during the noon hour in the gym. More of these; dances will be held in the future, j Students are urged to attend. ! States Helena Case, physical education director: "Come out and enjoy the dances. If the boy's won't dance with you, girls, you can always dance together." —Kathryn Ellsworth.