FEW FAILURES IN R. O. T. C. fj Only 10 boys failed to qualify j in R. O. T. C. work during: December. To qualify one must (have at least 80 per ,ent. Of " ! those failing the lowest had 60 1 per cent and the highest 79 per ' i cent. The names of the boys who failed are . . . well, maybe they would not care to have their names published. j PHYSICAL DEFECTS, CITY VS. COUNTRY CHILDREN. The country is supposed to be healthful. Yet country children are more generally marked by physical defects than city chil- r dren. The National Education as- " sociation has recently cofnpiled .' some interesting data concerning " the common defects. Teeth defects-Country children, 49 per cent; city, 33.5 per 8 cent. w Tonsils-Country children, 28.14 per cent; city, 16.4 per cent. Adenoids-Country children, 23 , per cent; city, 12 per cent. _ Eye defects-Country children, ji 21 per cent; city, 13 per cent. Malnutrition-Country children, r 16 per cent; city, 7 per cent. Ear defects-Country children, 5 per cent; city, 1.3 per cent. j NONSENSE BITS. Mr. Peterson: "Certain students, ft , were not present at the last ex- 1 animation. Mr. Jones, you were; I not here-any excuse?" j Jones; "Yes, sir!4-I was absent." Student: "Do you think Miss Stone was surprised when Sam.; proposed to her?" j Second Student-"Yes, about as ! c surprised as President Coolidge g was when he was formally noti- j, fied that he had been nominated for president." Mr. Wahlquist: "Arland, give c your ideas of wealth." j Arland: . "About fifty dollars, t sir." He: "I'm going to give you a ring tonight." She: (Excitedly) "What, a dia­mond ?" He: "Just a phone call." Jake (at the dance) "I hope I didn't hurt your foot when I stepped on it." Evelyn: "Oh, that's all right. It hurt the first few times, but it's numb now." "They say that if you feel itchy, that's a sign you!re going to get something." "Nope, that means you already got it." , Doctor: "Well, how did. you find yourself this morning?" Patient: "Oh, I just opened my eyes and there I was." LIFE'S LESSON. Says Ed Howe, the well known editor, "The strongest impression in the evening of my life is that people almost universally teach good lessons. I have been in rough company and places, but Everywhere have heard good ser-r mens. I do not. recall ever hear- i ' ing anyone bluntly recommend "crime. There is something in all j men that causes them to falter i before engaging in folly. It may 'be the voice of God; it may be recollections of warnings from j (parents and neighbors; it may be; f experience with evil and the cer- j tainty of punishment, but it is ' always somet hing and present. ; "I have h'eard all my days, ! j warning of bad men and women,; but have known few; and I have reached three score and ten. I have traveled far an d haven't much farther to go,- but upon my honor the rarest thing l know is a completely bad man or woman." In our opinion, every sane man and woman, who knows humanity must at life's close, reach about the same conclusion as Ed Howe. CLEAN PICTURES. Charles K. Taylor, writing in 1 the Outlook for December 4,1924, says: "Douglas Fairbanks' films are .clean irr the best sense of that word. And the reasons why I Douglas Fairbanks' films are j clean is to be found in his atti- jtude toward his work. K "I run across many first" fate stories," said Doug. "I discovered two corking ones last summer in Europe. They would go mighty- well in pictures. And there's nothing indecent about them either. But I can't use them. Why, look you!" he exclaimed, shaking an emphatic finger; "Whenever a picture shows up with niy name on it, don't I know that almost ¥very American. boy is going to save pennies and see it? Every boy and every girl? They believe in me. .A lot of them seem to think that if 'Doug' does it then it must be right. No, T can't do it. I can't make a film that isn't clean and that hasn't the right kind of ideal behind it. It's -all right to talk about making films just for adults. It can't be done. I've got to think of Young America, when I plan my pictures." Jan 8 1925 Ogden High School notes It is announced that an instruc- aJ tor in office machines will be se- hi cured by Monday next. Miss Margaret O'Lauglin, a student, "s tak- w ing charge of classes this week. A petition was received today for _ opening a class in eugenics next semester. It is quite likely that two classes will be opened in this subject to accommodate all who may desire it. Mr. Croft announces also the of- fering of two courses in physiog­raphy next semester, the third and i fourth periods. COOKE TO COME. Definite arrangements have been , made for the appearance of the j well known western poet, Edmund Vance Cooke, at the Central Junior High school on January 28 at . 