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Show FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER12, 1924. OGDEN HIGH HASPROTEST Merrill Sends Letter to State Athletic Control Board A. M. Merrill, principal of the Ogden High school, sent a letter today to the board of control of the Utah Athletic association earnestly protesting the recent ruling of the board which would drop Ogden from the association, providing she plays East and West High ischools. He designates that action as "narrow-minded, prejudicial, persecutive and immoral." HAS SUGGESTION. He appeals also to the board to all a meeting of all the representatives of the association to "consider calmly, earnestly, the serious situation in which the association finds itself." He recommends a simple plan by which the East-West schools can be brought back into the organization and the association re-established on solid foundation. It is understood that Supt. W. K. Hopkins will also file an emphatic protest against the board's action in dropping East and West and threatening Ogden. ATHLETIC MEETING. Frank Muir, -athletic, representative of this division, has called a meeting of the principals and coaches of this division for Wednesday evening next at 5 o'clock at the high school to consider the request of Ogden High to be permitted to play her regular schedule in this division irrespective of whether she plays East or West. The state committee Will meet previous to this meeting and will probably consider Ogden's protest to being barred from the association. FUTURE COURSE Ogden High school expects to carry out her program of games in the Ogden division basketball tace during tne new season despite the ruling of the state organization in barring East and West high schools. The Tigers a'so will play their scheduled games with the East and West elfvens. These statements were made today by Principal Merrill. Ogden's stan.l in the state fuss which threatens to cause the withdrawal of East. West anu Ogden from the state loop, is best explained in lelters sent by W. K. Hopkins, superintendent of schools, and Principal Merrill. MERRILL'S LETTER Principal Merrill today dis- Iatched the following statement to the board of control: "We have your communication of December 10, advising us, among other things, that, 'Any school entering into any athletic contest with the East and West high schools or any other school that participates with them after December 19, 1924, shall be automatically dropped from the Utah High School Athletic association." "As a member of the association I desire to emphatically protest this ruling as it is unjust, unwise, un-American and contrary lo the spirit of The constitution under which we are operating We formed our association for the encouragement ai d development of clean, whon-pome aui.Ve j sports in this stare. We formed rules, regulations, etc., by which the organization should be governed, but have net adopted rules or by-laws to enable us to hound, persecute and nunih any group tlisfct does not belong to the organization. "The policy you are adopting in the above ruling is narrow-minded. prejudicial, persecutive and, Immoral. I appeal to you to rescind your action, and to carry on the work of the association in tne spirit of freedom and fair play. I maintain that whenever a school is dropped from the association, that so far as we are concerned We are through with it and wul not attempt any policy of persecution or boycott with the purpose of making it impossible for such school to live. PREVIOUS ACTION "Ogden made arrangements to play East and West schools before they were dropped from the association. We were advised by your secretary, who is perhaps as familiar whh the athletic history of the association as anyone, , 1hat such an agreement was not contrary at all to the rules of the j association. "Ogden has made her regular schedule in this division and purposes playing it providing this hateful, autocratic, un-American spirit does not deprive us of the privilege. BIG SLASHES "Secondly, as a humble member of the U. A. A., may I a;Hl ask you to consider very carefully the emeu:) condition in which the association finds itself ? It appears that the two largest high schools of the association ! have been dropped. These schools happen to represent, all of the public high school students ot the metropolis of our state. It seems the knife is out to sever . another memoer, representing all the high school students of the second largest city in the state. I make a guess that the high school enrollment of Salt Lake City and Ogden come mighty near representing fifty per cent of the j high school enrollment of this state, and why are these schools being dropped?. For one reason crly-because they object to the