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Show MAKING VISITS TO institutions Sociology Class Studies Various Types of Education OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor The Ogden high school fifth period sociology class has adopted a new system in social science, according to Victor Hancock, instructor. Commit¬tees are formed in the class to visit institutions and to evaluate phases of education practiced by the institutions. Topics are then given. "These visits teach the stu¬dents many things about human welfare, social adoption and the relationship between types of people. The state school for the deaf, Martha society, state in¬dustrial school, and other insti¬tutions will be visited" stated Hancock. INVITATIONS OUT Invitations were given to all drill companies today bidding parents of all cadets to the an¬nual military ball which will be held in the White City hall Friday, Feb. 18.—Arnold Roe. A special girls' assembly will be held Wednesday Feb. 16 at eight-forty. Katie C. Jensen of Salt Lake City, authority on charm and manners, will dis¬cuss personality.—Kathryn Ells¬worth. EXPLANATION MADE "Old Clothes week is not a costume ball," declared Ray Stewart, student president. He said the week is for old clothes, but not for costumes. Old cloth¬es week takes place next week. —Stomo Ochi. CLASSES TRAIN FOR CONTESTS Aspirants of Ogden and Weber High to Com¬pete In March OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor Ogden high school dramatic classes are preparing for the city - county dramatic contests March 3 and 4, according to In¬structor Mary Woolley. The contest is to be held at Weber high school. Advanced classes are preparing for the oratorical contests at Provo in early April, i Readings, one-act plays, and j monologues are part of the pres¬ent curriculum. "A number of the advanced groups are writing, directing, and presenting their own dra¬matic plays. Many of the clever dialogues will be featured at a futuie assembly," said Woolley. --George Jensen. SHOW LOYALTY, CADETS URGED Parents and Others Also Urged to Attend Annual Hop OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor Cadet Lieutenant Ray Pierson, publicity agent of the Ogden high school military ball said to¬day that cadets are requested to purchase tickets early for the event which will be held Friday, Feb. 18, in the White City ball¬room. "This dance is sponsored by the battalion and all the ca¬dets should show their loyalty." said Pierson. During the intermission, a picked platoon from "C" com¬pany will give an exhibition in close order drill and a series of rifle exercises of Bott's manual. INVITATIONS SENT Invitations have been given to the cadets for their parents. Al¬though the dance is formal, it is not customary for parents to come in evening dress. Former cadets and students are invited to attend. Tickets may be pur¬chased from the ROTC officers, j —Stomo Ochi. In preparation for the cadet party, this week was set apart | as Old Clothes week. The whole | school entered into the spirit, j Many strange ideas were carried | out.—Gordon Cole. GIRLS BANQUET Sport-ettes, girls' sports club, will hold a banquet tonight at j Green Gables. Valentine decora¬tions will be carried out. Offi¬cers in charge are: Constance Ford, June Coop, and Kathryn Wiggins. Special guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Moesinger. Twenty-five girls will be present. Constitutions for two ne\tf clubs were passed by the faculty board. They are International Friendship club, with President Emma Jean Hinley, and the Boys' Archery club, with Presi¬dent Bob Brenham. — Gordon Cole. DEBATERS ACTIVE The Ogden high debating squad journeyed to Coalville Friday for practice debates with Coal ville high. On Tuesday Weber county high school will come to Ogden high to debate.— George Jensen. An exhibit by Ernest Wangs- gard, consisting of galvonomet- ers, barometers and other scien¬tific instruments, is on display in one of the show windows near the school office.—Stomo Ochi. ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Parley Norseth, commander of the American Legion post, will speak to the students Fri¬day in assembly.—Virginia Fotis Fern Marquart, English in¬structor who toured the Orient, i has an exhibition of souvenirs and oddities picked up during her trip. Chinese and Japanese novelties, lacquered boxes, and textiles are featured in the dis¬play in a show window opposite the office.