3:30 p. m. The teachers of the city schools are sponsoring this great treat for Ogden and invite all clubs and civic organizations . and churches to participate in this event. Mr. Cooke's program will consist of readings and poems un­der six headings: Impertinent In­quiries, Little Tot Lyrics, The Fam­ily Group, Fragments of Philoso­phy, Rimes of Real Religion, The Larger Nationalism. DR. SNODDY MAY COME. Superintendent W. K. Hopkins announces that it may be possible to secure the services of Dr. Snoddy for a series of lectures on "Ap­plied Psychology" in the very near future. Dr. Snoddy is considered i one of the most prominent schol- j ars of the west, as well as one of j the most popular lecturers. Ogden would do herself credit to se- j i cure such a series of lectures. SECOND SEMESTER. Many midyear students will com- j plete soon their two yealrs required of mathematics. They are being i encouraged to continue at least an- : j other half year in this department as credits in advanced algebra, sol- : ! id geometry and trigonometry are t§ ver yacceptable as entrance credits to all colleges. Those who do not j desire to continue in this depart­ment will have opportunity to take up work in history and social science, natural science and vocation­al work. ! FINE LIBRARY. , Ogden High, due largely to the efforts of Miss Dora Smith, now has one of the finest high school libraries in the state. The collec­tion of books is not overly large, comprising fewer than 6000 vol­umes, but it is a very choice col­lection, well fitted to the needs of ; high school students. Charles H. Johnson, a noted ; authority on high school curricu­lum, said- recently: "The school li­brary must in every respect take its place with the school laboratory and the school shop and the school gymnasium and playground. This is the fundamental lack of our elaborate school plants today." We are proud to be in the van­guard of progress. MORE PRIZES FOR OGDEN HIGH. Miss Helen Grace and Gordon Agee on Wednesday each received an additional 10 cash prize from "Home Lighting Contest" as dis­trict prizes. The first district prize of 100: went to a young woman. Miss Bar­low, in the Davis district. The sec­ond prize of 50 went to Miss Frances Wilson, North Ogden. FACULTY TEA. The Ladies' Faculty club an­nounce a tea to be given at the Vir­ginia hotel on the afternoon of the ' 10th inst. BASKETBALL GAME. On Tuesday evening next, Ogden plays B. A. C. team at Ogden. This is the first big game of the season to be played on the local floor. NOTICES. The girls will find it unneces­sary to search the boys' pockets this coming Friday, because pencils will be the partners of the pro­grams, which will be passed out at the close of the grand march. The Girls' association wishes to thank Mr. Stewart for the "cut" which he made for the programs Dancing will start at 8:30 o'clock. The regular program, however, will not start until after the grand march at 9 o'clock. GIRLS WISH WORK. A woman Wednesday asked for a girl to do some special work in her home. Within five minutes after the announcement more than half a dozen girls made applica­tion for it. There are practically no girls who wish to leave home to work for room and board, but there are scores of girls as well as boys who would like to pick up a dollar now! and then at odd jobs. VOCATIONAL CONFERENCE. The following letter was received some time.ago. We deem it worthy of publication: Principal of High School, Ogden, Utah. i There is held each year m Bozeman what is known as a young i men's vocational conference. The sixth annual conference comes dur­ing February, 2 to 5 inclusive. The purpose of this conference is to give information to the young men of Montana, and the north­west, which will help them in se­lecting a profession or vocation. At our last year's conference, 1102 s young 'men were present from Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Washington, Idaho, Utah and British Columbia. The indications are " that the attendance .will exceed fifteen hundred. the present year. " We have been fortunate in securing i instructors from all parts of the United States; men of national rep­utation. The same will be true this present year. All railroads in I 3 Montana give special rates, and we ; are hoping that this will be ex- ' teAded to outside states. We fur- ' nish free rooms for the young men f while in Bozeman, and board costs 1 i about 90 cents a