GOOD WORK. The music at the exercises Wed­nesday night was very fine. We have come to expect always the best of music at our closing ex­ercises, but we are never sure just how the speaking1 exercises will turn out. Frequently students are chosen who have never appeared before a large audience--get stage fright, fudget and sort of fizzle out. Wednesday night, however, although the students were new to this work they did exception­ally well. Their talks were well organized and were delivered with force and effectiveness. There was a seriousness and earnestness about the themes treated that carried over. SERIOUS BUSINESS. At principals' meeting on Tues­day' the subject of regularity or attendance was considered and it was unanimously agreed that stu­dents must be more regular at school. Treating school work lightly or indifferently must be condemned. It is a waste of teachers.' time, taxpayers' money, and results in lowering of school standards. It was thought that a deduction in grade must be made for every absence, for absence means that the recitation is Iosz and that next day's work can hardly be properly prepared. The slogan will be, "At school, every day, every class." OUR LIBRARY. The Ogden High school has nearly 5,000 good serviceable books in its library. The library is very much used and much ap­preciated. It is the second largest high school library in the state. We mention these facts at this time because the remarkable growth and high rating of the library are due to the splendid service of Miss Dora Smith, who has devoted her energies during the past four years to the building of this library. Miss Smith is leaving the school this year to continue her college work at the University of California ' and we take this opportunity of express- ; ing to "Dora" the appreciation of teachers, students, everybody. i j HISTORY TESTS. Tests in current history topics were submitted by Supt. W. K. Hopkins to all students in history classes last week. The results are j fairly satisfactory and very uni- i form. Four teachers gave the tests i to all classes and the average of I all students were: Teachers, No. ' 1, 61.1; No. 2, 56.2; No. 3, 66.6: No. 4, 64.7. IN APPRECIATION. The following letter received Wednesday is very much appre­ciated. REED SCHOOL OF DANCING. , My Dear Mr. Merrill: wish to congratulate you on the pageant presented by your ; I physical education department Friday night. The idea and ideals running through the theme were excellent and, to my mind, the very core of physical education work. That kind of thing cannot fail to have a permanent effect on the health and homes of the girls. i May your department continue i to grow. 1 Sincerely yours. ! MRS. S. W. REED. HONORABLE MENTION. ! High school people were de- lighted Wednesday to learn by press dispatches that Harry Lyon received with five other graduates of Annapolis honorable mention. Harry always was a top-notcher. Today students get their final report cards. These indicate, in most cases at least, the industry, determination and interest stu­dents have manifested in their work during the year. The registration of students Thursday should aid very mater­ially in making adjustment for classes next year. Thee will be; checked also during the summer with a view of recommending the I work that students should take next year. WHERE THEY GO High school teachers scatter far and wide during the summer. The following have indicated their des­tinations: The Iiuntsville triplets, Wangsgard, Wangsgard and Peterson, say they are going east. Dora Smith and Helen Cortez will go to Berkeley. Miss Garri­son, Miss Nelson and Mr. Berg- strom will go to California-to Los Angeles, Glendale and Bakers- field, respectively. . Miss Keener will go to summer school at Salt Lake or at Berkeley. Mrs. Cool- idge will go to Columbia, New York; Miss Dobbs will go to Lin­coln, Nebraska; Miss Dillon to Michigan; Miss Mills, Miss Ed­munds, Mrs. Kohler, Mrs. Franke and Mr. Noall to Salt Lake; Mrs. Hooley to Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Newcomb to Agricultural college at, Logan, and Miss Chesney to Michigan. SUCCESSFUL YEAR The year just closing is consid­ered by many as the most success­ful school year Ogden High has had. Many features have con­tributed to this result. One of the most notable perhaps is the very excellent teaching corps which has worked harmoniously together and have given of their very best ef­forts to the establishment of high standards of work. The student body has also work­edmost energetically for the ac­complishment of great aims and have been very successful. Phe­nomenal records have been made ! in all branches of athletes, in scholastic contests, in club organ­ization and in all class work. FOUR FACTORS There are four contributing fac- Tors to the making of a good school. These were mentioned by Principal Merrill in presenting the graduates in these words: "We have, we believe, in Ogden, as fine -and as progressive a com­munity, of citizens as can be found anywhere in the land. "This community has sent to the high school as splendid and as worthy a class of young people as can be found anywhere. "Our board of education and our superintendent are wise and ef­ficient administrators and officers. "Our high school faculty are men and women of talent, honor and broad sympathies. "All these agencies working har­moniously together have produced a very good school." ENTERING A NEW FIELD Elmer Noall, who for five years past has successfully conducted the carpentry department of the high school, is breaking away this year with the intention of entering a new line of work-that of dentis­try. He will probably spend a year at the University of Utah and will then go to Washington, D. C. Mr. Noall has made a good record at the high school; he has also made many friends in Og­den who unite to wish him un­bounded success in his future un­dertakings. SCHOOL NOTES As this marks the closing of school it means, of course, the discontinuance of this "O. H. S. notes column" in The Standard- Examiner. During the entire year we have had every school day a column or more of notes and com­ments about high school-with ! one definite object in mind-to let the people know exactly what is going on at the high school, what our plans, hopes, ideals are. We know a great many people have read these quite regularly and we hope they have enjoyed knowing both what we are doing and what we are trying to do. We have aimed especially to keep the notes free from fault-finding, com­plaints, knocking-but full of en­couragement and optimism, and vet to tell the truth about things. We believe the notes have helped a little at least in giving patrons as well as students themselves pertin­ent information about the school and about educational problems and needs. The Standard-Examiner has been most courteous and gener­ous in the giving of their space and time for the publication of the notes-for which we express one sincere appreciation. VALEDICTORY A hush lies over High school to7 day. The silence of awe and envy grips some. The quiet of superiority, others. For school is seniorless. The class of '25 has blossomedover night into a group , of worldly wise young men and j women. No longer are they mere students in an inappreciative school j -their's is the right to look down, to gloat over, .their under class-; mates. At least, their's is the pow­er of condescension. For last night, they won the right to point out to the Juniors the path of the righteous. And the Juniors realize at last that the Seniors were always right, and in their triumph hoped to see their own. Juniors and Sophmores, if you would succeed, heed the word of the worldly wise class of '25. ERICA BERNE.