dominating, autocratic, unfair lulings of the president of this association. I "They feel that he has served his time and that a new man should be tried in that position. "On the basis of this fact 1 honestly ask you ; the perpetuation of James E. Moss as president. and dictator of the assocua- ! tion, is more important to the Utah Athletic association than the i membership of these great schools which serve the interests of nearly half the boys and girls of the public high schools of the state. URGES CONFERENCE "Please do not discard this plain, simple fact with the statement that these schools are trying to dictate. There's nbthing to it. These schools are directed by serious fair-minded men who are willing to give and to take, and who are interested in tne welfare of the boys and girls. "Does James E. Moss love the boys and girls of this state If he does, let him step down "anu out now, so that this association can be re-organized and go on with the splendid work. "In case he isn't sufficiently interested in the welfare of this association to do this, let us call together all the hogh school principals of this state and calmly,, deliberately consider this situation, and save it from the serious consequences that now threaten. It isn't too late. I ajk you in all fairness, isn't it worth doing?" HOPKINS' LETTER The letter dispatched by Superintendent Hopkins follows: "I have on my desk a copy of your circular letter of December 10. With the first five paragraphs I have no quarrel. M.ji3 board may or may not have been justified in dropping the Salt Lake schools, from the association because they refused to schedule games with L. D. S. "But I do most strenuously protest against the last paragraph ui the letter. I consider it arbitrary, un-American, unconstitutional ami j smacking of persecution. When j the schools in question have bem expelled from the association the j authority of the toard ends-or j j should end-at least. Whose bust- ness is it whether they play an ; occasional game or so, with teams ' in the association except the teams in question ? "We may expel a boy from high I school, but do we then drop any j ngular student of the school be- I cause he commits the unpardou- able sin of speaking to said student? j "Has the Utah High School Athletic association beqome a 'closed j shop' ? Is it afraia of its very f life ? "We in Ogden have no quarrel i with the Salt Lake schools. Wo anticipate playing games with I them, outlawed as they are. We I also expect to play cur regular scheduled games within the Ogden division. MAY GO TO COURT "And we further maintain that so long as we live up to the rules and regulations-the constitutwu j and by-laws of the Utah High School Athletic association-play our scheduled division games, etc,, that we cannot be arbitrarily dropped from tha association for playing games with other schools, whether they be members of the association of not. "To this end, to protect our rights, we are willing to go to any length, to the courts- of law if j nccessary. "Wouldn't it seem as though the officers of the U. H. S. A. A. have become somewhat akin to the darkey who was kicking a Dec 17-24 Ogden High School Notes Dec 17-24 The banquet given Ty tne board i of education to the football boys j Tuesday night was a huge success. ! The boys and guests were profuse in their praise of the excellence of the food and superior service rendered by the instructor and the girls. Commissioner A. F. Larson said: "That was the best banquet I ever attended," and his remark was just typical of the remarks made by other guests. . Both Mayor Kirkendall and j President Fred M. Nye of the j j chamber of commerce ated very j emphatically Tuesday night that j Ogden's greatest need right now I is a new high school building with gymnasium, cSmpus and other facilities, and that active steps should be taken by Uhe chamber of commerce and other organizations during 1925 to see that it is secured. IMPORTANT MEETING The principals and coaches of the Ogden division will meet at the high school tonight to thresh over the very difficult problems concerning school athletics in this division and in the state. May calm deliberation and wisdom characterize this important meet- ; ing. VALUABLE PRIZES At assembly on Friday the names of the eight winners- four girls and four boys-of the j prize essay, contest on home light- ; ing will be announced. The prizes j aggregate 110, made up as fol- lows: Twenty-five dollars, fifteen dollars, ten dollars, five dollars to first, second, third and fourth places for girls ftnd the same for boys. The names of the winners will not be divulged until tnat time and will furnish some interesting surprises. Former Mayor Francis will make the presentation. Miss Simme of the high school and Miss Cahoon