day' at the local " j churches. L The attendance has now reached " j a point where we are compelled to " I invite only certain schools to send representatives. Are there any young men in your high school who 1 can secure passes on the railroad; ! or would it be possible for your 3 school as a whole to send one or SI more representatives to this con- ference? This method of sending !t delegates was followed last year by a number of other states. The e same will be followed the present ;s year. Young men come here, get 't the information which is given them and carry it back to their :e own school. I can assure you that this is not a proposition of trying to induce young men to come to Montana institutions. We have now more students than we can care for; fur- Le thermore, the matter of tuition w would be prohibitive in most cases. Dl We certainly would1 like to have your school represented; and I can e assure you that it would be won- derfully worth while from every standpoint. Will you cooperate of with us? Hoping to hear from you in the ia near future, I am, j Respectfully, M. J. ABBEY, ie i State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, ol j . is j iv : FAMED ETCHINGS. The Ogden High school art de­partment, under Instructor LeConte Stewart, has on exhibition in the ar room a collection of na­tionally famed etchings of Alfred Hutty. Mr. Hutty is a member of the National Art club, American fed­eration of Art, Chicago Society of Etchers, Print Society of England and other clubs of note in the United States. He has been award­ed the Logan prize and medal, In­ternational exhibition; first medal of etchings, Michigan Art institute; Scarab club gold medal. Not only is Mr. Hutty known among the art clubs and institutions, he is also known by all who visit the per­manent collections all over the country. He is represented in the permanent collections of the Chi­cago Art institute, eDtroit Institute of Art, Cleveland museum, Los, An­geles museum and the Municipal Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona. Ogden is favored in having this collection of Mr. Hutty's etchings ! to exhibit, as it was only through Mr. Stewart's personal pJea tvhile in the east last summer of helping develop the love of art in this city, that the art department is now able to exhibit to the Ogden art patrons etchings of real national fame. EDUCATIONAL DEFECTS. A sociology text whiGh many high school students are studying has this potent paragraph: "The defects in one educational system which especially favor the development of crime in certain classes are chiefly lack of facilities for indus­trial education, lack of physial edu- ation, and lack of specific moral j education. The need of these three things in a socialized school sys­tem need not here- be more than ! emphasized." If this paragraph is to be con- j sidered apart from the context weshould like to striffe out the last j six words and substitute "to be i everywhere more emphasized." j THRILL IN CALL. Have you ever had a call to the j principal's office? If you have not, you had better not read this, as you will not appreciate the sen­sations that come to the guilty per­son. As soon as the orderly comes to the classroom everyone is held in suspense for fear that it is a call! i for him. After the teacher calls j out your name, you arise and, j with the eyes of the whole class; on you, slowly make towards the; door. The boy behind you has, by j this time, managed to hiss: "You're in for it now," causing you to have a quick sinking of the heart. As you pass out through the door into the hall you make a momentary de­cision to sluff that period. How­ever, the good usually triumphs over the bad and, with your heart I in your mouth, you enter the of- ! fice. I "Did you want to see me, Mr. Merrill ?" you ask in. a voice thafc can hardly be heard above the thumping of your heart. "What is your name?',' After being told this he asks you for aA excuse for the day before. You tell him you will bring it to­morrow, and are dismissed. Oh! Boy! Isii't it a relief when you are finally out of that torture chamber, the principal's office? JACK QUILLILAN. SPEAKS FRIDAY. Professor Andrew Kerr of . tire University of Utah will lecture on "The Cliff Dwellers" Friday evening at the Central Junior High school at 7:30 o'clock. Admission will be free. Jan 9-25 Ogden High School Notes Captain and Mrs. L. E. Dockler are rejoicing over the arrival; of their first born-a baby girl.! Volstad will not let us drink, cus­tom says we must not smoke, so I guess we'll have to take chocolates, captain.