—Stomo Ochi. TREES OF ALL STATE WILL BE PUT ON CAMPUS Kiwanians Intend to Plant 48 On Grounds of New School OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor The Kiwanis club will this spring plant 48 trees on the new Ogden high school campus Prin¬cipal A. M. Merrill said today. One tree will be from each of the 48 states, he added. Ira A. Huggins is chairman of the committee named to han¬dle the project, according to W. Lee Skanchy, secretary of the Kiwanis club. PRIZES AWAITED Prizes in the essay contest, "What Constitutes a Good Am¬erican?" will be awarded in Fri¬day's assembly. A representa¬tive of the chamber of com¬merce will lecture on American¬ism. — Stomo Ochi. Glenn L. Hanson, music in¬structor, Tuesday read and dis¬cussed with the Girls' Glee club a booklet, "Voice" written by William Lyon Phelps, English professor at Yale university. "Most Americans hate good mu¬sic," stated the article and, ac¬cording to Professor Phelps, the only way to acquire a liking for it is to "listen with all your might." — Kathryn Ellsworth. . YEARBOOK ON SALE The Ogden high school year¬book, the Classicum, is now on sale. The price is three dollars to all, and two dollars and a half to those juniors who had their picture taken for it. Pay¬ments can be made to Leonard A. Robins, room 118. Robins said: "We expect the book to be a fine one. Last year, it' missed being "All-American" by only 25 points, scoring 825 of a possible 850 points. Last year more than 100 students failed to get a yearbook because they had delayed orders too long." — Stomo Ochi. Of 21 Ogden high school stu¬dents entering the university of Utah last fall, highest honors for work during the first semes¬ter were given to Katherine Kaneko, Kathryn White and Robert W. Barker, according to a re¬port recently received at the high school. NOTABLES BIDDEN Several dignitaries of the state have been invited to attend the Cadet hop in the White City hall tomorrow night. The arms ex¬hibition accompanied by the band will be performed by the crack platoon of C company dur¬ing intermission. Selections by the band will be broadcast by KLO station between ten and eleven o'clock. Urging all ca¬dets to attend the ball, Cadet Lieutenant Ray Pierson, publici¬ty agent, declared, "The dance is sponsored by the battalion as a whole and all the men should show their loyalty by attending." —Stomo Ochi. TEACHER NAMED STATE ADVISOR R. G. Poulter Appointed By National Education President OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES Constance Ford, Editor Caroline S. Woodruff, presi¬dent of the National Education association, has appointed Ray¬mond G. Poulter, English teach¬er at Ogden high school, as state advisor on the national central committees on salaries, it was announced today. Faculty and students, agreeing this was a distinct honor, offered congratu¬lations. REMINDER ISSUED i Vice Principal Glen G. Eye to- ! day reminded students of the j student leaders' ruling that the ' present Old Clothes week is not a costume affair. A variety of freak costumes appeared Mon¬day as the observance began.— Stomo Ochi. Supt. W. Karl Hopkins has placed 20 new copies of "Be¬have Yourself" on the school li¬brary shelf. Altogether, 27 copies are now available to the students.—Gordon Cole. Many organizations of the city have offered their services in the a cappella choir drive for $2,500 for the St. Louis trip in March.—Gordon Cole. A girls' assembly will be held Wednesday morning at eight- forty with Katie Jensen of Salt Lake City as guest speaker. She will discuss personality.—Kath¬ryn Ellsworth. TESTING ORATORS Preliminary tryouts in the j girls' oratorial contest sponsor- ! ed by the Daughters of the Am- 1 erican Revolution will be held atj three-ten Wednesday in room i 117. The six best speeches will ' be chosen. I The Engineering club was or- | ganized recently and its consti- ! tution has been approved by the faculty council. J. W. Connell, advisor of the group, stated the club will visit industrial plants and attend illustrated lectures. John Sanders is president; Sid¬ney Noble, vice president, and Frank Lewis, secretary.—Stomo Ochi. CONTEST AHEAD A Weber college high school debating tournament will be held March 4 and 5. There will be 75 teams entered. No one will know which side of the question he will be expected to debate until a drawing is held. The question is: "Resolved, that the several states should adopt a unicameral system of legisla-tion." Today sixth period about 14 people from Ogden high school debated at Weber high school.—Margaret Hocking. |