of Lorin Farr school will pass Christmas vacation in southern California. FINE CARTOONS Each banqueter Tuesday night ; had as his place card a cartoon ' of his own pretty self engaging in his favorite exercise. President Aaron W. Tracy, for instance, with his hands in his pockets. He says that is very typical of himself as he usually has them there hunting for a stray dollar to meet some contribution request. Dave Wangsgard was featured as giving a history lesson and ) pointing with great deal of pride to (to him) a very large and important cty on a map of the' world -Huntsville, Utah. The cartoons were prepared by students of the art department under the direction of Mr. Stewart and reflect credit upon the work being done there. Misses Marian Wallace and Madelaine Reeder are deserving of special mention. TREE AT PARTY i At the Christmas dance Friday j evening there is to be an im- j i ntense Christmas tree, Santa Claus, ; lots of presents and everything, j I It promises to be one of the great social functions of the I year. ARCHITECTURE AND HOME DECORATION On Thursday morning Miss Chipman instructor in win take her I home home I classes to a n5"vv- i constructed by Architect Shreeve at 1445 Twenty-sixth street, said to be one of the most up-to-date homes in Ogden. The home is furnished by the Ogden Furniture cqmpany in the very latest furniture. The girls who prepared and served the banquet Tuesday night were: Marian Horton, Phyllis Merrill, Edna Stephens, Edith Raty, Carmen Stephens, Cora Keyes, Tnelma Anderson, Eletha Judd, Ruth Lochhead, Jessie Lochhead, Vilate Pickett, LaRue Cram, Violet Powell, Kathryn , Riley, Reta Packer, Glenda Morgan. The football boys express their thankand appreciation to Helen Tollefson, Wade Stephens. Milford Piggott and Willard Scowcroft for splendid music furnished at the banquet. Students were pained to hestr today that Thelma Jones, a senior student, is ill with diphtheria. COUNCIL REPORT December 16. In the absence of both president and vice president, Jake Reynolds acted as president pro tern. The roll was called and the , j minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Forbes Campbell moved that ' the constitution be amended to allow awards to be given in dra- matics. This motion was second- ; ed by Franklyn Richards. A discussion then followed in which Mrs. Coolidge suggested that the finance committee first prepare a budget for the council. Due to the fact that the finance committee has not pre- sented a report, it was decided to lay the motion on the table until this report is made. Verlin Carroll moved that the sophomore class be given the first date open after Christmas, for. a sophomore party. The motion was carried. The matter of regulation ties for the boys to wear at the games was brought up by Jake Reynolds. It was decided that skull caps would be more effective. The president pro tem appointed Max Morrison chairman and Helen Vogel and Howard Pingree assistants, to find out the J cost of procuring skull caps, and to decide on designs for such, MARGARET BELL BANQUET GUESTS i The boys who were honored j by the board of education at the ; ' banquet Tuesday night were Captain Dan Kennedy, Manager Ross Sampson, Student Body President Tallmadge Boyd, Clarence (Mutt) Clark, Dorvyl Peterson; Lloyd McClean, Vern Ingebretsen, Kenneth Vanderhoof, Ellis Wade, Raymond Price, William Galbraith, Clarence (Frog) Clark, Ross Cox, George Carver, Edward Dowling, Edmund O'Connor, Horace Miller, Max Morrison, Alton Parker, Harry Thompson, Leland McClean, Leland Newman, Clair Toone and Yell Leader George j Glen. Other guests were Coaches Dixon Kapple ' and Frank Oberhansley; athletic committee, Dave J Wangsgard, D. O. Peterson, j Claude Coray; the press,' Al Warden, Joe Irvine, Frank Francis; ! chamber of commerce, Fred M. Nye, Jesse Richards; City Commissioners P. F. Kirkendall, Chris j Flygare, Arthur Larson; R. O. T. C., Capt. L. E. Dockler; supervisors, Principal A. M. Merrill, j Principal F. T. Wiggins, Supt. W. Karl Hopkins; board of education, President J. H. Levedahl, ; J. H. Riley, R. H. Hodge, E. I. Rich, Wade Johnson. At the close of the banquet, Clarence (Frog) Clark was elected captain for the year 1925. CIVIC COURAGE It takes a deal of courage to speak the truth. It is difficult to speak the truth. If it were not so difficult more people would speak it. The reason we have so many liars is because on many occasions it is easier to lie than I to speak the truth. It is some- : times dangerous to speak the ; truth: It costs. A man may j lose his popularity,' his position, j his fortune, his friends, simply j by speaking the truth. The world ( is in a great tangle, and we can j never get out of the snarl until , more men are braveenough to ( :speak the truth. |